Ilona Niemi | visual artist

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Me and My Kibisis, oil on aluminium, 2025.
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#oilonaluminium #studio #summerstudio #mythology #perseus #nymph #garagestudio #paint #femalepainter #feministart #cheekygrin #wetpaint #artnow #nykytaide #artecontemporaneo #konst #nordicpainting#paintingnow #myths #mythos #peinture #peintureàlhuile #pintura #målning #oljemålning #havealaugh #bakhtinian #handbag #whatsinthebag #secrethandbag

Me and My Kibisis, oil on aluminium, 2025.
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#oilonaluminium #studio #summerstudio #mythology #perseus #nymph #garagestudio #paint #femalepainter #feministart #cheekygrin #wetpaint #artnow #nykytaide #artecontemporaneo #konst #nordicpainting#paintingnow #myths #mythos #peinture #peintureàlhuile #pintura #målning #oljemålning #havealaugh #bakhtinian #handbag #whatsinthebag #secrethandbag

Miss G. is currently on show @aurangalleria (oil on board, 120 x 90 cm, 2025)
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#oilonboard #humananimals #hybridcreatures #summershow #summerexhibition #artinfinland #contemporarypainting #strikeapose #turku #visitturku @visitturku #artinturku #mixedspecies #female #feministart #artbywomen #mujeresquepintan #peinture #artcontemporain #pearlnecklace

Miss G. is currently on show @aurangalleria (oil on board, 120 x 90 cm, 2025)
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#oilonboard #humananimals #hybridcreatures #summershow #summerexhibition #artinfinland #contemporarypainting #strikeapose #turku #visitturku @visitturku #artinturku #mixedspecies #female #feministart #artbywomen #mujeresquepintan #peinture #artcontemporain #pearlnecklace

Earlier this week I had a very special chance to do life drawing in a magnificent setting @museegustavemoreau ❤️ and see his paintings alongside ceramic pieces by @laurensneel 👏. I haven’t done life drawing since @graysschoolofartaberdeen over twenty years ago, so the end results are are a bit rusty, but the process felt like visiting an old friend. @louisedefleury was a fantastic model: she picked elegant poses and managed to hold them perfectly. An evening to remember!
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#lifedrawing #gustavemoreaumuseum #charcoalonpaper #backtobasics #quicksketches #paris #sketching #gustavemoreau #drawing #lifemodel #visitingparis #drawingfromlife #figuredrawing #symbolism #symbolistart #charcoaldrawing #ledaandtheswan #artistshome #homemuseum

Earlier this week I had a very special chance to do life drawing in a magnificent setting @museegustavemoreau ❤️ and see his paintings alongside ceramic pieces by @laurensneel 👏. I haven’t done life drawing since @graysschoolofartaberdeen over twenty years ago, so the end results are are a bit rusty, but the process felt like visiting an old friend. @louisedefleury was a fantastic model: she picked elegant poses and managed to hold them perfectly. An evening to remember!
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#lifedrawing #gustavemoreaumuseum #charcoalonpaper #backtobasics #quicksketches #paris #sketching #gustavemoreau #drawing #lifemodel #visitingparis #drawingfromlife #figuredrawing #symbolism #symbolistart #charcoaldrawing #ledaandtheswan #artistshome #homemuseum

This year, the cold and windy May has been
”the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.”
T.S. Eliot

Prima materia and chaos in the studio.
Cutting, tearing, ripping, pasting, stitching, glueing. In Picasso’s words, ”Every act of creation is first an act of destruction”.
Four weeks, four birthdays in a family of four.
Best birthday cards, tulips, colours and cakes.
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#studio #artistsstudiospaces #cuttingandpasting #messystudio #creationanddestruction #alchemy #chaos #primamateria #picasso #colours #aprilisthecruellestmonth #tulips #spring #painting #worksonpaper #wip #nykytaide #maalaus #analogue #recycle #return #revisit #stageone #backtostart #creativeprocess #artprocess #play #artistsstudio #feminine #femaleartist

This year, the cold and windy May has been
”the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.”
T.S. Eliot

Prima materia and chaos in the studio.
Cutting, tearing, ripping, pasting, stitching, glueing. In Picasso’s words, ”Every act of creation is first an act of destruction”.
Four weeks, four birthdays in a family of four.
Best birthday cards, tulips, colours and cakes.
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#studio #artistsstudiospaces #cuttingandpasting #messystudio #creationanddestruction #alchemy #chaos #primamateria #picasso #colours #aprilisthecruellestmonth #tulips #spring #painting #worksonpaper #wip #nykytaide #maalaus #analogue #recycle #return #revisit #stageone #backtostart #creativeprocess #artprocess #play #artistsstudio #feminine #femaleartist

