BIOGRAPHY
MY BIOGRAPHY
I was born in Santa Monica, California on July 22, 1963, to a Swedish mother (Ina Anders) and an American father (Ernest Raboff).
In 1978, I relocated to my mother’s native country, Sweden, where I’ve lived for most of my life. During the 1980s and 1990s, two geographically very diverse decades, when I wasn’t residing in Gothenburg, I was either bartending and painting at Hotel Riksgränsen in Lapland, traveling in the US, or painting murals for guesthouses in exchange for room and board in Southeast Asia.
Between 1990-1992, I attended Gotland Art College, located on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Among the teaching artists there, I was mentored by Helena Andreeff and Staffan Laurin, both inspiring me to pursue a career as a visual artist.
After a year in Los Angeles in 1995, I returned to Gothenburg, where I continued painting and had solo shows at, among other venues, Galleri Gibraltar and Galleri Viking.
During this period, I was also working as a lecturer for Gothenburg International Hospitality College and substitute teaching philosophy at a municipal adult education school.
In 1997, together with Charlotte, whom I married in 1998, I moved to Malmö in the far south of the country which, except for a few year-long stays in the US, Asia, and Spain, I’ve called home ever since. Our adult daughter, Elle Agnes, also lives in Malmö.
Travel has always played an important part of my life and my art is certainly a reflection of the visual and social impressions I’ve been exposed to and absorbed during my travels around the world.
I am currently writing a memoir and producing a series of photography books from places that have captivated me.
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Last updated: November 2025
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