Refining Fire, 2025

Richard Solstjärna  

Richard Solstjärna is a Swedish contemporary artist whose work exists at the intersection of art, philosophy, spirituality, and science. His paintings transcend conventional abstraction by exploring the invisible energies that shape reality.

Drawing inspiration from abstract expressionism, Japanese calligraphy, Zen Buddhist aesthetics, and concepts from quantum physics, Solstjärna has developed a distinctive artistic language that speaks to both the emotional and intellectual senses.

Exhibitions in Europe, New York and Odessa. Including Solo, group exhibitions, Art Fairs and Biennials. Won prizes and Awards during the years. Represented in international art dictionaries and art books. International Press and media coverage over the years. Solstjärna's works can be found in numerous national and international permanent collections.

"In my paintings the Energy and Forces which are immanent in Nature are visualized. Forces at work in maximum self-sufficiency. Primary, undiluted, full of tension. Never at ease always in the moment. A pulse in rhythm and rhyme. Emerging from a Void, an emptiness and silent space which is the source of its origin. Existence revealing itself as a rhythm: on and off, pulse and pause." - Richard Solstjärna

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 , KU64, Berlin, Germany
2011 , Church of S:t Johannes, Malmö, Sweden
2011 , Church of S:t Johannes, Malmö, Sweden
2008 Sala Barna Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Castell del Remei, Lleida, Spain
2006 E.on Sweden Culture and Art Association, Malmö, Sweden
2004 Agora Gallery, New York, USA 
2004 La Spadarina Gallery, Piacenza, Italy
2002 Svenska Konstgalleriet, Malmö, Sweden 

Selected Art Fairs and Group Exhibitions
2024 Thomson Gallery, Zug, Switzerland
2024 Casa del Arte, Palma, Spain
2024 Andakulova Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2020 Galerie Sonia Monti, Paris, France
2018 MABB2018, Malmö Artist´s Book Biennial, Malmö, Sweden
2015 Povvera Art Fair, Berlin, Germany.
2008 Sala Barna Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Works on Display, Artoteque, UK.
2007 Sala Barna Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Malmo Artfair, Malmö, Sweden
2006 Frankfurter Buchmesse Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
2006 Sala Barna Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2005 Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea Florence, Italy
2005 Galleria Centro Storico, Florence, Italy
2005 Sala Barna Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2005 ArtNow, London, UK
2004 Centre Culturel Christiane Peugeot, Paris, France
2004 Trofeo Luigi Valenti, Cremona, Italy
2004 Santa Maria delle Arti, Torino, Italy
2004 Everarts Gallery, Paris, France
2004 Artexpo New York, New York, USA
2003 Centre Culturel Christiane Peugeot, Paris, France
2003 Everarts Gallery, Paris, France
2003 Espace Paul Cezanne, Le Puget Sur Argens, France
2002 Centre Culturel Christiane Peugeot, Paris, France
2002 ArtVienna Fair, Vienna, Austria.
2002 Art Innsbruck Fair, Innsbruck, Austria
2001 Centre Culturel Christiane Peugeot, Paris, France
2001 EuroArt Fair, Museum Drassanes, Barcelona, Spain
2001 Espace Richelieu, Paris, France
2000 Galerie Le Carre d'Or, Paris, France
1999 Europ Art Fair, Genève, Switzerland
1995 New Nordic Modern Art, Odessa Museum, Ukraine



Grants

1995 Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs





Awards and Honors
2007 Prize of Excellence, , Artoteque, London, UK
2007 Gold medal with the Lily of Florence and Diploma, Associazione Galleria Centro Storico, Florence, Italy 
2006 Diploma of Excellence, , Artoteque, London, UK
2005 1st Prize , Diploma of Honor, Associazione Galleria Centro Storico, Florence, Italy 
2005 Academical Official Knight, dep: Arts, International Academic Order Greci -Marino, Academic Order of Verbano, Italy
2005 Diploma of Excellence, , Artoteque, London, UK
2004 1st Prize , ItalArt Assocation Cultural, Gallery Immagini, Cremona, Italy
2004 Honorary Associate, section Art, Culture, Acc. Internazionale Santarita, arte cultura scienze religioni, Torino, Italy 
2004 1st Prize Theme; Free, , Acc. Internazionale Santarita, Torino, Italy
2004 Associated Academician, dep: Arts, International Academy Greci-Marino, Academy of Verbano for Letters, Arts, Science, Italy 
2003 , d'Or, Roquebrune, France (FNCF)
2003 , d'Or, Versailles, France (FNCF)