Art in the garden shed, animation in the garage! 🍀 Welcome to visit my mini art show & flea market – old works included – in our shed this Sat, 11:00 to 15:00! I will also be doing quick portraits (DM to book your slot in advance). Meanwhile, @davegrahamart will be screening his hand-drawn animation in our garage – well worth a look! The open day is part of the Lukkarinmäen kevät community event (link in bio). Hope to see you on Saturday!
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#communityday #openday #artinthegardenshed #animation #handmade #analogue #artistcouple #artinfinland #artisthome #artistgarden #filmscreening #contemporaryart #nykytaide #taidettakotiin #visitsalo @visitsalo #potretti #popup #artpopup

Art in the garden shed, animation in the garage! 🍀 Welcome to visit my mini art show & flea market – old works included – in our shed this Sat, 11:00 to 15:00! I will also be doing quick portraits (DM to book your slot in advance). Meanwhile, @davegrahamart will be screening his hand-drawn animation in our garage – well worth a look! The open day is part of the Lukkarinmäen kevät community event (link in bio). Hope to see you on Saturday!
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#communityday #openday #artinthegardenshed #animation #handmade #analogue #artistcouple #artinfinland #artisthome #artistgarden #filmscreening #contemporaryart #nykytaide #taidettakotiin #visitsalo @visitsalo #potretti #popup #artpopup

ANIMATION IN THE GARAGE, PAINTINGS IN THE GARDEN SHED: Come and visit @davegrahamart and me during Lukkarinmäen kevät in Salo, 17 May, 11–15. 🌷🌷🌷More info later this week.
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#openday #artinthegarden #animation #painting #collage #communityopenhouse #openstudio #lukkarinmäki #lukkarinmäenkevät #salo #visitsalo

ANIMATION IN THE GARAGE, PAINTINGS IN THE GARDEN SHED: Come and visit @davegrahamart and me during Lukkarinmäen kevät in Salo, 17 May, 11–15. 🌷🌷🌷More info later this week.
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#openday #artinthegarden #animation #painting #collage #communityopenhouse #openstudio #lukkarinmäki #lukkarinmäenkevät #salo #visitsalo

I swim almost daily, me!
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#swimmer #ladieswithfins #agileunderwater #likeaseal #fishylady #agilemoves #glamouroverall #allladiesunite #sketch #feministart #feminism #artbywomen #artforwomen #girlpower #collage #hybridmagic #wriggleyourfins #poolcoolness #moverandshaker #analogue #analogueforever #cutandpaste #noai

I swim almost daily, me!
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#swimmer #ladieswithfins #agileunderwater #likeaseal #fishylady #agilemoves #glamouroverall #allladiesunite #sketch #feministart #feminism #artbywomen #artforwomen #girlpower #collage #hybridmagic #wriggleyourfins #poolcoolness #moverandshaker #analogue #analogueforever #cutandpaste #noai

On my desk this morning: haphazard, happy accidents.
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#brewing #freshideas #cuttingandpasting #studio #wip #sketching #contemporaryart #sketchbook #collage #theanimalinyou #humananimal #inprogress #artprocess #losecontrol #abstraction

On my desk this morning: haphazard, happy accidents.
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#brewing #freshideas #cuttingandpasting #studio #wip #sketching #contemporaryart #sketchbook #collage #theanimalinyou #humananimal #inprogress #artprocess #losecontrol #abstraction

I painted a portrait and gained a friend. Here’s what happened, in words and pictures:

”Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” ― Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934

Yesterday saw the culmination of a dream project, almost a year in the making. It all started last summer when @henriettagronlund approached me after my live painting session in Tampere, timidly asking if I could paint her portrait. Henrietta’s mother is an artist, so she knows how apprehensive many artists are about commissions – me included. The decisive factor here was that Henrietta gave me free hands to paint her whichever way I wanted.

Henrietta visited my studio in the autumn, and I made a few collages of her. I saw her as a bird, a delicate creature, classy and intelligent yet incredibly humble. We spent the afternoon chatting about Annie Ernaux, Marguerite Duras, Paris and Kyllikki Villa, and ended up looking for treasures in the local secondhand market.

It soon became clear that I wanted to paint Henrietta as a wagtail; a harbinger of spring. I used an older painting of a Beltane Bloom as a base layer, hiding the spring flower underneath the festive bird to emphasise Henrietta’s springtime birthday.

Yesterday, the bird flew home to her new nest in Helsinki. Not just any nest: she now spends her days looking out of the same window that Helene Schjerfbeck and Maria Wiik did in the 1880s, when sharing a studio in exactly the same room. Such a privilege.

