Andreas Eriksson (visual artist)

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{{short description|Swedish contemporary artist}}

Andreas Eriksson is a Swedish contemporary visual artist.{{Cite web|last=Ramos|first=Filipa|date=2014-04-14|title=Andreas Eriksson, At Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, the artist explores his complex relationship to the environment for his largest exhibition to date|url=https://www.frieze.com/article/andreas-eriksson|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Frieze|language=en}} He is living in Medelplana, Sweden.

Biography

Eriksson was born 1975 in Björsäter, Västergötland, Sweden.{{Cite web|title=Collections Online, Andreas Eriksson|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG208060|access-date=2021-02-24|website=British Museum}}{{Cite web|last=|date=2020-04-29|title=Andreas Eriksson Artist Interview|url=https://www.urbanwild.earth/post/andreas-eriksson-artist-interview|access-date=2021-02-24|website=Murze magazine|language=en}}

Eriksson works mainly with painting, which is inspired by the nature surrounding his studio.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/mamma-andersson-andreas-eriksson-stephen-friedman-gallery|title=Mamma Andersson / Andreas Eriksson, Stephen Friedman Gallery {{!}} The Arts Desk|website=www.theartsdesk.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-10}} He also works with sculpture, photography and weaving. Eriksson represented Sweden at the 2011 Venice Bienniale.{{Cite book|title=Andreas Eriksson – Nordic Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale, 2011|last=Eriksson|first=Andreas|date=22 June 2011|publisher=Sternberg Press|isbn=978-1-934105-57-3|location=Berlin}} In 2020, he had a major solo exhibition titled From Sketch to Tapestry at the Nordic Watercolour Museum on the island of Tjörn in Sweden.

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