(1972 – )

Agnetha Sjögren
Contemporary
Overview
Agnetha Sjögren is an internationally exhibited Swedish sculptor whose work uses the familiar form of the dog as a vehicle for storytelling. What began as a response to a childhood fear of dogs has evolved into a distinctive artistic language exploring memory, travel, identity, humour and human experience.

Educated in Sweden, France and London, Sjögren’s background spans prop making, interior design and window display design. She founded the international display agency DO Original before dedicating herself fully to sculpture. This multidisciplinary experience informs her bold approach to materials, craftsmanship and visual narrative.

Her sculptures are instantly recognisable: clean and contemporary, rooted in Scandinavian design yet layered with symbols, words and hidden details. Working across bronze, stainless steel, gold, jesmonite, leather, cork and mixed media, she transforms familiar forms into objects that reward closer inspection. Every dog carries its own name, passport and unique story.

Her work has been exhibited internationally, including the Venice Biennale, Scope Miami, London Art Fair, IFC Hong Kong, Qingdao Sculpture Art Museum in China, Mollbrinks in Sweden and galleries throughout Europe. Her sculptures are held in private, corporate and hospitality collections worldwide, including works acquired by Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Berry Bros. & Rudd, IFC Hong Kong and Radisson Blu Hotels.

Sjögren continues to develop new sculptural series that combine storytelling, symbolism and material transformation while expanding her practice through large-scale works, international collaborations and public art projects.

Artist Statement

I have almost forgotten that they are dogs.

What began as a playful response to my fear of dogs has evolved into a much broader artistic language. The dog is now my chosen three-dimensional canvas: a familiar form that allows me to tell stories about memory, travel, identity, desire, loss, humour and the absurdities of being human.

My background spans art, design, interiors, prop-making and visual storytelling. Rather than seeing these disciplines as separate, I have always moved freely between them, taking whatever approach or material best serves the idea. Craftsmanship remains at the heart of my practice. Every work begins with making, with the physical act of transforming an object into something capable of carrying meaning.

The dogs are never portraits of animals. They are characters, vessels and storytellers. Their surfaces become places where personal memories, cultural references, symbols, words and observations are layered together. Some works draw on my travels around the world, others on childhood memories, art history, popular culture or everyday experiences. Humour often provides the entry point, but beneath the playfulness there is usually a more complex narrative.

I am interested in contradiction. A sculpture may appear light-hearted while addressing something deeper. A bronze sculpture may disguise itself as a cardboard box. A familiar object may reveal itself to be something entirely different when viewed from another angle. I enjoy the moment when expectation and reality collide, and when the viewer discovers details that were initially hidden.

Because sculpture exists in physical space, it demands movement and participation. I deliberately place words, symbols and visual clues around a piece so that no single viewpoint reveals everything. The work unfolds gradually as the viewer walks around it, discovering fragments of a larger story.

Although my work is often recognised through the recurring dog form, my real subject has always been human experience. The sculptures are a way of exploring how we construct meaning through objects, memories and imagination. They are playful, but they are also deeply personal. Each one captures a particular thought, question or moment in time.

Ultimately, I want the work to communicate directly. I believe art can be intelligent without being inaccessible, and meaningful without taking itself too seriously. If a sculpture makes someone smile, look twice, discover something unexpected, or uncover a hidden detail, then it has done its job.

Exhibitions

2026
London Art Fair, London (Mollbrinks) art Karlsruhe, Germany (Mollbrinks)
Choose Love, Mamush Gallery, Athens

 

2025
Art + Soul at The Culloden Estate,
Gormleys, Belfast
London Art Fair, London • Art at the Falls, at Sheen Falls Lodge, Gormleys, Kenmare
Paws & Prosecco, Arkley Fine Art, Hitchin
Art Space, London
Gormley gallery at Castlemartyr Resort, Dublin

 2024
Gallery SEB, Netherlands
Arkley Fine Art, Hertfordshire
Mamush Gallery, Athens
London Art Fair, London

2023
Secret Identities,
Mamush Gallery, Athens
SWEA event, Mamush Gallery, Athens
Clarendon Fine Art Gallery, UK
Grand Antiques Art & Design, Mollbrinks, Stockholm Liljevalchs

2022
Its all about Sculpture!,
Mollbrinks, Sweden
Clarendon Fine Art Gallery, UK

2021
Clarendon Fine Art Gallery, UK

2019
Woof!, Box Galleries, London

2018
Devonshire Private Members Club, London
Year of the Dog IFC Hong Kong & Shanghai 12   permanent Dog sculptures, featured in 100 publications, TV & Radio

2017
Artist in Residence, Michelin star Aquavit, London
Scope, Miami
Red dot, Miami
Arqui, Portugal
Washington Green Exhibition, Birmingham
Solo Show: Foxx Gallerie, Zürich

