Born 1944

Lives and works in Sweden

Education:

1968
Christer Stromholms Fotoskola Stockholm, Sweden

1974
Dramatiska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2009
Cafe Lehmitz, Felleshus im Haus der Nordischen, Botschaften, Berlin, Germany
Nara avstand, Du mich auch, KG52, Kammakargatan 52, Stockholm, Sweden
City Diary, GunGallery, Runebergsgatan 3, SE-114 29 Stockholm, Sweden
FromBackHome in V”rmlands Museum, Karlstad, Sweden together with JH Engstr–m

2008
Sete 2008, Galerie VU, Paris, France
Anders Petersen - fotografier, Konsthallen, Gerlesborgskolan, Gerlesborg, Sweden
Anders Petersen Photographies, Paul Valery Museum, Sete, France

2007
Cafe Lehmitz, Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Exalting Humanity, Lianzhou International Photo Festival 2007, Lianzhou, China
Inside Worlds, Mai Mano Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Insides, Galleria Luova, Helsinki, Finland
Mental Hospital, F-Station Gallery, Krakow, Poland
Karnevalen i Venedig, Hishulta Konsthall, Hishult, Sweden

2006
Cafe Lehmitz, Close Distance, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia
Anders Petersen, Mariakyrkan, Sigtuna, Sweden
A propos de Gap et Saint-Etienne, Cloitre Saint-Trophime, Arles, France
Ingen har sett allt, Galleri London, Uppsala, Sweden

2005
A propos de Gap, Theatre La Passerelle, Gap, France
Roma, a diary 2005, Musei Capitolini, Palazzo Caffarelli, Rome, Italy
Laisse moi passe, La Tribune, Saint-Etienne, France

2004
Cafe Lehmitz, USVA Noorderlicht Fotogalerie, Groningen, The Netherlands
Anders Petersen, Marvelli Gallery, New York, NY
Anders Petersen, Le Pervis, ScËne Nationale, Tarbes, France

2003
Ich Dich lieben, Du mich auch?, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Japan, Trollhattans Konstmuseum, Sweden, with Gerry Johansson
Anders Petersen / Christer Stromholm Photographs, Galleri m Fotografie, Buchum, Germany
Greger Ulf Nilsson presents Anders Petersen, Eyubi, Stockholm, Sweden
Langhans Galerie Praha, Prague, Czech Republic

2002
Nara avstand, Det nationale Fotomuseum/Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen, Denmark
Photographs 1966-2002, Galerie Vu, Paris, France
Cafe Lehmitz, Galerie de la Marine, Septembre de la photo, Nice, France
Close Distance, Jonkopings Lansmuseum, Jonkoping, Sweden

2001
Photographs 1966-1996, Konsthallen Vitehall, Kungsbacka, Sweden
Theatre La passerelle, Gap, France
Japan, Centrum For Fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden. With Gerry Johansson
Photographs 1966-1996, Espace Malraux, Nancy, France
Theatre de l'Agora, Evry, France

2000
Mental Hospital, Houston FotoFest, Houston, USA
Alma Lov Museum, Ostra Amtevik, Sweden
Anders Petersen, Art Museum of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

1998
Prinsens Bar/Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden, With JH Engstrom
MIRA, Stockholm, Sweden
Mois de la Photo, Centre Culturel Suédois, Paris, France

1997-99
Anders Petersen: Fotografier 1966-1996
Varmlands Museum, Karlstad, Sweden
Hasselblad Center, Goteborg, Sweden
Bildmuseet, Umea, Sweden
Arbetets Museum, Norrkoping, Sweden
Museum voor Fotografie, Antwerpen, Belgium
Vikingsbergs Konstmuseum, Helsingborg, Sweden
Konsthallen Lansmuseet, Orebro, Sweden
Herten International Fotofestival, Herten, Germany

1994
Sundsvalls Museum, Sundsvall, Sweden

1993
Ragang till karleken, RiksutstaBllningar Sweden, Travelling exhibition

1992
Arbetets Museum, Norrkoping, Sweden
Fotograficentrum, Orebro, Sweden
Landskrona Museum, Landskrona, Sweden
Helsingborgs Stadsteater, Helsingborg, Sweden

1991
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Fotografiska Museet/Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden. With Ralph Nykvist
Galleri Tornhuset, Lulea, Sweden

1987
Galleri ROM, Oslo, Norway

1985
Galleri Gauss, Stockholm, Sweden
Malmo Museum, Malmo, Sweden
Torino Fotografia, Torino, Italy

1984
Fotograficentrum, Stockholm, Sweden
Fotograficentrum, Orebro, Sweden

1983
Fotograficentrum, Linkoping, Sweden

1982
Internationella Fotofestivalen, Malmo, Sweden

1980
Galleri Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland
Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway. With Ralph Nykvist

1979
FNAC Gallery, Paris, France
Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
Stockholms Stadsmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Fotograficentrum, Orebro, Sweden

1977
Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France

1975
Cirkus, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

1974
Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden

1973
Half Moon Gallery, London, England

1972
Invandrare/Immigrants, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, with Ove Holmquist

1971
Kunstforeningen, Oslo, Norway

1970
Cafe Lehmitz, Zeughausmarkt, Hamburg, Germany
Galleri Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden

1969
Manifestation Internationale des Jeunes Artistes, Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
Staden i retur, Stockholms Stadsmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. With Kenneth Gustavsson

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2009
The 70s: Photography and Daily Life, PhotoEspana, Festival of Photography and Visual Arts, Madrid, Spain
ca me touche, Les Rencontres díArles photographie, Arles, France, curated by Nan Goldin
After till verkligheten: Fotografi ur Moderna Museets Samling, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden

