Johan Wahlstrom

Visual Artist, Musician, Composer, Traveler, Story Teller, Seeker, Believer, Dreamer, Lust For Life, Women.

I paint to keep myself insane.
I paint anxiety to be calm.
I paint war to have peace.
I paint sadness to be happy.
I paint the dark to be in the light.
I paint death to be alive.
I paint a story so that I don't have to tell a story.
This is my new Artist Statement.

Born 1959 in Stockholm Sweden.

Drug addiction 1973-1977
Theology Studies 1978-1980
First Record Deal 1981
Touring & Recordings 1981-1996
Drug and Alcohol Addiction 1983-1998
Moving to the south of France 1997
Exploring colors, papers, canvases 1997
6 months of Hell 1998
Free from drugs and alcohol 1998
First exhibition as visual artist in France 1999
In love with Maria ( the dancer, the lyricist) 2002
Restart composing music thanks to Maria, 2003
Moving to Miami 2004
Married Maria 2004
Moving to Spain 2005
Start recordings with the new band Stockholm Stoner 2006
Stockholm Stoner cuts a record deal 2007
Stockholm Stoner First CD is finished 2008

Year 2009
Celebrating 10 years as a visual artist.
Celebrating 11 years without drugs and alcohol
Release of Stockholm Stoner CD around the world .

Exhibitions 2009:
New York, Boston, Berlin, Hamburg, Stockholm, Malaga, Marbella, Soller/Majorca, Budapest and Brea/California.
Exhibitions 2010:
Lleida/Spain, Stockholm/Sweden, Malaga/Spain, Majorca/Spain
Seal Beach/California/USA , Marbella/Spain, , London/UK, Chianciano/Italy, Bilbao/Spain,
Los Angeles/California/USA, San Fransisco/California/USA, New York/USA