BENNY ENGLUND
PAINTER, ILLUSTRATOR &GRAPHIC ARTIST
01 the person behind the art
“Frustrated, concentrated, thoughtful, redemptive
I listen, add, remove, listen
On roaring brushstrokes that coincide with whispering pen strokes
I listen, add, remove, listen
When the storm has passed, only a sense of dull contentment and sad joy remains"
Benny Englund, born in 1967 in Boden, is a painter, illustrator and graphic artist. In his painting he explores abstraction and minimalism, while in his profession as an illustrator and graphic artist he often moves in the figurative and pictorial world.
"In my creation I explore the interplay between the thin line of the pencil and the versatility of the brush and I am constantly fascinated by the fragility and beauty of a powerful brush stroke, or the brutality of a thin pencil stroke, across a surface and by the small conflicts that arise when force meets stillness. "
02 portfolio - a selection
Welcome to a taste of what has been done recently!
03 curriculum vitae
EDUCATION:
Sunderby Folk High School - Art (2 years)
Royal Academy of Arts (3 years)
Sunderby Folk High School -Art Vocational Education (2 years)
SEPARATE EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED) 2015-2023:
2015 - Konstlängan - Piteå
2016 - Gallery Norrsken - Stockholm
2017 - Konstlängan - Piteå
2017 - Gallery Norrsken - Stockholm
2018 - Gallery Norrsken - Stockholm
2019 - Gallery 14 - Boden
2019 - NJA Art Association - Luleå
2022 - Gallery Lindberg - Luleå
2023 - NJA Art Association - Luleå
2023 - Överkalix Art Hall - Överkaix
2023 - Boden's Art Hall - Boden
2024 - Gallery K - Älvsbyn
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED) 2015-2023: (J=Juried)
2015 - Stockholm Art Salon - LaVallhallen / Nacka (J)
2015 - Art In The Green - Gültzaudden / Luleå
2016 - Boden Konstgille - Boden
2016 - Art In The Green - Gültzaudden / Luleå
2017 - Boden Konstgille - Boden
2018 - Stockholm Art Salon - LaVallhallen / Nacka (J)
2018 - Art In The Green - Gültzaudden / Luleå
2020 - Boden Business Park - Boden
2020 - Spring Salon - Norrbottens Museum / Luleå (J)
2020 - Re-Form - Gallery Y / Luleå
2020 - Autumn Salon - Romele Konsthall / Veberöd (J)
2021 - Art School - Gallery Foajén / Luleå
2022 - Member exhibition KiN - Gallery Y / Luleå
2022 - Spring salon - Norrbottens Museum / Luleå (J)
2022 - Summer Salon - Boden Art Hall / Boden (J)
2022 - Art In The Green - Gültzaudden / Luleå
2022 - Stockholm Art Salon - LaVallhallen / Nacka (J)
2022 - Black on White - Landskrona Art Hall / Landskrona (J)
2023 - Member exhibition KiN - Gallery Y / Luleå
2023 - Spring Salon - Norrbottens Museum / Luleå (J)
2023 - Summer exhibition - Gallery Lindberg / Luleå
2023 - Summer Salon - Boden Art Hall / Boden
2023 - Graduation exhibition - Gallery Y / Luleå
2023 - Ceramics & Graphics - Galleri Foajén / Luleå
2024 - Member exhibition KiN - Gallery Y / Luleå
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS:
2022 - Ingvar Jigrud's Artist Scholarship
2023 - Gallery Y's Exhibition grant
INKÖPT AV:
Region Stockholm, Södersjukhuset, Luleå Kommun, Region Norrbotten, Telia Company, Luleå Konstförening, Fenix Konstförening, Länsförsäkringar Norrbotten
MEDLEM I:
KKV Luleå, KC Nord, Konstnärer i Norrbotten (KiN)
04 exhibitions
2024 - CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
25/8-26/9 "30x30" - Gallery K / Älvsbyn
1/9 - 1/10 - "Alumni" - Gallery Y / Luleå
2025 - UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
27/9-16/10 "In Its Simplest Form"
05 media /swedish only)
06 Contact
Benny Englund
Häradsvägen 14, 95433 Gammelstad
Phone +46 (0)72-5201118
Sweden