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Sprung from, on the one hand, the wish to become a painter, and on the other, a predisposition that drew him toward sculpture, Pares’ artistry naturally circles questions of what it entails to live within the constraints of the body one was given. Through combining sculptural materials in varied figurations and details with the canvas, Pares has developed his own relationship with the canvas as a sculptor, where the result often creates a sense of the sculptural and the canvas being forced together, oscillating between abstraction and figuration, and between mutual support and resistance, in a state without resolution.

Pares studied graphic design and commercial arts at Beckmans College of Design and Bergh’s in Stockholm, and has been awarded Cannes Grand Prix, Epica d’Or, and other notable awards for his work. Since 2012 Pares works fulltime with his art and since 2020 he also runs and curates the exhibition project StudyForArtPlatform in Stockholm. Pares’ works have been featured at Gallery Golsa (NO), Gallery Giampaolo Abbondoi (IT), Gallery Steinsland Berliner (SWE), and National Gallery (BiH), among others, and can be seen in private collections around the world.
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Artist Projects

2026, Title TBC; group exhibition with TBC; curated by Love Enqvist; Studio Giardini; Venice, Italy.

2026, 9 May–9 June; "Gränser" ("Borders"); group exhibition with TBC; Kummelholmen; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, November; "Hur Odlar Man En Sommaräng?" ("How Do You Grow a Summer Meadow?"); solo exhibition; Galleri Duerr; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 6–30 September; "Busts"; solo exhibition; Roman Cisterns, Fermo Musei; Fermo, Italy.

2025, 23 August; Hjorten Skulpturpark 2025; group exhibition; Konsthall 323 and Hjorten Skulpturpark; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 11–29 June; "Tagning 2" ("Take 2"); group exhibition with undisclosed artists; Detroit Stockholm; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 19 September; "Heads"; solo exhibition; Brixtol Textiles; Konstnärshuset SKF; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 27 April–19 May; "Vem Var Branislav Tesanovic" ("Who Was Branislav Tesanovic?"); group exhibition; Gallery Heerz Tooya; Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria.

2024, 10 April– ; "Hour 482 120"; installation; Restaurant Riche; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 21 October–21 April 2024; "Feel Good"; solo exhibition; Galleria Giampaolo Abbondio; Todi, Italy.

2023, 8–22 July; "Jag" ("I"); group exhibition; Älgnäs Konsthall; Älgnäs, Sweden.

2023, 6 April–31 May; "Cocks!"; group exhibition; Artworks; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 16 March–11 October; untitled; installation; Hope Flagship Store; Stockholm, Sweden.

2022, 21–24 July; "Ungeziefer"; duo exhibition with Tim Høibjerg; curated by Love Enqvist; Studio Giardini; Venice, Italy.

2022, 5–10 April; untitled; group exhibition; Bienvenue Art Fair; Paris, France.

2022, 4–30 October; "Ett Villkorslöst Tillstånd" ("An Unconditional State"); solo exhibition; Brillo; Stockholm, Sweden.

2022, 17 May–17 June; "The Sevdah Tone"; solo exhibition; National Gallery; Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

2021, 30 March–25 April; "Efter Applåderna" ("After The Applause"); solo exhibition; Stripped Vintage; Stockholm, Sweden.

2021, 11–13 June; "A Million Years"; studio exhibition; Stockholm, Sweden.

2019, 14 November–15 December; "Tumören" ("The Tumor"); solo exhibition; Dusty Deco; Stockholm, Sweden.

2018, 17–18 August; "Got It For Cheap"; group exhibition; Galleri Golsa; Oslo, Norway.

2018, 6–22 July; "A Needle’s Eye"; group exhibition; P-Galeria; Pori, Finland.

2017, 11–12 November; "Got It For Cheap"; group exhibition; Galleri Steinsland Berliner; Stockholm, Sweden.

2004, 23 January–14 March; "Vårsalongen" ("The Spring Exhibition"); group exhibition; Liljevalchs Museum; Stockholm, Sweden.

Curator Projects (studyforartplatform.com)

2026, 9 May–9 June; "Gränser" ("Borders"); group exhibition with TBC; Kummelholmen; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 31 October–22 November; "Title TBC"; Erik Uddén; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 26 September–18 October; "Title TBC"; Rebecka Tollens; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 22 August–13 September; "Title TBC"; Christine Dahl Helweg-Larsen; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 30 May–21 June; "Blossomborn"; Isadora Israel; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 11 April–3 May; "Transliminal"; Zahra Zavareh, Martin Lundberg; curated by Detroit Stockholm; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2025, 7 February–1 March; "White Energy"; Torbjörn Johansson; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 8–29 November; "Words"; Peter Sellberg; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 4–26 October; "Divi div ide"; Lars Nordby; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 6–28 September; "From One To Another"; Ola Nilsson; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 24 May–15 June; "Auto Bios Grapho; Auto"; Joline Uvman; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 27 April–19 May; "Vem Var Branislav Tesanovic" ("Who Was Branislav Tesanovic?"); Idun Baltzersen, Simon Burton, Paul Housley, Daniel Jensen, Susan Te Kahurangi King, Anders Krisar, Lisa Lundgren, Kasper Nordenström Jung, Mateas Pares, Stina Persson, Anna Ting Möller; Gallery Heerz Tooya; Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria.

