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.
"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
"Let It Snow" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light neutral palette, with white circular shapes layered over a hazy grey and cream-colored, subtly metallic background. This ...
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
"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
"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
"Blue Moons" 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 shapes layered throughout the canvas. This painting is made on ga...
Canvas, Acrylic
Confetti I - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
By Charles David Francis
Located in Soquel, CA
Confetti I - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Layers of color hav...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Confetti Garden - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
By Charles David Francis
Located in Soquel, CA
Confetti Garden - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Bold abstract splatter composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Layers of pain...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Petal Theory, Contemporary Abstract Painting, original painting
By Rebecca Newport
Located in Deddington, GB
Rebecca's work is inspired by a lifelong love of nature, colour, and pattern. Growing up in Kew, she was deeply influenced by the beauty of Kew Gardens and its rich abundance of bota...
Canvas, Acrylic
Floral Confetti
By Jan Rogers
Located in Deddington, GB
Floral Confetti [2022] original Acrylic on Canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:4.5cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Floral Confetti is an original signed acrylic painting on canvas by Jan Rogers of a bright and colourful sunset floral scene. Pink and yellow flowers...
Canvas, Acrylic
Bursting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sara Gardner
Located in Yardley, PA
A large abstract, bursting with life and the little details. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to...
Acrylic
Confetti 3., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Yardley, PA
Confetti 3. A modern abstract painting created with dripping and splashing paint that sparkles and shimmers! Many colored drops, yellow, dark pink, pink, white on a pink background. ...
Acrylic
