Leif Engström b. 1992

Leif Engström's poetic paintings of suburban landscapes and dense forests hold a mysterious quality. The works convey a sense of both melancholy and wonder, where the rendering of light and nature plays an important part. In close dialogue with art history, Engström is an urban explorer - a contemporary version of the Impressionist flâneur, taking inspiration from his everyday life and surroundings. A tension is created in the contrast between civilization and vegetation in his work.

Leif Engström was born in 1992 in Brunskog, Värmland. He holds a master’s degree from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Since his graduation in 2020, Engström’s work has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Solo presentations include Jönköpings läns museum (SE), Skellefteå Konsthall (SE), and Rackstadmuseet, Arvika (SE). His work has also appeared in group exhibitions at Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Nationalmuseum, Moderna Museet, Alma Löv Museum of Unexpected Art, Bonniers Konsthall, and Malmö Art Academy, all in Sweden.

In 2021, Engström received the art scholarship of the Åke Andrén Foundation as well as the Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte stipend. In addition, he was awarded the Edstrandska Foundation Scholarship in 2023. Engström is represented in the collections of Moderna Museet, Stockholm konst, Public Art Agency Sweden, Ståhl Collection, Region Dalarna, Region Värmland, as well as in the collections of the municipalities of Arvika, Sigtuna, Skellefteå, Örebro and Östersund.