Born in Tehran, abstract painter Sofie Swann escaped the Iranian revolution at a young age and subsequently lived in the United States and France. Keeping her heritage close, Swann uses Persian tea in varying amounts as a subtle nod to her roots. The sepia tones are, at times, a faint addition, though this trademark signature creates a sense of place in every work she makes.
Swann spent time studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston where she explored landscapes and portraiture. Through experimentation, she developed a passion for abstract and minimalist art. While later living in Paris, she discovered key influential artists including Vincent van Gogh, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama.
As a process of self-discovery and self-expression, her paintings take the form of visual autobiographies, telling a narrative of memories, both real and imagined, and the emotion she draws from remembering them. Swann prefers not to sketch intentional designs before beginning a painting and rather lets the work evolve organically. “My thoughts and emotions. That’s where it all starts,” she said in an interview with Sorelle Gallery. “I don’t paint what I see. I paint what I feel.”
Since 2015, Swann has exhibited in solo and in groups around the United States, including at Chroma Fine Art Gallery in Katonah, New York; Silvermine Galleries and the Carriage Barn Arts Center, both in New Canaan, Connecticut; and Sorelle Gallery in Westport, Connecticut.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Sofie Swann’s prints, paintings, mixed media and more.
"Hello Peaches, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on canvas. Circle-like shapes which are half sand-colored and half o...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Across the Universe" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Sofie Swann features a white, warm grey, and metallic silver palette with imperfect circular shapes in varying sizes arranged in a balanced ...
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"Flight to Nowhere" Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and ready to hang. Other floater f...
Digital, Giclée
"A Summer Day in Nantucket, " Limited Edition Framed Giclee Print, 20" x 16"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships fr...
Digital, Giclée
"Bedtime Story, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 40"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette and is composed of small, organic shapes patterned together in horizontal and vertical lines. The s...
Digital, Giclée
"Flight to Nowhere" Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 32"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and ready to hang. Other floater f...
Digital, Giclée
"Confetti" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract horizontal statement painting by Sofie Swann features a light palette, with large white and small yellow circular shapes layered over a hazy grey and subtle silve...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Beauty of Silence, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 53" x 53"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features an off-white background, with textured geometric dark blue rectangles arranged around a white square, pointing out vertica...
Digital, Giclée
"Totem, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 72" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Sofie Swann features an organic abstract red shape that covers almost the entire canvas, leaving a small border of off-white around it. ...
Digital, Giclée
"Flight to Nowhere" Limited Edition Giclee Print, 45" x 60"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and ready to hang. Other floater f...
Digital, Giclée
"Lollipops #2, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large, abstract painting features a painterly, off-white background with green, stem-like shapes that criss-cross in some areas and are topped with swirling circles in green and...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Eternity, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 53" x 53"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and ready to hang. Other floater f...
Digital, Giclée
"Blueberry Hill, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 60", Framed
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "Blueberry Hill," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floate...
Digital, Giclée
"A Summer Day in Nantucket, " Limited Edition Framed Giclee Print, 20" x 16"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and r...
Digital, Giclée
$1,375
"Standing Tall, Standing Proud, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 40"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract minimalistic Limited Edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette. In it, organic, imperfect light beige rectangles extend up from smaller, deep red squ...
Digital, Giclée
"Good Morning Sunshine, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large, abstract painting is made with acrylic paint on panel. The piece features a bright yellow-orange background with small, blue and white rectangular shapes that criss-cross...
Acrylic, Panel
"Little Pink Huts, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting features simple white and pink house shapes depicted in a pattern on a black background throughout the painting. The muted pin...
Acrylic, Panel
"Lollipops #2" Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 50", Framed
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Lollipops #2," by Sofie Swann measures 40" x 50" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame w...
Digital, Giclée
"Blueberry Hill, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 54", Framed
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "Blueberry Hill," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on 36 x 54 canvas, this giclee ships framed in a whit...
Digital, Giclée
"Lollipops #7, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large-scale statement painting is made with acrylic paint on canvas. Bright yellow and grey rectangles are joined together to create shapes reminiscent of geometric lollipops. A...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Piano, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It features thin, imperfect vertical rectangular shapes which are half white and hal...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Piano, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 50" x 40"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This limited edition abstract giclee print by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. It features thin, imperfect vertical rectangular shapes which are half white and half deep red, and are...
Digital, Giclée
"Red Roses for Warhol, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 24"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a square pattern composition in a deep red color, with abstracted, thin black line drawings of roses within each square. T...
Digital, Giclée
"Odd Man Out, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Sofie Swann features thin, dark blue parallel rectangles of varying heights, each with a white and yellow bottom. A single yellow line i...
Digital, Giclée
"Odd Man Out, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 40"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Sofie Swann features thin, dark blue parallel rectangles of varying heights, each with a white and yellow bottom. A single yellow line i...
Digital, Giclée
"Blueberry Hill, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 45", Framed
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "Blueberry Hill," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floate...
Digital, Giclée
"Sand and Sea, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 60"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and ready to hang. Other floater f...
