Jytte Jonna Hansen(Denmark 1952)

As a visual artist, my curiosity is a driving force to try and test different materials and techniques. This curiosity and experimentation has shaped the development of my artistic expression and has an impact on color, motif and material choice. I often work in series, regardless of whether it is collage/watercolor or painting. That way, I can let the experience develop during the process, bring it forward and see how it changes the expression.

In my sketchbooks I explore colors and shapes, and allow myself to work freely without preconceived ideas about what it should lead to. This often gives me ideas and experiences for my works. If I lack inspiration/ideas, I use the sketchbooks to get my bearings on what it is I want to express.

My visual world is an abstract and colorful universe that I have developed over the years. Artistically, developing and exploring this expression is an ever-ongoing process.

I work in many different formats, both on paper and canvas, and in recent years I have come back to paintings in a larger scale. I use acrylic, various types of watercolor, ink, posca and collage, often as mixed media.

Since 2005, my husband and I (sound artist and performer) are living in Lövestad in Skåne, Sweden. Here we have become part of an artist environment which is stimulating, inspiring and which creates opportunities for collaboration in various artistic contexts.

Exhibitions:

In Denmark I have exhibited in art associations, public buildings and in galleries since 1994.

In Sweden, I have participated in "Easter Art exhibition" since 2007.

I have participated in collection exhibitions at; Galleri Gimlelund, Tranåsgården, ÖvedsKloster, Kultur Möllan, Vollsjö Mill, Bjärsjölagård Castle, Sjöbo Konsthall, Lilla Rygården.

I am a member of KIS; Culture in Sjöbobygden, which is an association for artists, artisans and cultural mediators in Sjöbo municipality.