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| '''Frank Björklund''' (born 1960) is a Swedish ] painter, printmaker |
'''Frank Björklund''' (born 1960) is a Swedish ] painter, printmaker and sculptor.<ref name="mutualart">{{cite web| url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Frank-Bjorklund/B34D6BAD9EAFD56E/Biography | title=Frank Björklund, Swedish 1960: Biography | publisher=] | website=mutualart.com | accessdate=26 December 2024 }}</ref> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Björklund studied at a college in ] (1976–79) and at the Ålsta Graphic School (1983–84).<ref name="exhib">{{cite magazine| title=Frank Björklund | work=Selected Exhibitions | date=2013 | page=23 }}</ref> He has participated in exhibitions since 1983. In 1987, he won the Royal King, ] Art Award. Björklund's influences include ], ], and ].<ref name="artsper">{{cite web| url=https://www.artsper.com/us/contemporary-artists/sweden/8986/frank-bjorklund | title=Frank Björklund | publisher=Artsper | website=artsper.com | accessdate=26 December 2024 }}</ref> In 1997, he exhibited at the Liljewalchs Art Museum in ].<ref>{{cite news| title=417 verk genome juryns nälsöga | trans-title=417 works through the jury's eye | newspaper=] | location=Sweden | lang=sv | date=30 January 1997 }}</ref> In 2007, he exhibited at Art on 99 (]), Galleri Miva (]), and ].<ref>{{cite news| title=Ordlekar ochdubbeltydigheter som sätter fart på fantasin | trans-title=Puns and double entendres that spark the imagination | newspaper=NA | first=Åsa | last=Jonsén | location=Sweden | lang=sv | date=25 August 2007 }}</ref> In 2013, he exhibited in ''Figure Variations'' at the Walter Wickiser Gallery (]) and Ragarpers Gallery (]).<ref>{{cite news| title=Från Muminhuset Till Manhattan | trans-title=From Moominhouse to Manhattan | first=Robert | last=Jönson | work=Ystads Allehanda | lang=sv | date=21 March 2013 }}</ref> His solo exhibitions include ''Art as Visual Sound Bites by Frank Björklund'' (Art and More Gallery, 2018), ''Surrealist master Frank Björklund'' (Mollbrinks Gallery, ], 2024). and ''Frank Björklund – A Swedish surrealist master!''<ref name="mollbrinks">{{cite web| url=https://www.mollbrinks.se/index.php?option=com_gridbox&view=page&id=52&Itemid=0 | title=Frank Björklund: A Swedish surrealist master! | publisher=Mollbrinks Gallery | website=mollbrinks.se | lang=sv | accessdate=26 December 2024 }}</ref> (Mollbrinks Gallery, ], 2024).<ref name="artsy">{{cite web| url=https://www.artsy.net/artist/frank-bjorklund/cv | title=Frank Björklund, Swedish, b. 1960: CV | publisher=Artsy | website=artsy.net | accessdate=26 December 2024 }}</ref> | Björklund studied at a college in ] (1976–79) and at the Ålsta Graphic School (1983–84).<ref name="exhib">{{cite magazine| title=Frank Björklund | work=Selected Exhibitions | date=2013 | page=23 }}</ref> He has participated in exhibitions since 1983. In 1987, he won the Royal King, ] Art Award. Björklund's influences include ], ], and ].<ref name="artsper">{{cite web| url=https://www.artsper.com/us/contemporary-artists/sweden/8986/frank-bjorklund | title=Frank Björklund | publisher=Artsper | website=artsper.com | accessdate=26 December 2024 }}</ref> In 1997, he exhibited at the Liljewalchs Art Museum in ].<ref>{{cite news| title=417 verk genome juryns nälsöga | trans-title=417 works through the jury's eye | newspaper=] | location=Sweden | lang=sv | date=30 January 1997 }}</ref> In 2007, he exhibited at Art on 99 (]), Galleri Miva (]), and ].<ref>{{cite news| title=Ordlekar ochdubbeltydigheter som sätter fart på fantasin | trans-title=Puns and double entendres that spark the imagination | newspaper=NA | first=Åsa | last=Jonsén | location=Sweden | lang=sv | date=25 August 2007 }}</ref> In 2013, he exhibited in ''Figure Variations'' at the Walter Wickiser Gallery (]) and Ragarpers Gallery (]).