Anna Hellsgård
* 1980, Stockholm, Sweden

Education: Konstskolan i Stockholm


Christian Gfeller

* 1973, Haguenau, France

Education: Ecole Superieur des Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg


Anna Hellsgård & Christian Gfeller lives and works in Berlin, Stockholm & Strasbourg.
 
 
UPCOMING & SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 
    •    Outdoor installation "
No no no no,  I want you to be wide awake and hear details you’ve never heard before!" with Winter Rusiloski and Angel Fernandez, Terlingua, TX, USA
    •    Behind the Universe, UM Gallery, Beijing, China
    •    Behind the Universe II, Pomegranate Yard, Beijing, China
    •    Space Tourist, A&V Gallery, Leipzig, Germany
2022
    •    Stockholm Art Week, EAST Bar & restaurent, Stockholm, Sweden
    •    Place des Capucins, Bordeaux. Zebra3 & Saison Culturelle Bordeaux, France
 

2021
    •    DESPERANTO, Frabrique Pola, Bordeaux, France


2020
    •    Print to go at Supalife Kiosk, Berlin, Germany
    •    Honor thy Error as a hidden intention at Lage Egal, Berlin, Germany
    •    Illusionist—Gfeller & Hellsgard Screen Print Exhibition, Zestmann Showroom, Beijjing, China
 

2019
    •    Illusionist—Gfeller & Hellsgard Screen Print Exhibition, Zestmann Showroom, Beijjing, China
    •    No no no no,  I want you to be wide awake and hear details you’ve never heard before!, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts             at TCU, Fort Worth, TX, USA 

 2018
    •    Du Spirituel dans l’art et dans la Sérigraphie en particulier, Le Confort Moderne, Poitier, France 
    •    la Biennale Emergences, Centre National de la Danse (CND), Pantin, France 
    •    Maison Revel, Journées européennes des métiers d'art - JEMA 2018, Pantin, France

 2017
    •    DIY Poetics, Collectionair curates, Collectionair.com, online

2016
    •    DIY Poetics, Collectionair curates, Collectionair.com, online
    •    die Wand / die Mauer, Fieldwork Project Space at the Visual Art Center of University of Texas in Austin, Austin, USA
    •    the Arbitrary and the Given, Jean- Francois Kaiser Galeri, Strasbourg, France
    •    Bongoût retrospective, Center de I'illustration, Strasbourg, France

2015
    •    Maculae, Lendroit éditions, Rennes France

2014
    •    Untitled Prints, ExpoGeorgia, Tbilisi - Georgia 
    •    Untitled prints, Mystetskyi Arsenal at Niice Lecture Center, Kiev - Ukraine

2013
    •    Artists' Books & Prints, Dessin Gallery, Tokyo - Japan
    •    Artists' Books & Prints, Acapulco by CAPC, Bordeaux - France

2011
    •    Re:Surgo!, DAGC Gallery, Manila - Philippines



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025
    •   Zwei Siebdrucker aus Nigeria & ein paar aus Berlin - HILBERTRAUM - Berlin, Germany

2024
    •   Zwei Siebdrucker aus Nigeria & ein paar aus Berlin - HILBERTRAUM - Berlin, Germany
    •    Ornament und verbrechen 6 - LAGE EGAL Curatorial Project #207


2023 
    •   1 x 2 = 3, LAGE EGAL, Berlin Gallery Week, Berlin, Germany
    •   LAGE EGAL at UVNT Art Fair, Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid, Spain
2022
    •    PRINTS - URBAN SPREE Gallery, Berlin, Germany
    •    PRESENT TENSE — LAGE EGAL #169, LAGE EGAL, Berlin, Germany


2021
    •    Sonderlage Totale, LAGE EGAL, Berlin, Germany
    •    Das Funkeln, Inter Art & Lorch + Seidel Contemporary, Berlin, Germany 
    •    DESPERANTO, Frabrique Pola, Bordeaux, France
    •    Printtemps, Fondation FIMINCO, Paris/Romainville, France
    •    Beuys on Sale, Galerie LAGE EGAL, Berlin, Germany

2020
    •    Mondo DERNIER CRI !! at MIAM - Musée International des Arts Modestes, Sète, France
    •    Sickscreen Land, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France
 
2019
    •    Sickscreen Land, Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France
    •    Print Fighter, Galerie 100titres, Bruxelles, Belgium
 