Thank you, Henrietta.
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#portraitcommission #theanimalinyou #birds #wagtail #contemporaryportrait #feminism #feministart
#artbywomen #female #strongwomen #girlpower #heleneschjerfbeck #mariawiik #artstudio #femalepainters #nykytaide #maalaus #taidettakotiin #konstnärinnor #artforwomenbywomen #anaisnin #feminine #feminina #mujeresquepintan #pintura #newportrait #portraitnow #porträtt #muotokuva

I painted a portrait and gained a friend. Here’s what happened, in words and pictures:

”Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” ― Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934

Yesterday saw the culmination of a dream project, almost a year in the making. It all started last summer when @henriettagronlund approached me after my live painting session in Tampere, timidly asking if I could paint her portrait. Henrietta’s mother is an artist, so she knows how apprehensive many artists are about commissions – me included. The decisive factor here was that Henrietta gave me free hands to paint her whichever way I wanted.

Henrietta visited my studio in the autumn, and I made a few collages of her. I saw her as a bird, a delicate creature, classy and intelligent yet incredibly humble. We spent the afternoon chatting about Annie Ernaux, Marguerite Duras, Paris and Kyllikki Villa, and ended up looking for treasures in the local secondhand market.

It soon became clear that I wanted to paint Henrietta as a wagtail; a harbinger of spring. I used an older painting of a Beltane Bloom as a base layer, hiding the spring flower underneath the festive bird to emphasise Henrietta’s springtime birthday.

Yesterday, the bird flew home to her new nest in Helsinki. Not just any nest: she now spends her days looking out of the same window that Helene Schjerfbeck and Maria Wiik did in the 1880s, when sharing a studio in exactly the same room. Such a privilege.

Thank you, Henrietta.
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#portraitcommission #theanimalinyou #birds #wagtail #contemporaryportrait #feminism #feministart
#artbywomen #female #strongwomen #girlpower #heleneschjerfbeck #mariawiik #artstudio #femalepainters #nykytaide #maalaus #taidettakotiin #konstnärinnor #artforwomenbywomen #anaisnin #feminine #feminina #mujeresquepintan #pintura #newportrait #portraitnow #porträtt #muotokuva

This is the last chance to see this year’s @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys @kaapelitehdas 🌷🐯🌷🐯🌷 Open today and tomorrow, 11–17.
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#lastchance #artforsale #taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #kaapelitehdas #helsinki #artinfinland #finnishpaintersunion #painting #nykytaide #taidettakotiin #målning #måleri #målningar #malerei #konsttillsalu #utställning #saturdayfun #sunnuntaikävely #whattodoinhelsinki

This is the last chance to see this year’s @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys @kaapelitehdas 🌷🐯🌷🐯🌷 Open today and tomorrow, 11–17.
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#lastchance #artforsale #taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #kaapelitehdas #helsinki #artinfinland #finnishpaintersunion #painting #nykytaide #taidettakotiin #målning #måleri #målningar #malerei #konsttillsalu #utställning #saturdayfun #sunnuntaikävely #whattodoinhelsinki

Yesterday I took some new paintings to @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys in Helsinki to replace the ones that had already found a new owner (🙏💖):

1. Earl, 2024 (oil on board, old frame)
2. Amelia (from the series All Ladies Unite!), 2025 (oil on board)

Earl and Amelia will be on display @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys until Sunday! 🌷

PS. The tiger with her new bag is still there, too. 🐯 Find her in the racks by the sales point.
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#taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #kaapelitehdas #artinhelsinki #artforsale #taidettakotiin #maalaus #kuvataide #feministart #feminine #womeninart #birds #fevvers #featheredfriend #plumagejewelry #artbywomen #ameliaearhart #jamesbrown #painting #cassowary #theanimalinyou #finnishart #finnishpainting #måleri #malerei #worksonpaper #oilonboard #tongueincheek #roarrrrrr

Yesterday I took some new paintings to @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys in Helsinki to replace the ones that had already found a new owner (🙏💖):

1. Earl, 2024 (oil on board, old frame)
2. Amelia (from the series All Ladies Unite!), 2025 (oil on board)

Earl and Amelia will be on display @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys until Sunday! 🌷

PS. The tiger with her new bag is still there, too. 🐯 Find her in the racks by the sales point.
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#taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #kaapelitehdas #artinhelsinki #artforsale #taidettakotiin #maalaus #kuvataide #feministart #feminine #womeninart #birds #fevvers #featheredfriend #plumagejewelry #artbywomen #ameliaearhart #jamesbrown #painting #cassowary #theanimalinyou #finnishart #finnishpainting #måleri #malerei #worksonpaper #oilonboard #tongueincheek #roarrrrrr

All ladies unite! (Oil on board, 2025)

I was going to name this one after Animal Farm, but there’s been plenty of porky squealing already! Recent events sadly highlight that ’all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others’.

This is a perfect time to bring female voices to the fore. Here is a poem by Edith Södergran, looking at the world through the eyes of a young girl in 1907-1909, and seeing hope despite the darkness:

Quiet, calm, peaceful,
Secret powers
hide in the gloom.
Dark, rich
sticky, thick
blood flows.