<ref>{{cite news| title=Från Muminhuset Till Manhattan | trans-title=From Moominhouse to Manhattan | first=Robert | last=Jönson | work=Ystads Allehanda | lang=sv | date=21 March 2013 }}</ref> His solo exhibitions include ''Art as Visual Sound Bites by Frank Björklund'' (Art and More Gallery, 2018), ''Surrealist master Frank Björklund'' (Mollbrinks Gallery, ], 2024). and ''Frank Björklund – A Swedish surrealist master!''<ref name="mollbrinks">{{cite web| url=https://www.mollbrinks.se/index.php?option=com_gridbox&view=page&id=52&Itemid=0 | title=Frank Björklund: A Swedish surrealist master! | publisher=Mollbrinks Gallery | website=mollbrinks.se | lang=sv | accessdate=26 December 2024 }}</ref> (Mollbrinks Gallery, ], 2024).<ref name="artsy">{{cite web| url=https://www.artsy.net/artist/frank-bjorklund/cv | title=Frank Björklund, Swedish, b. 1960: CV | publisher=Artsy | website=artsy.net | accessdate=26 December 2024 }}</ref> | ||
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Swedish artist| Frank Björklund | |
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 Frank Björklund at the Mollbrinks Gallery stand during the London Art Fair in 2024 | |
| Born | Frank Rune Benny Björklund 1960 (age 63–64) Vännäs, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Ålsta Graphic School |
| Known for | Surrealism |
| Style | Surrealist |
| Awards | Royal King, Carl XVI Gustaf Art Award 1987 |
| Website | frankbjorklund |
Frank Björklund (born 1960) is a Swedish surrealist painter, printmaker and sculptor.
Career
Björklund studied at a college in Härnösand (1976–79) and at the Ålsta Graphic School (1983–84). He has participated in exhibitions since 1983. In 1987, he won the Royal King, Carl XVI Gustaf Art Award. Björklund's influences include Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, and René Magritte. In 1997, he exhibited at the Liljewalchs Art Museum in Stockholm. In 2007, he exhibited at Art on 99 (Sollefteå), Galleri Miva (Malmö), and Örebro Castle. In 2013, he exhibited in Figure Variations at the Walter Wickiser Gallery (New York) and Ragarpers Gallery (Simrishamn). His solo exhibitions include Art as Visual Sound Bites by Frank Björklund (Art and More Gallery, 2018), Surrealist master Frank Björklund (Mollbrinks Gallery, Kungshamn, 2024). and Frank Björklund – A Swedish surrealist master! (Mollbrinks Gallery, Uppsala, 2024). Björklund has lived in the Stockholm area and later Ystad.
References
- "Frank Björklund, Swedish 1960: Biography". mutualart.com. MutualArt. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Frank Björklund". Selected Exhibitions. 2013. p. 23.
- "Frank Björklund". artsper.com. Artsper. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "417 verk genome juryns nälsöga" [417 works through the jury's eye]. Metro (in Swedish). Sweden. 30 January 1997.
- Jonsén, Åsa (25 August 2007). "Ordlekar ochdubbeltydigheter som sätter fart på fantasin" [Puns and double entendres that spark the imagination]. NA (in Swedish). Sweden.
- Jönson, Robert (21 March 2013). "Från Muminhuset Till Manhattan" [From Moominhouse to Manhattan]. Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish).
- "Frank Björklund: A Swedish surrealist master!". mollbrinks.se (in Swedish). Mollbrinks Gallery. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Frank Björklund, Swedish, b. 1960: CV". artsy.net. Artsy. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Frank Björklund". frankbjorklund.se. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
Bibliography
- Moestedt, Camilla. "Franks talande bilder" [Frank's telling pictures]. Grodingekonstnären (in Swedish).
External links
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