about me.
My short profile would say that in addition to being an artist, I am a wanderer in the woods, a seeker of beauty, and a mum. That's very apt. And here's a bit more.
I moved to Italy in my early twenties to study classical painting. Florence, the birthplace of Renaissance art in the 15th century, had been whispering and alluring in the back of my mind for years, and somehow it was clear to me that I had to take myself to its sphere of influence at some point. Rather sooner than later.
We all create things in our lives, and my gut feeling had always been that my way to create would be by painting, creating images.
So, I got accepted to the art school of Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, and I simply sold all my possessions in Finland (which isn’t that much when you’re young) to enable my move to Florence. One of the absolute best decisions of my life.
As young art students, gathered to this beautiful city of art from all around the world, we all felt unique and that we were about to create something new. Well that feeling didn’t last, thank goodness. We artists, each of us, are a fraction of a continuum where man has through history felt the need to create images of life, of existence. To leave a mark.
What then do I see as my marks? I have studied and painted Nordic mythologies, mythical animals, and continued on to symbolism. And I’m not the first nor the last dwelling on these subjects. Every artist’s works are nevertheless unique combinations of thoughts, choices and in the end, individual brushwork.
I am a snippet in that golden thread that runs through history creating illusions for us, making us wonder and rejoice. And that’s a good position, I try to use it well.
"We must risk delight.
We can do without pleasure,
but not delight. Not enjoyment.
We must have the stubbornness to accept our
gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world."
Jack Gilbert
my background.
Education
Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy
painting, sculpture, art history 1991–1993
Kairon Institute, Helsinki Finland
art therapy 1995–1998
LAB University of Applied Sciences, Lahti, Finland
design, photography 1988–1991
Exhibitions
Solo
2024 Konstrundan, Art House, Kirkkonummi
2023 Open Studio & Exhibition, Art House, Kirkkonummi
2020 Echoes, Wohls Culture Centre
2018 Far East Stories, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2015 Urban Encounters, Helsinki Design Week, Helsinki
Group
2024 Animals | Kirkkonummi Art Association Annual Exhibition, Fyyri
2023 Why? First edition, Boomer Gallery, Tower Bridge, London
2023 Photographers for Social Change, Iranian Artists Forum, Teheran
2023 Call of The Polar Night | Finland Art Association, Lapponica, Rovaniemi
2023 Kirkkonummi Art Association Annual Exhibition, Fyyri
2022 Summer Exhibition of Uusimaa Visual Arts Association, Loviisa
2022 24HourProject 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Wohls Cultural Centre
2022 Kirkkonummi Art Association Annual Exhibition, Fyyri
2021 wherearethewomenartists.com, virtual
2021 Photography for Social Change, Wohls Cultural Centre, Finland
2020 Kirkkonummi Art Association Annual Exhibition, Fyyri
2019 Haaga Art Association Annual Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2017 International 24HourProject 2017, Toulouse Lautrec, Lima, Peru
2017 HeadOn Photo Festival | Sydney, Australia
2016 International 24HourProject 2016, Centro Queretano de la Imagen, Queretaro, Mexico
2016 Art Month, Sydney Contemporary Art Festival, Sydney, Australia
2015 Venezuela Móvil Festival, Venezuela
2015 International 24HourProject 2015, ArtSpace, New York
2015 Urban Encounters, Helsinki Design Week, Helsinki
2014 Ever Changing Berlin, Berlin
2014 Samsung With a Note, Stockholm–Oslo–Helsinki
2013 InstaAgainstCancer.com, virtual
2013 Wanderlust, Galerie Torstrasse161, Berlin
Art in Publications
2023 Laminator Vol. 1 | Artists on the Lam
2023 Why? | First edition, Boomer Gallery
2022 Art News | WATWA
2021 55: Art in Haga
Memberships
WATWA | wherearethewomenartists.com
VAA | Visual Artists Association
Kirkkonummi Art Association
Finland’s Artists Association
Positions of Trust
2023–2024 Chairman of the board - Kirkkonummi Art Society / Kirkkonummen Taideyhdistys
2021–2022 Member of the board - Kirkkonummi Art Society / Kirkkonummen Taideyhdistys
2016–2022 Country Ambassador of international nonprofit 24HourProject.org
2012–2019 Country Manager of @instagramersFinland and @instagramersHelsinki