History

Born in Odense, Denmark, 1985.

Live and work in Svendborg, in the southern part of Denmark


kristianbjohansson@gmail.com

 

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http://kldrepro.agency/

 

Educated at The Funen Art Academy (2008-2013) by the professors Jakob Jakobsen and Jens Haaning.

Educated at Anne Marie Carl Nielsens Programme for Art in Public Spaces(2023-2024) with artist Marie Lund and curator Francesca Astani

Co-founder of the printshop and publishing house KLD Repro.

Founder of the publishing house KBJ Publishing

Future Exhibitions

Selected Exhibitions

“Basement Dwellers”, I kælder under Svendborg Kommunes kontor, Svendborg (DK), August 2024 - Off-site solo exhibition


“Clutch Point”, I skjulte rum ved en parkeringsplads, Svendborg (DK), 2024 - Off-site solo exhibition


“Nu ser du verden gennem vores øjne”, Borgernes Hus, Odense (DK), 2024 - Public art project


“Memory of Friends”, Rantzausminde Efterskole, Svendborg (DK), 2023 - Off-site solo exhibition on an abandon boardingschool


“Skyen”, Svendborg (DK), 2023 - Off-site solo exhibition in a big rhododendron


“Amager Skulptur Park”, København (DK), 2023 - Off-site group exhibition in a  villa garden


“Folio Society”, Svendborg (DK), 2023 - Off-site gruppeudstilling (En del af Art x Action af Another Public) (Vinduesfolier)


“LAVTRYK”, Agerupgaard, Samsø (DK), 2023 - Gruppeudstilling (Bøger og tryk)


“Exemplar X”, Papier und Gelb, Düsseldorf (DE), 2022 - Gruppeudstilling (Bøger)


“Den Gamle Grusgrav”, Hallingskoven, Svendborg (DK), 2022 - Off-site soloudstilling (Installation)


"Interventioner i Nordiske Landskaber", Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Thy (DK), 2021 - Group exhibition


"Abstrakt Undertrykkelse", i åben bunker, Svendborg (DK), 2021 - Solo exhibition


"Skolen er lukket", Forladt skole, Svendborg (DK), 2021 - Solo exhibition


"Autopilot", Autoshow / All Cars, Alfa Romeo 145 at the red square, Copenhagen (DK), February 2020 - Group exhibition


"Myte-figur-myte-figur", Kunsthal Ved Siden Af, Svendborg (DK), 2019 - Group exhibition


"Riso Circles", San Francisco State University, San Francisco (USA), 2019 -  Group exhibition


"Close Call", Kunstscenen, Copenhagen (DK), 2019 - Group exhibition


"SKISMA", Bladr, Copenhagen (DK), 2019 -  Solo exhibition


"The Final Exhibtion 2", Axel Towers, Copenhagen (DK),2019 - Group exhibition


"Russian Windows", Dom Kultur, Moscow (RUS), 2019 - Solo exhibtion


"Kjerringöy Land Art Biennale 2019", Kjerringöy (NO), 2019 - Group exhibition

 

“Floating Art 2018”, Vejle Art Museum (DK), 2018 - Group exhibition

 

“Pist Prota” nr 79 and nr 82, Artistic Journal, Copenhagen (DK), 2017-2018

 

“Divided and Annexed (Patterns of Security)“, Danske Grafikeres Hus, Copenhagen (DK), 2017 - Solo exhibition

 

“I would prefer not to”, Meter Space, Copenhagen (DK), 2017 - Group exhibition with KLD Repro

 

“Personals”, Skowhegan New York Program Space, New York City (US), 2017 - Group exhibition

 

“Colors for painting your home” Galleri Q, København (DK), 2014 - Group exhibition

 

“Lost in Space”, Konstfack, Stockholm (SE), 2013 - Group exhibition

 

“Office Hours”, med kunstgruppen Kaba Hat, Ankara (TR), 2012 - Group exhibition with the artist group Kaba Hat

Art Book Fairs


GHMP Art Book Fair 2024, Troja Château, Prag (CZ) 2024
Ukmukkfukk Budapest Zinefest, Gólya Presszó, Budapest (HU)2024
Trafic #2, Salon de l’édition indépendante, Frac Sud, Marseille (FR) 2024
Libros Mutantes (Madrid Art Book Fair), La Casa Encendida, Madrid (ES) 2018, 2023
Indicon 2023, Oberhafen, Hamburg (DE) 2023
Tsundoku Art Book Fair, The Printworks - Dublin Castle, Dublin (IRE) 2023
Athens Art Book Fair, Athens Conservatory, Athens(GR) 2022
Paris Ass Book Fair, Lafayette Anticipations, Paris (FR) 2022
P.A.G.E.S, Geneva Art Book Fair, HEAD, Geneve (CH) 2022
Recreo, Valencia Art Book Fair, LABA Valencia School of Art, Valencia (ES)2021
Essential Books, Folkets Park, København(DK)2020
Sprint19 Independent Publishers and Artists’ Books Salon, Spazio Maiocchi, Milano(IT), 2019
Deficit, Moscow Art Book Fair, The Cube Flacon, Moskva (RUS), 2019
Tokyo Art Book Fair 2019 (med Forening for boghaandværk), Market Ginza, Tokyo (JP), 2019, 2023
Skowhegan Book Meet, New York City (US), 2018
One Thousand Books, Annual Reportt, København (DK), 2018, 2021
I Never Read, Kaserne Basel, Basel (CH), 2018
Malmö Art Book Bienial, Victorianteatern, Malmö (SE), 2018
Riga Zine Fest, Ģertrūdes ielas teātris, Riga (LT), 2018
Counter 2018, Ocean Studios, Plymouth(UK), 2018
Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (NO), 2017, 2021
Miss Read, Haus de Kulturen der Welt, Berlin(DE), Haus de Kulturen der Welt 2017, 2018, 2019
Copenhagen Zinefest, Ungdomshuset, København (DK) 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024

Residencies

 

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Maine, USA) 2013

Workshops

 

Message in a bottle workshop, Røde Kors Skolen at Jelling Asylcenter, Vejle(DK), 2018

By Passers Copy Shop, workshop on publication production, The Funen Art Academy, Odense(DK), 2016

Streetpainting workshop at Turning Tables Concerts, The French Institute, Yangon(MYA), 2015

Publication workshop, Århus Billed og Medieskole (14-16 years old), Århus(DK), 2015

Spraypaint and drawing workshop, Fyns Tegne og maleskole(16-18 years old), Odense(DK), 2014

Spraypaint and drawing workshop, Ryslinge Billedskole (7-10 years old), Ringe(DK), 2013

Spraypainting workshops for GAM3 with kids in deprived areas in Jutland and Funen,  2009,2010,2011 and 2012

 

Grants and sponsors

Danish Art Foundation Work Grant - 2018, 2021, 2024

Øernes Kunstfond - 2020

Danish Art Foundation Production Grant - 2018, 2019

Sponsored by Arctic Paper - 2014, 2016

Sponsored by Xerox - 2016

Internships

Temporary Services with artists Brett Bloom and Marc Fischer, Chicago (USA), Sep - Oct 2014

BAS Bookarchive with artist Banu Cennetoglu, Istanbul (TR), Jan – Apr 2012

Artist Aleksander Komarov, Berlin/ Minsk, (DE)/ (BY), Sep – Dec 2011