ABOUT

 

Linnea Jensen is a visual artist born in Denmark and raised in Sweden; she has lived and worked in both countries since completing her art education in Stockholm.

 

The sense of rootlessness accompanying these moves has influenced her artistic life in various ways—both through the lack of a fixed connection to a specific artistic community and through the themes present in her art.

 

Linnea Jensen work mainly with distemper and oil on prepared canvas, and mix media on paper such as watercolor, charcoal, pastels and prints (woodcuts and drypoint).

 

The images are figurative and autobiographical and often depicting herself, friends and children in dreamlike settings. There are a sense of melancholic wonder, interwoven with reflections on more philosophical and universal questions about life, death, loneliness, longing, vulnerability, timelessness and transience. The painting as a poetic riddle more to be “taken away” by, than to be solved.

Jensens work is multifaceted, but mainly revolve around the female experience. Softness and vulnerability are key words, qualities that can serve as counteracting a world that are dominated by the outdated idea of aggression and power as desirable virtues.

 

So while she may appear to explore a diverse range of subjects, a closer look reveals an underlying theme revolving around longing.

A case in point is her recent major solo exhibition at CCA Andratx, Mallorca, in 2026—titled "A wave so strong"—which centers on experiences and emotions from the early years when her two sons were small. The images oscillate between muted melancholy and luminous tenderness.

 

Nature is another recurring theme, serving as the setting for many of her works; memories of growing up amidst Swedish forests and lakes, along with summers spent in the archipelago, remain a constant presence and sets a tone throughout the work.

 

In recent years, she has spent extended periods working in New York and has completed several residencies at CCA Andratx in Mallorca, where she is returning to work throughout the autumn.

 

Linnea Jensen currently lives and works on Bornholm.

 

Please contact CCA Andratx, darlyn@ccandratx.com for further information regarding the works featured in the "A wave so strong" exhibition.

For more information about exhibitions and sales, please contact jensenlinnea@gmail.com