Digital, Giclée
"The Wobble House, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, "53x 53"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater frame wired and ready to hang. Other floater f...
Digital, Giclée
"Lollipops #4, " Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large-scale abstract painting features a bright blue background with vibrant, complementary yellow shapes covering the canvas. The shapes are mostly rectangular, with some large...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Mighty Cupcakes, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Mighty Cupcakes," by Sofie Swann measures 30" x 30" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships framed in a white floater fram...
Digital, Giclée
"Lemon Lime Goodness, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 60" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "Lemon Lime Goodness," by Sofie Swann measures 60" x 48" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this gicl...
Digital, Giclée
"Le Chapeau Rouge" Minimalistic Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This minimalist abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light palette, with organic orange shapes assembled over a solid, soft white background. The painting is made with acrylic...
Canvas, Acrylic
"A Simple Life" Minimalistic Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light neutral background with a simple, deep midnight blue outline of a house shape in the center of the composition. This painting i...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Suburbia 1" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a bold palette, with two simple house shapes situated side-by-side at the center of the composition over a black backgroun...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Suburbia 2" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a contrasting palette, with two simple house shapes situated side-by-side over a pale yellow background. A black and white...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Abacus" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette, with light brown circular shapes within an imperfect grid on a black background. This geometric painting is mad...
Canvas, Acrylic, Tea
"Home" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a bold, contrasting palette with a simple light blue house and chimney shape on a solid, peach-toned background. This mini...
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"Odd Man Out, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Sofie Swann features thin, dark blue parallel rectangles of varying heights, each with a white and yellow bottom. A single yellow line i...
Digital, Giclée
"Forgotten Snowfall" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a white, warm grey, and metallic silver palette with imperfect circular shapes in varying sizes arranged in a balanced, patterned compo...
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"Hamam" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a cool metallic palette with imperfect circular shapes in varying sizes arranged in a balanced, patterned composition. It is made with ...
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
"Bedtime Story, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette and is composed of small, organic shapes patterned together in horizontal and vertical lines. The s...
Digital, Giclée
"Bedtime Story, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 24"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette and is composed of small, organic shapes patterned together in horizontal and vertical lines. The s...
Digital, Giclée
"Bedtime Story, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 30"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette and is composed of small, organic shapes patterned together in horizontal and vertical lines. The s...
Digital, Giclée
"Bedtime Story, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 53" x 53"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette and is composed of small, organic shapes patterned together in horizontal and vertical lines. The s...
Digital, Giclée
"Bedtime Story, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette and is composed of small, organic shapes patterned together in horizontal and vertical lines. The s...
Digital, Giclée
"Plage et Dunes IX" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features cool coastal palette, with teal blue and beige shapes and a white background. The painting is made on paper and measures 12" x 12". It ...
Paper, Acrylic
"Plage et Dunes X" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features cool coastal palette, with teal blue and beige shapes and a white background. The painting is made on paper and measures 12" x 12". It ...
Paper, Acrylic
"Tears of Joy" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm, bright orange palette with varying sizes of circular shapes layered over a imperfect white and gold vertical lines. This painti...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Let It Snow" Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a light neutral palette, with white circular shapes layered over a hazy grey and cream-colored, subtly metallic background. This ...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Plage et Dunes I" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This small abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a coastal white, beige, and blue palette with arrangements of organic forms and shapes. This painting on paper measures 9" x 12" ...
Acrylic, Paper
"Plage et Dunes III" Framed Abstract Painting
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This small abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a coastal white, beige, and blue palette with arrangements of organic forms and shapes. This painting on paper measures 9" x 12" ...
Paper, Acrylic
"Little Swann 3" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a sandy beige and white palette with imperfect white circular forms arra...
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"Little Swann 11" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features light texture and a warm neutral plaette, with a grey background and a l...
Gesso, Wood, Acrylic
"A Summer Day in Nantucket, " Limited Edition Framed Giclee Print, 20" x 16"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited-Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this giclee ships fr...
Digital, Giclée
"Message in a Bottle, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 20" x 16"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a light, coastal palette, with blue organic shapes patterned and stacked next to one another on the white bac...
Digital, Giclée
"Message in a Bottle, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 45" x 36"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a light, coastal palette, with blue organic shapes patterned and stacked next to one another on the white bac...
Digital, Giclée
$1,675
"Standing Tall, Standing Proud, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract minimalistic Limited Edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette. In it, organic, imperfect light beige rectangles extend up from smaller, deep red squ...
Digital, Giclée
$1,225
"Standing Tall, Standing Proud, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract minimalistic Limited Edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette. In it, organic, imperfect light beige rectangles extend up from smaller, deep red squ...
Digital, Giclée
$950
"Standing Tall, Standing Proud, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 24"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract minimalistic Limited Edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette. In it, organic, imperfect light beige rectangles extend up from smaller, deep red squ...
Digital, Giclée
$1,700
"Standing Tall, Standing Proud, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 53" x 53"
By Sofie Swann
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract minimalistic Limited Edition print by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette. In it, organic, imperfect light beige rectangles extend up from smaller, deep red squ...
Digital, Giclée