Lennart Olausson was born in Stockholm in 1944 and is one of Sweden's most prominent artists, with a long list of distinguished commissions and prestigious exhibitions since the beginning of his artistic career in the 1960s.

He has been represented at Nationalmuseum - Sweden's premier museum of art and design, as well as Moderna Museet in Stockholm and the National Public Art Council in Sweden, among others, and has received several grants and scholarships. He has also been featured in books and magazines and has created several public art installations over the years.