Born in Stockholm / Sweden 1968
In Sweden was studying photography for two years after this working as a photographer mostly in theatre for about four years. 1993 was the year that a passion for painting got discovered which led to New York some years later to study painting at the “Art Students League” in-between the years 1996-2000.
Studying under three teachers with three different styles of painting.
Classical painting techniques under Frank Mason
Photo realism under Robert Neffson
Abstract Expressionism under Frank O’Cain
The next four years after New York moved to the Caribbean coast outside a small village in Costa Rica painting until I met my future Spanish wife that I moved with to Valencia / Spain and started a family with the addition of a daughter born in 2009 and have now lived in Valencia since 2005.
Outside of painting have dedicated the last five years more seriously in the world of music as composer and producer. Specially using applications for mobile phone and have been behind the website musicalandroid.com for the last two years that is all about using Android phones for making music.
The last half year has also seen me learning vector graphics, film editing and animation that is utilized in my latest art project that can be seen on the website cosmokoroly.com
Skills:
Painting, Drawing, Guitar, Computer based music production, Android mobile music production, Basic writing/journalism, Vector graphics (Illustrator/Inkscape), Video editing, Animation (Anime Studio Pro/Gimp).
English, Swedish, Spanish
Outside of Painting there is countless of graphic and illustration work specially during the years in Costa Rica and the last years for the website musicalandroid,com
Plus the soundtrack for the two part documentary Buscando la vida by Ana Grau
Exhibitions in Spain:
· Solo show “Six Ballet dancers” - “Restaurant Tap” Valencia, January/February 2014
· Solo Show “Eight Buddhas” - “Restaurant Tap” Valencia, April/November 2013
· Collective travelling Art show for the “Campaign Pobreza Zero” 2013
· Collective show at “Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Valencia” 2013
· Collective show at the “Casa de la UGT de Torrent” 2012
· Collective travelling show “IX Bennal Pascual Tomás” 2010 in
Torrent/April, Alicante/May, Elx/July, Benidorm/August, Burjassot/September, Gandia/October, Jativa/November, Valencia/November.
· Collective show at “Casa de Cultura de Torrent” July 2010
· Collective show “Solidarios con Haiti” Escuela Julian Besteiro Madrid, May 2010
· Collective show at “Casa de Cultura de Torrent” 2009
· Collective art show at “IVAM” <Valencia, July/September 2009
· Participating with live painting in “Campaña Pobreza Cero” Valencia, October 2008
· Solo show at “Sala Matilde Salvado de la UGT-PV” Valencia, May 2008
· Collective show “Galeria Paz Tejon” Valencia, February 2008
· Collective Show “El Piló” Burjassot, November 2007
· Solo show “Restaurant Cap de Pera” Valencia, May 2007
· Solo show at the art school “Gaia” Valencia, April 2007
·Solo show at “Jardin Botánico de Valencia” September 2006
· Collective show at”CEIM” Valencia,September 2006
· Solo show at the Restaurant “Cap de Pera” Valencia, Mars/April 2006
· Solo show at the restaurant “Santa Companya” Valencia, December 2005
Exhibitions in Costa Rica:
· Participating in the Art fair “Ulises” San José, 2004
· Solo show “Galeria Mecca” San José, 2004
· Solo show “Hotel Shawanda Lodge” Limón/Talamanca, 2003
Exhibitions in New York/USA
· Collective show at Gallery “Eagle’s Lair” August 1999
· Collective show at the bar “Coney Island” December 1998
· Collective show at the Gallery “Eagle’s Lair” August 1998
Exhibitions in Sweden:
Solo show Pornografiska väsen at the gallery “Lava” Stockholm, November 1995
· Solo show at “Café Haddock” Stockholm, May 1993
Contests and recognitions:
· Finalist in the contest “IX Biennal Pascual Tomás”, 2010
· Finalist in contest organized by the city Torrent, 2010
· Finalist in contest organized by the city Torrent, 2009
· Finalist in “XXXVI Edición Premios Bancaja de Pintura, Escultura y Arte Digital”, 2009
· Chosen by “SARC” for Cultural activities in Valencian Communities, 2009
· Finalist in the contest “El Piló, Edición XXVII”, 2007
In Sweden was studying photography for two years after this working as a photographer mostly in theatre for about four years. 1993 was the year that a passion for painting got discovered which led to New York some years later to study painting at the “Art Students League” in-between the years 1996-2000.
