Nils Henrik Sundqvist was born in Sweden in 1970, raised bilingually in Germany and moved to the United States in 1996. Since coming to the U.S. He lived in Houston, TX, Tucson, AZ ,and now Arlington, VA. Along the way he picked up a MFA in graphic communications from the University of Engineering & Technology in Mannheim, Germany and a second MFA in painting from the University of Houston, Texas. In Mannheim, Germany, he was introduced to typesetting and print making by typographer Hagen Kayser and artist Hubert Gems. While in Texas,  Mr. Sundqvist met one of his mentors Luis Jiménez and got exposed to Chicano art and Mexican/U.S. border culture. Today, his art mostly deals with social, political, and environmental issues and borrows freely symbols and customs from various cultures. Currently, Mr. Sundqvist is an affiliate of the print shop Discover Graphics at the Torpedo Factory Art Center and continues to exhibit his work nationally.