Bjorn Bjorholm

Bjorn Bjorholm (born 1986) is an American bonsai artist. At the age of 22 he became an apprentice under Keiichi Fujikawa at Kouka-en Nursery in Osaka. He apprenticed at Kouka-en Nursery in Osaka for six years before becoming certified by the Nippon Bonsai Association. In 2018, Bjorholm founded Eisei-en (Japanese: 永青園) Bonsai Garden in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

Bjorn Bjorholm
Born1986
Known forBonsai
Spouse(s)Nanxi Chen
Websitehttp://bjornbjorholm.com/

Biography

Bjorholm was born in 1986 and grew up in Tennessee. At age 13, he received his first bonsai tree. Within three months, however, it was dead.[1] In 2001, he and his father, Tom Bjorholm, founded the Knoxville Bonsai Society.[1][2] At age 16, Bjorholm visited Japan as part of a student group. There, he met bonsai master Keiichi Fujikawa.[1] Before beginning a formal apprenticeship, Bjorholm studied with several bonsai professionals in the United States.[3]

After graduating from college, in 2008, Bjorholm became an apprentice under Fujikawa at Kouka-en Nursery in Osaka.[1][3] He apprenticed for six years before becoming certified as a bonsai professional by the Nippon Bonsai Association. Thereafter, he worked as an artist-in-residence at Kouka-en, making him Japan's first foreign-born working bonsai artist.[4]

In 2018, Bjorholm founded Eisei-en (Japanese: 永青園) Bonsai Garden in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.[5][6] Since, the American Southeast has become an epicenter of excellent bonsai art.[7]

In 2019, Bjorholm dealt bonsai for the Government of the United Arab Emirates, which the nation gave as gifts to various recipients, including the Central Intelligence Agency.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. Owens, Mitchell. "Meet the Brad Pitt of Bonsai". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  2. "About". KNOXVILLE BONSAI SOCIETY. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  3. "Bjorn Bjorholm - Bonsai Empire". bonsaiempire.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  4. "Bjorn L Bjorholm". Eisei-en. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  5. Eisei-en Bonsai Garden Walk-through, retrieved 2020-01-27
  6. "About us". Eisei-en. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  7. Whisenant, David. "World class bonsai exhibit coming to Kannapolis on Saturday and Sunday". wbtv.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  8. "Bjorn Bjorholm — Bonsai Blog". National Bonsai Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  9. Kelly, John (2019-10-01). "The case of the CIA's bonsai, being the true story of a big gift of a little tree". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  • Eisei-En - Bonsai Garden founded by Bjorholm outside Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
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