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Erik Sigerud was born in 1977 in Borlänge, Sweden. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) in Paris, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2004.{{cite web |title=Erik Sigerud - CV |website=Galleri Artem |url=https://www.galleriartem.com/eriksigerud |access-date=27 February 2025}} In 2003, he participated in an exchange program at Universität der Künste (UdK) in Berlin. He has also undertaken further studies in philosophy and critical theory at institutions in Stockholm and Gothenburg.{{cite web |title=Skiftande perspektiv på verkligheten med konstnären Erik Sigerud |website=Omkonst |url=https://www.omkonst.com/12-pa-besok.shtml |access-date=27 February 2025}}

Sigerud began exhibiting in the early 2000s, receiving a special jury commendation at the Prix Paul-Louis Weiller exhibition in Paris in 2002. In Sweden, his early solo exhibitions were held at independent art spaces such as wip:konsthall in Stockholm (2005) and Gocart Gallery in Visby (2013).

In 2016, his solo exhibition Grader av intentionalitet ("Degrees of Intentionality") was presented at Tyresö Konsthall, followed by Gränsdragningar ("Demarcations") at Rättviks Konsthall in 2018. His 2023 solo show Between Appearance and Reality at Galleri Artem in Stockholm explored themes of perception versus reality.

Sigerud's work has also been included in numerous group exhibitions, including the Liljevalchs Vårsalong (Spring Salon) in 2010 and 2017, and The Map of the New Art exhibition at the Imago Mundi collection in Venice in 2015.{{cite web |title=Erik Sigerud - Public Sphere |website=Imago Mundi Collection |url=https://imagomundicollection.org/artworks/erik-sigerud-public-sphere/ |access-date=27 February 2025}}

Sigerud’s artwork blends figurative and abstract elements, creating layered compositions that explore personal and collective narratives. His work often references family photographs, media images, and historical motifs. His influences include artists such as Julie Mehretu, Matthias Weischer, and Albert Oehlen, as well as philosophers like Gilles Deleuze, Hannah Arendt, and Jean Baudrillard.

• 2008 – Absurdia, Nordin Gallery, Stockholm
• 2013 – The Other, Gocart Gallery, Visby
• 2016 – Grader av intentionalitet, Tyresö Konsthall, Tyresö
• 2018 – Gränsdragningar, Rättviks Konsthall, Rättvik
• 2023 – Between Appearance and Reality, Galleri Artem, Stockholm
• 2025 - A Third Place, Bollnäs Konsthall, Bollnäs

• 2010 – Vårsalong (Spring Salon), Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
• 2014 – Vårsalong (Spring Salon), Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
• 2015 – The Map of the New Art, Imago Mundi Collection, Venice
• 2017 – Vårsalong (Spring Salon), Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm

Sigerud’s work is included in public collections such as Uppsala Art Museum and the Swedish Public Art Agency (Statens Konstråd).{{cite web |title=Erik Sigerud - Public Collection |website=Statens Konstråd |url=https://statenskonstrad.se/upplev-konsten/sok-i-samlingen/sok-i-samlingen-verkssida/#esc_entry=6205&esc_context=15 |access-date=27 February 2025}}

• 2001 – Prix Paul-Louis Weiller – Special Jury Prize, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris
• 2010 – Swedish Arts Grants Committee – One-year working grant
• 2014 – Swedish Arts Grants Committee – Two-year working grant
• 2018 – Swedish Arts Grants Committee – Two-year working grant

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• {{Official website|https://www.eriksigerud.com}}
• [https://onartandaesthetics.com/2018/05/25/the-thing-that-frightens-me-the-most-is-the-growth-of-populist-right-wing-movements-and-fascist-parties-in-europe-erik-sigerud/ Interview with Erik Sigerud] – On Art and Aesthetics (2018)

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