Studying under three teachers with three different styles of painting.
Classical painting techniques under Frank Mason
Photo realism under Robert Neffson
Abstract Expressionism under Frank O’Cain
The next four years after New York moved to the Caribbean coast outside a small village in Costa Rica painting until I met my future Spanish wife that I moved with to Valencia / Spain and started a family with the addition of a daughter born in 2009 and have now lived in Valencia since 2005.
Outside of painting have dedicated the last five years more seriously in the world of music as composer and producer. Specially using applications for mobile phone and have been behind the website musicalandroid.com for the last two years that is all about using Android phones for making music.
The last half year has also seen me learning vector graphics, film editing and animation that is utilized in my latest art project that can be seen on the website cosmokoroly.com
Skills:
Painting, Drawing, Guitar, Computer based music production, Android mobile music production, Basic writing/journalism, Vector graphics (Illustrator/Inkscape), Video editing, Animation (Anime Studio Pro/Gimp).
English, Swedish, Spanish
Outside of Painting there is countless of graphic and illustration work specially during the years in Costa Rica and the last years for the website musicalandroid,com
Plus the soundtrack for the two part documentary Buscando la vida by Ana Grau
Exhibitions in Spain:
· Solo show “Six Ballet dancers” - “Restaurant Tap” Valencia, January/February 2014
· Solo Show “Eight Buddhas” - “Restaurant Tap” Valencia, April/November 2013
· Collective travelling Art show for the “Campaign Pobreza Zero” 2013
· Collective show at “Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Valencia” 2013
· Collective show at the “Casa de la UGT de Torrent” 2012
· Collective travelling show “IX Bennal Pascual Tomás” 2010 in
Torrent/April, Alicante/May, Elx/July, Benidorm/August, Burjassot/September, Gandia/October, Jativa/November, Valencia/November.
· Collective show at “Casa de Cultura de Torrent” July 2010
· Collective show “Solidarios con Haiti” Escuela Julian Besteiro Madrid, May 2010
· Collective show at “Casa de Cultura de Torrent” 2009
· Collective art show at “IVAM” <Valencia, July/September 2009
· Participating with live painting in “Campaña Pobreza Cero” Valencia, October 2008
· Solo show at “Sala Matilde Salvado de la UGT-PV” Valencia, May 2008
· Collective show “Galeria Paz Tejon” Valencia, February 2008
· Collective Show “El Piló” Burjassot, November 2007
· Solo show “Restaurant Cap de Pera” Valencia, May 2007
· Solo show at the art school “Gaia” Valencia, April 2007
·Solo show at “Jardin Botánico de Valencia” September 2006
· Collective show at”CEIM” Valencia,September 2006
· Solo show at the Restaurant “Cap de Pera” Valencia, Mars/April 2006
· Solo show at the restaurant “Santa Companya” Valencia, December 2005
Exhibitions in Costa Rica:
· Participating in the Art fair “Ulises” San José, 2004
· Solo show “Galeria Mecca” San José, 2004
· Solo show “Hotel Shawanda Lodge” Limón/Talamanca, 2003
Exhibitions in New York/USA
· Collective show at Gallery “Eagle’s Lair” August 1999
· Collective show at the bar “Coney Island” December 1998
· Collective show at the Gallery “Eagle’s Lair” August 1998
Exhibitions in Sweden:
Solo show Pornografiska väsen at the gallery “Lava” Stockholm, November 1995
· Solo show at “Café Haddock” Stockholm, May 1993
Contests and recognitions:
· Finalist in the contest “IX Biennal Pascual Tomás”, 2010
· Finalist in contest organized by the city Torrent, 2010
· Finalist in contest organized by the city Torrent, 2009
· Finalist in “XXXVI Edición Premios Bancaja de Pintura, Escultura y Arte Digital”, 2009
· Chosen by “SARC” for Cultural activities in Valencian Communities, 2009
· Finalist in the contest “El Piló, Edición XXVII”, 2007
