Jonas Böttern is a Swedish artist currently based in Stockholm. Jonas has a background in painting and drawing, which has over the years developed into an interdisciplinary artist practice. Spending many years as a self-taught artist, travelling and taking part in artist residencies in countries such as China and India, Jonas went on to complete an MFA in 2016 at Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden. Upon graduation he was awarded the honorable Principle Scholarship for his thesis show.
Jonas has been awarded grants from IASPIS (Swedish Arts Grants Committee) and Helge:Axsson Johns Stiftelse for initiating artist projects and taking part in artist residencies such as TCG Nordica in Kunming, China. Alongside his artist practice he has worked on numerous documentary films as well as for Swedish Radio as an illustrator. Jonas has previously worked on several public and private commissions for mural paintings. Currently, alongside Hillside Projects, Jonas is working together with Salad Hilowle on a commissioned video portrait of Tensta Konsthall in Stockholm, Sweden.