Hjalmar Ekberg 1924-1980

Hjalmar VIlhelm Ekberg was born in Asarum, southern Sweden in 1924. He was a Swedish sculptor and painter.

Ekberg was self-taught and worked at ABU (today ABU-Garcia) in Blekinge before becoming a full-time artist.

Ekberg public works include ‘Bollek’ Bronze relief (1965), Möllegården's school, Svängsta; ‘Bevingad’ (Winged) Metal sculpture (1967) , Stadshuset, Kungsgatan, Borås; ‘Dansen’ (The Dance) Bronze (1968), Marklandsgatan, Hässleholmen, Borås; ‘Familjegrupp’ (Family Group) Relief in teak and bronze (1970), Vougts väg 10, Rosengård in Malmö; ‘Tecken’ (Signs) Bronze’ (1971), Asarum; ‘Händelse’ (Event) Bronze and stainless steel, Järnvägsparken, Ängelholm; A triptych in wood and a wooden sculpture ‘Maria’ (1973), Hjällbo church, Gothenburg; ‘Bollek’ Fountain sculpture (1978), Nybro (completed by the artist Bengt Johansson in 1990); A relief in bronze depicting the history of fishing, ABU in Svängsta and ABU-Garcia, New Jersey, USA.

An example of Ekberg’s work ‘Tidsbild’ (1968) is held in the collection of the Kalmar Konstmuseum.

Hjalmar Ekberg died in Nybro in 1980, aged 55.