A little bit about me and how I became a visual artist
I’m Finnish born visual artist. I currently live and work in Clermont, Florida. My works have been represented and exhibited by galleries internationally since 2010. All my works presented on my website are available for sale either as original or as signed high quality reproduction upon request. I am also available for commissioned works as well as drawn illustrations.
Main body of my work is completed in oil on canvas. I do, however, work in a wide range of techniques in painting as well as in printmaking and occasionally sculpture and doll-making. Besides painting in oils, soft pastels and water colours I work in traditional etching and aquatint.
My art is based on observation of nature and my surroundings while at home and travelling. I have been painting and studying plants and animals for all my life and my interest seems to be never fading.
Solo exhibitions
2024 Tales of the Dance and Sparkle of the Mind, Gallery G12, Helsinki, Finland
2022 Mind Travel – Paintings, Keskusgalleria, Tampere, Finland
2019 Valosta kudottu – Maalauksia, Keskusgalleria, Tampere, Finland
2019 From a Dream Collector’s Catalogue – Paintings, Auran Galleria, Turku, Finland
2019 Paintings, Kangasala hall, Finland
2018 Paintings, Valkeakoski City Theatre, Valkeakoski, Finland
2017 Contemplations, paintings, Artifact Gallery, New York, USA
2017 From a Dream Collector’s Catalogue, Nordic Art Gallery, Antibes, France
2016 Crossing Paths – Soft Pastel Paintings, Gallery G12, Helsinki, Finland
2016 When the Flowers Dream -Paintings, Auran Galleria, Turku, Finland
2014 Correspondence – Paintings, Aura Gallery, Turku, Finland
2013 For Four – Paintings and Etchings, Voipaala Art Center, Sääksmäki, Finland
2013 Towards – Paintings Before Sunrise, Gallery K15 Laitinen & Co, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 The First Butterflies – Paintings, Gallery G12, Kuopio, Finland
2012 Towards and other paintings, Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa, Finland
2011 Unexpected Mirrors and other paintings, Gallery Joutsen, Helsinki, Finland
2010 Etchings and paintings, Ilkka-Ateljee, Sääksmäki, Finland
2008 Artist of the month, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Soft pastels and Scrapers poard works, Culture Cafe Soihtu, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Paintings, Aitta-ateljee, Voipaala Culture Center, Sääksmäki, Finland
2006 “Cloven Hoofs- 30 days in Germany”, S-gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2004 “Being”, Valkeakoski college gallery, Valkeakoski, Finland
Group exhibitions
2024 Winter Show, Aura Gallery, Turku, Finland
2023 Gallery Fogga Christmas, Helsinki, Finland
2022 Guardians of Dreams, M.A.D.S. Gallery Milan Italy
2022 Huvilatunnelmia, Villa Albert, Albert Edelfelt Atelier Museum, Porvoo, Finland
2022 Art Center Salmela Summer, Mäntyharju Finland
2021 Gallery Fogga Christmas, Helsinki, Finlandl
2020-2021 Art and Our Family, Voipaalan kulttuurikeskus, Sääksmäki
2020 Summer Dreams, Galleria Fogga, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Summer collection, Neliö Gallery, Oulu, Finland
2019 Small treasures, Trevisan Arte, Italy
2017 Group exhibition, Trevisan International Art, Madrid, Spain
2017 Lives Matter, Gallery Marzia Frozen, Berlin, Germany
2016 Northern Light, Gallery Fogga de Málaga, Spain
2016 Füttern verboten, Group exhibition by Kunst und Helden, Berlin, Germany
2015-2016 Group Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2015 X Florence Biennale, Firenze, Italy
2015 Divergent Realities, Agora Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2015 Art Center Salmela Summer, Mäntyharju, Suomi
2014-2015 Sensorial Realms, Agora Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2014 “Illusion of Reality”, ArtTrevisan, Bologna, Italy
2013 Helsinki Artists’ Summer exhibition – Light, Gallery Stoa, Helsinki Finland
2013 Something Old, Something New, Gallery Fogga, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Paintings and drawings, Art Center Salmela, Mäntyharju, Finland
2012 Helsinki Artists’ Summer exhibition, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki Finland
2012 Ceramega
2012, ceramic sculpture “Nook”, Voipaala Art Center, Sääksmäki, Finland
2012 Paintings and litographs, Art Center Salmela, Mäntyharju, Finland
2012 Summer exhibition, Sastamalan Wanha Pappila, Sastamala, Finland
2012 Time of Wonders, Gallery Fogga, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Art Center Salmela, Young Artist of the Year
2011, Art Center Salmela, Mäntyharju, Finland
2011 Summer exhibition, Sastamalan Wanha Pappila, Sastamala, Finland
2010 Art Center Salmela, Art Contest exhibition class, Art Center Salmela, Mäntyharju, Finland
2010 Degree show
2010, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
2009 Art Village, Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2009 Putikonhovi Summer exhibitions, Finland
2008 The Unknown City – Event, “Happened One Night”- Photo installation in city space, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Tori Hashizume and her students, Sumi-e group exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2007 “Lose with Me ”, Summer exhibition of the 2nd year students, Fafa gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Summer exhibition of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, galleries Välivuosi and Myymälä, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Summer exhibition of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Valkeakoski artists, Jönköping, Sweden
2005 Valkeakoski artists, Jubilee Year exhibition , Voipaala Art Center, Sääksmäki, Finland
2004 Ceramega-04,Voipaala Art Center, Sääksmäki, Finland
1998 Independent Summer art project of young artists, Valkeakoski college gallery, Valkeakoski, Finland
1996-2010 Annual exhibitions of the Valkeakoski artists’ association
Family exhibitions with the fine artists Pirkko and Timo Pajunen since year 1988.
