CV. Rut Karin Zettergren 1984-01-09
Biography Rut Karin was born at the west coast of sweden in 1984. Se holds a master of fine art from The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm and have studied art at Makere University in Kampala and at ISA, university for fine Art in Havana. Rut Karin is based in stockholm and works with video art and short films. Her recent films are about subcultures in exotic countries and circulates around dance and futuristic ideas about possibilities of how to change the world.
Education
2005 – 2011 Master in fine Art at Royal institute of Art Sweden. 2009 Instituto Superior de Arte, Cuba. 2007 Studies in fine art at Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and fine art, Makerere University, Uganda. 2003-2005 Nya Domen Art school, Painting and drawing department. Gothenburg, Sweden.
Shows and screenings
2012 One Night Stand- Kirsis Art Center- China. Woodland - Vita Kuben Norrlands Opera house, Sweden. The Crippeled Dancer – Trägårn, Sweden. Royal Institute of Arts Research Week – Bio Rio, Sweden. No More Westerns - Impakt Festival, The Netherlands. Melancholy in Progress - Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition, Hong-Gah Museum, Taiwan. Husby TV - Husby festival and the Modern Museum, Sweden. 4th Belo Horizonte International Film Festival, Brazil. Artist Cine Club: Africa in Science Fiction - FACT Center Liverpool, Greta Britain. Curtas Villa do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal. Applied Theories of Expanding Minds - Greatmore Studios, South Africa. The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions- Arnolfini, Greta Britain. So You Say- West Space, Australia. Oberhausen International film festival International Competition, Germany. Rotterdam International film festival. The Netherlands. Rebuild and Change Nature - Mångkulturellt Center (Singel exhibition) , Sweden.
2011 Kort på Kino - Kino art video festival, Norway. Kenya International film festival, Kenya. Applied Theories of Expanded Minds - National Theatre, Nairobi Kenya. Applied Theories of Expanding Minds- Makerere Art Gallery, Kampala Uganda. Full Pull festival- Sweden. Locker Room Film Festival - Arcus, Japan. Pop Art - Primo Piano Livingallery, Italy. Royal institute of Art Master show at the Art Academy, Stockholm Sweden. The never ending musical - Gallery Kurant, Tromso, Norway.
2010 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds - Docky Lodge,Stockholm Sweden. Royal institute of Art spring exhibition 2010. Stockholm. Healing of the Nations - Haninge Art center, Sweden. Applied Theories of Expanded Minds - Galllery Mejan, Sweden. Tupp festival - Uppsala town theatre, Sweden.
2009 The Healing of the Nations - Bastard gallery – Sweden. Full Pull festival- Malmö Sweden. Royal institute of Art spring exhibition 2009, Sweden. The Healing of the Nations – Havana Biennial -Cuba.
2008 Moving - Clarion art film festival, Sweden. WS4” - Ada Street Gallery, London. Jag och Jag - Galleri Mejan, Sweden. The Loose Knowledge Movement- The Art Academy, Stockholm. Loop08, Barcelona, Spain. Across the Divide - The Art Academy Stockholm.
2007 Blind Boys walk with their eyes in the sun - Nomo Gallery Kampala Uganda.
2006 Triad, expo-september - Vita havet Konstfack, Stockholm. Royal institute of Art spring exhibition 2006.
Stipends & grants
2012 Kultur Bryggan- with Sonia Hedstrand. Filmbasen- with Lena Bergendahl och Jennifer Rainsford. Gertrude och Ivar Philipson – with Sonia hedstrand.
2011 Stiftelsen Längermanska kulturfonden. Minor Field Studies: grant for field studies in Uganda. From Royal institute of Art funded by SIDA. Kungl. Hvitfeldtska Stiftelsens University Scholarship.
2010 Helge Ax:son Johnson Scholarship. Wilhelm Smiths Scholarship. Art s artistic research grant from Royal institute of Art with Lena Bergendahl och Jennifer Rainsford. Ida Unman Scholarship from Royal Institute of Art`s . EE- medel ( Artistic research grant) with Lena Bergendahl and Jennifer Rainsford. Wilhelm Smiths Scholarship.
2009 Art artistic research grant from Royal institute of art with Lena Bergendahl and Jennifer Rainsford. Scholarship from Royal institute of Art for exchange for studies at ISA, Havana Cuba.
2008 Fredrika Bremer Scholarship. Kungl. Hvitfeldtska Stiftelsens University Scholarship. Kjelberska Flickskolans Donationsfond.
2007 EE- medel (Artistic research grant) from Royal Institute of Art.
2005 Makarna Linderkvist Donation.
2004 Nya Domen Konstskolas Scolarship.
2003 Tjörns Commune Cultural scholarship for young artist. Folke Bernadottes minne. Shilerska Gymansiets (high school) student scholarship.
Work/Board experience in the arts field
2012 Teacher in Fine art at Visma School, Sweden Assistant to artist Lina Selander during workshop in video art at Slättgårds Skolan (primary school), Sweden. Leading workshop in art at Bernadottegymnasiet ( high school), Sweden. 2009-2011 Board member at The Royal Institute of Art board. 2009 Assistant to Maria Lantz at Informal Citis International Symposium. 2006-2007 Commissioner of the student council in the budget grope at The Royal Institute of Art. 2007 Commissioner of student council in the Kuno at The Royal Institute of Art. 2003-2007 Work as a development worker in the Bishozi Projects (work with building a primary school, starting up and organizing The Swedish Goat back and preparing for the building of Bishozi Culture Center) -Uganda. 2003-2006 Board member in Föreningen Bildverkstan I Ödmsål.
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