Shadows slip,
shadows disappear.
There is no longer anything.
Desolate and dark.
In the cold dark
there is nothing.

In the dark earth
drunk with blood,
thick blood.
Life arises,
new life
from destruction.

A new future is made
In the black earth.

Edith Södergran, aged 15 (from the Oilcloth Notebook, 238 poems written between 1907 and 1909; copied from an article written by Ebba Witt-Brattström, translated by Ken Schubert)

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#feminism #women #girls #fenale #femininity #feminist #edithsodergran #femalevoices #naiseus #kvinnligaröster #artbywomen #womensart #femalepainter #ladyknowsbest #painting #delphianopencall2025 #DelphianOpenCall #oilonboard #girlpower

All ladies unite! (Oil on board, 2025)

I was going to name this one after Animal Farm, but there’s been plenty of porky squealing already! Recent events sadly highlight that ’all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others’.

This is a perfect time to bring female voices to the fore. Here is a poem by Edith Södergran, looking at the world through the eyes of a young girl in 1907-1909, and seeing hope despite the darkness:

Quiet, calm, peaceful,
Secret powers
hide in the gloom.
Dark, rich
sticky, thick
blood flows.

Shadows slip,
shadows disappear.
There is no longer anything.
Desolate and dark.
In the cold dark
there is nothing.

In the dark earth
drunk with blood,
thick blood.
Life arises,
new life
from destruction.

A new future is made
In the black earth.

Edith Södergran, aged 15 (from the Oilcloth Notebook, 238 poems written between 1907 and 1909; copied from an article written by Ebba Witt-Brattström, translated by Ken Schubert)

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#feminism #women #girls #fenale #femininity #feminist #edithsodergran #femalevoices #naiseus #kvinnligaröster #artbywomen #womensart #femalepainter #ladyknowsbest #painting #delphianopencall2025 #DelphianOpenCall #oilonboard #girlpower

Sometimes it’s good to wear a harpy hat. Work in progress, acrylic on paper.

This one will be on show @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys in Helsinki in March.

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#wip #acryliconpaper #harpiaharpyja #feminism #delphianopencall2025 #delphianopencall #painting #portrait #contemporaryharpy #notsovicious #worksonpaper #studio #konst #kunst #artecontemporanea #artecontemporaneo #nykytaide #maalaus #nordicart #nordicpainting #birdwoman #wingedlady #plumedhat #afineladyalwayswearsahat #hienollanaisellaonainahattu #ladyknowsbest @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys @tmliitto

Sometimes it’s good to wear a harpy hat. Work in progress, acrylic on paper.

This one will be on show @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys in Helsinki in March.

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#wip #acryliconpaper #harpiaharpyja #feminism #delphianopencall2025 #delphianopencall #painting #portrait #contemporaryharpy #notsovicious #worksonpaper #studio #konst #kunst #artecontemporanea #artecontemporaneo #nykytaide #maalaus #nordicart #nordicpainting #birdwoman #wingedlady #plumedhat #afineladyalwayswearsahat #hienollanaisellaonainahattu #ladyknowsbest @taidemaalariliitonteosvalitys @tmliitto

Cutting and pasting today: from a collage to a painting to a collage. (Oil on paper and canvas, on canvas.)
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#collage #painting #oilonpaper #oiloncanvas #studiowork #cutandpaste #experiments #wip #visualpoetry #mujeresquecortanypegan #contemporaryart #feminlsm #nykytaide #maalaus #kollaasi #öljymaalaus #kollaasi #recycledart #recycledideas #recycle

Cutting and pasting today: from a collage to a painting to a collage. (Oil on paper and canvas, on canvas.)
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#collage #painting #oilonpaper #oiloncanvas #studiowork #cutandpaste #experiments #wip #visualpoetry #mujeresquecortanypegan #contemporaryart #feminlsm #nykytaide #maalaus #kollaasi #öljymaalaus #kollaasi #recycledart #recycledideas #recycle

(Reposted from @jonnakivilahti 🍀) We had a memorable day at home today: @jonnakivilahti and @krista_keltanen visited our house (including my studio) for some photos and a chat. It was fantastic to watch such professionals in action. Thank you! 💖

Artwork by:
Charles Bragg
Luca Cruzat
Michael Onken
@wilfridwoodsculptor
@davegrahamart
@foggybumble
@fayemoorhouse
@yo.alanko
@ilonaniemiart
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#artistshome #bedroom #wallofpaintings #art #konst #kunst #nykytaide #taiteilijakoti #athome #ourhome #redroom #interior #artwork #ourhome #artonthewall #fayemoorhouse #wilfridwood #kellysim #davidgraham #charlesbragg #lucacruzat #ilonaniemiart

