short biography
Anders Sunna (b. 1985, Kieksiäsvaara / Sápmi), based in Jokkmokk / Sápmi, is a painter, performer and installation artist and he is a Northern Sámi artist from a reindeer herding family in Kieksiaisvaara, in the Swedish part of Sapmi.
Anders Sunna uses his large-scale paintings, spatial installations, and performances, which are full of incisive criticism, humor, and irreverence, to publicize social and political issues facing First Nations.
Anders Sunna participated at the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020), at the 59. Venice Biennale (2022), among others.
He studied Fine Arts at the Konstfack College of Arts in Stockholm.
"As I grew older, I became interested in using art as a weapon in the political struggle. Imagine being able to speak all the world’s languages without saying a sound. To reach people’s hearts first and then their consciousness."
Anders Sunna
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28. Oct 28. Jan 2024Anders Sunna – Illegal Spirits of Sápmi Moderna Museet Malmö
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02. Jun 19. AugThe New Subject - Mutating Rights and Conditions of Living Bodies Konsthall C, Farsta
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07. Oct 15. Jan 2023Luondu Luonddus – As Part of Nature, We Are Nature Nordische Botschaften Felleshus, Berlin
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23. Apr 27. Nov59. Venice Biennale 2022 Venice Biennale
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14. Mar 26. SepBiennale of Sydney 2020 Biennale of Sydney
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08. Nov 05. Apr 2020Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
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20. Oct 06. Jan 2019WITH THE FUTURE BEHIND US Moderna Museet Stockholm