Wednesday, 3 January 2007





Emily Mennerdahl, born in Stockholm, Sweden 1980

Education:
2005-2008 MFA Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2001-2004 BA Photography (1st Class Hons) , Manchester School of Art, Manchester, U.K

Selected exhibitions and projects:
2009/10 Labyrint 09 - Writings and Observations, curated by Joanna Sandell and Pia Sandström, Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 What Happens When Nothing Happens, curatorial project, FOFA gallery, Montreal, Canada
2009 What Happens When Nothing Happens - Unrealised Ideas from Montreal, curatorial project , Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg, Sweden
2008 An Atlas of Searches, Espace 413, Montreal, Canada
2007 Compression MFA show, Art Mur, Montreal, Canada
White Cube on the Move, Bourget Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2006 Hidden Connections,curated by Christin Wahlström, Pannhuset, Mariestad and Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg, Sweden
2005 Home Life, curated by Lyn Cluer Coleman,
Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, U.K
2nd International Artist Book Fair, Seoul, South Korea
2004 LAB04, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, U.K
2003 Evidence of Time, Urbis Exhibition Centre, Manchester, U.K

Residencies
2009 Artist residency at the Banff Centre, The Wanderer, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2008/2009 Independent Study Programme at Valand School of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden

Grants and awards:
2009 IASPIS, International Artist Studio Program in Sweden, International Cultural Exchange

2009 Diane Hobson Scholarship
2008 CIAM (Centre Interuniversitaire de Arts Mediatiques) development grant, Montreal, Canada
2007 Graduate Fellowship for MFA studies, Concordia University
2006 International Fee Remission Award for MFA studies, Concordia University
2004 Travel Bursary, Manchester Metropolitan University

Publications and texts:
2009 What Happens When Nothing Happens, exhibition catalogue, edited by ISG, ISBN 978-91-633-4838-9
2008 The Belgo Report, Bettina Forget, http://bettinaforget.com/TheBelgoReport/?m=200805
An Atlas of Searches, Nuria Carton de Grammont Lara
2007 Compression, MFA Show, catalogue
2006 Hidden Connections, Mariestads bladet, June 2006,
2003 Evidence of Time, Manchester Metropolitan University Newsletter, June 2003 Issue No.69

Teaching:
2008-present Associate Lecturer (pt), Photography Department, Manchester School of Art, Manchester, U.K
2008-2009 Teaching Assistant, Valand School of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden
2005-2008 Teaching Assistant, Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Collections:
Manchester Metropolitan University. Private collections in Holland and Sweden