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Birgitta Sundström JansdotterX & Y — DiptychThe Alchemy of TwinsResilienceNordArt 2018

Artist Statement

Women who hold their ground in a world that keeps shifting around them. Not as muses or symbols, but as the ones who steadily remain.

Powerful, bold, seductive, and at the same time deeply vulnerable. Women are the central force in Birgitta Sundström Jansdotter's paintings. Working across figuration and symbol, she explores the weight of human relationships and the unspoken politics of traditional female roles. These figures look back at the viewer with a composure that feels earned, not posed.

Twins appear throughout as recurring presences, functioning as mirrors or shadows. Around them, archetypal animals materialise from the same painted world: wolves, moose, birds that carry the charge of instinct and untamed nature. The process is slow and deliberate, built up in layers over months and years, scraped back and reworked until something essential and irreducible remains.

The result is work that feels simultaneously ancient and urgent, layered with psychological weight that rewards sustained looking.

Born

Gävle, Sweden

Based

Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel, NL

Member

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

Collections

Museum Hannover · Museum Gouda

Recent & Selected

Works

The Alchemy of Twins
2025 · New WorkThe Alchemy of TwinsAcrylic · 140 × 175 cm
Red Rebellion
2025Red Rebellion125 × 120 cm
Behind the Mask
2019 · Private CollectionBehind the Mask150 × 85 cm
X & Y
2019 · Bene FoundationX & Y — Diptych170 × 115 cm (×2)
Last Supper
2014 · Museum HannoverLast Supper440 × 160 cm

Critical Reception

"Birgitta zet haar beeldschone vrouwen in een vervreemdende omgeving. What you see is not what you get."

Roos van Put  ·  Editor-in-chief Kunstbeeld (2008–2013)  ·  Opening speech, NOCTURNE, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, 2012

"Degenen die binnen een klassieke techniek toch een sterk authentiek geluid laten horen — dat zijn onder andere Birgitta Sundström Jansdotter."

Roos van Put  ·  Editor-in-chief Kunstbeeld (2008–2013)  ·  Haagse Courant, 2006

Studio & Exhibition News

Latest

2027

Museum van de Vrouw — Being a Woman

Invited to exhibit at Museum van de Vrouw, Edam. Date to be confirmed.

Upcoming

2026

Flower Art Museum — Home Stories ↗

Invited to participate in Home Stories — My National Flower at the Flower Art Museum, Aalsmeer. 24 October 2026 – 7 February 2027. Opening subject to renovation completion.

Upcoming

2025

New Large-Scale Works Completed

The Alchemy of Twins (140×175 cm), Red Rebellion (125×120 cm), Sentinels of the Forgotten Lake of Elks (130×90 cm) and Paradox of Time (120×90 cm).

New Work

2026

Voorjaarssalon 2026 — Pulchri Studio

Currently showing at Pulchri Studio, The Hague. Until 5 April 2026.

Now Showing

2025 & 2026

Great Dutch Art Calendar — Two Editions

A painting selected for the prestigious Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender for both the 2025 and 2026 editions.

Selection

2023

NordArt 2023 — Three Works Selected

Three paintings selected for NordArt 2023 at the historic Carlshütte foundry, Büdelsdorf — one of Europe's largest annual contemporary art exhibitions, 200 international artists.

NordArt

2023

Last Supper Acquired by Museum Hannover

After a two-year reservation, the monumental Last Supper (440×160 cm, 2014) joins X and Y already in the Bene Foundation's museum collection in Hannover, Germany.

Museum Acquisition

2023

Algemeen Dagblad — Feature Article

Featured in the Rotterdam edition of Algemeen Dagblad, November 2023. Regular coverage in Hart van Holland regional press throughout the year.

Press

Paintings 1994 – 2025

Portfolio

A selection of works from 1994 – 2025

Red

Collection

Red

Women & Power

23 works

Black & White

Collection

Black & White

Identity

38 works

Green & Blue

Collection

Green & Blue

Inner Landscape

10 works

Pink

Collection

Pink

Vulnerability

17 works

Assignments

Collection

Assignments

Commissioned Works

5 works

Portfolio

Red

Women & Power

X
X2018–2019 · Acrylic on linen canvas, diptych · 170 × 115 cm
The Forgotten Maria's
The Forgotten Maria's2014 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 200 × 200 cm
Life
Life2017 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 120 × 145 cm
The Scale
The Scale2023 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 155 × 50 cm
Red Rebellion
Red Rebellion2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 125 × 120 cm
Y
Y2018–2019 · Acrylic on linen canvas, diptych · 170 × 115 cm
The Alchemy of Twins
The Alchemy of Twins2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 140 × 175 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 164 × 123 cm
Cold World
Cold World2021 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 210 × 70 × 13 cm
The Finnish Warchild
The Finnish Warchild2016 · Acrylic on canvasboard · diameter 30 cm
Thin Ice
Thin Ice2012–2022 · Acrylic on linen canvas, pentaptych · 233 × 130 cm
Memories
Memories2017 · Acrylic on canvasboard, wood · 15 × 10 × 6 cm
Untitled
Untitled2008 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 130 × 165 cm
Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask2019 · Acrylic on canvas · 150 × 85 × 9 cm
Snowqueens
Snowqueens2018 · Acrylic on canvas, white box · 55 × 110 × 13 cm
Octopus II
Octopus II2023 · Acrylic on canvas, white box · 21 × 30 cm
Octopus I
Octopus I2022 · Acrylic on canvas, white box · 21 × 30 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 52 × 39 cm
Untitled
Untitled2009 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 209 × 126 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 52 × 40 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 113 × 125 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 191 × 115 cm
Untitled
Untitled2006 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 136 × 122 cm

