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Bethany's next Pearson professor named

7/14/2011

LINDSBORG -- Swedish artist and lecturer Jordi ArkÃ¶ has been chosen as the latest Pearson Distinguished Professor of Swedish Studies at Bethany College.

ArkÃ¶ has studied art history, archeology and ethnology at the University College of Design and Fine Arts and holds a master's degree in free art and graphic design from the Royal Institute of Arts.

ArkÃ¶ has exhibited around the world, including across Sweden and in the U.S., England, Denmark, Ireland, France, Germany, and Japan. His well-known artworks include etchings entitled Samtal med Goya, "Conversation with Goya," a 295-foot long tapestry depicting Frans G. Bengtsson's Viking novel RÃ¶de Orm, "The Long Ships," and more than 100 lithographs illustrating the same novel. He has designed Swedish postage stamps and Nobel Prize diplomas.

While at Bethany, he will be an artist in residence at the Mingenback Art Center and will participate in several public discussions about his work.