Knutte Wester
Knutte Wester (born 1977) is a contemporary artist and filmmaker from Sweden. From 1998 to 2003, Wester received an art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Umeå and in 2000 at Wits University in Johannesburg. Wester's breakthrough came with the work Guldgatan 8.
Knutte Wester

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- 1977 · Eskilstuna.
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- film director · sculptor
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Umeå · University of the Witwatersrand
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Knutte Wester (born 1977) is a contemporary artist and filmmaker from Sweden. From 1998 to 2003, Wester received an art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Umeå and in 2000 at Wits University in Johannesburg. Wester's breakthrough came with the work Guldgatan 8.
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Film A Bastard Child premiered at IDFA in November 2016.
Knutte Wester studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå and University of the Witwatersrand.
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Knutte Wester was born on 1 January 1977.
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