Gunnel Skölwe was born in 1948 and lives and works in Tomelilla, southern Sweden.
She paints with wax and pigment, applying thin layers upon layers to explore the play of light. The wax creates intriguing effects that complement her soft, sombre colours and her bittersweet, solitary motifs. For 20 years she worked as a musician, something reflected in the titles of her paintings, often borrowed from the jazz songbook and the terminology of music. In both music and art, she is self-taught.
One-man exhibitions
- Galleri Hera, Stockholm, 2021, 2023
- Klosterkyrkan Mariavall, 2018
- Galleri B:Fors, Stockholm 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
- Galleri Rönnqvist & Rönnqvist, Malmö 2009
- Kulturhuset Cupolen, Värnamo 2008
- Galleri Eliselundsgården, Kivik 2006
- Since 1998, yearly one-man exhibitions during the “Påskrundan” (Easter Tour) art week in Österlen in southern Sweden
Joint exhibitions
- Konstnärskollektivet Katten och Kaninen, Ystad, 2023, 2024, 2025
- “Jag är Christina”, Christinehof, 2017
- Galerie Teerbeck, Beetsterszwaag, Holland, 2014–2016
- Kulturmöllan, Lövestad, 2016
- Nacka Stentryckeri, Stockholm, 2012
- Mårten Pers Källa, Brantevik, 2012, 2013
- Maddam Kulturbyggnader, Gärsnäs 2009
- Ragnar Pers, Gärsnäs, 2007
- The travelling exhibition ”Konst i kretslopp” (Art in Cycle), 1999
Represented in
- Hässleholm municipality
- Skurups municipality
- Värnamo municipality
- … and in private collections