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 (born 1992 in Brunskog, Sweden) holds an MFA (2020) from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Engström has exhibited at Liljevalchs and Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sandgrund, Karlstad, Arvika Konsthall and Rackstadmuseet, Arvika, Cecilia Hillström Gallery, Stockholm, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, and Konstfrämjandet Bergslagen, Örebro. In 2023 Engström was awarded The Swedish Arts Grants Committee’s two-year working grant and in 2021 he was awarded the Åke Andrén Foundation artist prize and the Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte artist scholarship. Engström is represented in the collections of Stockholm Konst, Region Värmland, SAK, Arvika and Örebro Municipality and Ståhl Collection, Norrköping.
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Leif Engström, Tova Mozard & Alexander Tallén – MARKET ART FAIR
Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm 12 - 14 May 2023Cecilia Hillström Gallery is pleased to present a curated group show featuring new artworks by Leif Engström (b. 1992) , Tova Mozard (b. 1978) and Alexander Tallén (b. 1988) ....Read more -
Leif Engström – En vagn i skogen
30 March - 6 May 2023We are pleased to present Leif Engström’s second solo show at the gallery, En vagn i skogen, featuring a new series of paintings. The exhibition follows his acclaimed gallery debut...Read more -
Leif Engström – En kvällspromenad
8 - 30 April 2021Cecilia Hillström Gallery is pleased to present our first solo exhibition with Leif Engström (b. 1992), En kvällspromenad. Engström's poetic paintings of suburban landscapes and dense forests hold a mysterious...Read more -
Once in a Blue Moon – Group show with gallery artists
15 January - 6 March 2021We are kicking off the new year with a group exhibition featuring selected works by gallery artists. The expression 'Once in a Blue Moon' refers to something which happens rarely...Read more
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"Det fina med Engströms vardagliga bildvärld är att skönheten glimmar till i ljuset, i dekorativa mönster och vildvuxen
Birgitta Rubin, DN, 20 June 2023 -
"Han lämnar oss att fundera på vad som sker där inne bakom fasaden."
Magnus Bons, Konsten.net, 27 April 2023 -
"Den sammantvinnade känslan av saknad och förlust pyr som en falnande lägereld."
Anders Olofsson, Art Notes, 24 April 2023 -
"Hans virtuosa oljemålningar är fyllda av en mystisk melankoli..."
Sebastian Johans, DN, 12 April 2023 -
"Ett trolskt glitter uppmuntrar grankvistarna att sträcka sig efter betraktaren"
Susanna Slöör, Omkonst, 4 April 2023 -
”Även vid de skenbart stilla platserna är allt i konstant rörelse.”
Masha Taavoniku, Konsten.net, 18 April 2021 -
”…självlysande stämningsmåleri…”
Birgitta Rubin, DN, 18 April 2021 -
"Leif Engström ser skönhet i det skenbart oansenliga"
Nils Forsberg, DN, 15 April 2021 -
”Det vilar en suggestiv stämning i mötet mellan miljonprogrammens hus och skogen.”
Therese Bohman, Expressen, 7 April 2021