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Swedish author and artist (1970–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johanna Ulrika Ekström (9 May 1970 – 13 April 2022) was a Swedish author and artist.[1][2][3]
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Johanna Ekström | |
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Born | Johanna Ulrika Ekström 9 May 1970 |
Died | 13 April 2022 51) | (aged
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Author, artist |
Notable work | Skiffer 1993. |
Children | 1 |
Parent | Per Wästberg - Margareta Ekström |
Ekström made her published debut in 1993 with a collection of poems called Skiffer, and the following year she had her first exhibition at Galleri Charlotte Lund in Stockholm. Ekström published a dozen collections of poems and short stories as well as novels.
Ekström grew up in Stockholm, the daughter of the authors Per Wästberg and Margareta Ekström.[4][5]
She made her writing debut in 1993 with the collection of poems Skiffer ("Slate"), and continued to publish poetry during the 1990s.[6] After the turn of the millennium in 2000, she began writing short stories, novels, and diary entries.[7] Her first collection of short stories, What Do I Know About Strength, was published in 2000.[4] Her first published novel was Farewell Relay (2004), which was followed by the short story collection Look, she crawls.[3] Ekström became better known as a writer through his autobiographical works.[8] The autobiographical If You Stay in the Sun (2012) describes growing up in a bourgeois and intellectual home on Djurgården. Her previous diaries were published in 2016 under the title Diary 1996–2002.[6] Her latest book, The Sentences from 2000, depicts the relationship with her mother, after her mother had difficulty speaking due to a stroke in the 1990s.[7]
As an artist, Johanna Ekström had her first exhibition at Galleri Charlotte Lund in 1994. Her work as a visual artist was closely linked to her poetry.[9] In 2012, she had her first exhibition at Björkholmen Gallery and was subsequently represented by the gallery.[10] She also exhibited at the Gothenburg Art Museum and Färgfabriken on Liljeholmen.[9]
For a time, she was cohabiting with author Tomas Lappalainen and had a daughter with him.[11]
Ekström died of cancer on 13 April 2022, at the age of 51.[12]
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