CURRICULUM VITAE

1963 Born in Gällivare, Swedish citizen

Academic Training
1996-1999 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with Honours, majoring in Glass, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University

Solo Exhibitions
2009
Transmission, The Glassery, Stockholm Sweden
2006
Tradition och förnyelse, Gaaltije, Östersund Sweden
2005
WinterSPACE, Galleri Glas Ett, Stockholm Sweden
         
Designer of the month, Svensk Form Botnia at Västerbottens museum, Umeå
          Sweden
         
Glas & Textil, Galleri Sintra, Gothenburg Sweden
2004 Glas og tekstil, Sámi Artist Center, Karasjok Norway
2003 Uttryck i glas och textil, Galleri Rista, Umeå Sweden
2001
Guojttem / Skimmer, A’jtte Svenskt Fjäll- och Samemuseum, Jokkmokk Sweden
        (together with M-D Rimpi)
2000
Uttryck i glas och textil, Museet, Gällivare Sweden

Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Prague Festival 2010, Galerie Pokorna at Gorlice - Kulturni Pamatka Vysehrad,
        Prague, Czech Republic
        Gierdu, travelling exhibition Norway 2009-2011 organised by SKINN and De Samiske
        Samlinger, Norway

2009
Being A Part, Sami Art Center and RiddoDuottarMuseat, Karasjok Norway
        Ikte Odne Ihttin, RiddoDuottarMuseat, Karasjok Norway
2008
In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
         
Sámi Art - a contemporary heritage, Galleri Kaiku, Roveniemi Finland
        NEW, Swedish Museum of Glass, Växjö Sweden
        Nights of Light - Days of Darkness, Västerbottens Museum Umeå Sweden
2007
100 tankar om konsthantverk, Riksutställningar Sweden and Finland
2006 På samisk vis, Sámi Artist Center, Karasjok Norway
        Formscape, Barents exhibition - Arts and Crafts and Design, travelling exhibition
        Scandinavia and Russia      

2005
Julsalong, Galleri Glas Ett, Stockholm Sweden
         
New Directions in Australian Glass, Embassy of Australia, Washington DC USA

2004 Glas Gler Glass, National Art Gallery / Listnasafni Islands, Reykjavik Iceland
        Samisk kyrkokonst, Ájtte Svenskt Fjäll- och Same museum, Jokkmokk Sweden
2003 Legacy, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland USA
          A Land Shared - Contemporary and Applied Art of the Northern People, Gallen- 
        Kallelan Museet, Helsinki Finland
2002 11 Glaskonstnärer, Galleri Versalen, Sundsvall Sweden
2001 Nissonat, Konst/konsthantverk av samiska kvinnor, Konstens Hus, Luleå Sweden
2000 'Vessels' The International Exhibition of Glass, Koganezaki Glass Museum,
 
        
Shizuoka Japan 
        
Fusion: Contemporary Glass, AXIA Modern Art, Armadale Melbourne Australia 
         Essentially Canberra, Hsinchu International Glass Festival, Taipei, Taiwan and Earl
         Lu Gallery Singapore
1999
  Finalist RFC Glass Prize 1999 (Resource Finance Corporation), Glass Artist Gallery,
         Sydney Australia
         Essentially Canberra, Object Galleries, Sydney Australia
         SOFA NY 1999, presentation by Chappell Gallery Boston, 68th Regiment   
         Armoury, New York City USA
1998  Venezia Aperto Vetro 1998, Instituto Statale Del’Arte, Venice Italy
         Duoje ja Gåvå, Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm Sweden
         Origins & Objects, Craft ACT, Link Gallery, Canberra Australia

Represented at public collections
Ájtte Svensk Fjäll- och Same Museum Jokkmokk Sweden
Australian National University Art Collection, Canberra
Gällivare kommun Sweden
Museum of Design and Applied Arts Iceland
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Nationalmuseum Stockholm Sweden
National Public Art Council Sweden
Sami Parliament Norway
Sami Parliament Sweden
Swedish Glass Museum, Smålands museum, Växjö 
Storumans kommun Sweden
Umeå kommun Sweden
Västerbottens Läns Landsting Sweden


Selection of publications, TV reports etc.
2010
Publications:
'Prague Festival 2010', exhibition catalogue by Galerie Pokorna
Other: Invited by the Governor of Västerbotten county Chris Heister, to take part in a representation dinner at the ship Ostindienfararen Götheborg held for the Crownprincess Victoria and her "to be" husband Daniel together with the rest of the Royal Family of Sweden. 16 June. 

