Ragnhild Lundén

Ragnhild Lundén is a visual Swedish artist, born in Gothenburg 1945,living and working in Gothenburg and Fiskebäckskil Sweden. Lunden is mainly a painter, working with abstract forms in saturated warm almost exotic colors, unusual for Swedish artists.

Early life

Ragnhild Lundén[1] Studied at the University of Gothenburg in 1975 to be a dentist. She worked in virological research until 1983. She then turned her life and became a full-time artist.

Lunden as an artist

There are signs, like triangles, crosses and circles in her work, and later also hieroglyphs and Arabian signs, used for communication as well as ornamentation.

Lundén had her first Swedish solo show in Gothenburg at the Gothenburg Art Association.,[2][3] where she many years later became a member of the board.[4]

In December the same year Lundén participated in the Osaka Triennale of Painting, Osaka, Japan.

More exhibitions followed in Japan, and 1994 Ragnhild was invited to have a solo show at the ASAHI Gallery in Osaka, reviewed in the Japanese daily newspaper Sanke.[5] She continued to exhibit in Japan at Gallery D.O. in Osaka and at Galeria Finarte in Nagoya.[6] When " the Sweden-Japan Campaign" was held in Japan, Lundén participated with a solo show at the Swedish Embassy.[7] She was also invited to participate at the Nordic Film Festival in Tokyo that year.

Lunden has also held exhibitions in Canada, Australia, Germany,Dubai at the Coyrtyardgallery 2005, Profile: Swedish Artist Ragnhild Lunden by Rajeev Nair Blog Spot,[8]( inaugurated by Swedish Embassador Bruno Bayer). Denmark and Jordan [9][10]

Representation

Lundén is represented at counties and communities in Sweden and Denmark.

In Germany at the Leipziger Gewandthaus.[11] (where she held membership in BBK (Bundesverband der Bildende Künstler Deutschlands, Member nr 8114) as well as I.A.A. ( International Artists Society, entrance year 2005)

At the Macquarie Sculpture Parc, Sydney " the Cage of Anaeshetics"[12][13][14] In Jordan at the National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman[15] as well as the Swedish Embassy in Amman. Gallery representation by the Nabad Art Gallery[16]

Denmark: City Hall;[17] Belgium: Wateloo,GalerieArcade;[18]

Australia.[19][20] U.A.E.: Dubai Courtyard Gallery,[21] Jordan, Amman the National Gallery of Fine Arts, 9 October until 30 Nov 2011.[22] Ica Wahbeh[23] A Catharsis of Emotions [24]

Cross Culture Cooperation

Ragnhild Lunden is, in cooperation with the Jordanian artist Dr. Khalid Khreis, curator to the Sweden- Jordan project "the Dance of Visions",[25][26] Zenith, Kulturtidningen i Väst by Anders Thuresson 2009 nr 19</ref>,[27][28] meant to open the door for artists from Sweden to Jordan and vice verse, bridging over cultures. ( at the time-between 2006 and 2008, Lundén was a member of the board at the Gothenburg art Association) This has resulted in the exhibition "Dance of Visions I" at Jordan National Gallery, Amman, Jordan 2007 and "Dance of Visions II" at Röda Sten, Gothenburg Sweden 2009. Lunden was also active as exhibiting artist in the exhibitions. The cooperation has also resulted in giving Swedish artists a possibility to participate in the Jordan art life. For instance was the Swedish sculptor Pål Svensson[29] invited to a workshop in Amman. His work, at the workshop, is now placed in the sculpture park of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Art in Amman.

In Nov 2011 Ragnhild had a major solo show at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman, Intuition and Imagination[30]

2017 24 Mars was the Opening of Going Inland 2 at Museu Commercomarcale de l Úrgely in the City of Tarréga in the present of the artist presenting "Hommage to Goya"[31]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ragnhildlunden.com
  2. ↑ Göteborgsposten, by Sigyn Melander 1/4 1990
  3. ↑ goteborgskonstforening.org
  4. ↑ goteborgskonstforening.org
  5. ↑ Sanke 15/4 1994
  6. ↑ 28/1 1995 Mainichi Shimbun by Kazuro Machida
  7. ↑ Asahi Evening post 1/41997
  8. ↑ archive.is
  9. ↑ Intuition and Imagination ISBN 978-91-97-9884-0-7
  10. ↑ Dance of Visions ISBN 978-91-976889-0-1
  11. ↑ Handbuch der Bildende Künstler, Deutschland Ôsterrech, Schweitz 1. Jahrgang 2005, band II. KG Sauer Verlag München, Leipzig ISBN 3-598-24734-6.
  12. ↑ http://www.weekendnotes.com 15 April 2013
  13. ↑ Macquarie University Sculpture Collection Catalogue list with Images December 2012 docplayer.net<321678-Macquarie-university
  14. ↑ http://www.mq.edu.au
  15. ↑ http://www.nationalgallery.org
  16. ↑ http://www.nabadartgallery.com
  17. ↑ Sune Bille Fedders, Rispapper og Pistoler Mod Vold Vejle Amts Tidning 6 feb 1995
  18. ↑ la Nouvelle Gazette by Christiane Loodts 26/10 1991
  19. ↑ http://www.mq.edu
  20. ↑ Maquaire University Sculpture List
  21. ↑ Arabian Woman Magazine dec 2005
  22. ↑ http://nationalgallery.org.jordan
  23. ↑ Jordan Times,A Journey of Discovery
  24. ↑ JO. Magazine Jordan
  25. ↑ The Jordan Times Vol 32 nr 9595 2007 by Ica Wabeh
  26. ↑ The Dance of Visions
  27. ↑ Svenska Dagbladet 2007 Erica Treijis
  28. ↑ Göteborgsposten 30 jan 2009 by Gabriel Byström
  29. ↑ sv.wikipedia.org/Pål_Svensson
  30. ↑ http://www.national Archived 2013-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. gallery.org
  31. ↑ Ajuntament Tàrrega@ajtarrega Inaugurem la mostra d árt contemporani GOINGINLAND
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