2020
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.
"Neighbors, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 60"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Neighbors," by Sofie Swann measures 48" x 60" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wire...
Digital, Giclée
"Neighbors, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 50"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Neighbors," by Sofie Swann measures 40" x 50" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wire...
Digital, Giclée
"Neighbors, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Neighbors," by Sofie Swann measures 24" x 30" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wire...
Digital, Giclée
"Neighbors, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Neighbors," by Sofie Swann measures 24" x 30" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wire...
Digital, Giclée
"Neighbors, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 16" x 20"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Neighbors," by Sofie Swann measures 16" x 20" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wire...
Digital, Giclée
"Neighbors, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Neighbors," by Sofie Swann measures 24" x 30" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships rolled ready to be stretched and fra...
Digital, Giclée
Neighborhood, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Hal Mayforth
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright colored patches and bold black brushstrokes with a background of pinks and off whites. The composition recalled to me the feel of a neighborhood and how separate dwellings com...
Acrylic
A Moment Together, Contemporary Figurative Painting, 80x60 cm, New
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...
Canvas, Acrylic
Composition , 80x60 cm, 31.5x24 inches
By Janet Hagopian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Composition , 80x60 cm, 31.5x24 inches. signed lower right. Oil on canvas. Artist Statement: In my work I pay great attention to the structure of forms, shapes and colors, which c...
Oil
Is There a Contrarian in the House?, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Hal Mayforth
Located in Yardley, PA
A vertically formatted profusion of signs and symbols. Abstract brushstrokes of various colors in the center area, surrounded by passages of various pinks and yellows. Many interesti...
Acrylic
L'aparté des couleurs, Large Abstract, Contemporary, French, Oil on canvas
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter based in Normandy, France. Working exclusively in oil on canvas, she has developed a distinctive visual language rooted in layering, ma...
Oil
414 Coming Together, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Anne B Schwartz
Located in Yardley, PA
This beautiful painting is a breath of fresh air! The abstract softened shapes merge with more structured shapes in various shades of blue. There are pops of orange and yellow added ...
Oil
