ABOUT
Bio
Irja Bodén (b. 1960, Kiruna, Sweden) earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Potsdam and a B.A. from Lund University, Sweden. In the 1990s, she moved to New York City, working as a student and studio assistant in various ceramic studios. Solo and two-person exhibitions include Al Held Foundation, Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY, and Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT. In 2023, Bodén had her second solo exhibition, Constellations, at Amos Eno Gallery. Her work has been included in group exhibitions such as the Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY; Al Held Foundation, Boiceville, NY; Art+Nature+Home with Upstate Diary, Stone Ridge, NY; University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA; Samuel Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY, and Kin Museum for Contemporary Art, Kiruna, Sweden. Bodén has been awarded residencies, grants, and fellowships, including Byrdcliffe Artist in Residency, Woodstock, Studios at MASS MoCA, the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, and the NYSCA Public Art Fellowship.
The artist lives in Hudson Valley, NY, and maintains an active studio practice.
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IRJA BODÉN
Born in Kiruna, Sweden
Lives and works in Hudson Valley, NY
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, magna cum laude, SUNY Potsdam, New York
Bachelor of Arts, Social Science, Lund University, Sweden
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2024 Curious Arias, Two-person Exhibit, Art Bites Gallery, High Falls, NY
2023 Irja Bodén: Constellations, Amos Eno Gallery, Bushwick, NY
2022 Irja Bodén: To Dress a Ptarmigan, Al Held Foundation in partnership with River Valley Arts Collective, Boiceville, NY
2022 Ceramics and Collage, Two-person Exhibit, Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY
2021 Irja Bodén: ”Blah, blah, blah,” Smallbany Gallery, Albany, NY
2021 Irja Bodén: Fractured Light, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Irja Bodén: Virtual solo platform, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2017 Interwoven, Two-person Exhibit, Roxbury Arts Group: Walt Meade Gallery, Roxbury, NY
RESIDENCIES - AWARDS - PUBLICATION
2023 Essay: “The Evocative Landscape of Irja Bodén’s Ceramic Sculptures by Emireth Herrera Valdés
2023 Review: "A Related Harmony of Living Potential” Online Journal, Zero Thought to Z, by Stephen Gambello
2023 Feature in Ceramics Now, Constellations, Amos Eno Gallery, NYC
2022 Artists of Hudson-Mohawk Region Exhibition, Catalogue, and Portfolio Photography Award, Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
2022 Featured Artist Interview, Upstate Diary Magazine: Issue 15
2022 Byrdcliffe Artist in Residency, Woodstock, NY
2021 AiR Studios at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
2021 White Columns, Curated Artist Registry, ongoing
2021 Artist Resource Trust Fund, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, MA
2019-2023 Member of Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018, 2017 Vermont Studio Center, Artist’s Grant and Residency, Johnson, VT
2017 Public Art Fellowship, New York State Council of the Arts, NY
2000, 2003, 2007 Special Opportunity Stipend (SOS), NYS Foundation for the Arts, NY
2000 Workshop Residency, Haystack School of Crafts, MA
1996 Ceramic Residency, October-November, Penland School of Crafts, NC
1990s Studio Assistant in various ceramic studios, NYC, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2024 The Back Room, Art Bites, High Falls, NY
2023 inFORM, Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh, NY
2023 Holiday, LABspace, Hillsdale, New York
2022 Split and Becloud, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York
2022 On the Grounds, a site-specific outdoor installation, Al Held Foundation in partnership with River Valley Arts Collective, Boiceville, NY
2022 ART+NATURE+HOME ‘22, Upstate Diary, Stone Ridge, New York
2022 Holiday, LABspace, Hillsdale, New York
2021 Radius 50, Woodstock Artist Assoc. & Museum, Woodstock, New York
2021 Embody, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, Connecticut
2020 The Immigrant Artist Biennial, Here Together! /The Imminent Arrival, New York
2020 New Folk: Hudson Valley Artists, Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, New York
2020 National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Assoc: University Place Gallery, Massachusetts
2019 En Vacker Utställning, Kin, Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiruna, Sweden
2018 Land and Sea, Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, New York
2017 Northeast Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, Art Centro, Poughkeepsie, NY
2014 Invitational Exhibit, Pleiades Gallery, New York City, NY
2007 North Country Regional, Gibson Gallery, SUNY Potsdam, New York
Contact
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Irja Bodén
Email address: ibartstudio17@gmail.com