Art Fairs
2020 Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Premier Art Fair, Hong Kong
2016 ArtSpectrumMiami 2016, Miami, USA 2016
Art Monaco 2016, Monaco
2015 ArtSpectrumMiami 2015, Miami, USA
2015 Art Helsinki, Helsinki Fair Center, Helsinki, Finland
2014 ArtWeekHelsinki, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2013 Art Helsinki 2013, Helsinki Fair Center, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Art Forum, contemporary art fair, Helsinki Fair Center, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Art Helsinki 2011, Helsinki Fair Center, Helsinki, Finland
Works in Public collections/ Public works
2017 Tredu-Concern public commission, Tampere Finland
2013 Valkeakoski City collection
2013 Lempäälä City Collection
2011 Commisioned etchings for the Women’s Culture union, 100th anniversary gala program; Originals presented to the presidents of Finland and Lithuania in Finlandia Hall on 29.10.2011, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Mäntyharju City Collection
2010 S-group art collection
2010 MTV3 TV-corporation art collection
2007 Commisioned soft pastel works for the Sääksmäki library, Finland
International participation
2013 Baku III International Humanitarian Forum, Baku, Azerbaijan
Prizes, grants, residences and scholarships
2020 Finalist 2017 Special Merit, International Nature in Art
2017 Exhibition, Light & Space Art Gallery
2016 Special Merit, International Nature in Art
2016 Exhibition, Light & Space Art Gallery
2014 Special Merit in Mall Gallery Soft Pastel Painting contest, London, UK
2012 Viborg Artist Recidency, Art Center Salmela, Viborg, Russia
2011 The Young Artist of the Year, Art Center Salmela
2011 2010/2011 Artist in Residence, Art Center Salmela
2010 MTV 3 Culture Award, Art Center Salmela Fine Art Contest
2007 Travel Scholarship of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
2007 Sasakawa Foundation, Scandinavian- Japanese foundation of Culture and Science, Scholarship
2005 Artist in Residence, Artist exhange program between Kleinsassen, Germany, and Voipaala Culture Center, Finland
1996 Valkeakoski City Culture grant
Published works, listings and interviews
2020 Illustration for Tiny Instruments by Raveen Kulenthran, Kiener Press, Germany
2017 MYSELF-magazine, Germany
2017 Illustrations for Integrity through Gravity and Tensegrity by Raveen Kulenthran, Kiener Press
2016-2017 Insider Art-magazine, December-January, feature
2016 Sunshine Nights – Album cover, Album release, USA
2016 Drawing Being – Delight in Small Things, hardcover book, 304 p. BoD, Germany
2015 Aesthetica Directory, UK
2014 ARTisSpectrum Vol.32, USA
2014 Million Ways to Love Yoga, by Tiina Palva and Sofia Damén, CreateSpace Independent Publishing
– 2014 Exhibitions in Finland covered by in newspapers Helsinginsanomat, Turunsanomat, Hämeensanomat and Aamulehti as well as periodic magazine Gloria
Works presented by
Auran Galleria, Turku, Finland http://www.aurangalleria.com
Galleria G12, Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland http://www.galleria12.fi
Keskus galleria, Tampere, Finland https://www.keskusgalleria.fi
Galleria Fogga, Finland http://www.fogga.fi/yhteystiedot
Galleria Angelo Pori, Finland /Nordic Art Gallery, Antibes, France http://www.galleria-angelo.fi
ArtLife (prints), Helsinki, Finland http://www.lifeart.fi/english.php
Taide ja kehys Pekkala (prints), Oulu Finland https://www.kehyspekkala.fi
Art History Consulting http://www.arthistoryconsulting.net/
ARTVergnuegen.com , Germany https://www.artvergnuegen.com
Kunst und Helden, Berlin Germany http://kunstundhelden.de/en
ArtSation.com, Munich Germany https://artsation.com
Gallery Artifact, New York, USA http://artifactnyc.net
Circle for Arts, France https://circle-arts.com
Trevisan International Art, Bologna, Italy http://www.trevisan-international-art.com
1340Gallery http://www.1340gallery.com
