About Me
bio
I am a nature and wildlife painter from Finland, born 1980 in the small town of Ekenäs on the southern coast of Finland. I work mainly in acrylic, oil and watercolours. I have always been fascinated by nature and wildlife, and that is where I draw my inspiration from.
I'm currently living in Whakatane in New Zealand with my husband, and my studio is set up in a spare room in our house. You can read about what I am up to in the studio in my blog, and if you like art tutorials I have a Youtube channel where I upload videos every week.
exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitions
Nothing planned at the moment.
Solo Exhibitions
2017 LingArt Gallery in Shanghai.
2015 Plumages. Ekenäs Nature Centre, Ekenäs/Finland.
2013 Fåglar och människor (Birds and people), Together with the sculptor Hillevi Latvalahti, Gallery Karaija, Inkoo/Finland
2009 Främmanfåglar (Unfamiliar birds), Town Hall Gallery of Hankoo, Hankoo/Finland
2007 Framträdande och försvinnande (Forthcoming and disappearing), Library of Ekenäs exhibition hall, Ekenäs/Finland
2006 Vertikalt ljus (Vertical light), Library of Ekenäs exhibition hall, Ekenäs/Finland
Group Exhibitions
2016 On the wings of birds, a group exhibition with 4 other painters in Gallery Karaija, Inkoo/Finland.
2014 Birds inKaraija, a group exhibition with 9 other bird painters in Gallery Karaija, Inkoo/Finland.
2012 Parallax Art Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London. (October)
2008 Masters degree show, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee/ Scotland
2008 Christmas show of the Art Association of Ekenäs, Library exhibition hall, Ekenäs/Finland
2006 Christmas show of the Art Association of Ekenäs, Library exhibition hall, Ekenäs/ Finland
2005 Christmas show of the Art Association of Ekenäs, Library exhibition hall, Ekenäs/Finland
publications
2016 The painting 'The three musketeers' has been published in the American art magazine 'Cloth Paper and Scissors'.
2016 The painting 'You are beautiful' has been published in the book 'Art journey Animals - A collection of inspiring contemporary
masterworks' by North Light Books.
2015 The painting 'You are beautiful' winning entry of North Light Books / F+W Media art competition 'incite 3 - The Art of Storytelling',
and published in the book with the same name.
2015 4 of my art journal pages are featured in the book Art Journal Kickstarter published by North Light Books.
2014 The painting 'Sailing trip' winning entry of North Light Books / F+W Media art competition 'Incite 2 - Color passions' and published in
the book 'Incite 2 - Color passions, the best of mixed media'.
2014 Featured in the UK art magazine The Artist with a page from my art journal as the 'Editor's gallery choice' of the month.
2013 The painting 'Beyond the dark forest' winning entry of North Light Books / F+W Media art competition 'Incite - Dreams Realized'
and published in the book (and also made the cover of the book) 'Incite - Dreams Realized, the best of mixed media'.
education
2008 MFA - Master of Fine Arts, University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Scotland (2007-2008)
2004 BA - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht. (Utrecht School of the Arts) The Netherlands (2000-2004)