(Reposted from @jonnakivilahti 🍀) We had a memorable day at home today: @jonnakivilahti and @krista_keltanen visited our house (including my studio) for some photos and a chat. It was fantastic to watch such professionals in action. Thank you! 💖

Artwork by:
Charles Bragg
Luca Cruzat
Michael Onken
@wilfridwoodsculptor
@davegrahamart
@foggybumble
@fayemoorhouse
@yo.alanko
@ilonaniemiart
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#artistshome #bedroom #wallofpaintings #art #konst #kunst #nykytaide #taiteilijakoti #athome #ourhome #redroom #interior #artwork #ourhome #artonthewall #fayemoorhouse #wilfridwood #kellysim #davidgraham #charlesbragg #lucacruzat #ilonaniemiart

This is my Great Aunt Ella from Toronto. I’m working in oils again, only this time without any toxic solvents. The painting is still in process, but the poem/rant is from 2001:

ELLA FROM TORONTO
Torontorontontorontoron, torontorontonton.
Twit twit twit have a cake have a cake
Canapé from Canadé, torontorontonton.
Ella is my kanamummu, torontoron.
She wears blue jewels and a pale pink dress, torontorontonton.
When Ella dies,
the priest steals her money and sends home a grey woolly jumper with a note: she devoted her life to the church.
As if! Torontoron.

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#paintingnow #contemporaryportraiture #oilonboard #ella #artinfinland #painting #nykytaide #konst #kunst #eagle #pinkfrock #bird #taidettakotiin #feminism #humananimal #studio #artstudio #analogue #ontheeasel #analoguevibes #femininepower #handmade #poem #rant #recyclingideas #cyclical #cyclesoftime #toronto #emigrant #women

This is my Great Aunt Ella from Toronto. I’m working in oils again, only this time without any toxic solvents. The painting is still in process, but the poem/rant is from 2001:

ELLA FROM TORONTO
Torontorontontorontoron, torontorontonton.
Twit twit twit have a cake have a cake
Canapé from Canadé, torontorontonton.
Ella is my kanamummu, torontoron.
She wears blue jewels and a pale pink dress, torontorontonton.
When Ella dies,
the priest steals her money and sends home a grey woolly jumper with a note: she devoted her life to the church.
As if! Torontoron.

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#paintingnow #contemporaryportraiture #oilonboard #ella #artinfinland #painting #nykytaide #konst #kunst #eagle #pinkfrock #bird #taidettakotiin #feminism #humananimal #studio #artstudio #analogue #ontheeasel #analoguevibes #femininepower #handmade #poem #rant #recyclingideas #cyclical #cyclesoftime #toronto #emigrant #women

”Life is unpredictable. Any second something good might happen.” (Eeva Kilpi)

A few shots from my studio today. Unfinished pieces, first layers, sketches and plans. Time to wrap up the old diary and start a new one. Happy New Year!
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#artstudio #sketches #studioshots #paintersstudio #painting #sketchbook #blackandwhite #firstlayer #oilonpaper #oilonwood #birds #royal #dressedup #luxury #drawing #portrait #contemporaryart #maalaus #työhuoneella #luonnos #nykytaide #konst #konstnärsliv #målningar #oljemålning #fåglar #kunst #arte #lintu

”Life is unpredictable. Any second something good might happen.” (Eeva Kilpi)

A few shots from my studio today. Unfinished pieces, first layers, sketches and plans. Time to wrap up the old diary and start a new one. Happy New Year!
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#artstudio #sketches #studioshots #paintersstudio #painting #sketchbook #blackandwhite #firstlayer #oilonpaper #oilonwood #birds #royal #dressedup #luxury #drawing #portrait #contemporaryart #maalaus #työhuoneella #luonnos #nykytaide #konst #konstnärsliv #målningar #oljemålning #fåglar #kunst #arte #lintu

The Finnish Painters’ Union’s autumn sale is on again (link in bio). This little portrait in a vintage frame is based on my great-aunt Esteri.
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#taidettakotiin #taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #taidemaalariliitto #maalaustaide #nykytaide #syysmyynti #teosvälitys #artforsale #myyntinäyttely #contemporarypainting #paintingtoday #nordicart #portrait #portaitpainting #oilonpaper #vintageframe #målning #porträtt #konstifinland

The Finnish Painters’ Union’s autumn sale is on again (link in bio). This little portrait in a vintage frame is based on my great-aunt Esteri.
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#taidettakotiin #taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #taidemaalariliitto #maalaustaide #nykytaide #syysmyynti #teosvälitys #artforsale #myyntinäyttely #contemporarypainting #paintingtoday #nordicart #portrait #portaitpainting #oilonpaper #vintageframe #målning #porträtt #konstifinland

My grandmother Siiri

Siiri was a grand old hag,
zig zag!
She never washed for years, zig zag!
She scratched my back while having a fag
and suffered a stroke
and never came back,
zig zag!

