List of Swedish artists

This is a list of Swedish visual artists.

A

• Emil Åberg (1864–1940), painter, graphics artist, illustrator, animator, and director
• Emma AdbÃ¥ge (born 1982), illustrator
• Ottilia Adelborg (1855–1936), illustrator
• Ulla Adlerfelt (1736–1765)
• Sofia Adlersparre (1808–1862), painter
• Mattias Adolfsson (born 1965), illustrator
• Gösta Adrian-Nilsson GAN (1884–1965), painter
• Anna Agnér (1896–1977), Swedish painter
• Ivan Aguéli (1869–1917), painter and writer
• Märta Afzelius (1887–1961), textile artist
• Sofia Ahlbom (1823–1868)
• Lea Ahlborn (1829–1891), printmaker
• Modhir Ahmed (born 1956), painter, printmaker
• Margareta Alströmer (1763–1816), painter
• Nils Elias Anckers (1858–1921), marine artist
• Agneta Andersson (born 1958), sculptor
• Christian Pontus Andersson (born 1977), sculptor
• J. Tobias Anderson (born 1971)
• Karin Mamma Andersson (born 1962), painter
• Lena Anderson (born 1939), illustrator and children's writer
• Oskar Andersson (1877–1906), cartoonist
• Olof Arborelius (1842–1915), painter
• Anders Årfelt (born 1933/34), sculptor
• Tage Åsén (born 1943), painter
• Tore Asplund (1903–1977), painter

B

• Barbro Bäckström (1939–1990), sculptor
• Inge Bagge (1916–1988), sculptor
• Signe Barth (1895–1982), painter, art educator
• John Bauer (1882–1918), painter, illustrator
• Julia Beck (1853–1935), painter and calligrapher
• Simon Berg (born 1983), artist and photographer
• Richard Bergh (1858–1919), painter
• Jan Berglin (born 1960)
• Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen (1887–1955), painter, illustrator, textile artist
• Tobias Bernstrup (born 1970), performance artist
• Elsa Beskow (1874–1953), painter
• Natanael Beskow (1865–1953)
• Johanna Billing (born 1973)
• Torsten Billman (1909–1989), printmaker, drawer, painter
• Eva Billow (1902–1993), illustrator
• Hugo Birger (1854–1887)
• Oscar Björck (1860–1929), painter
• Frank Björklund (born 1960), surrealist painter and printmaker
• Carl Oscar Borg (1879–1947)
• John Börjeson (1835–1910), sculptor, educator
• Lena Börjeson (1879–1976), sculptor, educator
• Agnes Börjesson (1827–1900)
• Carl Fredrik von Breda (1759–1818)

C

• Pontus Carle (born 1955), contemporary artist
• Otto Gustaf Carlsund (1897–1948), art critic, painter
• Maria Carowsky (1723–1793)
• Kerstin Cardon (1843–1924)
• Charlotta Cedercreutz (1736–1815)
• Siv Cedering (1939–2007), poet, writer, and artist
• Christina Charlotta Cederström (1760–1832), painter, composer, poet
• Gustaf Cederström (1845–1933)
• Moki Cherry (1943–2009), interdisciplinary artist and designer
• Ingvar Cronhammar (1947–2021), sculptor based in Denmark
• Lena Cronqvist (1938–2025), painter, graphic artist and sculptor
• Elisabeth Czapek (1860–1949), miniature painter

D

• Michael Dahl (1659–1743), painter
• Peter Dahl (1934–2019), painter, printmaker
• Elsie Dahlberg-Sundberg (1916–2005), sculptor
• Jonas Dahlberg (born 1970)
• Ibe Dahlquist (1924–1986), silversmith, jeweller
• Nils Dardel (1888–1943), drawer, painter
• Siri Derkert (1888–1973), painter, sculptor
• Nathalie Djurberg (born 1978)
• Brita Drewsen (1887–1983), textile artist active in Denmark
• Fredrika Eleonora von Düben (1738–1808), textile artist

E

• Viking Eggeling (1880–1925), avant-garde artist and filmmaker
• Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl (1666–1729), painter
• Marianne Ehrenström (1773–1867), painter
• Annika Ekdahl (born 1955), textile artist
• Björn Ekegren (born 1955), sculptor
• Märta af Ekenstam (1880–1939), silversmith
• Benny Ekman (born 1955), painter
• Marie-Louise Ekman (born 1944), filmmaker, painter
• Emma Ekwall (1838–1925), painter
• Knut Ekwall (1843–1912), painter, drawer, printmaker
• Carl Eldh (1873–1954), sculptor
• Ester Ellqvist (1880–1918), painter
• Albert Engström (1869–1940), drawer, artist, writer
• Sven Erixson (1899–1970), painter
• Lisa Erlandsdotter (1774–1854)