Portfolio

Black & White

Identity

The Nest
The Nest2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 45 × 60 cm
Last Supper
Last Supper2014 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 440 × 160 cm
Resilience
Resilience2024–2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 140 × 230 cm
Dark Forest
Dark Forest2016 · Acrylic on canvasboard, diptych · 45 × 58 cm (with frame)
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 130 × 120 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 157 × 97 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 150 × 130 cm
Untitled, Triptych
Untitled, Triptych2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 50 × 150 cm
Untitled, Triptych
Untitled, Triptych2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 50 × 150 cm
Untitled, Triptych
Untitled, Triptych2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 50 × 150 cm
Untitled, Triptych
Untitled, Triptych2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 50 × 150 cm
Guns
Guns2017 · Acrylic on linen canvas, wooden box · 75 × 80 × 13 cm
The Orphanage
The Orphanage2016 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 100 × 100 cm
Untitled
Untitled2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 55 × 111 cm
Bubblegum II
Bubblegum II2016 · Acrylic on canvas · ∅ 43 cm (with frame)
Bubblegum I
Bubblegum I2016 · Acrylic on canvas · ∅ 43 cm (with frame)
Bugs
Bugs2016 · Acrylic on canvas · ∅ 43 cm (with frame)
The Wolf
The Wolf2016 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 40 × 50 cm
Dark Years
Dark Years2008–2022 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 184 × 65 cm
Untitled
Untitled2008 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 117 × 148 cm
Untitled
Untitled2010 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 200 × 125 cm
Untitled
Untitled2010 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 115 × 160 cm
Untitled
Untitled2012 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 70 × 160 cm
The Running Giraffe
The Running Giraffe2019 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 90 × 65 × 11 cm
Untitled
Untitled2009 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 53 × 170 cm
Untitled
Untitled2013 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 130 × 140 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 173 × 137 cm
Memories XII
Memories XIIAcrylic on linen canvas · 30 × 40 cm
Memories XII
Memories XII2019 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 30 × 40 cm
Acid Snow
Acid Snow2021 · Acrylic on linen canvas, pentaptych · 30 × 110 cm
Untitled
Untitled2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 55 × 111 cm
The Crow
The Crow2016 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 30 × 40 cm
Memories
Memories2017 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 15 × 10 × 6 cm
Memories
Memories2017 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 15 × 10 × 6 cm
Memories
Memories2017 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 15 × 10 × 6 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 110 × 75 cm
Untitled
Untitled2008 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 84 × 66 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 73 × 66 cm

Portfolio

Green & Blue

Inner Landscape

Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 198 × 133 cm
Snow
Snow2017 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 100 × 100 cm
Mothership
Mothership2018 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 100 × 80 cm
Untitled
Untitled2013 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 190 × 115 cm
Crows
Crows2016 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 80 × 60 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 66 × 73 cm
Untitled
Untitled2008 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 40 × 50 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 100 × 99 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 66 × 73 cm
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve2014 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 170 × 170 cm
The Thinker I & II
The Thinker I & II2023 · Acrylic on linen canvas, diptych · 24 × 24 cm

Portfolio

Pink

Vulnerability

Blue
Blue2025 · Acrylic on canvasboard · 45 × 58 cm (with frame)
Paradox of Time
Paradox of Time2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 120 × 90 cm
Sentinels of The Forgotten Lake of Elks
Sentinels of The Forgotten Lake of Elks2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 130 × 90 cm
Untitled
Untitled2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 200 × 170 cm
Untitled
Untitled2013 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 105 × 150 cm
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve2014 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 170 × 170 cm
The Hunter
The Hunter2014 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 95 × 60 cm
The Pink Mind
The Pink Mind2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 26 × 32 cm
Untitled
Untitled2011 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 120 × 180 cm
Butterflies
Butterflies2025 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 30 × 30 cm
Untitled
Untitled2007 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 198 × 133 cm
Untitled
Untitled2010 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 100 × 140 cm
Untitled
Untitled2009 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 200 × 140 cm
Scorpion I
Scorpion I2019 · Acrylic on linen canvas, diptych · 30 × 40 cm
Scorpion II
Scorpion II2019 · Acrylic on linen canvas, diptych · 30 × 40 cm
The Hunter
The Hunter2014 · Acrylic on linen canvas · 60 × 140 cm

Portfolio

Assignments

Commissioned Works

Assignment Switzerland
Assignment Switzerland2021 · Acrylic on canvas · 80 × 80 cm
Zuidplas II
Zuidplas II2019 · Acrylic on canvas · ∅ 80 cm
Zuidplas I
Zuidplas I2019 · Acrylic on canvas · ∅ 80 cm
Anja
Anja2016 · Assignment · Private collection
Assignment JSO Gouda
Assignment JSO, Gouda2010 · Acrylic on canvas · 180 × 110 cm
Birgitta Sundström Jansdotter

Birgitta Sundström Jansdotter is a Swedish-born, living in The Netherlands contemporary figurative painter whose work centers on archetypal female presence within layered symbolic environments. Her paintings are defined by anonymous women who meet the viewer's gaze with composure and psychological steadiness. These figures function not as traditional portraits, but as structural anchors within complex pictorial fields.

