Jenny Berg grew up in the north of Sweden and is living in Malmö since 2011.
She studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in the Netherlands.
She has had solo exhibitions in i.a. Konsthallen Trollhättan, Örnsköldsviks konsthall, Ifö Center Bromölla, Galleri 21 and Molekyl Gallery in Malmö. She has participated in group exhibitions in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. She has also worked with set and costume design for theatre for some years.
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Education
1998-2002 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1997-1998 Gerlesborgskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
1993-1995 Ålsta folkhögskola, Fränsta, Sweden
Solo exhibitions
2024 Lilith Performance studio Malmö
2024 Arvika konsthall
2023 Martin Bryder Gallery, Lund
2022 Ifö Center konsthall, Bromölla
2022 Immaterial Lake Gallery, Denmark
2016 Örnsköldsviks konsthall
2014 Skånes konstförening, Malmö
2013 Etikett, Malmö
Group exhibitions
Coming:
2025 Fuxia 2 Malmö
2025 Galleri 21 Malmö
2024 Södertälje konsthall
2023 Werkhalle Wiesenburg, Berlin
2023 ABF Örebro, film screeening
2023 3x Malmö in the making, Sulfurs projektrum
2023 Malmö Open Studios
2022 Molekyl Gallery, Malmö
2022 Triennalen Västernorrland, Västernorrlands museum
2021 Digitaliseum, Malmö
2019 Format Artspace, Copenhagen
2019 PLX: // Hotellet på Norra Vallgatan, Malmö
2019 Malmö Open studios
2018 Galleri 21, Malmö, 16 december. Film, 21 min, premiere
2018 Restaurang Riket, Malmö, performance
2018 Printmaking In Festival, Riga, Lettland, performance
2018 Kultuurklubbi Tempel, Pärnu, Estonia, performance
2018 Pärnu Artist House gallery, Estonia
2018 Pärnu City Gallery, Estonia
2015 Katlamaja art festival, Estonia
2015 Velferden, Sokndal, Norway
2015 Ricklundgården, Saxnäs
2013 Performancefesten, Gylleboverket, Sweden
2012 Gylleboverket, Sweden
2011 Utopiskt montage, Riddarhyttan, Sweden
2011 Gylleboverket, Sweden
2011 Die Wiesenburg, Berlin, Germany
2009 Outlet, Riddarhyttan, Sweden
2006 Folkets park, Riddarhyttan, Sweden
2003 Artis, Den Bosch, Netherlands
2003 Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2002 Kinkerstraat 54, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2002 Exam exhibition, Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, Netherlands
2001 Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theatre, set design, etc
2017 PLX festival, Tjärö. Participating in Bärgli Fuurli, performance
2015 Pärnu bodypaint show, Pärnu, Estonia
2015 Set design and costume assistant Lilith performance studio, Malmö.
2014 Mask and make up assistant Lilith performance studio, Malmö.
2007-2008 The language of the forest people. Actor. Teatermaskinen, Riddarhyttan
2008 Festival decoration, Motståndsfestivalen Riddarhyttan
2006-2007 @work. Set design, costume, light technique. Teatermaskinen, tour Sweden, Denmark
2007 Geggan. Set design, costume, script. RAT Riddarhyttan
2005 Logosfält. Set design, costume. Teatermaskinen, tour Sweden, Norway, England
2005 När barnen tog makten. Set design, costume. RAT, Riddarhyttan
2004 Festival decoration Motståndsfestivalen Riddarhyttan
2003 Hur tar du dig ut. Set design, costume, RAT, Riddarhyttan
2003 Woyzeckmaskinen. Set design, costume. Teatermaskinen. Tour Sweden.
2000 Koko yanay no. Set design, costume. Koreograf Anna Lord, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Amsterdam
Grants, residences
2024 Swedish arts council, project grant
2023 Velferden scene, Sokndal, Norawy, participation in Avgang/Deponi,
2022 Swedish arts council, 2 years working grant
2021 Swedish arts council, krisstipendium 3
2021 Malmö stad studio grant
2020 Swedish arts council, krisstipendium 2
2018 Nordic culture point, travel grant
2017 Swedish arts council, 2 years working grant
2017 Malmö stad studio grant
2017 Helge Axson Johnsons stiftelse travel grant
2017 Swedish arts council, travel grant
2016 Residency Ricklundgården Saxnäs
2015 Residency Velferden, Sokndal, Norge
2015 Nordic culture point, travel grant
2015 SSN stipendium, Sparbanksstiftelsen Västerbotten
2015 Residency, Galleri Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
2014 Swedish arts council, 1 year working grant
2014 Bror Marklund-stipendiet
2014 Swedish arts council, travel grant
2014 Kulturkontakt Nord, travel grant
2014 Residency, Galleri Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
2014 Malmö stad studio grant