Karl Soderlund

Karl Soderlund (b.1962) has been a fine artist his entire life and is well known for his portraits, seascapes and landscapes. He creates oil paintings intended to provide a soothing place for the mind to focus and rest, a visual element that breaks through the canvas’s dimensional plane. “Perhaps it is the bow of a boat that appears to lurch toward the viewer, encouraging one to touch it. Or it is a sandy path intended to beckon towards a sunny shoreline.”

Karl has created numerous paintings in which the subjects are ‘Iconic’ in who they are or what they represent. However, the real story is what is revealed within the painting. He uses representational symbols to create scenes within paintings to tell the story of the subject. Like a puzzle, the closer you look, the more symbols you will find. Each of Karl’s paintings have their own unique story to tell.

Karl’s numerous accomplishments are evident; you can find his work hanging in over 300 public and private collections, including Interpublic Companies, Merrill Lynch, PepsiCo and the Heisman Trophy portrait collection. His paintings have been featured on television, in magazines and newspapers. In 2002 Karl led the introduction of the Heisman Trophy Awards on national television by painting that year’s winner. In 2010 Karl had his first Solo exhibit at the National Arts Club in NYC featuring his series “Iconic Symbols”.