By stripping her subjects of geographical and biographical specificity, Jansdotter suspends them between individuality and universality. Surrounding these central presences, dynamic spatial systems unfold in which mythological references, animal forms, fragments of contemporary life, and subconscious imagery coexist. The resulting works operate as psychological ecosystems, balancing flux and stability, movement and stillness.

Monumental compositions, simplified forms, and a concentrated emphasis on the gaze create a direct encounter between figure and viewer. Her process is intuitive yet extended; paintings evolve through layering, erasure, and revision until a state of structural equilibrium is reached.

Jansdotter has exhibited internationally in museums, galleries, and art fairs across Europe, Asia, and the United States. She has received multiple art awards in Sweden and the Netherlands, including the Jacob Hartog Prize (2007) and the Culture Award of Zuidplas (2017). Her work is held in museum and public collections in the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden, including Museum Hannover, the Bene-Stiftung Hamburg, Museum Gouda and municipalities in Sweden and the Netherlands, as well as private collections in the Netherlands and internationally.

Her practice repositions the female figure at the center of the visual field, not as muse or metaphor, but as enduring presence within complexity.

Critical Reception

"Jansdotter's hybrid paintings tell us stories about the joys and sorrows of human relationships. She places emphasis on the roles and stereotypes women have been traditionally assigned, find themselves in now and should be claiming for themselves in future."

Pieter Hinrichs  ·  NordArt 2019 — Official International Catalogue  ·  Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany

"Fantastic feminism in the most beautiful opulence"

artNow Gallery  ·  Berlin, Germany

Born in Gävle, Sweden

Resides and works in Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel in The Netherlands

Museum Exhibitions, selection

2027Being a Woman, Museum van de Vrouw, Edam — upcoming
2026Home Stories — My National Flower, Flower Art Museum, Aalsmeer — upcoming
2022Climate 22, Museum de Fundatie, Netherlands
2021Last Supper, Museum Odapark Center for Contemporary Art, Netherlands
2019EUROPA, Museum de Fundatie / Kasteel de Nijenhuis, Netherlands
2019Salon 2019, Museum Gouda, Netherlands
2018Vruchtbare grond, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Netherlands
2017WATER, Museum de Fundatie, Netherlands
2017Salon, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Netherlands
2015400 Years Sweden–Netherlands Grand Finale — Solo & Group exhibition, Maison de Bonneterie, The Hague · Representing Sweden · 230 guests
2014The Dark Side of Beauty, NOCTURNE, Museum Gouda, Netherlands
2009Salon, Museum Gouda, Netherlands
2007Salon, Museum Gouda, Netherlands
2000Människa.nu, Stockholms Läns Museum, solo, Sweden
1995Salon, Norrbottens Museum, Sweden

Art Fairs, selection

2011BLOOOM Art Fair, Keulen, via Cabinodd Gallery, Germany
2009Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, via Galerie Noordeinde, Belgium
2009Hong Kong Art Fair International Artshow, Hong Kong
2008Huntenkunst, Doetinchem, special guest, represent Sweden, Netherlands
20082nd Seoul New International Art Fair, Seoul, South Korea
2005Lineart, Gent via Galerie van Duyse, Belgium

32 Solo and Duo Exhibitions, selection

2022Transformatie, Biennale Kunst van het Geloven, Church of the King, Vierlingsbeek, Noord-Brabant, solo · The Net5
2017Kunstenfestival Watou, Belgium, duo
2017Village Church of Zevenhuizen, NL, solo
2013Galerie Katuin, Granada, Spain, solo
2011Edsvik Konsthall, Stockholm, solo
2011Galerie Katuin, Granada, Spain, solo
2009Gallery Noordeinde, The Hague, duo
20082nd Seoul New International Art Fair, Seoul, South Korea, solo
2008Pulchri Studio, The Hague, solo
2007Galerie Houses of Art, Marbella, Spain, duo
2000Väsby Konsthall, Stockholm, solo
2000Människa.nu, Stockholms Läns Museum, solo
1998Väsby Konsthall, Stockholm, solo
1995Galleri Tankarnas Trädgård, Luleå, solo
1994Galleri Havsöringen, Luleå, solo

55 Group Exhibitions International, selection

2023NordArt 2023, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2020ALIEN, Dark Art Emporium, Los Angeles, USA
2019NordArt 2019, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2018NordArt 2018, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2017Personal Relations, Vicenzi, Italy
2017SEHNSUCHT, Kasteel Herkenrode, Hasselt, Belgium
2016Personal Relations, Cello Factory, London, England
2016Summer Exhibition, von Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2013Cognition, Von Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2012Twente Biennale, via Cabinodd Galerie, Hengelo
2012Arteryshow, TETEM Kunstruimte, via Cabinodd, Enschede
2011NordArt, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2011BLOOOM Art Fair, Cologne, via Cabinodd Gallery, Germany
2011Liaison Amsterdam, Loods 6, via Cabinodd Galerie
2009Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, via Galerie Noordeinde, Belgium
2008Huntenkunst, Doetinchem, special guest, represent Sweden, Netherlands
20082nd Seoul New International Art Fair, South Korea, solo
2009Hong Kong International Artshow, Hong Kong
2007Inside Out, Galleria Lallihome, Varenna, Italy
2006Camaver Kunsthaus, Sondrio, Italy
2011NordArt, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2008Galleri Infra, Höstsonat, Stockholm, Sweden
2008Människor-gestalter-porträtt, Galleri Infra, Stockholm, Sweden
2006–07Edsvik Konsthall, Stockholm — 4 exhibitions
2006Aurora, Galleri Infra, Stockholm, Sweden
2004Malmö Konstcentrum, Malmö, Sweden
2003Galleri Donoso, Stockholm, Sweden
2002Konstfrämjandet, Stockholm, Sweden
2000Kvinnor i konsten, Galleri Vilunda, Stockholm, Sweden
1999Länskonst, Kvarnen, Söderhamn, Sweden
1998Galleri Mowestor, Stockholm, Sweden
1997–04Väsby Konsthall, Stockholm — 21 group exhibitions

