2023
Born in Tehran, abstract painter Sofie Swann escaped the Iranian revolution at a young age and subsequently lived in the United States and France. Keeping her heritage close, Swann uses Persian tea in varying amounts as a subtle nod to her roots. The sepia tones are, at times, a faint addition, though this trademark signature creates a sense of place in every work she makes.
Swann spent time studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston where she explored landscapes and portraiture. Through experimentation, she developed a passion for abstract and minimalist art. While later living in Paris, she discovered key influential artists including Vincent van Gogh, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama.
As a process of self-discovery and self-expression, her paintings take the form of visual autobiographies, telling a narrative of memories, both real and imagined, and the emotion she draws from remembering them. Swann prefers not to sketch intentional designs before beginning a painting and rather lets the work evolve organically. “My thoughts and emotions. That’s where it all starts,” she said in an interview with Sorelle Gallery. “I don’t paint what I see. I paint what I feel.”
Since 2015, Swann has exhibited in solo and in groups around the United States, including at Chroma Fine Art Gallery in Katonah, New York; Silvermine Galleries and the Carriage Barn Arts Center, both in New Canaan, Connecticut; and Sorelle Gallery in Westport, Connecticut.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Sofie Swann’s prints, paintings, mixed media and more.
"Forgotten Snowfall" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a white, warm grey, and metallic silver palette with imperfect circular shapes in varying sizes arranged in a balanced, patterned compo...
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"Across the Universe" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a white, warm grey, and metallic silver palette with imperfect circular shapes in varying sizes arranged in a balanced ...
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"A Magical Place" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light blue and white palette, with organic circular and rectangular shapes layered throughout the canvas. This painti...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Tears of Joy" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm, bright orange palette with varying sizes of circular shapes layered over a imperfect white and gold vertical lines. This painti...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Confetti" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract horizontal statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light palette, with large white and small yellow circular shapes layered over a hazy grey and subtle silve...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Enchanted Forest" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features imperfect circular light teal shapes juxtaposed by warm-toned vertical lines beneath them. The background of the piece is patterned wit...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gesso
White as Snow, Abstract Oil Painting
By Morgan Fite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
From my series called Lessons from Winter, inspired by my process of embracing the beauty, mystery, and warmth of the coldest and darkest season of the year.<...
Oil
Snow's Light (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Snow's Light (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed Ramsay's work is informed by nature, the seasons, changing landscapes and the passing of time. She is i...
Plexiglass, Acrylic
First snow, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Ivana Olbricht
Located in Yardley, PA
An original one-of-a-kind winter abstract landscape with a gentle texture. Inspired by November, winter landscape, the first frost, and snow. Neutral earthy-toned colors - golden...
Acrylic
Ice blossoms (Abstract Painting)
By Anya Spielman
Located in London, GB
Ice blossoms (Abstract Painting) Oil on paper - Unframed Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a time, moving b...
Paper, Oil
The Origins of Form (Abstract Painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
The artwork will be shipped rolled securely in a tube. In this evocative body of work, Jessica Snow departs from her signature hard-edged geometry to embrace a fluid, process-driven...
Canvas, Acrylic
Neige (Abstract painting)
By Marie de Lignerolles
Located in London, GB
Neige (Abstract painting) Collage, Gouache, acrylic and oil pastel on Arches paper — Unframed Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illust...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache
