Bio, CV, and Contact Info.
ABOUT
Bio
Irja Bodén (b. 1960, Kiruna, Sweden) explores the combined ceramic forms stacked or nested with imprints and signs visible beneath a thick glaze. Her work begins on the wheel and transforms into an abstract sculpture with a unique narrative. Bodén earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Potsdam and a B.A. from Lund University, Sweden. The artist has participated in solo exhibitions at Al Held Foundation, Boiceville, NY, curated by Alyson Baker of River Valley Arts Collective; Amos Eno Gallery, N.Y.C.; Smallbany Gallery, Albany, NY; Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT and a two-person exhibit at Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY, among others. In 2023, Bodén had her second solo exhibition, Constellations, at Amos Eno Gallery. Bodén has participated in various group exhibitions, such as the Al Held Foundation; Art+Nature+Home with Upstate Diary, Stone Ridge, NY; Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY; and Samuel Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY. Bodén has also been awarded residencies, grants, and fellowships, including Byrdcliffe Artist Residency, Studios at MASS MoCA, the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, and the NYSCA Public Art Fellowship. Bodén lives in N.Y.'s Hudson Valley, where she maintains an active studio-ceramic practice.
Image credit: Upstate Diary/Guzman
CV
IRJA BODÉN
ibartstudio17@gmail.com
Born in Kiruna, Sweden,
Lives and works in Ghent, 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)
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 Review: Online Journal, Zero Thought to Z, A Related Harmony of Living Potential by Stephen Gambello
2023 Essay: “The Evocative Landscape of Irja Bodén’s Ceramic Sculptures by Emireth Herrera Valdés
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, Ceramics, Woodstock, NY
2021 Foundworks, Artist Registry, ongoing
2021 Studios at MASS MoCA, AiR, North Adams, MA
2021 White Columns, Curated Artist Registry, ongoing
2021 Artist Resource Trust Fund, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, MA
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
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
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 Valley, 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
CONSTELLATIONS, Amos Eno Gallery, Spring, 2023
Contact
Reach out; my studio is in Ghent, New York, and is open by appointment. Use the email below for questions, studio visits, pricing, or other inquiries. We will reply within 24 hours to your email.
Email address: ibartstudio17@gmail.com