Agnetha Sjögren

Born in Sweden, sculptor Agnetha Sjögren is currently based in London.

Sjögren has a multidisciplinary background of 25 years, working as an artist, in window display, interior design and prop-making. Her varied career has led her to mould art and design with craftsmanship as the focus of her creative ideas.

She works with colours using precise tones and hues to create contemporary sculptures that are clean, uncluttered and have a Scandinavian feel. She has developed a very personal body of work that embodies her love and experience of world travel, which also offers a glimpse into memories of her childhood, works and symbols- all brought together with a humorous twist.

Dogs have become her chosen three-dimensional canvas on which she explores ideas and emotions. She is known as the 'Swedish Dog Artist' so whether her works show a small part of a dog or the whole dog, her audience recognise it as her piece.

"I started making dog sculptures because I got tired of people telling me that their dog was nice…I was afraid of dogs and wanted to show what a really nice dog is."

Sjögren approaches material in a playful way to send contradicting messages, as in her recent series 'Now You See Me, Now You Don't' in which one sculpture consists of a dog inside what appears to be a cardboard box but is actually solid bronze. She enjoys the reaction of the viewer when they touch the box and realise that it’s not real cardboard.

Her sculptures have been commissioned across Europe, South Africa, Canada, Portugal and China, and are held in numerous private collections internationally.