Ulla Fries

b. 1946, Uppsala

Ulla Fries says that her pictures often come to her in dreams, ready, just to be fixed to the plate, using the very precise and time-consuming technique of copper engraving. For the sake of the clean line and precision, Ulla Fries has – above all – chosen this way of expression throughout her almost fifty-year career. The motifs are often taken from nature; lizards, bats, and dried leaves, but also fantasy creations from the artist's own dreams. Surfaces and structures are closely examined with the curiosity of a child, precisely depicted with the rich, deep black of the engraving.

Ulla Fries has a long and successful career behind her. She has been president of the Royal Academy of Arts and her work can be found in all the most important Swedish art collections.