F

• Öyvind Fahlström (1928–1976), painter, artist
• Dror Feiler (born 1951), artist and musician
• Edith Fischerström (1881–1967), painter, woodcutter and sculptor
• Gustaf Fjæstad (1868–1948), painter
• Maja Fjæstad (1873–1961), painter, textile artist, engraver
• Erik Fleming (1894–1954), silversmith
• Jonny Forsström (1944–2017), painter
• John Erik Franzén (1942–2022), painter
• Ferdinand Frick (1878–1939), sculptor
• Agnes de Frumerie (1869–1937), sculptor, ceramist
• David Frumerie (1641–1677), painter
• Mauritz Frumerie (1775–1853), medal engraver, lithographer

G

• Carl Johan De Geer (born 1938), artist
• Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844–1920)
• Esther Gehlin (1892–1949), Danish–Swedish painter
• Felix Gmelin (born 1963)
• Maja Gunn (born 1978), fashion designer
• Maria Johanna Görtz (1783–1853), florist painter
• Brita Granström (born 1969), painter
• Eric Grate (1896–1983), sculptor, drawer, painter, printmaker
• Isaac Hirsche Grünewald (1889–1946), painter
• Ulf Kjell Gür (born 1951), theatre producer and singer-musician

H

• Gillis Hafström (1841–1921), painter and restorer
• Axel Haig (1835–1921), illustrator
• Berta Hansson (1910–1994), painter, sculptor and textile artist
• Per Hasselberg (1850–1894), sculptor
• Carl Michael von Hausswolff (born 1956)
• Hans Hedberg (1917–2007), sculptor
• Snövit Hedstierna (born 1980), visual artist, performance artist and director.
• Gustav Hellberg (born 1967)
• Amalia von Helvig (1776–1831)
• Anna Maria Hilfeling (1713–1783), miniaturist
• Carl Fredrik Hill (1849–1911), painter
• Lars Hillersberg (1937–2004), cartoonist, painter, drawer
• Sigrid Hjertén (1885–1948), painter
• Bror Hjorth (1894–1968), painter and sculptor
• Olle Hjortzberg (1872–1959), drawer, painter, printmaker
• Johan Fredrik Höckert (1826–1866)
• Gerda Höglund (1878–1973), painter
• Ola and Marie Höglund, contemporary glass artists
• Janna Holmstedt (born 1972), installation artist
• Rose-Marie Huuva (born 1943), visual artist, poet

I

• Sven Inge (1935–2008)
• Arne Isacsson (1917–2010), painter
• Karl Isakson (1878–1922), painter
• Helena Sophia Isberg (1819–1875)

J

• Eugène Jansson (1862–1915), painter
• Roine Jansson (born 1952), illustrator
• August Jernberg (1826–1896)
• Einar Jolin (1890–1976), painter
• Erika Jonn (1865–1931), painter
• Arvid Jorm (1892–1964), painter printmaker
• Ernst Josephson (1851–1906), painter
• Daniel Jouseff (born 1975), painter

K

• Gottfrid Kallstenius (1861–1943), painter
• Ewert Karlsson (1918–2004), drawer, cartoonist
• Tyra Kleen (1874–1951), artist, author and women's rights activist
• Alexander Klingspor (born 1977), painter, sculptor
• Hilma af Klint (1862–1944), painter
• Per Krafft the Elder (1724–1793), portraitist
• Per Krafft the Younger (1777–1863), portrait painter
• Wilhelmina Krafft (1778–1828), painter and miniaturist
• Nils Kreuger (1858–1930), painter
• Julius Kronberg (1850–1921), painter
• Hans Krondahl (1929–2018), painter, tapestry weaver, textile artist and textile designer
• Johan Krouthén (1859–1932), painter
• Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck (1663–1740), painter

L

• Niclas Lafrensen (1737–1807)
• Lisa Larson (born 1931), ceramicist
• Annika Larsson (born 1972), video
• Carl Larsson (1859–1928), painter
• Bo Christian Larsson (born 1976)
• Jens Olof Lasthein (born 1964), photographer
• Lars Lerin (born 1954), painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer
• Louise Lidströmer (born 1948), artist
• Bruno Liljefors (1860–1939), painter
• David Liljemark (born 1973), artist
• Amalia Lindegren (1814–1891), painter
• Bengt Lindström (1925–2008), painter
• Sven Ljungberg (1913–2010), painter, printmaker, writer
• Torsten Löwgren (1903–1991), painter
• Jonas Lundh (born 1965), painter
• Evert Lundquist (1904–1994), painter, printmaker
• Cecilia Lundqvist (born 1971)

M

• Elias Martin (1739–1818)
• Ulrika Melin (1767–1834)
• Carl Milles (1875–1955), sculptor
• Aleksandra Mir (born 1967)
• Johan Peter Molin (1814–1873), sculptor

