About Me

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Borgholm, Öland, Sweden
I'm Malin, a 26 year old freelance artist, illustrator and silly person in general. I'm currently aiming to finish my Bachelor's degree in Art History. My biggest passion in life is art and I work mostly in traditional mediums. In 2006 I studied Asian Art at Hawaii Pacific University, along with jewelry design and ceramics at Honolulu Academy of Arts. After that I went to art school in France at Paris American Academy and since 2008 I've been back in Sweden, studying Art History, design, literature etc. I've also been teaching acrylic painting at Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan in Kalmar for a few years as well as at SV in Borgholm. At the moment I'm living with my fiance in Belgium and we are eagerly planning to move to Sweden. I do commissions and a lot of the pieces shown in the gallery are for sale so don't hesitate to contact me about prices etc.

Monday 26 September 2011

Education

When it comes to education I've pretty much always followed my heart. I have this philosophy that if it all comes crashing down, atleast you can say that you went for something you really wanted. Picking something based on what other people say or because you're afraid of what other's might think just isn't good enough and you will most likely regret it big time further down the line. And don't despair if you don't understand everything from the start because:

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."
-
Will Durant


Bachelor's degree, major courses/areas
Form & Design
Image & Media Education
Art History A
Art History B
Art History C (in progress)

Paris American Academy
Course: Fine Arts
*Painting
*Drawing & Composition
*Color
*Perspective
*Art History
*French

Honoluly Academy of Arts
*Ceramics: Surface
*Ceramics: Creative Clay
*Jewelry with an Attitude

Hawaii Pacific University
*Art of Asia
*French I

Literature
*History of Literature A
*Fantasy Literature: Harry Potter
*Children's Literature: Astrid Lindgren's Authorship
*Children's Literature: Introduction to Children's Literature

Secondary School
The Art & Design program