2009
TV reports: SVT2 Eftersnack 21 January
Publications:
'Den säregna känslan av ett vinterrum' in Tidskriften Svenskt Konsthantverk no.4/09 p.12-17, ISSN 1652-3687
'ID: Monica L Edmondson. Glaskonstnär. Same' in Samefolket no.11/12-09, p.38-40
'Gierdu - bevegelser i samisk kunstverden', ISBN 978-82-997941-1-4, p.50+109
'Glaskonstnär med världsrykte' in Magasin Sápmi, ISBN 978-9197765718, p.20-21
Other: Teaching assistant K.Rea Massive Glass Workshop, Anla Glas Silkeborg Denmark

2008
Selection of Publications: 
Glaskonstnär fångar vintern' in Västerbottens-Kuriren, 22 August, p.38
O
ther: Lecture at European Glass Context conference Bornholm Denmark ’Spanning tradition and modern cultures’

2007
TV-reports: SVT2 Västerbottensnytt local TV news
Selection of Publications:
'In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun, Sami and Inuit Art 2000-2005', Art Gallery of Hamilton Canada, ISBN 978-0919153860
'Längs Fjällvinden' by Göran Lundin, p.158-163, ISBN 978-91-85515-19-6
'Vintern fångad i glaskonst' in Västerbottens-Kuriren, 24 April, p.24
Other: Glass art 'Blizzard' represented on Swedish Postal Stamp, released Nov-07

2006

TV-reports: Safari - norwegian cultural program NRK1, 18 April by Hanne Skrikerud
Árdna - Sami cultural program NRK1, 26 February
Selection of Publications:
'Glas i sommarsverige' in Konstvärlden & Disajn Sweden, no.4. p.94
'Vinter og ildens varme inspirerer' in Helgeland Norway 4 March, p.12-13
Other: Invited to take part at the opening of exhibition at Art Gallery of Hamilton Canada

2005
TV reports: SVT2 Nordnytt and Oddasat Sami news and local news TV4
Selection of Publications:
'Det oändliga vinterrummet' in Vår Bostad no.2 February 2005, p.24
'Vinterrum med eld som glöder' in Göteborgs-Posten 15 January, p.76-77
'Samisk kunst lever' in Bonytt Norway no. 3 2005, p.114-116
'Glas i frostigt vitt och glödande rött' in ICA-Kuriren no.3 17 January, p.46-47
'Textilt' in Svensk Form no. 2 2005, p.23

2004 
Selection of Publications:
Västerbottens museums tidskrift 2.04 about 'Slöjder och slöjdare', p.22-23 by Gunilla Lundahl
'The Sami - an Indigenous People in Sweden', The Swedish Ministry of Agriculture, food and consumer affairs / Sametinget, p.46-47, ISBN 91-974667-9-4
'En donation av svensk glaskonst till Island', p.76 by K.Wickman and M.Holkers ISBN 91-631-5696-2
Other:
Invited by the Swedish Embassy in Reykjavik Iceland to represent at the official opening by the Swedish Royal Family of the Swedish glass donation to Iceland.
14 July. Swedish National TV, Anja Pärsson (Wold and Olympic Alpine Gold medalist) give the Crown Princess Victoria a glass vessels as a gift during the Victoria Award ceremony.

2003 
TV reports: 28 June. Program SVT2 about the Sami people by JohnErling Utsi
Oddasat Sami news SVT2 and local news Västerbottens-Nytt
Selection of publications:
'Vinterbarn med känsla för glas' in Västerbottens-Kuriren 4 October, p.13 
'Fused together' in Object magazine Australia, no.42 June, p.54
'Ett glödande hjärta i vinterrummet' in Tidskriften Hemslöjden, no. 03/6, p.6-10
'En magisk lockelse' in Västerbottens-Kuriren 14 March, p.5  
Other: Technical assistant K Rea M
asterclass at North Lands, Lybster Scotland
Speaker at Landscape and Nature Conference at North Lands, Lybster Scotland

2002 
'Unga konstnärer på Klockberget' in Eskilstuna-Kuriren 4 May, p. 23

2001 
'Glas-stipendium' in Svensk Form no 04/2001, p.123 
'Starka kvinnor ställer ut' in Norrbottens-Kuriren 27 June, p.22   
Other; Winner of Alexander Samuelsons Glass Design Award 2001

2000 
'The RFC Glass Prize 1999' in Craft Arts International, no.48, p.88-91
'Fusion: Contemporary glass' in Craft Arts International, no.50, p.94-96
'Glass revival' in The Age 22 March 2000, Domain p.7

1998 

'Canberra School of Art', Venezia Aperto Vetro International New Glass 1998, p.197, p.206
'Samiskt glas från Canberra' in Samefolket Sweden, no.3, p.51
'Craft works show cultural origin' in Canberra Times 31 January, p.16