Andrew Sjodin Spotlight Exhibition: July 14-28, 2022

ARCADIA SPOTLIGHT

ANDREW SJODIN

ANDREW SJODIN Artwork Title

Jully 14 - 28, 2022

Oil on Panel __ x __ Inches Pricing is available by contacting the gallery at 646-861-3941 or info@arcadiacontemporary.com

Andrew Sjodin was born in 1981 in Pipestone, MN. He grew up and attended high school in Forest Lake, MN. After high school he attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN where he studied philosophy and mathematics. While in his twenties Sjodin served in AmeriCorps for two years in Washington State, taught English in Thailand for one school year, and then moved to Homer, Alaska. In 2008 while living in Alaska, Sjodin took a painting course from Asia Freeman. In his final critique from Freeman she suggested that Sjodin pursue art more seriously, and that perhaps he should consider an MFA program. A few months later Sjodin returned home to Minnesota.

Having taken Freeman’s advice to heart Sjodin set out looking for an artistic training program that would be right for him. He ended up stumbling across the atelier program model, which was unknown to him prior. It was immediately apparent to Sjodin that this would be the correct path for him. In 2010 he began his formal training as an artist, draftsman, and painter at The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts in Minneapolis, MN. Sjodin spent four years at The Atelier studying the drawing and painting methods of the old masters under Dale Redpath and Cyd Wicker. In the fall of 2015 Sjodin began teaching part-time classes at The Atelier. In 2018 he became an instructor with The Atelier’s full- time program.

Sjodin’s work combines a French Academic drawing foundation with an impressionistic approach to seeing and interpreting color. Sjodin primarily creates still lifes and figurative pieces, working mainly in oils. Much of his work is somber and quiet. His compositions are simple and mindful, calling the viewer to slow down and dwell within the work and themself. Through his work Sjodin strives to create an experience that is introspective, subtle, complex, and ultimately fulfilling for both himself and the viewer.

Sjodin currently lives and works out of his studio on a small farm in Isanti County. He continues to teach as a member of the full-time program teaching staff at The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts.

Sjodin holds a B.A. in Philosophy from St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN (2004) and is a graduate of The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Arts (2014).

STILL LIFE

E WORKS

Hand Thrown Bowl and Nicaraguan Pot Oil on Linen 45 x 45 Inches

Red Vase Oil on Linen 42 x 42 Inches

Water Vessels, Begonias Oil on Linen 19 x 42 Inches

Plate and Bouquet Oil on Linen 27 x 27 Inches

Dish and Olives Oil on Linen 20 x 20 Inches

Three Plums Oil on Linen 20 x 20 Inches

Blue Cup II Oil on Panel 26 x 13 Inches

Plate II Oil on Panel 18 x 18 Inches

Pear on a Plate I Oil on Linen 9 x 12 Inches

Two Plums Oil on Linen 9 x 12 Inches

One and One Half Plums Oil on Linen 12 x 9 Inches

FIGURATIV

VE WORKS

Dream State Oil on Canvas 44 x 65 Inches

She, with Water, the Grass Grows Oil on Linen 33 x 22 Inches

The Earth, the Feel of Dried Grass Oil on Linen 30 x 25 Inches

Among Branches, Turning Oil on Linen 32 x 21 Inches

Meadow I

Oil on Panel 10 x 16 Inches

Slow Sky Oil on Linen 12 x 9 Inches

FOR PRICING OF SPECIFIC WORKS, PLEASE CONTACT THE GALLERY AT 646-861-3941 OR EMAIL INFO@ARCADIACONTEMPORARY.COM

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