jan tholin is an abstract painter based in copenhagen, denmark.
I was born in Halmstad, Sweden in 1957, and moved with my family to Denmark in 1996. Since 2017 I have been living in the neighborhood of Østerbro in Copenhagen, where my studio also is situated.
My first try-outs on a canvas started some 25 years ago as a hobby besides my full-time job as a tennis coach. So with no formal education, it is encouragement from family and art-loving friends that have inspired me to take it further.
I have been fortunate to live abroad for big parts of my life, which have helped me to see things in different lights and put it into perspective. There is no doubt that it also has formed the way I express myself on the canvas. The bright colors of India, the dramatic landscapes of Norway to the beautiful shores of Denmark, all this has influenced my work.
I work exclusively with acrylics and almost always on square-formed canvases. My works are abstract and nonfigurative. By using painting knives, brushes, and rubber and silicone spatulas, I get the process going that hopefully, in the end, get the paintings ”over the line”.
Besides exhibitions in India, Denmark, and Sweden, I have been lucky to see my works sold in various countries, such as the USA, Japan, India, Germany, Belgium, England, and all the Nordic countries.
I am also a member of the artists’ association kunst 2100 in Østerbro.
I drew this piece, “the city” in 1965, when I was 8 years old.
And here is one of my recent paintings. The ‘buildings’ are somehow still there…
gallery exhibitions
art gallery malaka spice, pune, india 2007
ram-tajm, halmstad, sweden 2009
laholms gamla rådhus, laholm, sweden 2022
gallery lowlands, copenhagen, denmark 2023
exhibitions in danish industry
netman, tieto, pfa, ap pension, dansk arbejdsgiverforening, danmarks almene boliger, j. lauritzen, kab-bolig, argo roskilde, njord law firm, cbs, unilabs, foss hillerød, sct. kjelds gårds kunstforening
studio
atelier V79, vennemindevej 7-9
2100 københavn ø, denmark