Björn Sjögren
Abstract Impressionist / Expressionist
Born in Sweden - in the USA 2001- 2018. Now living in Queretaro, Mexico
I create pictures using my life experiences, often mingled with my present inner feelings and a kind
of Scandinavian simplicity of design. The title is placed beneath the image to let the words interact
with the design above – the viewer’s brain then produces the full picture.
How long does it take me to make one of my pieces? A lifetime – all my experiences have shaped
the way I create. In the 32 years since I started to paint, I have heard comments on both sides of the
Atlantic Ocean from people finding traces of long gone masters in my art. That my work looks like or
reminds people of Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Jackson Pollock etc. While it is flattering to receive these
comments, I would like to point out that I have never studied these artists’ ways of expressions. In fact,
I have never attended an art class nor studied art history. I did attend a drawing class briefly, to get the
hang of how to draw the human body with correct proportions etc, but the class bored me and I left it….
Looking back at my art, I realize that many of the individual pieces are time documents of my where-
abouts in life. This is the way I paint. Each piece is original. And just like my life, it never gets boring...
Galleries where I have exhibited
Galleri Stallet, Falsterbo, Sweden
Galleri Fargladan, Karlskrona, Sweden
Galleri Final, Malmo, Sweden
James Schwalbach Gallery, Baraboo, WI
The Pump House Gallery, LaCrosse, WI
Daycholah Gallery, Green Lake, WI
A Khadoure Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
Swedish American Museum, Chicago, IL
Good Art Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
Gallery Vetro, San Antonio, TX
Galeria Arte XXI, Polanco, MX
Christopher Fallon, Fabrica Aurora, San Miguel Allende, MX