Ernst Billgren (born 18 November 1957) is a Swedish artist and writer. Billgren was born in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

and that is where he is currently based. He attended the Valand School of Fine Arts where he graduated in 1987. His daughter Elsa Billgren is a television presenter. He was previously married to artist Helene Billgren.

Gallery

Carl Johan De Geer and Ernst Billgren in 2015.jpg,

Carl Johan De Geer Baron Carl Johan Louis De Geer af Finspång (born 13 July 1938) is a Swedish artist, writer, musician and ''friherre'' (baron) of the De Geer noble family. De Geer was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He grew up in a castle in Skåne, in southe ...

and Ernst Billgren at the exhibition "100 Fantastic Paintings" at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 2015. Mötesplats by Ernst Billgren.jpg, ''Meeting place'' (1995) sculpture group located outside the emergency at Sahlgrenska Hospital. Ernst Billgren 2012-02-02 003.jpg, Animals are a recurring theme in Billgren's art, including mallards. Diana, Kungsparken, Malmö2.jpg, ''Diana'' (2009), sculpture group in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

. Kyrka-Ernst Billgren-20080824.jpg, ''Church'', (2000) in

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Ume� ...

. Ernst Billgren Beskyddare.JPG, ''Protector'' (1995) in

Solna Solna Municipality ( sv, Solna kommun or , ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of t ...

Public sculpture

*''Beskyddare'' (1995), sculpture in bronze and mosaic, in front of the town hall of

*''Kyrka'' (2000, erected 2009), sculpture in bronze,

Skeppsbron Skeppsbron (Swedish: "The Ship's Bridge") is both a street and a quay in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, stretching from the bridge Strömbron in front of the Royal Palace southward to Slussen. The quay Skeppsbrokajen ru ...

, Stockholm *''Fyra årstider'' (2009), fyra alternerande uppförstorade målningar, shopping centre

Nacka Forum Nacka () is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality's name harks back to a 16th-century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mi ...

, Nacka *''Diana'' (2009), sculpture in bronze, Slottsgatan,

* Sångfågeln (Melodifestivalskulptur)

Bibliography

*''Kommittén'' (novel, 2003) *''Vad är konst?'' (2008) *''Prinsen på Lindholmen'' (2009) *''Vad är konst II?'' (2011) *''heter Vägen – en antologi om att göra bra konst'', (in collaboration with Jan Åman), published in 1995 by Bonnier Alba.

References

External links

Official website

Ernst Billgren
Lars Bohman Gallery {{DEFAULTSORT:Billgren, Ernst 1957 births Swedish male sculptors Swedish male writers Living people Valand School of Fine Arts alumni