Background
Jansson was born on November 11, 1952 in Uppsala and currently lives in Österbybruk, Sweden.
Jansson was born on November 11, 1952 in Uppsala and currently lives in Österbybruk, Sweden.
He studied Art at Uppsala University, Uppsala Sweden, and skulpture at Konstfack.
His work focuses on modern mine workers, mining in Northern Europe, and the trade workers movement in the European Union.
He has worked as an iron miner and is currently a firefighter. He has been painting since the early 1970s and has created public Art for the cities of Stockholm, Uppsala, and Österbybruk. In his work he uses a variety of mediums and techniques, such as charcoal, oil, watercolor, Fresco-secco, wood, and stone.