Ilona Niemi, 2001
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#mygranny #grandmother #inlovingmemory #femalepower #powerfulwomen #femininelegacy #femininityrules #strongwomen #feministart #feminism #contemporaryart #paintingonpaper #recycledidea #recycledart #rethink #sameideadifferentdesign #fashion #femalerolemodell #rolemodel #generations #differentgenerations #family #poetry #poetryandvisualart #tongueincheek #havealaugh #trendy #trendylady #fashionista

My grandmother Siiri

Siiri was a grand old hag,
zig zag!
She never washed for years, zig zag!
She scratched my back while having a fag
and suffered a stroke
and never came back,
zig zag!

Ilona Niemi, 2001
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#mygranny #grandmother #inlovingmemory #femalepower #powerfulwomen #femininelegacy #femininityrules #strongwomen #feministart #feminism #contemporaryart #paintingonpaper #recycledidea #recycledart #rethink #sameideadifferentdesign #fashion #femalerolemodell #rolemodel #generations #differentgenerations #family #poetry #poetryandvisualart #tongueincheek #havealaugh #trendy #trendylady #fashionista

Yellow is the colour of the day. Here comes a medley of photos from the past couple of weeks.
1. ART AFTER WORK – interview event @fokuskariskarjaa 💛 with a really nice bunch of local culture enthusiasts
2. Sketch for a dream commission – more to follow later. 🧡
3. A new sketchbook for my next solo show @aurangalleria in autumn 2025 and some winged inspiration. 💛
4. Sunflowers in Helsinki on Saturday. 🧡
5. My desk, all cleaned up for something new. 💛
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#visualdiary #contemporaryart #painterslife #yellow #sketching #sketchbook #birds #syksy #linnut #artistslife #studio #artstudio #nykytaide #konstnärsliv #keltainen #helsinki #punavuori #lookingahead #autumn #iloveautumn #collage #preparing #wip

Yellow is the colour of the day. Here comes a medley of photos from the past couple of weeks.
1. ART AFTER WORK – interview event @fokuskariskarjaa 💛 with a really nice bunch of local culture enthusiasts
2. Sketch for a dream commission – more to follow later. 🧡
3. A new sketchbook for my next solo show @aurangalleria in autumn 2025 and some winged inspiration. 💛
4. Sunflowers in Helsinki on Saturday. 🧡
5. My desk, all cleaned up for something new. 💛
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#visualdiary #contemporaryart #painterslife #yellow #sketching #sketchbook #birds #syksy #linnut #artistslife #studio #artstudio #nykytaide #konstnärsliv #keltainen #helsinki #punavuori #lookingahead #autumn #iloveautumn #collage #preparing #wip

Visual arts in Finland – cry for help!
(message passed on from @suomen_taiteilijaseura)

Visual art is more popular than ever, but its existence is threatened by cuts to the culture budget as proposed by the Ministry of Finance.

If the budget cuts go through, there will be a notable drop in the number of art exhibitions nationwide. The employment opportunities for visual artists and other art professionals will also diminish considerably.

At the same time, people are increasingly interested in visual arts. Last year, an all-time record was set, when Finnish visual art exhibitions and events attracted over 5 million visitors.

Defend art in Finland!
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#visualarts #budgetcuts #artfunding #stateofartinfinland #cultureinfinland #professionalartists #nykytaide #ammattitaiteilija #taidesuomessa #kulttuurirahoitus @frame_finland @kuvastory

Visual arts in Finland – cry for help!
(message passed on from @suomen_taiteilijaseura)

Visual art is more popular than ever, but its existence is threatened by cuts to the culture budget as proposed by the Ministry of Finance.

If the budget cuts go through, there will be a notable drop in the number of art exhibitions nationwide. The employment opportunities for visual artists and other art professionals will also diminish considerably.

At the same time, people are increasingly interested in visual arts. Last year, an all-time record was set, when Finnish visual art exhibitions and events attracted over 5 million visitors.