2018
    •    Printed Art Triennale, Museum of the Chinese Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China
    •    Print Fighter / Mad 4, Monnaie de Paris, France

2017
    •    Golden Ass - Laden für Nichts, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
    •    Printers Matters 2 / Mad 3, la Maison Rouge, Paris, France
    •    Blocker, Alma Gallery, Riga, Latvia 
    •    _PM1 & _PM3, 3 rue Richer, Paris, France
 
2016
    •    Révélation Jeunes Talents Livre d’Artiste ADAGP, la Masion Rouge, Paris, France
    •    Bongoût retrospective, Center de I'illustration, Strasbourg, France
    •    True Mirror, Espace Commines, Paris - France
 
2015
    •    Sammlung Reinhard Grüner, Museum Fürstenfeldbruck, Fürstenfeld - Germany
    •    Artists' Books and print éditions on display at the 13th Biennale de Lyon, Boutique de la Biennale - Musée d'art                         Contemporain, Cité Internationale, Boutique de la Biennale - La Sucrière, Lyon, France
    •    Gig Poster, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
    •    PATTERN::::CHAOS, Cinder Gallery, NY, USA
 

2014
    •    Giftshop, Bar Babette curated by Constanze Kleiner & Corinna Scheller, Berlin - Germany
    •    PRINTS, Galerie Christian Ehrentraut, Berlin - Germany
    •    Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design “Golden Bee 11” Jury Show, Moscow - Russia
    •    Decade of Decaduns, Cinders Gallery, Dossier Outpost, Manhattan, NY - USA 
    •    Kentucky Karaoke, DMNDKT, Gallery Weekend, Berlin - Germany 
    •    Diamond Leaves, Museum of Printing History, Houston - USA


2013
    •    Three Days in Paris, Galerie Eva Hober, Paris - France
    •    Offprint, Tschechisches Zentrum Berlin - Germany
    •    Dirty Fingers, Curated by Cinders NY, In:Surgo!, Berlin - Germany
    •    Dirty Fingers, Cinders Gallery, NY - USA
    •    YuckPosters, the Manchester Craft & Design, Manchester - UK


2012
    •    Over My Dead Body - Illustrating Death, September Gallery, Berlin - Germany
    •    Diamond Leaves: Artist Books from around the World, Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum - China


2011
    •    Tiny Trifecta, The Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn - USA
    •    Secret Societies at JAS Galler, Paris - France 
    •    Lahti Poster Biennal 2011, Poster Museum/Lahti Art MuseumLahti - Finland 
    •    Bellevue, Bongout, Berlin - Germany


2010
    •    International Poster Biennial, Istanbul, Republic Museum and art gallery - Turkey
    •    Golden Bee, Moscow international biennal of graphic design -  Russia
    •    Galerie Hygienická Stanice  Prag - Czech Republic
    •    Family Jewels, villaMERKEL|BAHNWÄRTERhaus, Galerien der Stadt Esslingen am Neckar - Germany



