Barbara D’Angelo Månsson

Barbara D’Angelo Månsson is GlogauAIR resident from October 2025 to December 2025. Q4

Italian/Swedish artist Barbara D’Angelo Månsson explores perception, emotion and the human relationship with the environment in her work. Her textured paintings and sculptures inspired by Abstract Expressionism invite engagement with layered meanings. She combines intuition with research, using diverse materials like sand, metal, wool to create visceral art fostering connection and reflection on human experiences, heritage, and the natural world.

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Barbara D’Angelo Månsson is an Italian/Swedish artist exploring perception, emotion, and the human relationship with the environment in her work. Her textured paintings and sculptures invite engagement with layered meanings. Inspired by American Abstract Expressionism, she combines intuition with scientific rigor, using diverse materials like sand, metal, and wool to create visceral art fostering connection and reflection on human experiences, heritage, and the natural world.

GlogauAIR Project

“Do Not Think, Play” is a project exploring spontaneity, material memory, and playful interaction through textured abstract paintings, mixed-media sculptures, and a kinetic installation.

Over three months, I will use acrylic impasto, sand, wool, charcoal, and reclaimed materials to craft rich, expressive surfaces and assemblages.

The kinetic piece will incorporate movement triggered by touch or air, creating shifting sound and shadow.

Rooted in improvisation and curiosity, the project celebrates play, spontaneity, and sustainability through experimental and collaborative processes.

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Profile

Italian/Swedish artist living and working in Sweden.
Work explores perception, emotion, and the human relationship with the environment.
Artistic practice combines abstract painting and sculpture with an emphasis on texture and layered surfaces.
Uses impasto and unconventional materials such as sand, plastic, metal, paper, and wool.
Self-taught with a background in science influencing her work.
Work draws from Scandinavian artistic heritage and American Abstract Expressionism.
Online residency with GlogauAIR; project “Do Not Think, Play” involving abstract paintings, mixed-media sculptures, and a kinetic installation.
Participated in exhibitions and art fairs in Sweden, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Denmark.

Education

2007-2025: Self-taught Visual Artist, Photography, Paintings, Sculptures
2024: Conceptual Drawing Course, Berlin Art Institute

Solo Exhibitions

2024: Art Bistro, Inner portrait, Chieti, Italy
2024: Art Bakery, Stockholm, Sweden
2025: Folket Park SSDD 2025, Sinestesie, Malmö, Sweden
2025: Art Bistro, Orizzonti Mentali, Chieti, Italy

Group Exhibitions

2024: DENTRO E FUORI, Medina Art Gallery, Rome, Italy
2024: fremdARTige, Gallery Helliglkeit Venice Biennale, Italy
2025: Resonare, Gallery Helligkeit, Munich, Germany

Art Fairs

2024: Art Expo Forli, Mega Art Gallery, Forlì, Italy
2024: Chianciano Art Biennale, Chianciano, Italy
2024: ARTMUC, Munich Art Fair, Germany
2024: Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden
2024: Artexperience Artfair, Art Nordic, Copenhagen, Denmark
2024: Red Dot Art Fair, Gallery Helligkeit, Miami, USA
2025: Art Expo, Gallery Helligkeit, New York, USA
2025: Art Shopping, Carousel du Louvre, Paris, France

Publications

2024: ART IDEAL Book, Issue 4, Circle Foundation for the Arts
2025: MASTERS OF ART 21st CENTURY, World Wide Art Book
2025: BEKA MUSEUM, Art New York

Interviews

2024: Where Abstract Meets The Analytical, Interview by Aatonau
2025: Artist on Spotlight, Interview, ARTIT
2025: Where Science Meets Soul: In Conversation with artist Barbara D’Angelo Månsson, Pice Magazine, Pice Gallery

Prizes

2024: Chianciano Biennale, Arts Club Chianciano Award (Winner)
2024: Art IDEAL Cover Contest, Lyon, France (Winner)
2025: International Art Project Fondazione Castello di Sartirana, Pavia, Italy (First prize)