Ylva Carlgren‘s (*1984 in Luleå) atmospheric watercolor paintings are created with skillful control. Multiple layers of colour are applied in order to achieve delicate shifts in light that convey a particular sense of understated grandeur. Characteristic of her practice is a greatly informed interest in material and technique.
She studied at Valand Academy in Gothenburg and at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Moscow. Her work has previously been exhibited at Uppsala Konstmuseum, Göteborgs Konsthall, and Liljevalchs Konsthall among other places. She has received several grants, including but not limited to a working grant from IASPIS which enabled an extended period of practice in Tokyo, Japan.