Caroline Freudenthal
Caroline Freudenthal
Caroline Freudenthal is a
Visual Artist, Writer/Storyteller
& a Swedish/global
PR- and Communication Specialist/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. She often has the title
of a painting in mind before starting
on a new piece.
Born in 1962 in England to Swedish
parents, Caroline spent her
childhood in England, Mexico and Sweden. Her multicultural background 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.
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 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,
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 early spring 2020
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, Riddargatan 6,
Stockholm
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 at Gallery 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
Autumn 2020/Winter 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