Photographer Eva Fidjeland at AthensArt´s Annual Arts Festival

Photographer Eva Fidjeland – one of several artists to show their work at the AthensArt’s Annual Arts Festival at Hardeko in Bispgården, Jämtland, Sweden

Posted by Susanna at 8:23 PM, Apr 19, 2014

Category: Design & Art

”The Red Lady” – digital photography by Eva Fidjeland

ON FRIDAY, May 2 at 6 p.m. there will be an art opening at Hardeko, Björkstigen 3 in Bispgården, Ragunda, Jämtland, Sweden, featuring Swedish photographer Eva Fidjeland and other artists. AthensArt is a network of artists living in different parts of the world, and every year they exhibit their work together. This year Sweden has been chosen as the country for AthensArt’s annual arts festival.

THE SHOW, which runs through May 11, is organized by Center of Arts 4 Seasons and Hardeko and Mr. Geert Weggen. For information about the participating artists, please visit http://athensart-2010.ning.com/.

EVA FIDJELAND is an artist, poet and photographer who lives in Orrefors, Sweden. She was born in Stockholm in 1955. Her art reflects cultural influences from childhood years spent in Portugal, Lebanon, Iran and Afghanistan. In 1978 she went to live in the artists’ village Ein Hod in Israel, where she learnt the art of making stained glass from Professor Joseph Chaaltiel – http://ein-hod.info/artists/ora.

Photography by Eva Fidjeland

UPON RETURNING to Sweden Ms. Fidjeland was approached by the Vasa Museum to reconstruct glass details for the famous Vasa Ship from the 17th century — http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/The-Ship. The new Vasa Museum was inaugurated in 1990.

Photography by Eva Fidjeland

EVA Fidjeland has exhibited her work at numerous museums and galleries in Sweden as well as abroad.

For more information about the artist and her work, go to http://evafidjeland.centerpoint.me/, http://Svenskakonstnarer.se/galleri/EvaFidjeland and http://galerie-stexwig.com.

Photography by Eva Fidjeland

DOMINIC RICHARDSON, writer and editor of Art Bracket LLC (www.artbracket.com) writes this about Eva Fidjeland: ”A new trend in visual art is emerging due to artist Eva Fidjeland’s implementation of an innovative, creative approach to the process of manufacturing art. The artist is known internationally for creating in a variety of mediums, from the traditional canvas to digital, and is currently presenting her work in a new style of collaborative art. The artist is displaying her creative expertise within the various mediums and is also transforming her physical expression and character for introduction within her creations. Fidjeland is seamlessly incorporating aspects of digital technology with visual and performing art, creating unique works that tell stories through intricate details.”