Mikael Olsson, born in 1969, lives and works in Stockholm. Recent solo exhibitions include Södrakull Frösakull at House of Sweden, Washington DC (2012) and Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, Columbia University, New York (2011); Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm (2010); and Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg (2009). Mikael Olsson’s film KOSTA 3:30 (in collaboration with Andreas Roth) has been screened at DOKU.ARTS, Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin and Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2007). He has participated in group exhibitions such as STENA 15, Göteborgs konstmuseum (2011); Momentum Design, Momentum Kunsthall, Moss and From the Collection, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg (2010); Instabilt, Kulturhuset, Stockholm and Bildmuseet Umeå (2004); Insight-Out, Kunstraum innsbruck; Kunsthaus Hamburg (1999); and Speed of Life, Uppsala Konstmuseum (1998). The publication Södrakull Frösakull - Mikael Olsson with texts by Beatriz Colomina, Hans Irrek and Helena Mattsson was released by Steidl Verlag (2011).

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