John Skoog was born in Kvidinge in 1985, and now lives and works between Frankfurt and Copenhagen. Skoog graduated from the Staedelschule, Frankfurt in 2012. Recent solo exhibitions include; Redoubt, Towner Contemporary Art Museum, Eastbourne (2014); Federsee, Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmö; Sent på Jorden and Förår, Pilar Corrias, London (2013). Selected group exhibitions and festivals include: Rundblick Verein Kirschenpflücker e.V., Cologne (2014); Real DMZ Project 2014, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do & Artsonje Center, Seoul (2014); A Time for Dreams: 4th Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), Moscow (2014); Ars Viva Preis: Truth/Reality – Björn Braun, John Skoog and Adrian Williams, MMK Museum fur Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main (2014); GAM – Galleria civica d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Turin (2014). In 2015, Skoog will make solo shows at Museum fur Moderne Kunst, MMK, Frankfurt am Main and Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK), Vienna

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