96 Group Exhibitions Netherlands, selection

2025Being a Woman, Pulchri Studio, The Hague
2025Time, Timeless, Movement, Pulchri Studio, The Hague
2022INGEZETENEN, Gouda 750 years, Jubilee exhibition
2022Pulchro Sacrum, Pulchri Studio, The Hague
2019–20WANDERLUST, ArtNomaden, Prinsenkwartier, Delft
2019ARTNOMADEN XL, De Helena, The Hague
2019ARTNOMADEN DOLL, Pulchri Studio, Voorhout Galerie, The Hague
2019ARTNOMADEN, Art on the Loose, Firma Van Drie, Gouda
2016XXL, Pulchri Studio, The Hague
2015NOVEMBER, Kunstmaand Ameland
2013Podium DAK, Geldrop, NOCTURNE
2013Firma Van Drie, Gouda, NOCTURNE
2013RE: Rotterdam, NOCTURNE
2012Pulchri Studio, NOCTURNE, The Hague
2012Arteryshow, TETEM Kunstruimte, via Galerie Cabinodd, Enschede
2012Dreamscape, TETEM Kunstruimte, via Galerie Cabinodd, Enschede
2011Twente Biennale, Hengelo, via Cabinodd Galerie
2011Liaison Amsterdam, Loods 6, via Cabinodd Galerie
2010Gallery Colours, The Hague
2010Vreemdgaan, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2007Galerie 10, Utrecht
2005Het Oude Raadhuis, Aalsmeer
2007–25Voorjaarssalon en Najaarssalon, Pulchri Studio, The Hague

Awards

2017Culture Award of Zuidplas, Netherlands
2007Jacob Hartog Prize, Netherlands
1999Byggnads Culture Prize, Sweden
1999Huddinge City Culture Prize, Sweden

Collections

2023Museum Hannover, Germany — Last Supper · Collection Bene-Stiftung
2019Bene-Stiftung, Hamburg, Germany — X & Y Diptych
2019Municipality of Zuidplas, Netherlands
2015Museum Gouda, Netherlands
2012JSO, Gouda, Netherlands
2000Municipality of Huddinge, Sweden
1999Municipality of Upplands Väsby, Sweden
2000Housing association TomtbergaHuge, Stockholm, Sweden
1999If Insurances, Stockholm, Sweden
Private collections in the Netherlands and internationally

Catalogues

2023NordArt 2023, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2023ArtSalon Berlin, Germany
2022Climate 22, Museum de Fundatie, Netherlands
2019Europa, Museum de Fundatie / Kasteel de Nijenhuis, Zwolle
2019NordArt 2019, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2018NordArt 2018, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2017Kunstenfestival Watou, Belgium
2017Jubileum Catalogue, Firma Van Drie 10 years, Netherlands
2017WATER, Museum de Fundatie, Netherlands
2016NOVEMBER, Kunstmaand Ameland, Netherlands
2014NOCTURNE — De donkere kant van de Schoonheid, Museum Gouda
2012Nocturne, Pulchri Studio, Den Haag
2011NordArt, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2011BLOOOM Art Fair, Cologne, Germany
2011Galerie Katuin, Granada, Spain
2009Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
2009Hong Kong Art Fair International Artshow, Hong Kong
20082nd Seoul New International Art Fair, South Korea
2006Tijd/Tiden, Edsvik Konsthall · Väsby Konsthall · Galleri Infra City, Stockholm
2006Camaver Kunsthaus, Italy
2005Lineart, Gent, Belgium

Bibliography

1990Naturnära Fritid — Illustrations · Written by Pearl Sjölander · Scandinaviska Bokförlaget, Gävle, Sweden
2026De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2026
2025De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2025
2023ArtSalon Berlin, catalogue
2022Femina — De vrouwen van Pulchri
2022Transformatie, Biënnale Kunst van het Geloven, magazine, Vierlingsbeek
2022Front page BK Informatie — exhibition "Last Supper", Museum Odapark
2021NordArt Videoserie Germany — artist interview
2018Last Supper in 250+ newspapers and TV-stations in Germany — NordArt 20th Anniversary
2018Interview for film, Museum Gouda, Salon 2018
2017Pandora — interview by Lizan van Dijk & Ruud Vermeer
2017Hart van Holland — interview by Judith Rikken
2017RTV Slingerland — TV-interview by Stan Hill
2017Omroep Zuidplas — two TV-interviews
2017Belgium National TV, "Het Journal" — Last Supper, Watou
2014Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — invited by command of King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia
2014Interview for film, Museum Gouda, "The Dark Side of Beauty"
2014Radio interview — "The Dark Side of Beauty" by Julius Rijpkema
2013AD — interview 3/4 pages by Peter Schilthuizen
2013GLANS magazine — 5 pages, studio visit
2013Radio Gouwestad — 1 hour interview by Julius Rijpkema
2012TULP magazine — 4 pages, interview by Grietje de Heer
2012Empty Kingdom — interview by The Blind Architect, USA
2012Bananas Dialogues — interview by Barry Bananas, USA
2012Port No. 21, Slovakia — interview by Barbora Haviarova
2012Stars on Canvas — painting Linda de Mol, national TV, 3 million viewers
2012Radio Zuidplas & Radio Gouwestad — radio interviews
2011Het Kanaal — interview by Cees Visser
2009State Visit — invited to meet King Carl XVI & Queen Silvia, The Hague

