Sally Kindberg (b. 1970) is a Swedish artist living and working in London. She received her MFA and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, London. Interested in both high and low brow culture, Kindberg’s paintings play on the notion of the tragicomic in a society that is both civilised and ridiculous. This humorous approach acts as a portal that enables us to explore our more unsavoury emotions. Kindberg’s paintings stay predominantly figurative - the figurative, which is the starting point, at times moves towards abstraction. Kindberg is interested in the contrast between flatness and the illusion of three- dimensionality, looking for a composition which is often a double take and highlighting the overlooked in the everyday.
Kindberg has exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions including Lounge at Everyday Mooonday in Seoul, South Korea (2024).Saga at Wentrup Gallery, Berlin (2023); Calendar at Public Service Gallery, Stockholm (2023); Lay of the Land at Thierry Goldberg, New York, USA (2022); Dream Palace at Everyday Mooonday, Seoul, South Korea (2022); Rush at Duve, Berlin, Germany (2021); and Freeport at Peter von Kant, London, UK (2021). Her work has been featured in many group exhibitions including Fembot, The Hole, NYC, (2023); BEACH at Nino Mier Gallery, New York (2023); Solidarity, NEXX Asia, Taipei (2023); Woman Wears Daily, curated by Stems Gallery at Volery Gallery, Dubai (2023); Once upon a Time in Mayfair, Phillips Auction House, curated by Angeliki Kim Perfetti, London (2022); Double Trouble at Long Story Short, Paris, France (2022); Sausage Party at Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium (2022); Exodus at Gallery Ascend, Hong Kong (2022); An Absolute Reality at Tuesday to Friday, Valencia, Spain (2021); Error Explanation at 68 Projects, Berlin, Germany (2021); London Now 2020, Space K, Seoul (2020) amongst others. Kindberg was included in John Moores Painting Prize 2020, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (2021).