Last updated: 26 October 2026
Sally Kindberg is the Stockholm-born, London-based painter of funny, flat, slightly unsettling scenes of everyday life, often painted from behind. Here you will find our take on her work, where to see Sally Kindberg paintings now, how to buy her work, and our review of the HBH Gallery show where she stood out.
Our take on Sally Kindberg
Kindberg paints bars, baths, umbrellas and the backs of people’s heads in flat, clean oil colour. “Interested in both high and low brow culture, I play on the notion of the tragicomic in a society that is both civilised and ridiculous,” she writes in her artist statement. On painting people from behind, she told It’s Nice That: “You can’t see yourself from behind and you are in a way so blind to your own being. There’s vulnerability there.”
I gave Are We Really Here? at HBH Gallery 4/5, and Kindberg was the standout: her three works alone justified a visit. Not every work in that show had room to breathe, but hers did.
Sally Kindberg has no prints or editions on sale and no auction record yet. Her paintings sell through her London gallery, and a small painting is in a charity auction for War Child this autumn.
Sally Kindberg: the essentials
- Born in Stockholm in 1970, according to her gallery, Kristin Hjellegjerde, and lives and works in London.
- Studied at Goldsmiths, University of London: a BA in Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Theory in 2007 and an MFA in Fine Art in 2012.
- Has had her studio at the Acme Propeller Factory in Deptford since 2012, according to TheArtGorgeous.
- Selected for the John Moores Painting Prize 2020 exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
- Solo shows in Berlin, New York, Seoul, Stockholm and St Leonards, and group shows at Perrotin, Paris (2025), Phillips, London (2022) and Dulwich Picture Gallery (2018).
- Represented by Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery in London and West Palm Beach. She paints only in oil.
Where to see Sally Kindberg now
- Free, all year: her painting Midweek Rendezvous in the street-facing windows of the Acme Propeller Factory, Deptford, January to December 2026.
- Coming up: Sound & Vision 2026, a War Child charity auction online from 27 October to 12 November 2026, with the works on view at Iconic Images Gallery, London, 6 to 8 November. Her piece is Puddle in the Park (2026), 14.8 x 21 cm (5.8 x 8.3 in).
- Next year: a solo show at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, in 2027.
- The Bar, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida, 30 May to 12 September 2026.
- Are We Really Here?, HBH Gallery, 67 Great Titchfield Street, London, 30 April to 8 May 2026. Read our review.
How to buy a Sally Kindberg painting
There are no Sally Kindberg prints or books on sale in the UK. Her paintings are sold through her gallery:
- Saltburn Bath Water, 2026: oil on linen, 130 x 120 cm (51 1/8 x 47 1/4 in), price on request from Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.
- Contre-Jour, 2026: oil on canvas, 100 x 85 cm (39 3/8 x 33 1/2 in), price on request from Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery.
- Puddle in the Park, 2026: a small oil on plywood in the War Child Sound & Vision auction, 27 October to 12 November 2026.
Our reviews featuring Sally Kindberg
- Are We Really Here? at HBH Gallery review (Cool Factor 4/5).
Sally Kindberg FAQs
Which gallery represents Sally Kindberg?
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, in London and West Palm Beach.
Where can I see Sally Kindberg’s work in London?
Her window commission at the Acme Propeller Factory in Deptford is on show all through 2026, and her War Child auction piece is on view at Iconic Images Gallery from 6 to 8 November 2026.
Can I buy a Sally Kindberg print?
Not at the moment. There are no prints or editions; her paintings are sold through Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery on request.
Is this the same Sally Kindberg who writes children’s books?
No. This is the Stockholm-born painter, born in 1970. A different Sally Kindberg is a UK author and illustrator.
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Main image: Sally Kindberg in her Acme studio, 2024. Photo: Peigi Mackillop for TheArtGorgeous. Cropped and framed by CoolCuration. Exhibition dates last checked: 26 October 2026.
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