2008
une place apparemment inoffensive, the collection of Isabelle Darrigrand, Maison d'art Bernard Anthonionz, Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Utrecht City of Secrets, Central Museum Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
6808, Fargfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden
Private Omrade, Arbecita Corsettfabrik Konstmuseum, Boras, Sweden, with Eva Klasson, Christer Stramholm, JH Engstram
Darkside-Photographic Desire and Sexuality photographed, Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

2007
Photographies, Nouvelles Acquisitions, 2003-2007, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
The Dream of Myself, the Dream of the world, FO:KU.S Stadforum, Innsbruck, Austria
Viva, 1972-1982, Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
Deutsche Borse Photography Prize, with Philippe Chancel, Fiona Tan, The Atlas Group/Walid Raad, Photographers Gallery, London, UK
d. a. capo, Sverige i tiden 1977-2007, Arbetets Museum, Norrkopking, Sweden
Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2007, c/o Berlin, Berlin, Germany
NYC Photo Exhibition, Philips de Pury & Company, New York, USA
PHoto Espana 2007 (PHE07), PHoto Espana, Madrid, Spain
Drommen om verkligheten, with Thomas Wagstrom, Kenneth Gustavsson and Maria Miesenberger, SAK, Stockholm, Sweden

2006
80+80 photographisme, Galerie Anatome and Galerie VU, Paris, France
Closed Eyes, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark
VU par Robert Delpire, Galerie VU 2005, Paris, France
In the Face of History: European Photographers in the 20th Century, Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK
Nightmares of Summer, Marvelli Gallery, New York, USA
C on Cities, Venice Biennale of Architecture 2006, Venice, Italy
Things are as they are, Photojournalism in context since 1955, Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2005
Points de Vu, Chateau de Tours, France
Ivolto della folia, Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Swedish photography, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell, USA
Accrochage d'ete Galerie Vu, Paris, France
Recontres Internationales de la Photographie d'Arles, La Galerie Vu au Capitole, Arles, France, with JH Engstrom and Christer Stromholm
Land of Promises, Noorderlicht photogallery, Groningen, The Netherlands, with Antoine d'Agata, John Davies, Adrienne van Eekelen and Ken Schles
Der Traum vom Ich, der Traum von der Welt, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

2004
The Open Book, Hasselblad Center, Goteborg, Sweden

2003
Photos from the Moderna Museet collection, with Tore Johnson, Irving Penn and Chriter Str–mholm, Baltic Art Center, Visby, Sweden
Christer Stromholm Lebenswerk und Fotoschule, Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin, Germany
Up Close Nobody is Normal, Photo Espana 2003, Centro Cultural del Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain
Uniques, Galerie Vu, Paris, France
Land of Promises, Noorderlicht Photofestival Oosterboogcomplex, Groningen, The Netherlands
Les choix d'Henri Cartier-Bresson, Fondation H.C.B., Paris, France

2002
Mythos St. Pauli, Museum f¸r Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg Triennial, Germany
Stockholm Too Close, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

2001
396 foralskelser, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Scratches on a Smoth Surface, Hasselblad Center, Goteborg, Sweden
Shadows, Galerie Carousel, Paris, France

2000
Nordiskt foto, Ur Hasselblad Centers Samlingar, Skovde Konsthall, Skovde, Sweden
Galerie Carousel, Paris, France. With Dirk Braeckman, Antoine D'Agata, Craige Horsfield & Josef Koudelka
European Eyes on Japan, Nago City, Japan, with Stephane Duroy and Gerard Rondeau

1998
Under/Exposed, Stockholm Underground, Stockholm, Sweden

1996
Indicier, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. With Christer Stromholm and Kenneth Gustavsson

1994-1996
Tres generaciones de fotografos Suecos Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile
Galleri Fotohuset, Goteborg, Sweden
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Uruguay
Galleri Engman, Umea, Sweden
Galleri Kilen, Lulea, Sweden.
Smedsby Konstakt, Emtervik, Sweden
Norwa Chinese Revolutionary Museum, Peking, China

1994
Fotografens Album, Abo, Finland

1993
De Refuserade, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden

1991
LIKA MED, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden

1989
Maison de la Culture Plateau Mont Royal, Montreal, Canada
Contemporary Photographers, Prague, Czech Republic

1988
Houston FotoFest, Houston, USA

1986
Gruppbilder, Stockholm Mobile, Stockholm, Sweden

1985
Med sikte pa verkligheten, Kuturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Ten Swedish Photographers, Recontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France
SFF Jubileumsutstallning, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden

1983
Contemporary Swedish Photography, Nottingham, Newcastle, Kendal, Cheltenham. England

1977
Recontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France

1976
Fotografisk Varsalong, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden

1969
Visions and Expressions, George Eastman House, New York, USA
Elva unga bildmakare, Riksutstallningar, Sweden
Unga fotografer, Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden

Grants and Awards:

2008
Dr. Erich Salomon Award, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Photographie, Germany

2007
Special Prize of the Jury, International Photofestival, Lianzhou, China

2006
Shortlisted as one of four for the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2007

2003
Photographer of the Year Award, International Photofestival, Arles,France

2001
Arbetets Museum, Dokumentarfotopris

1998
The Swedish PEN-club, Berns' Award

1997
Cornea-priset, Svenska Fotografernas Forbund

1994-1996
Basta svenska fotobok/Swedish Photo Book of the Year Award 1994-1996 (Ingen har sett allt)

1994
Bildkonstnarsfondens Stora Pris

1978
Kodak, Germany

Fotografiska Museets Vanner
Anna Riwkin-Brick Stipendiefond
Forfattarfonden
Stockholms Stad
Konstnarsfonden