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La Dekoloniala! is an educational, artistic, and cultural organization whose main goal is to bring forward decolonial knowledge from the global South that has been pushed out from discourse by white western academia. La Dekoloniala co-curated the exhibition 'Min Kropp, Mitt Val/Mi Cuerpa, Mi desición' with Galleri Majkens.
Detroit, Stockholm is an artist-run collective that provides a free platform and a gallery for artists from various disciplines. From nomadic performance art festivals, music and art happenings and various multimedia exhibitions. Detroit hosted the collaborative exhibition 'Min Kropp, Mitt Val/Mi Cuerpa, Mi desición' 2020.
Amnesty Latinamerika engages people of Sweden to act on abuse on human rights, creating a discourse with government and other institutions of power in Latin America. Patricia Wallin and Camilla Bergius from Amnesty Latinamerika moderated the opening night of 'Min Kropp, Mitt Val/Mi Cuerpa, Mi desición' 2020. And as a part of the exhibition programme they arranged a protest for safe and legal abortions.
PeaceWorks Stockholm is a local co-organisation to PeaceWorks Sweden and works for young people´s right to organise and be influential. PeaceWorks Stockholm co-curated 'Min Kropp, Mitt Val/Mi Cuerpa, Mi desición' with Galleri Majkens.
The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation promotes women’s rights in conflict-affected areas, by supporting and cooperating with local partner organisations. Johanna Arkåsen gave a short seminar on her work for Kvinna till Kvinna in the Kaukasian area, during Galleri Majkens 'Women in War' exhibition, Oct 2019.
The Georgian Embassy in Stockholm
The Georgian Embassy via Mariam Orjonikidze funded Galleri Majkens exhibition 'Women in War - Dina Oganova | Salome Benidze' in Oct 2019.
Galleri Majkens officially donated a copy of the book sHEROes (which 'Women in War' was based on) to the feminist archive of Stockholms new Museum of Women's History.
The cultural center of Sickla in Nacka municipality of Stockholm, hosted Galleri Majkens exhibition 'Unreliable Naturalists' in April 2019.
The Institute of Queer Ecology (IQECO)
A collaborative organism looking to find and create alternatives, aiming to nurture a new environment. IQECO is guided by queer and feminist theory and decolonial thinking. IQECO participated with their Common Survival box in 'Unreliable Naturalists' in April 2019.
Supermarket International independent art fair featured Galleri Majkens as an Associate Gallery to Supermarket 2019. In 2018 they published Galleri Majkens article 'Making Room for Women Artists' in their magazine and featured Galleri Majkens in their Talks and Performance programme.
Key public figure for the feminist movement in Sweden and former leader of the Swedish feminist party FI (feministiskt Initiativ). Schyman inaugurated Galleri Majkens exhibition MOTHERS-The Personal is Political, 2017.
Swedish comedian, founder of feminist stand-up club Stand Up Yours and on tour with her solo show "TJOCKIS- en superviktig stand up show". Sandin inaugurated Irina Laaja´s solo show [fe]male gaze at Galleri Majkens, 2018.
Sexologist from Swedish radio and TV giving lectures all over the country about norms, gender and sexualities. Norwald inaugurated Irina Laaja´s solo show [fe]male gaze at Galleri Majkens, 2018.
Järna based musician, folk-sing and songwriter who performed during the inauguration ceremony of Rachel J Miller's solo show 'In Our Nature' at Galleri Majkens, 2018.
Födelsevrålet Swedish nation-wide organisation working to improve the Swedish obstetric care for women. Födelsevrålet inaugurated Galleri Majkens group show MOTHERS-The Personal is Political and participated in the exhibition with a selection of their organisation's birth-testimonies.
Johanna Lundgren – Application Scientist from Vanadis Diagnostics researching the DNA of mothers.
Lundberg presented her research in the Finissage-talk at MOTHERS-The Personal is Political, 2017.
PAST EXHIBITION:
-Konstnärer mot patriarkalt våld
DETROIT GALLERY | 21-28 Nov 2020
WITH AMNESTY LATINAMERIKA, LA DEKOLONIALA! PEACEWORKS STOCKHOLM SCHOOLS FOR FUTURE
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