Other

2019Member of Ballotage committee, Pulchri Studio, The Hague
2018–21Co-Founder, ARTNOMADEN Fine Art Community, Netherlands
2012–15Co-founder, Artist Collective NOCTURNE
2006Curator — Tijd/Tiden, Edsvik Konsthall · Väsby Konsthall · Galleri Infra City, Stockholm
2004Projectleader — Exchange Netherlands–Sweden · Stadsgalerie Gouda · Town Hall Alphen aan den Rijn · Väsby Konsthall Stockholm
2003Curator — Biennale in Painting, Väsby Konsthall · Edsvik Konsthall · Galleri Infra City, Stockholm
2003–08Member of Exhibition Committee, Stadsgalerie Gouda, Netherlands

Education

2003–07Vrije Academie, The Hague, The Netherlands
1995–96"Living Workshop" pedagogy, Stockholm, Sweden
1993–95Sunderby Folkhögskola, Art Teacher/pedagogy, Luleå
1993Sculpting and lithography, Stockholm, Sweden
1987–89Basic Visual Arts, Mullsjö Folkhögskola, Sweden
1987Textile education, Insjön, Sweden
1982–84Technical school, Gävle, Sweden

Memberships

Member of Pulchri Studio, The Hague, Netherlands

Exhibitions

A visual selection from 180+ exhibitions since 1994 · Museums · Solo & Group · Europe, Asia, United States · Complete history in About & CV →

Upcoming

Museum

Home Stories — My National Flower

Flower Art Museum, Aalsmeer · 24 Oct 2026 – 7 Feb 2027 · Opening subject to renovation completion

Aalsmeer, NL

Museum

Being a Woman

Museum van de Vrouw, Edam · 2027 · Date to be confirmed

Edam, NL

2026

Group

Voorjaarssalon 2026

Pulchri Studio, The Hague · until 5 April 2026

The Hague, NL

2025

Group

Being a Woman

Pulchri Studio, Mesdagzaal · 6 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026

The Hague, NL

Group

Najaarssalon 2025

Pulchri Studio · 13 Sep – 5 Oct 2025

The Hague, NL

Group

Time, Timeless, Movement

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

Group

Voorjaarssalon 2025

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2024

Group

Najaarssalon 2024

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

Group

Voorjaarssalon 2024

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2023

NordArt

NordArt 2023 — 3 Works Selected

Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf · 200 international artists

Germany

Group

Vrouwenpower

Galerie Jabelle – Jacques Tange, Schiedam

Netherlands

Group

Najaarssalon 2023

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

Group

Voorjaarssalon 2023

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2022

Museum

Climate 22

Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle

Netherlands

Solo

Transformatie — Biennale Art of Belief (8th edition)

Koningskerkje, Vierlingsbeek · 27 Aug – 11 Sep

Noord-Brabant, NL

Group

SELFIE — Jubilee Exhibition

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

Group

INGEZETEN — Gouda 750 Years

GOUDAsfalt, Gouda · Jubilee exhibition

Gouda, NL

Group

Pulchro Sacrum — 40 jaar Garantie

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

Group

Voorjaarssalon 2022

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2021

Museum

Last Supper — Het Laatste Avondmaal

Museum Odapark Center for Contemporary Art, Venray · 3 Apr – 1 Jun

Netherlands

Group

Najaarssalon & Voorjaarssalon

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2020

Group

ALIEN

Dark Art Emporium, Long Beach · Beautiful Bizarre Magazine issue 30

Los Angeles, USA

Group

Voorjaarssalon 2020 (closed after 1 week — Covid-19)

Pulchri Studio · 7–29 Mar 2020

The Hague, NL

Group

WANDERLUST — ArtNomaden, Prinsenkwartier Delft

Delft, The Netherlands

Netherlands

2019

Museum

EUROPA — Zomerexpo 2019

Museum de Fundatie / Kasteel de Nijenhuis · selected from 3,500 applications

Netherlands

Museum

Salon 2019

Museum Gouda · 29 Jan – 9 Jun 2019

Gouda, NL

NordArt

NordArt 2019 — X & Y Diptych

Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf · 1 Jun – 13 Oct 2019

Germany

Group

ARTNOMADEN on the Loose — Firma Van Drie

Firma Van Drie, Gouda · 27 Mar – 21 Apr 2019

Gouda, NL

Group

ARTNOMADEN DOLL

Pulchri Studio, Voorhout Galerie · 11 Jul – 6 Aug 2019

The Hague, NL

Group

Najaarssalon 2019

Pulchri Studio · 21 Sep – 13 Oct 2019

The Hague, NL

Group

Paintings unveiled — new City Hall of Zuidplas

Gemeentehuis Zuidplas (alongside Erwin Olaf's portraits of the Royal couple)

Nieuwerkerk a/d IJssel, NL

2018

NordArt

NordArt 2018 — 20th Anniversary

Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf · 9 Jun – 7 Oct · Selected for national press release to 250+ German newspapers

