Artist Gallery

Alison Gerber is an artist based in Malmö, Sweden. Her work has for the past years involved issues of the provenance, ownership, and production of information, and of the processes of networking and information sharing among young artists and academics.

Projects

2004 Undervattenskonsert. Underwater broadcast of audio for bathers in the sea between Sweden and Denmark, including sound artworks by eleven artists. Malmö, Sweden
Ajattelen teitä koko ajan (I think about you all the time). Tags sewn into the clothing of people I meet.
Helsinki, Finland
2003 Guesthouse. International distribution of buttons which entitle the wearer to assistance from any
member of the network at any time. Ongoing through 2004
Picture Yourself. Postcards distributed through Minnesota State Parks and Minneapolis area sporting
goods stores
Belles-lettres. A selection of books chosen and reviewed by critics, curators, and artists purchased
and re-covered with custom book covers and made available through the Minneapolis College of Art
and Design library. In collaboration with Helena Keeffe and Jo del Pesco
The Home Show. A series of curated exhibitions and performances in private homes in Minneapolis,
Minnesota; any guest invited to one “party” was sent the same invitation and thus invited to all events.
In collaboration with Helena Keeffe, Jo del Pesco, and Xurxo Penalta
Fire Brevkort. Postcards distributed via freecard advertising displays throughout Trondheim, Norway
2002 Informations in English. Installations at The National Gallery of Iceland, The Reykjavík Art Museum-
Harbour House, the Tjörn, Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík City Hall, and Gullfoss; Reykjavík and the
Haukadalur Valley, Iceland

Exhibitions Curated

2004 Karta/terräng. Alison Gerber, Hidden Interaction, Hanna Landin, Isa Hardemo, Mathias Holmberg,
Andreas Kurtsson, Laika, New beginings, Johan Sandsjö. Test Site, Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden.
Director of Hostel, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and presentation of new work in
public and social space.
2003 Make It Real (co-curator). Conrad Bakker, Magnus Bärtås, Jeremy Deller, Tomas Eriksson, and Bjørn
Kowalski. The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Photographic Gesture. Jón Sæmundur Auðarson, Justin Bakse, Páll Banine, Alexa Horochowski,
Bjargey Ólafsdóttir, Jo del Pesco, Karl Raschke, and Martin Springborg. The Minnesota Center for
Photography, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001 Cabinet of Curiosities (co-curator). Mark Dion. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Solo Exhibitions

2003 Kjærlighets Historier. Trondhjems Kunstforening, Trondheim, Norway
Vil natten vare evig. Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Trondheim, Norway
2002 Iceland Sky. i8, Reykjavík, Iceland
2001 Minnesota Sky. Magnetic North, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Stopgap Measure. Hitt Húsið, Reykjavík, Iceland

Group Exhibitions

2004 Housewarming. Test Site, Rooseum, Malmö, Sweden
Couples. Big Love, Göteborg, Sweden
2003 Re:<o><o>. Comme des Congres, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Access Artist Run Center, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada (2004)
Animal Farm. Creative Electric, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Artboat 2003. A Bridge + Standard project, Chicago, Illinois
Inside/Outside Space. Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Comfort Food. Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gammlia. Galleri 60, Umeå, Sweden
2002 Sambönd Íslands. Pakkhúsið, Snæfellsbær, Iceland; Hafnarborg Institute of Culture and Fine Art,
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland; Pakkhúsið Höfn, Hornafjörður (2003)
Evolutionäre Zellen. Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany; Freiraum / transeuropa,
Vienna, Austria (2003); Historischen Museum, Frankfurt, Germany (2003)
Radiotopia. Ö1 Kunstradio for the Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria
Pretending to Pretend. The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Majority Rules. Free Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
Department of Art Scholarship Exhibition. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002 2002. Kunstnett Norge, Norway
2001 From Ritual to Romance. Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland
55408. Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Members Spotlight. pARTs Photographic Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Space Available. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2000 Snapshot. The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, Maryland; Beaver College Fine Arts Gallery, Glenside, Pennsylvania (2001); Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2002)
Flesh. College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, Minnesota
Let’s See it Again and Again. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Foot in the Door Show. MAEP at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Artificial Art. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Publications

2004 Underwater Concert at Västra Hamnen. Laika (Sweden).
“Call for action: make dinner for each person on your e-mail list” in Survival Kit Part Two, Olento
(Finland).
2003 “Objects and Facts” in Cabinet of Curiosities: A Meditation on the University in an Installation by
Mark Dion, University of Minnesota Press, ed. Colleen Sheehy
“Informations in English.” Terminal Magazine (Minneapolis), issue 1
2002 “Aurora Borealis, Kulusuk, East Greenland.” Coldcoffeex (Scotland), issue 8

Awards

2004 Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art residency, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Sleipnir travel grants.
2003 Jerome Foundation/Intermedia Arts Inside/Outside Space Installation Commission Residency, Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Trondheim, Norway
2002 University of Minnesota Travel Grant Katherine E. Nash Studio Art Scholarship Elden Johnson Award in Museum Studies
2001 Val Bjornsson/IRSEP scholarship and stipend Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant University of Minnesota UROP Grant

Education

2004-05 Critical Studies, Malmö Art Academy, Lund University.
2002 University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, BFA, Studio Art
1999 University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, BA, Psychology
2001-02 University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

Professional Workshops

2004 Re-Approaching New Media 6 (RAM6) presented by Vilma; Vilnius, Lithuania
Locative Media workshop, part of Pixelache festival, Helsinki, Finland
Destination Helsinki presented by NordScen: the Nordic Center for the Performing Arts; Helsinki, Finland
2003 Re-approaching New Media 4 (RAM4) presented by Olento; Helsinki, Finland

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