Joakim Ericsson (b. 1972)

October Full Moon, Oil on Canvas, 29x37 inches.



Joakim Ericsson was born in Sundsvall Sweden in 1972. He began his formal study of art in 1993 at the Stockholm Art School. Disappointed by the school’s lack of emphasis on traditional technique, he left after one year to pursue independent study. Over the next four years, he was often frustrated by his artistic isolation, yet sometimes heartened by the success of the very few contemporary artists who shared in his classical ideas.

In 1998, Joakim was thrilled to discover The Florence Academy of Art. After studying there for three years, he returned to Sweden to paint and in2002 began spending summers in Norway under the tutelage of Odd Nerdrum, who had been an inspiration to the artist as a young man. After two years of work in Sweden, Joakim returned to Florence to teach at the Florence Academy of Art, and was co-Director of the Painting Program until 2006. In January 2007 he started up FAA's first branch school in Gothenburg, Sweden. He works and teaches there today.

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