Ellen ''Kristina'' Abelli Elander (born 25 June 1952) is a
Swedish
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artist.
She received her education at Birkagårdens folkhögskola between 1972 and 1973, and made her solo debut at Galleri Händer in
Stockholm
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in 1978.
Early on, she worked with paintings in acrylic and canvas, and openly criticized the gender issues of the time.
She released several drawings during the 1980s and 2000s in the comic books ''
Galago
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'' and ''Hjälp!''
She later worked with larger room installations and wall paintings, and figures in ceramics and textiles that have been shown in the gallery Schaper & Sundberg in Stockholm.
Auktionsverket - Kristina Elander twin lady
Retrieved 18 October 2016.
Bibliography
*''Prinsessor utan Panik'', Stockholm 2007,
*''Sexstrejk nu! sa Lysistrate'', LL-förlaget 2009,
*''Staden, Flickorna, Tiden...tiden'', Bokförlaget Mormor, Stockholm 2011
*"The Street Series and Other Works" Bullfinch Publishing 2011 tryck Balto Print, Litauen och Olssons Grafiska Stockholm
References
External links
Kristina Abelli Elanders website
Living people
1952 births
Artists from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish women artists
21st-century Swedish women artists
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