Claes Eklundh (born 1944 in

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, Sweden) is a Swedish artist. Since 1964, he has lived and worked in among others

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and

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and has exhibited extensively in Europe and North America. He now resides in Malmö, and is also a memberSvenska ledamöter
(List of current Swedish members, at the website of the

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) of the

, Stockholm. His studies began at the

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in Stockholm (1965–70), continued with the

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(1975–76) and were completed at the

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(1977–1978). Eklundh is represented in the

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, London, and the

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, Stockholm, among other places.

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* Swedish artists 1944 births Living people Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni {{Sweden-artist-stub