SELECTED ART COLLECTIONS & ART LIBRARIES

    •    Artists Book Collection Seoul - Korea
    •    Asian Art Archive Collection Sheung Wan - Hong Kong
    •    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München - Germany
    •    Bonniers Konstförening - Sweden
    •    Staatsbibliothek Berlin - Germany
    •    Brooklyn Museum of Art - USA
    •    Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection - USA 
    •    Chapman University - USA 
    •    The Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, Cincinnati - USA
    •    Emory Universit, Atlanta - USA
    •    Fonds patrimonial de la Ville de Strasbourg - France
    •    Francis V. Gorman Rare Art Book Collection, University of Minnesota - USA 
    •    Grinnell Art College - USA 
    •    Handelsbankens Konstförening - Sweden
    •    Harvard University, Cambridge - USA 
    •    Indiana University - Purdue University IUPUI, Indianapolis - USA
    •    Indiana University, Bloomington - USA
    •    Jönköpings Kommun / municipality of Jönköping - Sweden
    •    Knivsta Kommun / municipality of Knivsta - Sweden
    •    Kunst - und Museumsbibliothek Stadt Köln, Cologne, Germany
    •    Lafayette College, Pennsylvania - USA
    •    Lenton Parr Library, Victoria Collage of Art, University of Melbourne - Australia
    •    Library of Congress, Washington DC - USA 
    •    Louisiana State University, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge - USA
    •    Luleå Kommun / municipality of Luleå - Sweden
    •    Mary Couts Burnett Library, TCU, Fort Worth - USA
    •    Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore - USA
    •    Médiathèque André Malraux, Strasbourg - France
    •    the Metropolitan Museum of Art - USA
    •    Miami University, Oxford - USA 
    •    Mills College, Oakland - USA
    •    MoMA NY - USA 
    •    MoMA SF - USA
    •    MONA, Museum of Old and New Art - Australia & Switzerland
    •    Museum für Angewandte Kunst Vienna - Austria 
    •    Museum of Fine Arts Boston - USA
    •    Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg - Germany
    •    Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - USA 
    •    Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg - France
    •    Occidental College, Los Angeles - USA
    •    Region of Kronoberg - Sweden
    •    Region of Sörmland - Sweden
    •    Region of Östergötland - Sweden
    •    Sächsische Landesbibliothek SLUB, Dresden - Germany
    •    Samek Art Museum, Bucknell University, Lewisburg - USA
    •    Santa Fe University of Art and Design - USA
    •    School of the Art Institute of Chicago SAIC - USA
    •    Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence - USA 
    •    Stanford University - USA
    •    Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute - USA
    •    Swarthmore College - USA
    •    Temple University, Philadelphia - USA
    •    The Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Fransisco - USA
    •    The Art Institute of Chicago - USA
    •    The British Library, London - UK
    •    The National Library of Luxembourg
    •    The University of the Arts, Philadelphia - USA
    •    Trinity College, Cambridge - UK
    •    University of California, San Diego UCSD - USA
    •    University of California, Santa Cruz UCSC - USA
    •    University of California, Santa Barbara UCSB - USA
    •    University of Connecticut - USA
    •    University of Delaware - USA
    •    University of South California UCLA, Los Angeles - USA
    •    University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - USA
    •    Western Carolina University, Cullowhee - USA
    •    Wisconsin University Madison - USA 
    •    Yale University, New Haven - USA
 

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

    •    Fabriksparken T1 & T2, Sundbyberg, Stockholm , Sweden, 2023
    •    Place des Capucins, Bordeaux. Zebra3 & Saison Culturelle Bordeaux, France, 2021
    •    Who's afraid of red, yellow or blue ?, Adolfsbergsskolan, Alsike, Knivsta Kommun, 2019
 

WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

    •    Artist talk in the studio, The Art and History of Berlin, Longwood University, USA, 2023
    •    Workshop & lecture "Same Pattern Same Result" at École Supérieure d'Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France -                     November 2019
    •    Lecture - TCU School of Art, Fort Worth, USA - April 2019
    •    Fake Gig Poster workshop - Folkwang Universität der Künste, Germany - January 2017
    •    Lecture - Folkwang Universität der Künste, Germany - January 2017
    •    Lecture - Department of Art & Art History at the University of Texas in Austin, Austin, USA - October 2016
    •    Lecture and Zine Workshop - Goethe Institut & ExopZine Montreal, Canada - November 2015
    •    Lecture at l'EESAB - site de Rennes, January 2015 
    •    Book Art Center, Tbilisi, Georgia - November 2014 
    •    Ecole des Beaux Arts, Besancon - France 2012
    •    Purchase College, NY - USA, 19 - 23 September 2011 
    •    DAGC Gallery in Manila - Philippines, May 2011 
    •    École supérieure d´Arts et Médias de Caen, May 2010 
    •    École Municipale des Arts Décoratifs de la ville de Strasbourg, May 2009 
    •    Artist Talk at NY Art Book Fair, PS 1, curated by David Senior, Bibliographer, The Museum of Modern Art Library
    •    3rd Pictoplasma, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin 2008
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:

    •    2019 Visiting Artists at The Art Galleries at TCU School of Art, Fort Worth, TX - USA
    •    2018 Fanzinotheque Poitier - France
    •    2016 Guest Artists at the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Texas in Austin, Austin - USA

 
ARTISTS' PROJECTS (PROJECT ROOM & PUBLISHING):

