23 Notable alumni of Royal Institute of Art
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Royal Institute of Art is ranked #5,763 in the world and #33 in Sweden by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Royal Institute of Art sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Royal Institute of Art won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Peter David Edstrom
1873-1938 (aged 65)
author
sculptor
Peter David Edstrom was a Swedish-American sculptor.
2. Jonas Forsslund
1754-1809 (aged 55)
painter
sculptor
Jonas Forsslund was a Swedish portrait painter and sculptor.
3. Raha Rastifard
1974-. (aged 52)
visual artist
Raha Rastifard, born February 1, 1974, in Iran, is an Iranian-German contemporary visual artist living in Stockholm, Sweden.
4. Per Schwab
1911-1970 (aged 59)
painter
theatrical director
scenographer
Per Schwab was a Swedish-born Norwegian painter, scenographer, and theatre director.
5. Gösta Wallmark
1928-2017 (aged 89)
painter
draftsperson
Per Gustav Gösta Hjalmar Wallmark was a Swedish visual artist and cartoonist.
6. Torsten Löwgren
1903-1991 (aged 88)
painter
Torsten Konrad Löwgren was a Swedish painter, born in Gävle. He studied at Lennart Berggrens målarskola in Stockholm, and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. He painted landscapes from Stockholm and its surroundings.
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7. Thérèse Ekblom
1867-1941 (aged 74)
scientific illustrator
artist
photographer
botanical illustrator
Thérèse Ekblom was a Swedish botanical and zoological illustrator. She often collaborated with her husband, Axel Richard Ekblom (1858–1914). Ekblom was born Lovisa Teresia Jansson, in Stockholm, Sweden, to a family of artists. Her father and brothers were scene painters at the Royal Swedish Opera. Ekblom attended the Academy of Art in Stockholm, where she met her husband. They married...
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8. Wilhelm von Gegerfelt
1844-1920 (aged 76)
painter
Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, also Vilhelm von Gegerfelt, was a Swedish painter.
9. Pye Engström
1928-2025 (aged 97)
sculptor
Pye Ester Agneta Engström was a Swedish sculptor.
10. Barbro Östlihn
1930-1995 (aged 65)
painter
Barbro Östlihn was a Swedish artist.
11. Anna Petrus
1886-1949 (aged 63)
sculptor
designer
dancer
graphic artist
Anna Marie-Louise Petrus Lyttkens née Petersson was a Swedish sculptor, graphic artist, designer and dancer. She is remembered in particular for the pewter and cast iron works with the lion motif she designed in the mid-1920s for Svenskt Tenn, some of which are still produced today. Petrus also contributed to the design of the Swedish pavilion for the 1925 Paris...
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12. Bertram Schmiterlöw
1920-2002 (aged 82)
sculptor
painter
draftsperson
Bertram Schmiterlöw was a Swedish painter, printmaker, draughtsman and sculptor. Bertram Schmiterlöw's artistry extends through more than five decades and is characterized by figurative, expressive and colorist works where light and surface jointly create the setting. The themes are often of a desolate, dreamy atmosphere where people are portrayed more as staffage figures rather than as the primary subject matter...
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13. Gunnar Torhamn
1894-1965 (aged 71)
painter
sculptor
Josef Gunnar Torhamn, born Olsson, was a Swedish painter and sculptor, particularly noted for his work on church interiors.
14. Sara Lundberg
1971-. (aged 55)
illustrator
author
Sara Lundberg is a Swedish author and illustrator.
15. Birgit Ståhl-Nyberg
1928-1982 (aged 54)
draftsperson
painter
Birgit Ellida Ståhl-Nyberg was a Swedish artist. She was known for her political art in the 1960s and the 1970s.
16. Gerhard Nordström
1925-2019 (aged 94)
painter
Gerhard Nordström was a prominent Swedish painter and graphic artist. Gerhard was the son of Joel Nordström, a priest, and Ester Nordström. He was one of four children. He was raised primarily in Sjörup and Gessie, Sweden. His eldest sibling was noted actress, Karin Nordström.
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17. Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
1934-2016 (aged 82)
painter
sculptor
draftsperson
visual artist
poet
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd was a Swedish painter and sculptor.
18. Eva Bonnier
1857-1909 (aged 52)
painter
Eva Fredrika Bonnier was a Swedish painter and philanthropist.
19. Inga Borg
1925-2017 (aged 92)
writer
painter
illustrator
cartoonist
Inga Maria Borg was a Swedish artist and children's book author. She is best known for writing about the fantasy figure Plupp. She was awarded the Elsa Beskow Award for her books about Plupp in 1970.
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20. Tyra Lundgren
1897-1979 (aged 82)
artist
sculptor
Tyra Carolina Lundgren was a Swedish painter, ceramist, glass and textile designer, and writer. One of the most versatile artists and modernists of the 20th century, Lundgren was the first woman to design glass for Paolo Venini, and emerged as a pioneer of the Swedish Grace style. In 1950, she was awarded the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus in...
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21. Edvin Öhrström
1906-1994 (aged 88)
sculptor
graphic artist
glass artist
draftsperson
Karl Edvin Öhrström was a Swedish sculptor and glass artist noted for the glass obelisk at Sergels torg, Stockholm.
22. Roland Svensson
1910-2003 (aged 93)
writer
painter
illustrator
photographer
Roland Svensson, was a Swedish painter, writer, black and white artist, illustrator of books and originals for stamps. He is most noted for his depiction of the Stockholm archipelago. He also wrote several books.
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23. Jakob Weidemann
1923-2001 (aged 78)
painter
Jakob Weidemann was a Norwegian artist. Jakob Weidemann is regarded as one of Norway's more important artists of post-war Modernism. Weidemann's work Storfuglen letter (1959) was selected as one of the twelve most important Norwegian artworks by Morgenbladet.
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