Frank Björklund
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1960 (age 65–66)
Frank Björklund | |
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 Frank Björklund at the Mollbrinks Gallery stand during the London Art Fair in 2025 | |
| Born | Frank Rune Benny Björklund 1960 (age 65–66) Vännäs, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Ålsta Graphic School |
| Known for | Surrealism |
| Style | Surrealist |
| Awards | Royal King, Carl XVI Gustaf Art Award 1987 |
| Website | frankbjorklund |
Frank Björklund (born 1960) is a Swedish surrealist painter, printmaker and sculptor.[1]
Björklund studied at a college in Härnösand (1976–79) and at the Ålsta Graphic School (1983–84).[2] He has participated in exhibitions since 1983. In 1987, he won the Royal King, Carl XVI Gustaf Art Award. Björklund's influences include Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, and René Magritte.[3] In 1997, he exhibited at the Liljewalchs Art Museum in Stockholm.[4] In 2007, he exhibited at Art on 99 (Sollefteå), Galleri Miva (Malmö), and Örebro Castle.[5] In 2013, he exhibited in Figure Variations at the Walter Wickiser Gallery (New York) and Ragarpers Gallery (Simrishamn).[6] His solo exhibitions include Art as Visual Sound Bites by Frank Björklund (Art and More Gallery, 2018), Surrealist master Frank Björklund (Mollbrinks Gallery, Kungshamn, 2024). and Frank Björklund – A Swedish surrealist master![7] (Mollbrinks Gallery, Uppsala, 2024).[8] Björklund has lived in the Stockholm area and later Ystad.[9]
