Ulrica Hydman Vallien
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Ulrica Hydman Vallien | |
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 Ulrica Hydman-Vallien in 1999 | |
| Born | March 24, 1938 |
| Died | March 21, 2018 (aged 79) Eriksmåla, Sweden |
| Spouse | Bertil Vallien (m. 1963) |
Ulrica Margareta Hydman Vallien (24 March 1938 – 21 March 2018)[1] was a Swedish artist who specialized in stained glass and decorative painting. In Sweden, she became best known for her vases with motifs of sinuous snakes, tulips and wolves.[2]
Ulrica Hydman Vallien was the daughter of Stig Johan Hydman and Margit Billberg-Johansson, and lived in Algutsboda. She made her debut as a glass-artist in 1972. As a protest against the conservative artist world she created the "rat bowl".[3] Hydman Vallien was one of only 50 artists chosen to work with British Airways to create designs for aircraft tails, napkins, porcelain, tickets and stationery for the fleet.[4][5] She also took part in the Swedish National Museum exhibition Unga tecknare 1964–1966.[6]
Hydman Vallien's work can be seen at Nationalmuseum,[7] Moderna Museet,[8] Kalmar Konstmuseum,[9] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[10] the Victoria and Albert Museum,[11] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[12] the Chrysler Museum of Art,[13] the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences,[14] the Detroit Institute of Arts,[15] and Göteborgs Konstmuseum.[9]
Works, a selection
Tulip vases
Vase created in 1978
Spirits Vase, 1986
Vases Open Mind, 1986
Caramba! vase, 2001
Personal life
She was married to fellow artist Bertil Vallien between 1963 and her death in 2018.[16]
