Ann Makander is a painter and printmaker that divides her time between her studio space in Malmö, Sweden and her home in Sweden’s rich countryside. She graduated from the Art Academy of Stockholm and has shown in several Swedish galleries. Ann came to WSW as our first Swedish studio exchange resident to continue her work inspired by the textures, colors, and design of vintage blankets from the 1920s to the 1940s. In our Silkscreen Studio she incorporated imagery of children’s games into her patterned prints, interweaving memory with a sense of play.