Johannes Wessmark
Born in Karlstad, Sweden in 1962
Resides and works in Kil, Sweden
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023, Galleri Bergman, Karlstad, Sweden
2019, Gallery Scandinavia, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019, Gallery Ekdahl, Karlstad, Sweden
2014, Gallery Arthouse, Karlstad, Sweden
2012, Gallery Eklund, Stockholm, Sweden
2010, Pfizer Art-association Sollentuna, Sweden
2009, Gallery Oscar, Marstrand, Sweden
2008, Gallery Oscar, Marstrand, Sweden
2007, Repslagar-Museet, Älvängen, Sweden
2006, Gallery Stjärnfors Kvarn, Uddeholm, Sweden
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025, A GoGo III exhibition, Mash Gallery at Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
2024-25, Christmas Group Show, Plus One Gallery, London, Great Britain
2024, 25th anniversary of Artelibre Gallery, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
2024, Indulgence, Mash Gallery, Los Angeles
2023, Fall Salon, International Guild of Realism, Online
2023, In her element, Mash Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2021, Summer Show, Plus One Gallery, London, Great Britain
2019, 14th Juried Exhibition by IGOR, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, USA
2018, Acqua Alta, Tangent Contemporary Art, San Fransisco, USA
2018, Los Angeles Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, USA
2018, Mod Portrait, MEAM Zaragoza and Barcelona, Spain
2017, Algo mas que realismo, XI. Galería artelibre, Zaragoza, Spain
2017, Los Angeles Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, USA
2017, Figurative Explorations, Tangent Contemporary Art, San Francisco, USA
2016, 12 By 12 In 12. Arcadia Contemporary, Culver City LA, USA
2016, Water, Water… Everywhere. Arcadia Contemporary, Culver City LA, USA
2015, Los Angeles Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, USA
2014, Los Angeles Art Show, Lotton Gallery, Loa Angeles, USA
2014, 9th annual IGOR show, The Robert Lange Gallery, Charleston, USA
2012, Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, Carmel, California, USA
Collections
European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
The Count Ibex Collection, London, United Kingdom
Stockholm Konst, Stockholm, Sweden
Karlstad municipality, Karlstad, Sweden
Collected by various private collectors in the USA, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and more
Awards
2024, Winner of Best Figure & Portrait of the February PleinAir Salon Art Competition
2022, Second Prize in International Artist Magazine’s challenge People & Figures
2022, Gold Award in Fieast Art Competition, Bindaas Artist Group, New Delhi, India
2022, Honorable Mention in the International FiKVA Award For Painters competition
2022, "Da Vinci Visual Art Awards" in Velázquez Painting and Sculpture Competition
2021, Winner of “Best Figurative” in International Guild of Realism, Spring Salon
2021, Overall winner for 2020 at A Singular Creation
2021, Winner of “Best Figure & Portrait” January in PleinAir Salon from PleinAir Magazine
2020, Winner of “First Place” December in PleinAir Salon from PleinAir Magazine
2020, Winner of “Best Acrylic” December in PleinAir Salon from PleinAir Magazine
2020, Finalist in International Artist Magazine “Still Life”
2020, Winner of “Best metal and chrome” International Guild of Realism Spring Salon
2020, Winner of “Feeling Blue” A Singular Creation international online
2019, Finalist in International Artist Magasins “Still Life”
2013, Finalist in the 7th Figurativas Painting and Sculpture Competition in Barcelona.
Publications
2024, The Best of Model Society
2024, The Best of Acrylic by Artist Magazine and American Artist
2023, 2024, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
2021, 2024 Plein Air Magazine
2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, International Artist Magazine
2023, The Best of Drawing by Artist Magazine and American Artist
2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, American Art Collector Magazine
2009, 2012, 2015, 2020, Artelibre Arte y Libertad
2011, International Dictionary of Artists 2011
Contact
Johannes Wessmark
Nedre Bondestad Gamla Skolan, 665 91 Kil, Sweden
www.johanneswessmark.se
brev@johanneswessmark.se
+46 554 51 10
In this interview (on YouTube), you will learn a little more about my background, technique, and thoughts about my life as an artist.
I grew up in a big family with five siblings and a few dogs and cats. My parents were active and took us children skiing, canoeing, playing, etc. There was always something going on.
I was a happy child, but my personality was more of the kind that preferred peace and quiet. I preferred to observe without interacting too much.
When I was 10 years old I decided I wanted to clean my own room to make sure it was done the way I liked it. I also sorted all of my toys in straight lines and in color order, and of course, I drew and painted a lot. With much more details than other kids my age.
My mother noticed my artistic and creative interest and one day my little brother and I got to choose one music LP disc each. My brother went straight for a popular rock and roll artist and I chose Beethoven's 7th symphony - the Fate Symphony. Not a typical choice for a 10-year-old but typical for me.
That’s how I was and in some way still am. My mother wanted to encourage my artistic vein and one day she bought me the book "The boy who wanted to paint the world's most beautiful painting". Of course, nobody knew then that I would become one of the world’s leading hyperrealist artists but it was probably a gentle push in the right direction by my mother. My pedantic way of ordering my life is not as obvious any longer, but you will still see it in my paintings where detail and perfection are always important ingredients.