Germany

Museum

Vruchtbare grond

Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

Schiedam, NL

Museum

Salon 2018

Museum Gouda

Gouda, NL

Group

Najaarssalon & Voorjaarssalon

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2017

Museum

WATER

Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle

Netherlands

Museum

Salon

Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

Schiedam, NL

Duo

Kunstenfestival Watou — Laatste Avondmaal

1 Jul – 3 Sep 2017 · Belgium National TV "Het Journal"

Watou, Belgium

Solo

Village Church of Zevenhuizen

Zevenhuizen, The Netherlands

Netherlands

Group

SEHNSUCHT

Kunzthuiz, Kasteel Herkenrode, Hasselt

Belgium

Group

Jubileum Tentoonstelling — Firma Van Drie 10 jaar

Firma Van Drie, Gouda

Gouda, NL

Group

ARTNOMADEN XL — De Helena

De Helena, The Hague

The Hague, NL

Group

Najaarssalon & Voorjaarssalon

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2015 – 2016

Royal

400 Years Sweden–Netherlands — Closing Gala

Group exhibition · Maison de Bonneterie, The Hague · 230 guests

The Hague, NL · 2015

Group

Personal Relations — International Touring Exhibition

Pulchri Studio, The Hague · Mirror.Gallery, Vicenza · Cello Factory, London

NL · Italy · UK · 2015–2016

Group

Summer Exhibition

Von Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf

Germany · 2016

Group

XXL

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL · 2016

Group

Arttraverse — Duo with Ludmilla van der Spoel

De Bildt, The Netherlands

Netherlands · 2016

Group

NOVEMBER — Kunstmaand Ameland

Ameland, The Netherlands

Netherlands · 2015

Group

Voorjaarssalon & Najaarssalon

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2014

Museum

The Dark Side of Beauty — NOCTURNE

Museum Gouda · 17 Oct 2014 – 2 Feb 2015

Gouda, NL

Royal

Invited — H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · in honour of King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima

Amsterdam, NL

Group

Voorjaarssalon & Najaarssalon

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2012 – 2013

Group

NOCTURNE — Firma Van Drie

Firma Van Drie, Gouda

Gouda, NL · 2013

Group

NOCTURNE — Podium DAK

Podium DAK, Geldrop

Netherlands · 2013

Solo

Galerie Katuin

Granada, Spain

Spain · 2013

Group

Cognition

Von Fraunberg Art Gallery, Düsseldorf

Germany · 2013

Duo

Dialogen — Pand Paulus

Pand Paulus, Schiedam

Schiedam, NL · 2012

Group

Stars on Canvas — TV special (3 million viewers)

Painting Linda de Mol · national television, interview by Hanneke Groenteman

Netherlands · 2012

Group

Arteryshow

TETEM Kunstruimte, via Galerie Cabinodd, Enschede

Netherlands · 2012

Group

NOCTURNE

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL · 2012

Group

Twente Biennale

Via Cabinodd Galerie, Hengelo

Netherlands · 2011–12

Group

Voorjaarssalon & Najaarssalon (annual)

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2011

Solo

Edsvik Konsthall

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden

Solo

Galerie Katuin

Granada, Spain

Spain

NordArt

NordArt 2011

Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf

Germany

Art Fair

BLOOOM Art Fair

Cologne, Germany · via Cabinodd Gallery

Germany

Group

Liaison Amsterdam

Loods 6, via Cabinodd Galerie, Amsterdam

Amsterdam, NL

Group

Inside Out

Galleria Lallihome, Varenna

Italy

Group

Voorjaarssalon & Najaarssalon

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2008 – 2010

Solo

Pulchri Studio

The Hague, The Netherlands

Netherlands · 2008

Duo

Gallery Noordeinde

Gallery Noordeinde, The Hague

The Hague, NL · 2009

Art Fair

Affordable Art Fair

Brussels, Belgium · via Galerie Noordeinde

Belgium · 2009

Art Fair

Hong Kong Art Fair International Artshow

Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong · 2009

Museum

Salon 2009

Museum Gouda

Gouda, NL · 2009

Royal

Invited — State Visit H.M. King Carl XVI & Queen Silvia

The Hague, April 2009

The Hague, NL · 2009

Art Fair

Huntenkunst — Theme: Sweden, Special Guest

Doetinchem, The Netherlands

Netherlands · 2008

Solo

2nd Seoul New International Art Fair

Seoul, South Korea · Solo Exhibition

South Korea · 2008

Group

Voorjaarssalon & Najaarssalon (annual)

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2005 – 2007

Duo

Galerie Houses of Art, Marbella

Marbella, Spain

Spain · 2007

Museum

Salon 2007

Museum Gouda

Gouda, NL · 2007

Group

Inside Out

Galleria Lallihome, Varenna, Italy

Italy · 2007

Group

Camaver Kunsthaus di Simona Cao

Sondrio, Italy

Italy · 2006

Group

Tijd / Tiden (as Curator)

Edsvik Konsthall · Väsby Konsthall · Galleri Infra City, Stockholm

Sweden · 2006

Art Fair

Lineart

Ghent, Belgium · via Galerie van Duyse

Belgium · 2005

Group

Voorjaarssalon & Najaarssalon (annual from 2007)

Pulchri Studio, The Hague

The Hague, NL

2004

Group

Projectwisseling Nederland–Zweden

Stadsgalerie Gouda · Gemeentehuis Alphen aan den Rijn · Väsby Konsthall Stockholm

Netherlands & Sweden

1994 – 2003 — Sweden

Solo

Människa.nu — Stockholms Läns Museum

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden · 2000

Solo

Väsby Konsthall

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden · 2000

Solo

Väsby Konsthall

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden · 1998

Museum

Salon

Norrbottens Museum, Sweden

Sweden · 1995

Solo

Galleri Tankarnas Trädgård

Luleå, Sweden

Sweden · 1995

Solo

Galleri Havsöringen

Luleå, Sweden

Sweden · 1994

Press

Television · Radio · Print · International

Press Kit & High Resolution Images

Available on request for publications and editorial use

Television

Belgium National Television — Het Journal → view

Last Supper broadcast during Kunstenfestival Watou

The monumental painting Last Supper was shown on Belgian national television during the Kunstenfestival Watou 2017.

