Birgitta Steen

Birgitta Steen, born in Stockholm, Sweden. She is now living in a small village in Denmark.

Birgitta Steen started her career as an apprentice photographer in a film studio, but left Sweden in 1959, being driven by a curiosity and need to explore the world. She has lived in various countries, always searching for different ways of expressing herself in her artistic work. Birgitta has studied at art schools in Paris, France, Boston and San Francisco, USA and then finally five years in Konstfack, Stockholm. Since 1987 she has been teaching at an art college and holding art courses throughout Europe. Drawn by the Mediterranean light, she moved to Spain in 2002-06 where she painted the black/white suite 1940. Her artwork includes oil and acrylic paintings, photography, art installations and sculptures. She is also the author, photographer and illustrator of ten books.

Birgitta Steen


Education:
Brossard, Paris, France 1961
Museum of Fine Art, Boston USA 1962-63
Academy of Arts, San Francisco, USA 1964
Gerlesborgskolan Stockholm, Sweden 1965
Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden 1966-68
HKS, ( Higher Academy of Art )Stockholm,Sweden 1969-71

Some of the more important
Exhibitions:
1971 Konstfrmjandet, Stockholm-rebro, Sweden
1973 Design Center, London, UK
1976 Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1980 Art & Industrie, N.Y. USA
1983 Helligndskirken, Copenhagen, DK
1984 Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling, Tistrup, DK
1987 Brille Galleriet, Aarhus DK
1989 Kunstnernes Hus Aarhus, DK
1989 Brille Galleriet, Aarhus DK
1990 Bistborno Gallery, Malmoe Sweden
1990 Kunstnernes Pskeudstilling, Aarhus, DK
1990 Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
1991 Aarhus Kunstbygning, DK
1991 Nikolaj Galleriet, Copenhagen, DK
1992 Galleri en Garde, Aarhus DK
1993 MJC, Arbois, France
1994 Galleri en Garde, Aarhus DK
1994 Galleri 12. Danish TV
1995 Gimsinghoved, Struer,DK
1996 Cultur Festival, Lofsdalen, Sweden
1997 Jernigan & Wicker, fine arts, San Francisco USA
1997 Markovitch Gallery, Boundary r...