    •    Beuys on Sale, 2017 (Berlin) -
    •    Re:Surgo!, Artists' Books & Editions, publishing, 2011 (Berlin) -
    •    In:Surgo! Art books & Editions Store, showroom,  2011 - 2017 (Berlin)
    •    Bugaboo Rcds (with Le petit Mignon), music label, 2010 – 2012 (Berlin)
    •    Bongoût Gallery & Art Publishing, project room and publishing,  2008 – 2011 (Berlin)
    •    Mollusk, Art Magazine, publishing, 2005 – 2008 (Berlin)
    •    Bongoût Editions, Zine and Artists Books, printing & publishing, 1995 (Strasbourg, Bordeaux) – 2011 (Berlin)
MONOGRAPHIES:

    •    What to Increase? What to Reduce? (Edition 2Bongoût, 2021) ISBN-2-9524520-1
    •    Concrete Jet Set & Minimal Trash, Gfeller + Hellsgård (Re:Surgo, 2016)
    •    $1+$1Tip, Gfeller + Hellsgård (Re:Surgo, 2015)
    •    Works 2013-14, Gfeller + Hellsgård (Re:Surgo, 2014)
    •    Tiger, Christian Gfeller (Pogo Books, 2014,) ISBN-13: 978 3 942547369
    •    Naked in the Gallery, Christian Gfeller (Bongoût Editions, 2011) ISBN-13: 978 3 940907141
 
BIBLIOGRAPHIES:

    •    „VIELSEITIG - MULTIPLE“: Der neue Katalog zur Sammlung der Künstlerbücher in der BNL (Bibliotheque National du             Luxembourg) 2020
    •    Blocker 14 (Popper Publisher, 2017)
    •    People of Print, Marcroy Smith (Thames & Hudson, 2015) ISBN-13: 978 0 500517819
    •    Rock Poster Art : Sérigraphies de concert, Didier Maiffredy (Eyrolles, 2012) ISBN-13: 978 2 212134703
    •    LYNX, Nine Yamamato-Masso & Christian Gfeller (Re:Surgo!, 2012) ISBN-13: 978 3 940907110
    •    Release Me!, Previously Unreleased Projects, Miquel Abellan (Monsa, 2012) ISBN-13: 978 8 415223726
    •    La Sérigraphie, Outils, techniques et portraits d´artistes, Claire Dalquié & Matteo Cossu  (Pyramid editions 2012) ISBN-           13: 978 2 350172590
    •    Silkscreen Basics, A complete How-to hand, Matteo Cossu  (Ginko Press, 2010) ISBN-13: 978 1 584234197
    •    Rock Paper Show, Flatstock, Geoff Peveto (Soundscreen Design, 2010) ISBN-13: 978 0 984302802
    •    Graphic Beats, Independant Record Covers and Packaging Design, Miquel Abellan (Monsa, 2012) ISBN-13: 978 8                   496823136
    •    Family Jewel, exhibition catalog : Damien Deroubaix & Conny Becker (Villa Merkel, BAHNWÄRTERhaus Galerien der             Stadt Esslingen am Neckar + Bongoût Edition, 2010) ISBN13: 978 3 931238407
    •    Zine Soup, A coolection of international zines and self-published art books (TTC gallery, 2009) ISNB-13: 978                             8792564009
    •    Artist's Book Yearbook 2008-2009, Sarah Bodman (Impact Press, 2009) ISBN-13: 978 0 954702564
    •    Gig Posters: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century, vol. 1, Clay Hayes (Quirck Book, 2009) ISBN-13: 978 1 594743269 
    •    Musikraphics: Visualizing the Thythm of Music (victionary, 2008) ISBN13: 978 9 889822970
    •    Beast! book 2, Jacob Covey (Fantagraphics 2008) ISBN-13: 978 1 560979494
    •    Panda Meat, Source Book 1, Frank Kozik (fantagraphics, 2005) ISBN-13: 978 0 861196252
    •    The Art Of Modern Rock, Poster Explosion, Paul Grushkin & Dennis King (Chronicle Books, 2004) ISBN-13: 978 0                   811845298
 
EXHIBITION CATALOGS:

    •    Golden Bee 11, Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design, 2013-2014 ISBN-13: 978 5 915490085
    •    Friends and Family, Eva Hober Gallery (2013) ISBN-13: 978 2 954438740
    •    Golden Bee 9, Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design, 2011-2012 ISBN-978 - 978 5 915490061
    •    The Last 10 shots (Bongoût, 2008) ISBN13 - 978 3 9409007028
    •    12th international Biennal Print and Drawing Exhibition,  ROC, Display of Arward Winners, Teipei (2006) ISBN-13: 978 9            86006862
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