Valand Academy ( sv, Akademin Valand) is a school for film, photography, literary composition, and fine art at the University of Gothenburg in

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. It was formed in 2012 through the merger of three formerly independent schools/departments at the University of Gothenburg. Valand Academy can trace its roots back to the year 1865, and is older than the University of Gothenburg (founded 1891).

History

The Valand School of Fine Art was founded as the Gothenburg Drawing School ( sv, Göteborgs Musei Ritskola) in 1865 and has been part of the University of Gothenburg since 1977. The school is situated in central Gothenburg, currently across Vasagatan from the original building. Valand was the name of the construction company formed in order to build the original building which is now occupied by a nightclub of the same name, as well as a fraternal order. In 2012, the ''Valand School of Fine Art'' merged with three other formerly independent institutions at the University of Gothenburg: the ''School of Film Directing'', the ''School of Photography'' and the ''Department of Literary Composition''.

Students

Currently approximately 200 students study on Bachelor and Master programmes in photography, fine art, film and literary composition at the Valand Academy of Arts. There are also the equivalent of 100 full-time places taken by students who study part-time on "free-standing courses." Study places at the Academy are highly sought, and typically there are 400+ applicants for 12 places on the Bachelor programme in fine art each year and 200+ applicants for the 6 places in film. The Academy also provides doctoral studies (PhD) for practitioners and typically has 10 doctoral researchers working at any one time on individual projects in all four subject areas. Each spring the graduating master students exhibit together in

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. The Academy currently has two in-house galleries, Monitor and Rotor 2, and is developing a third external exhibition venue.

Notable alumni

Ivar Arosenius Ivar Axel Henrik Arosenius (8 October 1878, Gothenburg - 2 January 1909, Älvängen) was a Swedish painter and picture book illustrator. Biography His father Henrik (1841-1901) was a railway engineer and Captain of the Road and Water Engineeri ...

Ernst Billgren Ernst Billgren (born 18 November 1957) is a Swedish artist and writer. Billgren was born in Stockholm and that is where he is currently based. He attended the Valand School of Fine Arts where he graduated in 1987. His daughter Elsa Billgren ...

* Torsten Billman * Axel Boman *

Gabo Camnitzer Gabo Camnitzer (born 1984) is a Swedish and U.S. artist, pedagogue, and musician. Life and work Using installation, sculpture, drawing and pedagogical interventions, Camnitzer's work focuses on questions surrounding childhood, subject formation ...

* Ann Edholm * Einar Hákonarson *

Snövit Hedstierna Snövit Hedstierna is a Swedish-born film director, visual artist, performance artist and university teacher. Her subject matters include power structures, gender issues, existential questions and intimacy. Education Snövit Hedstierna holds a M ...

Pål Hollender Pål Anders Jörgen Hollender (born 20 July 1968 in Lidköping, Sweden) is a Swedish film director and performance artist. Hollender is known foremost for his controversial documentaries. '' Pelle polis'' (Pelle the Policeman) (1998) that dealt ...

Dan Lissvik Dan Lissvik (born 1978) is a Swedish musician and producer. Together with Rasmus Hägg he founded the award-winning group Studio (band), Studio. In November 2008, he released his first solo album entitled ''7 Trx+Intermission'', which was follow ...

* Ruben Östlund *

Gustaf Tenggren Gustaf Adolf Tenggren (November 3, 1896 – April 9, 1970) was a Swedish-American illustrator. He is known for his Arthur Rackham-influenced fairy-tale style and use of silhouetted figures with caricatured faces. Tenggren was a chief illustrat ...

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* Úlfur Karlsson *

Helene Billgren Helene Elisabeth Billgren (née Åberg; born 1 June 1952 in Norrköping) is a Swedish artist. She has previously been married to Ernst Billgren Ernst Billgren (born 18 November 1957) is a Swedish artist and writer. Billgren was born in St ...

Notable professors

* Carl Larsson * Bruno Liljefors * Torsten Billman * Peter Dahl *

Maria Lindberg Maria Camilla Lindberg (born 30 March 1977) is a Swedish professional boxer who has held the WIBF light-middleweight title since 2009. She previously held the WIBA light-middleweight title from 2010 to 2014 and has challenged for multiple worl ...

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References

External links

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