2017 · Belgium

RTV Slingerland → view

TV-interview by Stan Hill

Studio interview covering current work and upcoming exhibitions.

2017 · Netherlands

Omroep Zuidplas

Two television interviews

Regional television coverage of studio practice and exhibitions.

2017 · Netherlands

NordArt Videoserie → view

Artist interview — NordArt 2021

International video interview for NordArt, Europe's largest annual contemporary art exhibition.

2021 · Germany

Museum Gouda → view

Film interview — "The Dark Side of Beauty"

Video interview produced for the major thematic exhibition NOCTURNE at Museum Gouda.

2014 · Netherlands

Museum Gouda → view

Interview for film during Salon 2018

Video interview produced for the Salon exhibition at Museum Gouda.

2018 · Netherlands

National Television — Stars on Canvas → view

Painting celebrity Linda de Mol — viewer record 3 million

Selected to paint Linda de Mol for national television. Interview by Hanneke Groenteman. Viewer record of 3 million — the highest rated episode of the series.

2012 · Netherlands

Radio

Radio Gouwestad — Gouda

Interview by Julius Rijpkema — "The Dark Side of Beauty"

Radio interview connected to the exhibition at Museum Gouda.

2014 · Netherlands

Radio Gouwestad — Gouda → view

1-hour interview by Julius Rijpkema

In-depth radio interview covering artistic practice, themes, and major works.

February 2013 · Netherlands

Radio Gouwestad — Gouda

Interview by Julius Rijpkema

Radio interview covering current practice and exhibitions.

2012 · Netherlands

Radio Zuidplas

Radio interview

Regional radio coverage.

Jan 2012 · Netherlands

Hart van Holland → view

Interview by Judith Rikken

Regional press and radio coverage.

2017 · Netherlands

Print — Netherlands

De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender → view

Selected for 2025 and 2026 editions

A painting selected for the prestigious Great Dutch Art Calendar for two consecutive years.

2025 & 2026 · Netherlands

Algemeen Dagblad (AD) → view

Feature: museum acquisition and new paintings

Coverage following the confirmed acquisition of Last Supper and presentation of major new works. Regular coverage in Hart van Holland regional press throughout 2023.

Nov 2023 · Netherlands

Algemeen Dagblad (AD) → view

Winner Cultuurprijs 2017 — 3/4-page interview by Peter Schilthuizen

Nieuwerkerkse Zweedse wint Cultuurprijs 2017.

Nov 2017 · Netherlands

Algemeen Dagblad (AD) → view

3/4-page interview by Peter Schilthuizen

Feature interview covering current practice and the monumental Last Supper.

Oct 2013 · Netherlands

GLANS Magazine → view

5-page feature

Full feature including studio visit and reproductions of major works.

Nov 2013 · Netherlands

TULP Magazine → view

4-page interview by Grietje de Heer

In-depth interview covering working process, themes, and the significance of the female archetype in the paintings.

Dec 2012 · Netherlands

Pandora — Tijdschrift voor Kunst & Literatuur → view

Essay by Lizan van Dijk & Ruud Vermeer

In-depth critical essay on figurative practice, psychological dimensions of female subjects, and symbolic landscape. Jaargang 7, nr 1/2018.

2018 · Netherlands

BK Informatie — Vakblad voor Beeldend Kunstenaars → view

Front page & studio feature

Front page of the professional magazine for visual artists, featuring the exhibition Last Supper at Museum Odapark.

2021 · Netherlands

Femina — De vrouwen van Pulchri

Feature in Femina magazine

Featured in publication about the women of Pulchri Studio.

2022 · Netherlands

Het Kanaal → view

One-page interview by Cees Visser

Feature interview on current practice.

2011 · Netherlands

Haagse Courant → view

Feature on Birgitta Sundström Jansdotter

Early press feature covering her work and practice.

Dec 2006 · Netherlands

Pulchriblad & Hart van Holland → view

Jacob Hartog Prize awarded to Birgitta Sundström Jansdotter

Coverage of winning the prestigious Jacob Hartog Art Prize.

2007 · Netherlands

Print — International

NordArt — 250+ German Newspapers → view

Selected for 20th Anniversary national press release

Among only 7 artists chosen by NordArt for the 20th anniversary press distribution, reaching Berliner Zeitung, Hamburger Abendblatt, Frankfurter Neue Presse, TV and radio across 250+ outlets in Germany.

2018 · Germany

NordArt Catalogue 2023 → view

Selected artist — official printed international catalogue

Three paintings selected for Europe's largest annual contemporary art exhibition. Feature in the official printed catalogue.

2023 · Germany

ArtSalon Berlin — Exhibition Catalogue → view

Featured in the official ArtSalon Berlin catalogue

Front page feature in the official catalogue.

2023 · Germany

Biennale Kunst van het Geloven — Catalogue → view

Official catalogue — Biennale Art of Belief 2022

Featured in the official catalogue of the Biennale Art of Belief, 8th edition.