2024, 5–27 April; "Helig! Helig! Helig är den rymning som lämnar dörren låst från insidan […]" ("Holy! Holy! Holy is the escape that leaves the door locked from the inside […]"); Karon Nilzén; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2024, 1–23 March; "Gamla Ord / New Songs" ("Old Words / New Songs"); Joakim Derlow; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 27 October–25 November; "Lucky Syndrome"; Paul Ferens, Mingrui Jiang, Georg Nordmark, Jon Rafman; curated by Nicole Walker; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 22 September–14 October; "Auto Bios Grapho; Bios"; Joline Uvman; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 18 August–9 September; "Interplay"; Elin Stampe; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 12 May–3 June; "March of Return"; Kajsa Melchior; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 14 April–6 May; "Untitled (Cumulus)"; Gabriel Karlsson; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 6 April–31 May; "Cocks!"; Alberte Skronski, Amanda Monceau, Björn Kjelltoft, Filippa Nilsson Kallhed, Ida Silfverdal, Johnny Olsson, Jukka Korkeila, Mateas Pares, Sanna Albenius, Sophi Vejrich, Tim Høibjerg, Vilma Ideberg, Åsa Cederqvist; Artworks; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 3–25 February; "Auto Bios Grapho; Grapho"; Joline Uvman; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2023, 16 December–28 January; "Lately"; Levi Sebton; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2022, 21 October–12 November; "I Speak To Locate Myself Near You"; Love Enqvist; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2022, 19 August–17 September; "Hjärtat" ("The Heart"); Elinor Silow; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2022, 17 June–9 July; "Erlenmeyer Flask"; Mercedes Ardelius Blane; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2022, 18 March–9 April; "Amalgamate"; Fabian Bergmark Näsman; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2022, 4–26 February; "Duke Raven Waves"; Tim Høibjerg; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2021, 8–30 October; "Mass"; Adrian Olas; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2021, 20 August–19 September; "Att Bära Sig Själv" ("To Carry Oneself"); Kasper Nordenström Jung; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2021, 2–24 July; "Mammasonen Döttras och Barnet Födas" ("The Motherson Daughtered and the Child to be Born"); Titus Boguslaw; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2021, 17 April–8 May; "Body of Work"; Björn Bengtsson; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2021, 13 March–4 April; "Frusen Glädjé" ("Frozen Joy"); Agassi Bangura, Oscar Carlson, Tora Schultz Larsen, Ilja Karilampi, Lotte Andersen, Susann Brännström, Patrick McGraw / Heavy Traffic Magazine, Mathis Altmann, Stefan Tcherepnin, Max Glader; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2020, 20 November–3 January 2021; "Irremediable (Study)"; Frederik Egesborg; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

2020, 2–18 October; "Rite of Passage (Ritual Series)"; Slobodan Živić; StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

Other

2023; Member of Swedish Curators’ Association.

2023; Member of KKV, konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad.

2020; Founder of the exhibition project StudyForArtPlatform; Stockholm, Sweden.

Scholarships and Grants

2024; Scholarship recipient; Brixtol Textiles Textile Art Scholarship; Stockholm, Sweden.

Publications

2023; Artnotes

2023; Plaza Magazine

2022; artworks.se

2022; Artviewer

2022; Daily Lazy

2022; Oscar Magnusson Spectacles, "Behind the Mask"

2022; Balkan Art Scene

2020; Archive 00 Magazine by Saint Maison Gallery

2020; Art Maze Magazine

2018; Satakunnan Kansa

2018; Satakunnan Kansa

2018; Satakunnan Kansa (Newspaper clippings)

2018; Porin Taiteilijaseuran

2018; Abstract Mag

2018; Art Maze Magazine

2004; konsten.net (Excerpt of text)

Education

  • Bronze Casting Course; Konstnärerna Kollektivverkstad, KKV; Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Folk Art; Larsjos; Säter, Sweden.
  • Communications Arts; Berghs; Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Graphic Design; Beckmans; Stockholm, Sweden.

Selected Employments

  • Global Creative Director; Marcel / 133 Lux; Paris, France.
  • Creative Director; DDB; Hong Kong, China.
  • Creative Director; Greatworks; Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Art Director / Copywriter; Wieden & Kennedy; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Creative; Mother; London, UK.

Selected Awards

  • Cyber Grand Prix; Cannes.
  • Epica d'Or; Epica.
  • Campaign of the Year; Campaign, UK.
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Sweden

Atelier Mateas Pares
Katarina Bangata 66
116 39 Stockholm, Sweden
attic@mateaspares.com
mateaspares.com
@mateas.pares


Galleri Duerr
Hudiksvallsgatan 6, 2nd floor
113 30 Stockholm, Sweden
0046 70 307 34 32
deborah@galleriduerr.se
galleriduerr.com



Italy

Galleria Giampaolo Abbondio
8 Viale F.lli Bronzetti
20129 Milano
0039 075 376 5324
info@giampaoloabbondio.com
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