{"id":56191,"date":"2001-02-17T21:33:09","date_gmt":"2001-02-18T03:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=56191"},"modified":"2024-12-08T10:17:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T17:17:03","slug":"claire-akebrand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/claire-akebrand\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire \u00c5kebrand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.claireakebrandart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claire \u00c5kebrand<\/a> is a self-taught artist from Sweden. She grew up in Germany and now lives in Utah. After studying creative writing at BYU and the University of Utah, she published a novel and a poetry collection. She began painting in 2018, an interest that quickly turned into an all-consuming passion. Klee\u2019s eccentric geometries, Utah\u2019s blue and tan tones, and mid-century graphic design are some of her main inspirations. She mostly works with acrylic. She has had work exhibited in Utah and sells most of her paintings through the Nevada-based store Former Modern.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_56189\" style=\"width: 1090px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/two_skiffs_claire_akebrand.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56189\" class=\"wp-image-56189 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/two_skiffs_claire_akebrand.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/two_skiffs_claire_akebrand.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/two_skiffs_claire_akebrand-350x174.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/two_skiffs_claire_akebrand-768x381.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cTwo Skiffs When You Asked for One.\u201d 24 x 48 in. Acrylic and ink on canvas. 2020.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_56190\" style=\"width: 1090px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/the_blue_period_akebrand.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56190\" class=\"wp-image-56190 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/the_blue_period_akebrand.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/the_blue_period_akebrand.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/the_blue_period_akebrand-350x169.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/the_blue_period_akebrand-768x372.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cThe Blue Period.\u201d 24 x 48 in. Acrylic and ink on canvas. 2020.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claire \u00c5kebrand is a self-taught artist from Sweden. She grew up in Germany and now lives in Utah. After studying creative writing at BYU and the University of Utah, she published a novel and a poetry collection. 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