| Birth Date: | 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Möckleby, Öland, Sweden |
| Death Date: | 2017 |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
Jonny Forsström (1944–2017[1]) was a Swedish picture artist, sculptor, and filmmaker.[2] He is best known for his pencil and mixed-media works.[3]
Jonny Forsström was born in Stora Möckleby, Öland, Sweden, but grew up in the mining town Malmberget, Lapland, Sweden.[2] After leaving home, he moved to Alingsås and later to Trollhättan.
Forsström was prescribed eyeglasses at age six, which he later described as a sure sign of weakness in the 1950s that would rule out soccer and other typical physical children's play.[4] However, Forsström explained that the glasses allowed him to see clearly, and he became a by-standing voyeur, able to take particular note of people's gestures.[4]
Forsström worked many jobs after his school years. He worked as a sailor, shipyard worker, and in the hospitality industry in Gothenburg and Stockholm. Forsström described his vision of art as having given him hope and a new sense of freedom.[4]