2021
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.
"Totem, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 54" x 36"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Sofie Swann features an organic abstract red shape that covers almost the entire canvas, leaving a small border of off-white around it. ...
Digital, Giclée
"Totem, " Large Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on canvas. It features an organic abstract red shape that covers almost the entire canvas, leaving a ...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Piano, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 60" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This limited edition abstract giclee print by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. It features thin, imperfect vertical rectangular shapes which are half white and half deep red, and are...
Digital, Giclée
"Eternity, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and ready to hang. Other floater f...
Digital, Giclée
"Piano, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 50" x 40"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This limited edition abstract giclee print by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. It features thin, imperfect vertical rectangular shapes which are half white and half deep red, and are...
Digital, Giclée
"Piano, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 45" x 36"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This limited edition abstract giclee print by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. It features thin, imperfect vertical rectangular shapes which are half white and half deep red, and are...
Digital, Giclée
Guardian X, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Budd Hopkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Budd Hopkins Title: Guardian X Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 45 Paper Size: 40 x 26 inches (101.6 x 66...
Screen
The Paramount Suite, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Robyn Denny
By Robyn Denny
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robyn Denny, British (1930 - 2014) Title: The Paramount Suite (Orange) Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 32/75 Size: 26 x 34 inches
Screen
Totem - Lithograph by Giulio Marelli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Totem is a lithograph, realized by Guido Marelli in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the bottom right. Numbered on the bottom left. Edition of 150 and some artist's proofs in Roman numbers.
Lithograph
Bonac II, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Larry Zox
By Larry Zox
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Larry Zox Title: Bonac II Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, Signed and numbered in Pencil Edition Size: 160 Image Size: 36 x 17 inches Size: 42.5 in. x 30 in. (107.95 cm x 76....
Screen
Inspiration, Colorful Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Barbara Lynch Zinkel
By Barbara Lynch Zinkel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful geometric screenprint by American artist Barbara Lynch Zinkel. Date: 1994 Medium: Screenprint, numbered in pencil, estate stamped in pen...
Screen
Echoes: Abstract Geometric Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 32x40
By Murray Duncan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Echoes, By Murray Duncan Mixed media on paper Size: 32" × 40" Unframed, signed "Echoes" is an evocative abstract composition where expressive line work emerges from a richly layer...
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