2022 · Netherlands

Dark Art Emporium — Long Beach, Los Angeles → view

Heavy Aliens — Featured artist & main image of exhibition poster

Selected as the featured image for the official exhibition poster, curated by Buddy Nestor. Featured in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

Oct 2020 · USA

Empty Kingdom → view

Interview by The Blind Architect

International online art publication based in the USA.

2012 · USA

Bananas Dialogues → view

Interview by Barry Bananas

International online art interview publication, USA.

2012 · USA

Port No. 21 → view

Interview by Barbora Haviarova

International arts publication, Slovakia.

2012 · Slovakia

Royal & Special

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam → view

Invited by command of King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia of Sweden

Invited as a Swedish artist by command of Their Majesties, in honor of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. Luncheon at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. One person per invitation · Attended with the priest of the Swedish church in The Hague.

2014 · Netherlands

400 Years Sweden–Netherlands — Closing Gala → view

Group exhibition — 400 Years Sweden–Netherlands diplomatic relations

Group exhibition during the official reception at Maison de Bonneterie, Gravenstraat 2, The Hague. 230 guests, hosted by Swedish Ambassador Håkan Emsgård.

15 January 2015 · The Hague

State Visit — The Hague → view

Invited to meet King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia of Sweden

Invited as a Swedish artist to meet Their Majesties during the state visit to The Hague.

April 2009 · Netherlands

Publications

Catalogues · Books · Magazines · Bibliography

NordArt — Official Catalogues

Click a catalogue to view details

NordArt 2011

NordArt 2011

NordArt 2018

NordArt 2018

NordArt 2019

NordArt 2019

NordArt 2023

NordArt 2023

Exhibition Catalogues

NordArt 2023 → view

Official international catalogue

Three paintings selected for Europe's largest annual contemporary art exhibition, Büdelsdorf, Germany.

2023 · Germany

ArtSalon Berlin → view

Exhibition catalogue

Featured in the official ArtSalon Berlin catalogue.

2023 · Germany

Climate 22 — Museum de Fundatie → view

Exhibition catalogue

Major group exhibition at Museum de Fundatie, The Netherlands.

2022 · Netherlands

EUROPA — Museum de Fundatie / Kasteel de Nijenhuis → view

Exhibition catalogue

Major international group exhibition, Zwolle, The Netherlands.

2019 · Netherlands

NordArt 2019 → view

Official international catalogue

Büdelsdorf, Germany.

2019 · Germany

NordArt 2018 → view

Official international catalogue

Büdelsdorf, Germany.

2018 · Germany

Watou Kunstenfestival → view

Exhibition catalogue

Belgium.

2017 · Belgium

WATER — Museum de Fundatie → view

Exhibition catalogue

The Netherlands.

2017 · Netherlands

Firma van Drie — 10 Years Jubilee

Jubilee catalogue

The Netherlands.

2017 · Netherlands

NOVEMBER — Kunstmaand Ameland → view

Exhibition catalogue

The Netherlands.

2016 · Netherlands

NOCTURNE — De donkere kant van de Schoonheid → view

Museum Gouda — exhibition catalogue

Major thematic exhibition at Museum Gouda, October 2014 – February 2015.

2014 · Netherlands

Nocturne — Pulchri Studio

Exhibition catalogue

Den Haag, The Netherlands.

2012 · Netherlands

NordArt 2011 → view

Official international catalogue

Büdelsdorf, Germany.

2011 · Germany

Galerie Katuin → view

Solo exhibition catalogue

Granada, Spain.

2011 · Spain

Hong Kong International Artshow → view

International artfair catalogue

Hong Kong.

2009 · Hong Kong

Affordable Art Fair Brussels → view

Art fair catalogue

Brussels, Belgium.

2009 · Belgium

2nd Seoul New International Art Fair → view

International art fair catalogue — Solo Exhibition

Seoul, South Korea.

2008 · South Korea

Camaver Kunsthaus

Exhibition catalogue

Italy.

2006 · Italy

Tiden — Edsvik Konsthall / Väsby Konsthall / Galleri Infra City → view

Exhibition catalogue

Stockholm, Sweden.

2006 · Sweden

Lineart — Gent → view

Art fair catalogue

Belgium.

2005 · Belgium

Bibliography & Books

Naturnära Fritid — Illustrated Book → view

Illustrations by Birgitta Sundström · Written by Pearl Sjölander

En bok med tusen tips för hem och fritid. Boken är avsedd för dig, för familjen, scoutföreningen, fritidshemmet — kort sagt för alla som vill pröva på vad naturen har att erbjuda. En idéhandbok, fylld med tips och idéer, att ha till hands när du planerar för en naturnära fritid. Scandinaviska Bokförlaget, Gävle.

1990 · Sweden

De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2026 → view

Selected for the prestigious Dutch Art Calendar

The Netherlands.

2026 · Netherlands

De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2025 → view

Selected for the prestigious Dutch Art Calendar

The Netherlands.

2025 · Netherlands

Transformatie — Biënnale Kunst van het Geloven → view

Magazine — Church of the King, Vierlingsbeek

Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.

2022 · Netherlands

Pandora — Tijdschrift voor Kunst & Literatuur → view

Essay by Lizan van Dijk & Ruud Vermeer — Jaargang 7, nr 1/2018

In-depth critical essay on figurative practice and symbolic imagery.

2018 · Netherlands

ArtTraverse Magazine #0 — Jubileumuitgave → view

Featured in jubilee edition

The Netherlands.

2016 · Netherlands

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