Erik Bertil Vallien (born Wallin, 17 January 1938) is a Swedish artist working mainly with sculpture, ceramics. glass art and design. Early life. Vallien is the son of painter and preacher Nils Wallin (1911–1987) and Astrid Wallin (née Andersson) (1908–1992). He grew up in Sollentuna north of Stockholm in a family of seven children. Career. Vallien worked as a decorator at the PUB department stora and as an apprentice painter at his fathers company, and at this time he decided he wanted to become an artist. He applied and got accepted into the art school Konstfack in 1956.
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Erik Bertil Vallien (born Wallin, 17 January 1938) is a Swedish artist working mainly with sculpture, ceramics. glass art and design. Early life. Vallien is the son of painter and preacher Nils Wallin (1911–1987) and Astrid Wallin (née Andersson) (1908–1992). He grew up in Sollentuna north of Stockholm in a family of seven children. Career. Vallien worked as a decorator at the PUB department stora and as an apprentice painter at his fathers company, and at this time he decided he wanted to become an artist. He applied and got accepted into the art school Konstfack in 1956.
