Karin Söderlund, chair of the Lycksele Art Society writes:

"During three weekends Lycksele Art Society has had the pleasure of displaying an exhibition with Cecilia Sikström's paintings and lithographs. The exhibition was a real success!

 I have never before heard the word "beautiful" repeated as often during these weeks. "What a beautiful exhibition!", "What beautiful paintings!", "What beautiful pictures!" are the comments our visitors have expressed. And we have had visitors! Our earlier exhibitions ofpictures have usually attracted between 300 and 400 visitors, but Cecilia's exhibition attracted close to 1 000 visitors!

Cecilia was born in Lycksele, so in the course of the years I have, of course, followed her successes. After upper secondary school she moved from Lycksele to Stockholm. In 1983-85 she went Idun Lovén Art School in Stockholm, and then in 1985-1990 to the Royal University of Fine Arts in Stockholm. in 1997 she was elected
 
Artist of the Year, and was given the honorary task of making the poster for the big Art Fair in Sollentuna. The well-known art critic, Ulf Linde, has supported Cecilia's work, which is also a proof of her having a unique talent.

 Now, as Lycksele is celebrating its 400th anniversary, we decided to invite Cecilia as an exhibitor, and much to our delight she accepted our invitation. It was a thrill to pick out the lithographs, which arrived as early as before Christmas, out of the plastic wrapping, and then we saw the beautiful female figures that Cecilia had depicted. And we were even more thrilled in anticipation of the original works that were to arrive later, and it really was a thrill due to the delivery getting delayed, and Cecilia arrived at the same time just in time for the hanging! However, the result was just BEAUTIFUL, and on the opening day of the exhibition it was a real pleasure and sheer delight to see the Lycksele citizens come flocking to the Temple to admire Cecilia's works and to get the opportunity of meeting the artist herself, who, exactly like her portrayed women, radiates the kind of harmony, power and beauty that we very seldom come across.

Thank you, Cecilia, for coming here to enrich and beautify our little town!