Artist

Bio

Caroline Freudenthal

Caroline Freudenthal is an Abstract Artist, Writer/Storyteller & a Swedish/global
PR, Communication &
Fundraising Manager.

An autodidact artist, Caroline paints abstract art mainly in acrylic and ink, often working with mixed media on canvas and paper.
Works include large paintings over 2 metres.

Born in 1962 in England to Swedish parents, Caroline holds dual Swedish and British nationality. A multicultural childhood spent in England, Mexico and Sweden has inspired and influenced her distinct artistic expression. Sources of inspiration include CG Jung’s reflections on Alchemy and Psychology, Egyptology, Norse Mythology, travel, art, design, film, fashion, music and literature.
She often has the title of a painting in mind before starting on a new piece.

In October 2012, Caroline was presented as a new talent to the American art public at the Bego Ezair Gallery on Madison Avenue
in New York, with a collection of paintings titled “Reinvention.” Several of the pieces featured in the exhibition are now on long-running display in the Save the Children UN Office at the UN Plaza in New York.

Her spring 2020 exhibition “Madame Butterfly”
was held at Ling Long & Story Hotel on Riddargatan 6 in Stockholm

Click on the link below to read more about the “Madame Butterfly” exhibition and
Caroline’s creative process.
Written by Jenny Olsson (in Swedish.)
Photos taken earlier this spring by
Sean McLatchie Lewthwaite at Story Hotel in Stockholm.
Sweet meet: Caroline Freudenthal om konst, klänningar och att hitta sitt eget uttryck

During winter 2020/early spring 2021 a collection of purple works, “Walkabout and Other Stories” are on display at Story Hotel.

Previous art exhibitions in Stockholm include:
“Renaissance” hosted by Volvo Studio Stockholm in November 2019, “Shieldmaiden” at Bumblebee Studio in 2016, “Two Tribes: A Consummation” in 2015 & “Galvanized” in 2014, both at the MLG Gallery.

Caroline’s first exhibition “Transformation”
was held at the Ahtello Soul
Art Gallery in 2002, followed by
“Ritual” at Ahtello in 2003.
In 2004 Caroline was presented as an
emerging artist as part of a
group exhibition atGallery Gummesons
and in 2005 she was featured in a
solo show at Gummesons with her
exhibition “Zoë,” displaying artwork
painted and signed under Caroline’s
alter ego and creative persona Zoë.
This was later followed by another
solo show, “Maelstrom,” at Gallery
Aguéli in 2007.

Her artwork has been highlighted as design features in various interior decoration projects and on Swedish television.

Caroline also dedicates time to creative writing.
She writes children’s stories in Swedish
and fiction and poetry in English.

Artist’s Statement:
“I am a big admirer of Mexican Surrealist artist Frida Kahlo, who I view as a kindred spirit through her creative expression,
her loves, her life. Just as Frida embodied
the art of Peinture Feminine, the Feminine
is also a prominent feature in my work.
Friducha was a true Alchemist and a
major part of my body of work is inspired
and influenced by Alchemy and the various experimental stages described in the formulae for turning lead into gold.”

Johan Cederlund, Museum Director
at the Zorn Museum in Sweden, notes in a 2017 critique of Caroline's work:

“Caroline Freudenthal's artwork brings to mind the "Plein Air" movement:
her blue pieces recall Monet's garden paintings while the darker canvases
resemble intricate studies of tree trunks and rocks. Caroline's work is
a rhapsody ​in art.”

Art Exhibitions & Displays

“Walkabout and Other Stories”
Story Hotel,
Riddargatan 6, Stockholm
Winter 2020/early Spring 2021

Madame Butterfly
Ling Long & Story Hotel,
Riddargatan 6,
Stockholm, February 2020

Renaissance
Volvo Studio Stockholm, 2019

Shieldmaiden
Bumblebee Studio, Stockholm, 2017

Selected works,
Restaurant Sjöpiren, Stockholm 2016

Selected works,
Salon Zezil, Stockholm, 2016

Two Tribes: A Consummation
MLG gallery, Stockholm, 2015

Galvanized
MLG gallery, Stockholm, 2014

Selected works,
Save the Children UN Office, New York:
Ongoing from November 2013

Transmutatio
Salon Helheten, Stockholm, 2013

Reinvention
Bego Ezair Gallery, NewYork, 2012

Alchemy Monochrome
Behrer & Partners Fastighetsmäkleri, Stockholm, 2012

Winter Collection
Salon WhyNot, Stockholm, 2010–2011

Selected works,
Trygg Hansa Reception Area,
Stockholm, 2010

Maelstrom
Gallery Aguéli, Stockholm, 2007

Alchemy II
Salon Hudoteket, Stockholm, 2006

Zoë
Gallery Gummesons,
Stockholm, 2005

Summer Salon
Galley Sjöstaden, Stockholm, 2004

Alchemy
Gallery Gummesons, Stockholm, 2004

Neon & Blue
Gallery Sjöstaden, Stockholm, 2004

Ritual
Ahtello, Stockholm, 2003

Transformation
Ahtello SoulArt Gallery,
Stockholm, 2002

Interior decoration:

MEA Real Estate (2016)
Monello (2012)
Homestyle (2010 - 2011)
TV4 (2009)
Homestyle (2007 & 2008)

Presentations:

“Art & Life”
Save the Children Sweden Arts Society, 2011

“Alchemical Artwork”
Academy of Alchemy, 2010

“Alchemy”
Institute for Analytical Psychology, 2002

Professional
Resume

Caroline Freudenthal is a senior PR/Communication & Fundraising Manager
with extensive experience in global coordination of PR- and Communication programs and CSR/Advocacy activities.

Ms Freudenthal has spent over two decades working at major global corporations such as IKEA Group, Sandvik, Ericsson and
Philips Semiconductors, as well as within
civil society at Föreningen Storasyster and Save the Children—often collaborating with UN-related agencies and the private sector.

Ms Freudenthal has proven strategic, operational and proactive abilities and is an effective leader and collaborator in virtual international networks. She holds dual Swedish/British nationality and has advanced interpersonal communication and intercultural skills developed growing up abroad and living and working internationally.

Ms Freudenthal holds a Degree of Bachelor of Social Science and a Degree of Master of Arts (one-year), both from Uppsala University.
She is a Certified Mentor at the HumaNova Institute in Stockholm and has studied
Jungian Psychology.

In 2012, Ms Freudenthal worked with promoting and globally launching the world’s first set of Children’s Rights and Business Principles, a three-party initiative driven together with UNICEF and the UN Global Compact. The Principles were launched in March 2012 in London, UK and at Rio+20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.

In 2013 she was elected one of Sweden's 150 Super Communicators by Resumé, Scandinavias leading paper on Advertising, Media & PR.