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

Early life

Jonny Forsström was born in Stora Möckleby, Öland, Sweden, but grew up in the mining town Malmberget, Lapland, Sweden. 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. 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.

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

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.

• 1944 births
• 2017 deaths
• Swedish artists
• People from Öland