Defend art in Finland!
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#visualarts #budgetcuts #artfunding #stateofartinfinland #cultureinfinland #professionalartists #nykytaide #ammattitaiteilija #taidesuomessa #kulttuurirahoitus @frame_finland @kuvastory

These are the exhibition statements for Remains, my recent solo show @kulttuuritalolaikku. I was inspired by Ad Reinhardt’s ”How to” posters, one of which is hanging on our toilet wall. 🤪
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#artiststatement #exhibitionstatement #adreinhardt #howtolookatart #visualartandwriting #verbalisingvisualart #artandwriting #artistswriting #notsoserious #tooverbose #lessverbose #walkthetalk #artandtext #writingaboutart #writing #experimentingwithtext #practicalapproach #lesstalkmoreaction

These are the exhibition statements for Remains, my recent solo show @kulttuuritalolaikku. I was inspired by Ad Reinhardt’s ”How to” posters, one of which is hanging on our toilet wall. 🤪
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#artiststatement #exhibitionstatement #adreinhardt #howtolookatart #visualartandwriting #verbalisingvisualart #artandwriting #artistswriting #notsoserious #tooverbose #lessverbose #walkthetalk #artandtext #writingaboutart #writing #experimentingwithtext #practicalapproach #lesstalkmoreaction

Welcome to the Art After Work – Artist Interview event @fokuskariskarjaa at 5pm on Friday! (Organised by the City of Raasepori’s Cultural Services.)
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#contemporaryart #artistinterview #meettheartist #nykytaide #taiteilijatapaaminen #taiteilijahaastattelu #intervjumedkonstnär #afterwork #ikonstenstecken #raseborg #raasepori #karjaa #karis

Welcome to the Art After Work – Artist Interview event @fokuskariskarjaa at 5pm on Friday! (Organised by the City of Raasepori’s Cultural Services.)
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#contemporaryart #artistinterview #meettheartist #nykytaide #taiteilijatapaaminen #taiteilijahaastattelu #intervjumedkonstnär #afterwork #ikonstenstecken #raseborg #raasepori #karjaa #karis

Reunion is up and running @fokuskariskarjaa until the end of August. (Poster design by @davegrahamart ❤️).
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#karjaa #karis #artinfinland #contemporaryart #artinkarjaa #nykytaide #nordicart #summershow #artandbooks #visualart #visitkarjaa #raseborg #visitraseborg #raasepori #taidettakotiin #utställning #konstikaris #ilonaniemi #humananimal #hybridcreatures #whattodoinfinland #summerinfinland #finnishart

Reunion is up and running @fokuskariskarjaa until the end of August. (Poster design by @davegrahamart ❤️).
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#karjaa #karis #artinfinland #contemporaryart #artinkarjaa #nykytaide #nordicart #summershow #artandbooks #visualart #visitkarjaa #raseborg #visitraseborg #raasepori #taidettakotiin #utställning #konstikaris #ilonaniemi #humananimal #hybridcreatures #whattodoinfinland #summerinfinland #finnishart

Last two days to see REMAINS @kulttuuritalolaikku 🐸.
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#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #worksonpaper #nordicart #frogs #flowers #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #nordicart #travelfinland #artinstallation #artonpaper #havealaugh #humourinart #visualart #bakhtinian #carnivalesque #womenempowerment #artbywomen

Last two days to see REMAINS @kulttuuritalolaikku 🐸.
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#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #worksonpaper #nordicart #frogs #flowers #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #nordicart #travelfinland #artinstallation #artonpaper #havealaugh #humourinart #visualart #bakhtinian #carnivalesque #womenempowerment #artbywomen

Kissy Kissy! is waiting for you @kulttuuritalolaikku 👄👄👄 – the exhibition is open until Sunday evening.
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@tamperekaupunki #kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #oilonboard #nordicart #acryliconboard #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #nordicart #travelfinland @visittampereofficial #kissykissy #pusipusl #monkey #fish #snail #hotlips #pinklips #havealaugh #humourinart #visualart #liberatinglaughter #bakhtinian #carnivalesquelaughter #powerfullaughter

Kissy Kissy! is waiting for you @kulttuuritalolaikku 👄👄👄 – the exhibition is open until Sunday evening.
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@tamperekaupunki #kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #oilonboard #nordicart #acryliconboard #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #nordicart #travelfinland @visittampereofficial #kissykissy #pusipusl #monkey #fish #snail #hotlips #pinklips #havealaugh #humourinart #visualart #liberatinglaughter #bakhtinian #carnivalesquelaughter #powerfullaughter

Anna W. here wishes you an utterly delightful Sunday from @kulttuuritalolaikku in Tampere.
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#nordicpainting #contemporarypainting #nordicart #hybridcreatures #simian #fashion #ladyknowsbest #feministart #tongueincheek #visualart #installation #nykytaide #maalaustaide #kesänäyttely #tampere #visittampere #artinfinland #orangedress #orangeisthenewblack #redframes #iseeyoubaby

Anna W. here wishes you an utterly delightful Sunday from @kulttuuritalolaikku in Tampere.
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#nordicpainting #contemporarypainting #nordicart #hybridcreatures #simian #fashion #ladyknowsbest #feministart #tongueincheek #visualart #installation #nykytaide #maalaustaide #kesänäyttely #tampere #visittampere #artinfinland #orangedress #orangeisthenewblack #redframes #iseeyoubaby