N

• Einar Nerman (1888–1983), drawer, illustrator
• Ida Göthilda Nilsson (1840–1920), sculptor
• Lars Nilsson (born 1966)
• Vera Nilsson (1888–1979), painter
• Bengt Nordenberg (1822–1902)
• Anna Nordgren (1847–1916)
• Anna Nordlander (1843–1879)
• Gerhard Nordström (1925–2019) painter, graphic artist
• Jockum Nordström (born 1963), illustrator
• Karl Nordström (1855–1923)
• Max Magnus Norman (born 1973), artist

O

• Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin (born 1961), photographer
• Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022), sculptor
• Bengtolle Oldinger (1911–1988), painter, teacher
• Barbro Östlihn (1930–1995), painter
• Oscar Akermo, tattooist, painter

P

• Gustaf Wilhelm Palm (1810–1890), painter
• Anna Palm de Rosa (1859–1924), painter
• Ulrika Pasch (1735–1796), painter
• Georg Pauli (1855–1935), painter
• Peter Adolf Persson (1862–1914), painter
• Axel Petersson Döderhultarn (1868–1925), sculptor
• Johan Petri (born 1959), theatre director, dramatist, and theatre scholar
• Anna Petrus (1886–1949), sculptor, graphic artist and designer
• Albertus Pictor (c. 1440 – 1509), painter
• Carl Gustaf Pilo (1711–1793), painter
• Vicken von Post-Börjesson (1886–1950), sculptor, painter, ceramicist

R

• Siri Rathsman (1895–1974), surrealist artist
• Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813–1875), photographer
• Emma Rendel (born 1976), graphic novel artist
• Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd (1934–2016), poet, sculptor
• Oscar Reutersvärd (1915–2002)
• Lennart Rodhe (1916–2005), painter
• Maria Rohl (1801–1875), sketch artist
• Lotten Rönquist (1864–1912), painter
• Georg von Rosen (1843–1923), painter
• Alexander Roslin (1718–1798), painter
• Celina Runeborg (1878–1977), painter

S

• Anna Sahlström (1876–1956), painter and engraver
• Birger Sandzén (1871–1954), painter
• Bertram Schmiterlöw (1920–2002)
• Anna Brita Sergel (1733–1819), textile artist
• Johan Tobias Sergel (1740–1814), sculptor
• Henri Sert (1938–1964), painter
• Josabeth Sjöberg (1812–1882)
• Monica Sjöö (1938–2005), painter, writer
• Carl Eneas Sjöstrand (1828–1906), sculptor
• Maja Sjöström (1868–1961), textile artist
• Sigrid Snoilsky (1813–1856), painter and countess
• Louis Sparre (1863–1964), painter, designer and draughtsman
• Wendela Gustafva Sparre (1772–1855)
• Ulla Stenberg (1792–1858), textile artist
• Gustava Johanna Stenborg (1776–1819)
• August Strindberg (1849–1912), writer, painter
• Per B Sundberg (born 1964), glass and ceramic artist
• Max Walter Svanberg (1912–1994), drawer, printmaker, painter
• Roland Svensson (1910–2003), painter, illustrator, writer

T

• Gustaf Tenggren (1896–1973), painter, animator, illustrator
• Anna Maria Thelott (1683–1710), engraver, illustrator, printmaker, miniaturist painter
• Gerda Tirén (1858–1928), painter and illustrator
• Johan Tirén (1853–1911), painter; husband of the above
• Axel Törneman (1880–1925), painter
• Ida Törnström (1862–1949), painter
• Palle Torsson (born 1970), artist
• Carl TrägÃ¥rdh (1861–1899), artist

U

• Urban mÃ¥lare (16th century), "Urban the Painter", painter
• Uno Vallman (1913–2004), painter

V

• Lars Vilks (1946–2021), artist

W

• Elsa Danson WÃ¥ghals (1885–1977), Swedish visual artist
• Alfred Wahlberg (1834–1906)
• Gerda Wallander (1860–1926), painter
• Bianca Wallin (1909–2006), painter
• David Wallin (1876–1957), painter
• Magnus Wallin (born 1965)
• Sigurd Wallin (1916–1999), painter
• Gösta Wallmark (1928–2017), artist, painter, sculptor
• Wilhelmina Wendt (1896–1988), silversmith
• Peter Weiss (1916–1982), writer, painter, artist
• Anna Wengberg (1885–1936), painter
• Gösta Werner (1909–1989), painter
• Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller (1751–1811), painter
• Alexander Westerlund (born 1985), industrial and furniture designer
• Jan Widströmer (born 1944), painter
• Agnes Wieslander (1873–1934), painter
• Carl Wilhelmson (1866–1928), painter
• Richard Winkler (born 1969), painter, sculptor

Y

• Jwan Yosef (born 1984), painter

Z

• Kristoffer Zetterstrand (born 1973), painter
• Anders Zorn (1860–1920), printmaker, painter

See also

• List of Swedish women artists
• List of Swedish women photographers
• Royal Swedish Academy of Arts