2016
Ahoy! Gallery, Palma, Spain
Vilamoura Gallery, Algarve, Portugal
Box Galleries, London
Artist in Residence: Rosewood Hotel, London
Omey Gallery, Portugal
Art Wars, Los Angeles

2015
Artist in residence: Rosewood Hotel, London
Moniker project, London
Reload gallery, Leamington spa
Båstad Swedish Open
Qingdao Sculpture Art Museum, China
Venice Biennale
Affordable Art Fair, New York, Brussels
Art wars, Sweden

2014
Permanent collection: Radisson Blu Hotel
Waterfront, Stockholm
Affordable Art Fair, Singapore, Hamburg, Toronto, London,  Amsterdam, Stockholm
The Unit London

2013
Solo show: Curious Duke Gallery, London
Solo show: Foxx Gallerie, Zürich
Radisson Blue Waterfront, Stockholm
Grand Designs Live, London
The Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
The Other Art Fair, London
Chelsea Art Fair, London
South London Fair, London
Studio l2, Stockholm
The Brick Lane Gallery, London
Hoxton Hotel, London
Candid Arts, London
Art below, Angel Tube Station, London

 2012
The Other Art Fair, London
Hoxton Hotel, London
BBC London 94,9FM: Live interview on Radio with ‘Barking at the Moon’   by Jo Good and Anna Webb
Curious Duke Gallery, London
Art Asia
Art Melbourne
Miva Gallery, Malmo, Sweden
Grand Venetian Masked Ball
Uffizi Art Gallery, London
ASF Angel Spring Fair, London
Solo Show: Aubergine with SelArt, Stockholm
Premiere Art, London
Art Now Gallery, Gothenborg, Sweden
OCCCA Gallery, Santa Ana, California

2011
“London Calling” OCCCA Orange County USA
The Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
Verve-London, London
Trafiknykterhetens-Dag, Stockholm
Solo Show: Boconcept, Stockholm
Debut Contemporary, London
Art Melbourne, Australia
Folkets Hus, Stockholm
The London Original Print Fair, London
Barlane Studios, York
Solo Show: Radisson Blu Strand Hotel, Stockholm

2006 – 2010 
Art Sydney, Sydney
Folkest Hus, Stockholm
Hugo Boss, Manchester
Radisson Sas Strand Hotel, Stockholm
Henley Festival, Henley
Saby Harrgard, Stockholm
Springfair International, Birmingham
Lot 78, London
Modern Works On Paper Fair, Royal Academy, London
Form, London
Lane Crawford, Hong Kong
Solo Show: City Inn Hotel Westminster, London
The Affordable Art Fair New York, London, Amsterdam
RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
London Art, London

Collections

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Private Collectors:

  • Jude Law,
  • Angelina Jolie,
  • Sarah Cox,
  • Wallenberg family,
  • Arne Veidung

Corporate & Institutional:

  • IFC (Hong Kong & Shanghai),
  • Berry Bros. & Rudd (UK),
  • Purpose Design (Sweden),
  • Carlson Companies – Marilyn Carison Nelson (USA)

Hospitality & Public Spaces:

  • Radisson Blu Hotels (Stockholm & London),
  • Devonshire Club (London),
  • Rosewood Hotel (London),
  • Aqua-vit (Michelin-star restaurant, London),
  • The Culloden Estate (Belfast),
  • Sheen Falls Lodge (Kenmare)
  • Home Hotel Havnekontoret, Bergen, Norway (Permanent Installation)

https://www.strawberryhotels.com/hotels/norway/bergen/home-hotel-havnekontoret/?utm_campaign=bb-global-search-brand-hotel&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19890977423&gbraid=0AAAAADlF8t158rJ5_CyDEKzur-jnxnuDA&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrs7RBhDuARIsAIVfBD0NmLguKnrFm_Bk8Q4adIfUQ65KdBQ9vCi8Jy__JKotclQ-EIcIcj4aAlbbEALw_wcB

 

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Press & Media Highlights
  • Trebuchet Magazine
  • https://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/london-art-fair-2026-and-the-sculpted-mind/
  • Print & Online: Financial Times, Design Week (UK), Design & Leisure Luxury (Australia), Home & Country (Sweden), Aesthetica Wish List, Vogue Korea (exclusive 300-page Dog & Cat book featuring 13 international artists).
  • Broadcast: BBC London 94.9FM (Barking at the Moon with Jo Good & Anna Webb), TV and radio features in Hong Kong & Shanghai (IFC
  • “Year of the Dog” project), SVT Vem bor Har (Swedish Television feature)
  • International Coverage: Featured in over 200 publications worldwide, spanning Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia
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