Astrid Svangren (Göteborg, Sweden, 1972) lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is a painter whose work revolves around movement, desire, sensuality and the body, time and rhythm. She often uses heterogeneous materials such as horsehair, wax, wool, shells, and silk to convey and explore sensuality. She integrates her life into her art and includes her art in her everyday reality. Astrid Svangren graduated from Malmö Art Academy in 1998. She exhibited works at Kohta Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland (2018); Kunsthalle Sao Paulo, Brazil (2016); Tranen, Copenhagen, Denmark (2016); Nässjö Art Gallery, Sweden (2015); Christian Andersen, Copenhagen,, Denmark (2015); Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, USA (2013), Pioneer Voices, Gallery of Northern Norway, Harstad (2013); National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen (2012); The Wanas Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden (2012); Artipelag, Stockholm, Sweden (2012); National Gallery of Denmark (2012); Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden (2011); Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden (2010); Moderna Museet, Malmö, Sweden (2009).  The artist is represented by Christian Andersen, Copenaghen and Tracy Williams, New York.