M.E.C. 

Maj Enderstein Art Collection M.E.C.

Maj Enderstein was an artist, born on 8 September 1926 in Åseda, Småland, and she died on 10 February 2018 in Helsingborg. She lived in Buenos Aires, Söderköping, Vänersborg, Paris, and since 1987 Helsingborg, Sweden. 

Among other art and design educations, she studied art at Ateljé José Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the late fifties and at Gerlesborgsskolan Bohuslän during the nineteen seventies. She also was invited to work periods at San Michele Capri in 1975 and 1989 and Cité International des Arts Paris in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1999. Her artworks are influenced by impressionism and emphasis on light and color and on the shifts in the light. At a young age, Maj Enderstein also was a successful fashion designer for a short period, as she worked for Swedish fashion houses during the 1950s, and her work was published in international fashion magazines. Composition, design, and sense of forms were artistic expressions that followed her throughout her life.

A selection of exhibitions: Galeria del Buen Ayre Buenos Aires 1970, Gallery Viktor Rydberg Gothenburg 1981, Sala Rovira Barcelona 1984, Galerie Laurens Paris 1988, Galleri Fredland Arild 1989, Galleri Rudolf Norrviken Båstad 1990, 1994, Cité International des Arts 1993, 1999, 2001, Falsterbo Konsthall 1996, Musée Véra St. Germain-en-Laye 1997, Paris, Väsby Konsthall 1998, Nässjö Kulturhus 1998, Nyköping Gallery Sjöhästen 1999, Ängelholm Gallery Moment 1999, Gallery Kom o Se Värnamo 2001, Kulturhuset Gränslösa Åseda 2001.

A selection of collective exhibitions: Konsthallen Gamla Linköping 1973, Norrköping and Linköping Museum 1975, Salon des Nations Paris 1983, Riom France 1990, Landskrona Konsthall 1991, Hörby Museum 1992, Karlskrona Konsthall 1997, Krapperups Konsthall 2000. Maj Enderstein was also a highly valued exhibitor at various workplaces through committed art associations at workplaces around Sweden. Here Maj met a large public audience. In her older days, she received her audience in her home and in her studio in Helsingborg. She was active until her death on February 10, 2018. During her artistic career, Maj had numerous exhibitions at galleries around Sweden.

Represented: Älvsborg county council. Sparbanken Väst, Vänersborg. Scandinavian Ferry Lines, Helsingborg. SPP, Malmö. Saltögården Royal Academy of Music, Strömstad. Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.

Maj Enderstein was a member of The Artists' Association of Sweden (Konstnärernas Riksorganisation).