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About Me

bio

I am from Finland, born in 1980 in the small town of Ekenäs on the southern coast of Finland. Growing up we traveled a lot as a family, mostly due to that half of my family lives in The Netherlands.  (My mother is Finnish and my father is Dutch.) So it felt natural for me to move to The Netherlands to study art. I lived there for 4 years while I took my BA (bachelor) in Fine Art in Utrecht.  A few years later I completed my studies with a year in Dundee in Scotland, where I got my MFA (masters of fine art).

 

In 2010 my husband got a job opportunity abroad, and what was supposed to be a year turned into almost 10 years in China. Then another job opportunity came around, and since Christmas of 2019, we have lived in Whakatane on the north island of New Zealand.

We are now the proud owners of a little bit of land where we keep our own chickens, ducks, pigs, 2 cows, and of course, 3 cats to keep an eye on us all.

I have turned an old guest room in the garage into my studio. It is a dream come true to have a space like this dedicated to my art. 

Artist Statement

I love nature and wildlife, and I want to paint the sort of paintings that I would love to hang on my own wall. They should be like windows into the awesomeness that is nature. A short glimpse into the secret lives of birds, or a flower or landscape scene that wants you to stop and lose yourself in it for a minute or two.

I am fascinated by both realism and abstraction in art, so I am trying to find the perfect balance of both in my paintings.

exhibitions

Upcoming exhibitions

Nothing is   planned until next year, 2024.

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
 

2023  Original Art Expo and Supreme Art Award with the Tauranga Society of Artists. Tauranga, Thursday 28/09 to Sunday 1/10.
2016   On the wings of birds, a group exhibition with 4 other painters in Gallery Karaija, Inkoo/Finland.
2014   Birds in
Karaija, 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)

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