Benny Ekman
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Benny Ekman is a Swedish artist
. He emigrated to Australia
with his family in 1958. The family returned to Huddinge in 1969. In 1991 he moved to Västervik
on the south-east coast of Sweden. Ekman paints mainly in acrylics
but also uses other techniques in his art. His first exhibition
was on the Summer Salon in Västervik in 1996, and since then he has had several separate exhibitions and exhibitions with others. Ekman has shown his work at Liljevalch's
, Cow Parade in Stockholm with two cows and also created five art suites at the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi
in Sweden. He is represented in Landstinget i Kalmar län, Västerviks Kommun, Psykiatriska Museet Västervik Sweden,Townhall Närpes Finland
, Modern Art Museum Latvia
and has received the Kalmar
culture award 2005 and the Västervik culture award 2008.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. He emigrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
with his family in 1958. The family returned to Huddinge in 1969. In 1991 he moved to Västervik
Västervik
Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 20,694 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its...
on the south-east coast of Sweden. Ekman paints mainly in acrylics
Acrylic paint
Acrylic paint is fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry...
but also uses other techniques in his art. His first exhibition
Exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within museums, galleries and exhibition halls, and World's Fairs...
was on the Summer Salon in Västervik in 1996, and since then he has had several separate exhibitions and exhibitions with others. Ekman has shown his work at Liljevalch's
Liljevalchs konsthall
Liljevalchs konsthall is an art gallery located on the Djurgården island in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Carl Bergsten and inaugurated in March 1916, it is today owned by the City of Stockholm....
, Cow Parade in Stockholm with two cows and also created five art suites at the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi
Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi)
The Icehotel in the village of Jukkasjärvi, about 17 km from Kiruna, Sweden, was the world's first ice hotel. After its first opening in 1990, the hotel has been erected each year from December to April.-History:...
in Sweden. He is represented in Landstinget i Kalmar län, Västerviks Kommun, Psykiatriska Museet Västervik Sweden,Townhall Närpes Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Modern Art Museum Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
and has received the Kalmar
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
culture award 2005 and the Västervik culture award 2008.