Eva Lindström (born 1952) is a Swedish illustrator and author. Her work is known for its humorous and dark style. [1]
Lindström was born in Västerås in 1952. She attended the art school Konstfack in Stockholm from 1969 to 1974, where she studied painting and was part of a radical political activist group. [1] The origin of her more radical and dark art style is attributed to this time period. [1] [2] She began her career in the 1980s as a cartoonist. [3] Her first book was Katmössan (The Cat Hat), which she wrote and illustrated. [2] In 1996, she published her second book Lurix. [2] She is known for her children's books, such as Berättesler om Mats Och Roj (Somebody Moves In—Stories About Mats and Roj) (2002) and Olli Och Mo (Olli and Mo) (2012). [2]
Lindström's illustrations are often created using watercolor with gouache or pencil. [3] The Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize nomination text described her work as "often funny and clever as well as having an existential depth." [4]