Katharina Stenbeck Explained
Katharina Stenbeck |
Birth Name: | Katharina Alice Hilda Stenbeck |
Birth Date: | March 23, 1987 |
Birth Place: | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden |
Occupation: | Artist, electronic musician, singer |
Alias: | Galleriet |
Katharina Alice Hilda Stenbeck (born March 23, 1987) is a Swedish artist, electronic musician and singer.
Early life and theatre
Stenbeck grew up in Saltsjöbaden outside Stockholm but also lived in London as a child. She studied theatre at Södra Latin in Stockholm before moving to New York City to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts from 2005 to 2008.[1]
Music
Stenbeck fronted the Brooklyn-based post-disco band Folding Legs from 2009 to 2015. In the spring of 2017, she launched Galleriet (in Swedish pronounced as /ɡalɛˈrǐːɛt/, "The Gallery")[2] and released her debut solo album, Romantic Gestures, later the same year.[3] Three of the songs from the album, "Right Wavelength", "Homesick Lover" and "Juvenile", premiered on Swedish national radio in Musikguiden for Sveriges Radio P3.[4] [5] In 2018, she released the EP, Send Me Your Daughter.[6]
Stenbeck, who self-produces all her work, employs the use of masks, audiovisual installations and other theatrical elements in her music videos and live performances.[7]
Art
Stenbeck is a self-taught artist. Her work spans a wide variety of mediums, including painting, papier-mâché sculpture, video installation, wearable art and stop motion animation.[8] [9]
She launched a YouTube channel in March 2019, on which she shares videos about her work.[10] In August 2019, she launched an online store of housewares, accessories and artwork designed and created by Stenbeck in her studio.[11] In the spring of 2021, her short film I Have Anxiety was exhibited at Liljevalchs Vårsalong in Stockholm.[12]
Personal life
Stenbeck currently splits her time between Los Angeles, California and Stockholm, Sweden.[13]
Discography
Albums
- Romantic Gestures (2017, self-released)
Extended plays
- Send Me Your Daughter (2018, self-released)
Singles
- Right Wavelength (2017, self-released)
- Homesick Lover (2017, self-released)
- Allting är som vanligt (2017, self-released)
- Senga (2018, self-released)
Music videos
Filmography
Short films
- I Have Anxiety (2021) – exhibited at Liljevalchs Vårsalong in Stockholm in the spring of 2021[23] [12]
External links
Interviews
Notes and References
- Web site: Stenbeck interviewed in Nacka Värmdö Posten . Nacka Värmdö Posten (sv) . Charlotta . Westling . February 12, 2008 .
- Web site: Galleriet on Personal Resurrection as a Solo Artist. Posture Magazine. Winter . Mendelson . July 30, 2017 . July 30, 2017.
- Web site: Album Premiere: Romantic Gestures by Galleriet. Audiofemme. Elizabeth . Wakefield . October 16, 2017.
- Web site: "Right Wavelength" in Musikguiden i P3. Sveriges Radio P3. May 24, 2017.
- Web site: "Homesick Lover" in Musikguiden i P3. Sveriges Radio P3. July 11, 2017.
- Web site: Interview with Galleriet on LVL3. September 14, 2018 . LVL3. September 14, 2018.
- Web site: 'Galleriet live at Teater Giljotin' [Video] ]. April 10, 2018 .
- Web site: Stenbeck interviewed in VoyageLA Magazine . July 10, 2019 . July 10, 2019 .
- Web site: Artist Q&A with Katharina Stenbeck . February 12, 2018 .
- Web site: Katharina Stenbeck YouTube Channel . . March 1, 2019 .
- Web site: Katharina Stenbeck Shop . August 16, 2019 .
- Web site: I Have Anxiety at Liljevalchs Vårsalong 2021 . November 16, 2022 .
- Web site: Katharina Stenbeck About . June 14, 2020 .
- Web site: Galleriet: "Jag lyfter fram tankar kring kvinnlighet och dess fysiska och psykiska ideal" [Video] ]. . Erik Augustin . Palm . May 18, 2017 . November 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120142334/https://gaffa.se/artikel/117605/jag-lyfter-fram-tankar-kring-kvinnlighet-och-dess-fysiska-och-psykiska-ideal . dead .
- Web site: Veckans Fynd: "Right Wavelength" av Galleriet [Video] ]. HYMN . June 5, 2017 . June 5, 2017 .
- Web site: Debut ifrån Galleriet: "Right Wavelength" [Video] ]. What Else is There? . Jannice . Faringer . June 11, 2017 . April 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180407182635/http://whatelseisthere.se/tag/galleriet/ . dead .
- Web site: Top 5 Videos of the Week: "Right Wavelength" by Galleriet [Video] ]. KALTBLUT . Nicola . Phillips . May 21, 2017 . May 21, 2017 .
- Web site: "Right Wavelength" on Hype Machine. . May 17, 2017.
- Web site: Tom Tom Magazine Video Premiere: 'Senga' by Galleriet [Video] ]. . Mindy . Abovitz Monk . September 6, 2018 . September 6, 2018 .
- Web site: NEW MUSIC: GALLERIET – SENGA [Video] ]. Analogue Trash . Mark . Buckley . September 5, 2018 . September 5, 2018 .
- Web site: Galleriet – 'Senga' [Video] ]. Sawdust and Gin . September 28, 2018 . September 28, 2018 .
- Web site: "Senga" on Hype Machine. . September 28, 2018.
- Web site: I Have Anxiety Short Film . August 31, 2020 . November 16, 2022 .