History

Born in Odense, Denmark, 1985.

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


kristianbjohansson@gmail.com

 

https://www.instagram.com/kbjpublishing/

https://www.instagram.com/kbjprinting/


https://www.instagram.com/kld_repro/

http://kldrepro.agency/

 

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

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

Founder of the publishing house KBJ Publishing

Future Exhibitions



"Følg Strømmen", Ørkilde, Svendborg(DK), 2021 - Solo exhibition



Selected Exhibitions

"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


Recreo Valencia Art Books Fair, Valencia (ES), 2021

One Thousand Books, Rema 100, Roskilde (DK), 2021

Essential Books, Folkets Park, Copenhagen (DK), 2020

Deficit, Moscow Art Book Fair, Flacon The Cube, Moscow (RUS), 2019

Skowhegan Book Meet, New York City (USA), 2018

One Thousand Books, Annual Reportt, Copenhagen (DK), 2018

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

Libros Mutantes 2018, La Casa Encendida, Madrid (ES), 2018

Counter 2018, Ocean Studios, Plymouth (UK), 2018

Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (NO), 2017

Miss Read, Haus de Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (DE), Haus de Kulturen der Welt 2017, 2018, 2019

Christianhavns Bogfestival, København (DK) 2017

Boghandler Skifter, Bremen Teater, København (DK), 2016, 2017

Copenhagen Zinefest, Ungdomshuset, København (DK) 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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

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