Mikael Kihlman

Mikael Kihlman (b. 1953, Uppsala) has had numerous exhibitions in Sweden and abroad. For his black-and-white graphics, in the drypoint technique, he has received several international awards and honors in countries including Canada, the USA, Poland, China, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Japan. In Sweden, Kihlman has been awarded the Karlskoga Nobel Art Scholarship 2001, the Graphic Society's Erik Wessel-Fougstedt Scholarship 2004, together with cultural journalist Karl Haskel the honorary scholarship from the Nils G. Stenqvist Memorial Fund 2009, and the Association for Graphic Art's Fridell Needle 2023. Kihlman was awarded Doctoris Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctor) at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2015.

"About the series 'Lost Gardens'"
I have collected images related to nature and gardens for many years. My own photos, others’ photos, and internal images in the form of memories, scents, fantasies, and dreams. At the beginning of 2025, I etched the first plate, and it was like turning on a tap. I had no idea of everything that had accumulated within me, and I have been working intensively with my plates ever since.. - Mikael Kihlman