Windings

Edit Sihlberg (b. 1989) is a Swedish artist, based in Stockholm.

Edit Sihlberg presents a world imbued with contradictions. Serenity and compassion are marred by humour and escapism; all of which capture the inherent nature of time through each vibrant brushstroke. Sihlberg's work subtly examines the passage of time, always imprinted by the artist’s own gaze. Each object and symbol carry's references to memory, tradition and history — expressing movement and an unconscious glimpse of something lost, never fully accessible. The visual language is voyeuristic, an intimate yet distant purview, where the observer is invited to penetrate the inner workings of the painting. The interplay of distance and proximity creates a balance and dynamism, allowing for the work to appear both restful and vibrantly alive. Sihlberg's expression concedes the still life with recurring symbols and a juxtaposition of the artist's point of view, relating to the art historical traditions of Post-Impressionism and Swedish Modernism.

Edit Sihlberg holds an MFA Royal Academy of Stockholm. Her work is part of Public Art Agency Stockholm collection and the Uppsala Museum of Art. Sihlberg was awarded the Hilding Linnqvist Prize and Anna-Lisa Thomson Scholarship for Art in 2022, as well as having exhibited at Uppsala Art Museum. Her work has been presented in several institutional group exhibitions; Sparks of Joy, Körsbärsgården, Art on the Road, the Public Art Agency of Sweden and I Follow the Sun, Artipelag in 2024. Windings is the artist's first solo exhibition at Saskia Neuman Gallery.