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Pernilla is an artist who moves freely between drawing, painting and sculpture.
Born and raised in Sweden, she spent 11 years in the US where she obtained her Art education at California State University of Northridge with a major in animation. With job offers from major animation studios shortly after her graduation, she spent a few years in the animation industry while starting to show her personal artwork at shows in and around LA.
Her bronze sculptures were chosen for the 2002 Women’s Work Annual Juried Exhibit at Gallery Ophelia, where only 40 artists were presented from all around the US. During her time in the states she also obtained an apprenticeship with bronze sculptor Elie Hazak for 5 years and she was one of the founders of the DPD institute in Los Angeles – what is now called Sheldon’s Art Academy.
Parallell with her work in the studio, Pernilla is an Associate professor of Art at Uppsala University - Campus Gotland, Sweden, were she is renowned for her dynamic approach to drawing and paintning as well as for her energetic and enthusiastic way of bringing this across to her students. On occation she does guest lectures at SARA and at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Member of KRO and ÖSKG.
Born and raised in Sweden, she spent 11 years in the US where she obtained her Art education at California State University of Northridge with a major in animation. With job offers from major animation studios shortly after her graduation, she spent a few years in the animation industry while starting to show her personal artwork at shows in and around LA.
Her bronze sculptures were chosen for the 2002 Women’s Work Annual Juried Exhibit at Gallery Ophelia, where only 40 artists were presented from all around the US. During her time in the states she also obtained an apprenticeship with bronze sculptor Elie Hazak for 5 years and she was one of the founders of the DPD institute in Los Angeles – what is now called Sheldon’s Art Academy.
Parallell with her work in the studio, Pernilla is an Associate professor of Art at Uppsala University - Campus Gotland, Sweden, were she is renowned for her dynamic approach to drawing and paintning as well as for her energetic and enthusiastic way of bringing this across to her students. On occation she does guest lectures at SARA and at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Member of KRO and ÖSKG.
Selected Art Exhibits
Edsvik Konsthall - Höstsalongen 2014
SÖDERS HÖSTSALONG
ArtGallery, Stockholm
WOMEN’S WORK
Annual Juried Exhibit
Gallery Ophelia, CA USA
Melrose Light Space
Hollywood, CA. USA
Phyllis Craig Gallery
Film Roman, CA. USA
CSU Northridge Art Show
Annual Juried Art Show
Work credits:
Sweden:
Uppsala University - Associate Professor of Art (since 2010)
SOFE - Guest speaker/drawing instructor
Ateljier Stockholm - Guest Speaker (Dynamic drawing)
HappyLife Animation, AB
Art director and head animator, Beskow-projektet c/o Svensk Filmindustri
Filmtecknarna AB
Character layout for VALIO
Animator/clean-up artist
USA:
KidsArt INC.
Director and head teacher
Mike Young Production
Animator
DPD Institute (Drawing Painting Design)
Founder and life drawing instructor
California State University Northridge, CA USA
Drawing instructor
Illustrator for jewelDistrict.com
Animator for Jennifer Pastors “moving” project installation,”The Perfect Ride”
Illustrator – Glyphix Studios, CA
Character and animator för Brian Setzer's musikvideo
Character designer of Julia Roberts for MTVs ”Junk TV” project
Awards and Achevements
1999 Graduated from CSUN with honors
Summa Cum Laude
Wolfson Scholar Finalist
Hans G. Burkhardt Scholarship Award
James Russel Simpson Scholarship for academic excellence Arts Council Award
James Russel Simpson Scholarship for academic excellence Arts Council Award
Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society
Edsvik Konsthall - Höstsalongen 2014
SÖDERS HÖSTSALONG
ArtGallery, Stockholm
WOMEN’S WORK
Annual Juried Exhibit
Gallery Ophelia, CA USA
Melrose Light Space
Hollywood, CA. USA
Phyllis Craig Gallery
Film Roman, CA. USA
CSU Northridge Art Show
Annual Juried Art Show
Work credits:
Sweden:
Uppsala University - Associate Professor of Art (since 2010)
SOFE - Guest speaker/drawing instructor
Ateljier Stockholm - Guest Speaker (Dynamic drawing)
HappyLife Animation, AB
Art director and head animator, Beskow-projektet c/o Svensk Filmindustri
Filmtecknarna AB
Character layout for VALIO
Animator/clean-up artist
USA:
KidsArt INC.
Director and head teacher
Mike Young Production
Animator
DPD Institute (Drawing Painting Design)
Founder and life drawing instructor
California State University Northridge, CA USA
Drawing instructor
Illustrator for jewelDistrict.com
Animator for Jennifer Pastors “moving” project installation,”The Perfect Ride”
Illustrator – Glyphix Studios, CA
Character and animator för Brian Setzer's musikvideo
Character designer of Julia Roberts for MTVs ”Junk TV” project
Awards and Achevements
1999 Graduated from CSUN with honors
Summa Cum Laude
Wolfson Scholar Finalist
Hans G. Burkhardt Scholarship Award
James Russel Simpson Scholarship for academic excellence Arts Council Award
James Russel Simpson Scholarship for academic excellence Arts Council Award
Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society