Animals and birds from the Swedish fauna, captured on canvas and paper in moments of undisturbedness in their natural environments, is how we have come to know Jonas Nilsson's (b. 1968) artistry over the years. At Åmells, he has exhibited his works many times since 2019 and now we once again have the joy of offering the artist's captivating depictions of nature. Painting has accompanied Nilsson since childhood and as a largely self-taught artist, he has let his interest and eye for wildlife and nature's habitats lead the way in choosing motifs. One year of art school in Stockholm as an 18-year-old gave him additional tools to develop his own style.

Painting animals came naturally to him, having exhibited his work at the age of 15 at a gallery in Uppsala, the artist's hometown. A long series of exhibitions followed in a variety of locations around Sweden. In 1992, Jonas was accepted to exhibit at Birds in Art at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, for the first time at the age of twenty-two, the youngest artist to date at the prestigious exhibition. Nilsson's portrait of a goshawk entitled The Watchman thus went on tour different museums in the United States and was also shown at the Sotesu Gallery in Tokyo.

When it comes to materials and techniques, the artist has chosen to work primarily with watercolour painting, but oil on canvas has increasingly taken its place in Nilsson's art, and with this comes experimentation with format and motifs. The artistic style that characterizes his art can be called impressionistic, which is evident in the splashed watercolours and the lively brushwork of the oil paintings.

In this seventh exhibition of Jonas Nilsson's paintings at Åmells, we see how Nilsson explores the stage of nature and gets close to its inhabitants from low grounds to remote heights. An exclusive selection of works painted in 2023–2025 is on display, with motifs taken from nature in its colourful guises and with mammals and birds peeking out from hiding places or taking a moment of rest. For Jonas Nilsson, nature painting is a lifelong interest, and this is clearly reflected in his imagery. The passion for depicting birds, animals, insects, flowers and landscapes is strong and Nilsson constantly strives to refine his expression and style. Today, he is one of our very best nature painters.