Jonny Forsström

Jonny Forsström
Born	1944 Möckleby, Öland, Sweden
Died	2017
Nationality	Swedish

Jonny Forsström (1944–2017^[1]) was a Swedish picture artist, sculptor, and filmmaker.^[2] He is best known for his pencil and mixed-media works.^[3]

Early life

Jonny Forsström was born in Stora Möckleby, Öland, Sweden, but grew up in the mining town Malmberget, Lapland, Sweden.^[2] After leaving home, he moved to Alingsås and later to Trollhättan.

Forsström was prescribed eyeglasses at age six, which he later described as a sure sign of weakness in the 1950s that would rule out soccer and other typical physical children's play.^[4] However, Forsström explained that the glasses allowed him to see clearly, and he became a by-standing voyeur, able to take particular note of people's gestures.^[4]

Forsström worked many jobs after his school years. He worked as a sailor, shipyard worker, and in the hospitality industry in Gothenburg and Stockholm.^[1] Forsström described his vision of art as having given him hope and a new sense of freedom.^[4]

Exhibitions

• 1990: Parafras Piero della Francesca, Konsthallen Trollhättan, Sweden
• 2006: Konsthallen Trollhättan, Sweden. Various oil, sketches, aquarelle and sculpture.

Galleries exhibiting/represented

• Gabrielle Bryers Gallery, New York, USA
• Northern Light Ltd. California, USA
• Galerie Studio Four, London, England
• Gallerie Bleu, Paris, France
• Galerie Peuples et Continents, Bryssel, Belgium
• Art 76, Basel, Switzerland
• Galleri Otenti, Antwerp, Holland
• Galeri Arnesen, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden

References

1. Engdahl-Jensen, Susanne (2017-04-25). "Jonny Forsström har gått ur tiden". ttela.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
2. Konsthallen Trollhättan Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
3. Granzell, Annie (2014-10-01). "Mystisk konstnär ställer ut". ttela.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
4. Jonny Forsström: Parafras Piero della Francesca. ISBN 91-88086-00-3. Risbergs Tryckeri AB, Uddevalla, Sweden, 1990.