This is my favourite part of @kulttuuritalolaikku – the arches, columns and high ceiling remind me of inner courtyards or riads in Spain. The painting, Strange Beauty I, stands for a bust at the end of the beautiful colonnade. I thoroughly enjoyed installing my work in such an inspiring space, designed by architect brothers Jussi and Toivo Paatela, and completed in 1925.
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#architecture #colonnade #riad #riyad #spanishcourtyard #columns #arches #innercourtyard #formerlibrary #visittampere @visittampereofficial #beautifulspace #summerexhibition #artinfinland #nordicpainting #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #jussipaatela #toivopaatela #finnisharchitecture #memoriesofandalusia #visualartandarchitecture

This is my favourite part of @kulttuuritalolaikku – the arches, columns and high ceiling remind me of inner courtyards or riads in Spain. The painting, Strange Beauty I, stands for a bust at the end of the beautiful colonnade. I thoroughly enjoyed installing my work in such an inspiring space, designed by architect brothers Jussi and Toivo Paatela, and completed in 1925.
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#architecture #colonnade #riad #riyad #spanishcourtyard #columns #arches #innercourtyard #formerlibrary #visittampere @visittampereofficial #beautifulspace #summerexhibition #artinfinland #nordicpainting #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #jussipaatela #toivopaatela #finnisharchitecture #memoriesofandalusia #visualartandarchitecture

Some pics from my live painting session @kulttuuritalolaikku yesterday. (Link in bio.) Such a gorgeous venue – I wouldn’t mind having a permanent studio in a similar setting! 🤞💖😜 Thanks to the gallery staff (particularly @olliriihitupa 🙏) for the live streaming and for making the whole experiment possible, and to all the participants who made the effort to travel to Tampere or watched the activity online. I had some beautiful encounters yesterday, which made the day extra special.
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#livepainting #painteratwork #artistatwork #artexperiment #wip #artprocess #tampere #worksonpaper #acryliconpaper #kesänäyttely #taiteilijatyössään #nykytaide #maalaus #nordicart #konstnärsliv #utställning #tammerfors #collage #feministart #womanatwork #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #workingaway #feminism #visualart

Some pics from my live painting session @kulttuuritalolaikku yesterday. (Link in bio.) Such a gorgeous venue – I wouldn’t mind having a permanent studio in a similar setting! 🤞💖😜 Thanks to the gallery staff (particularly @olliriihitupa 🙏) for the live streaming and for making the whole experiment possible, and to all the participants who made the effort to travel to Tampere or watched the activity online. I had some beautiful encounters yesterday, which made the day extra special.
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#livepainting #painteratwork #artistatwork #artexperiment #wip #artprocess #tampere #worksonpaper #acryliconpaper #kesänäyttely #taiteilijatyössään #nykytaide #maalaus #nordicart #konstnärsliv #utställning #tammerfors #collage #feministart #womanatwork #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #workingaway #feminism #visualart

If you’re looking for something to do in Tampere tomorrow, come and watch some live painting @kulttuuritalolaikku! ⭐️💖⭐️ I’ll be working on a large scale painting to disco music from 12 to 3 pm. The activity will be streamed online, but without the music (link in bio).
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@kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki @visittampereofficial
#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #largescaleart #largescalepainting #nordicart #nykytaide #artonpaper #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #artinstallation #hybridcreatures #environmentalfeminism #artbywomen #femaleartist #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland #disco #discopainting

If you’re looking for something to do in Tampere tomorrow, come and watch some live painting @kulttuuritalolaikku! ⭐️💖⭐️ I’ll be working on a large scale painting to disco music from 12 to 3 pm. The activity will be streamed online, but without the music (link in bio).
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@kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki @visittampereofficial
#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #largescaleart #largescalepainting #nordicart #nykytaide #artonpaper #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #artinstallation #hybridcreatures #environmentalfeminism #artbywomen #femaleartist #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland #disco #discopainting

⭐️ LIVE PAINTING TO DISCO MUSIC @kulttuuritalolaikku on Tuesday, 12 to 3 pm. ⭐️ Come for a wee jiggle or watch me paint a disco-style creature on paper. 🪩💃🕺🏽 Free entry.
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#livepainting #contemporaryart #nordicart #wip #disco #artshow #visualartanddance #visualartandmusic #havealaugh #nottooserious #joiedevivre #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #tampere @visittampereofficial #whattodoinfinland #whattodointampere #maalaustaide #snakehips #performance #brushonpaper #feminism #feministart #artbywomen

⭐️ LIVE PAINTING TO DISCO MUSIC @kulttuuritalolaikku on Tuesday, 12 to 3 pm. ⭐️ Come for a wee jiggle or watch me paint a disco-style creature on paper. 🪩💃🕺🏽 Free entry.
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#livepainting #contemporaryart #nordicart #wip #disco #artshow #visualartanddance #visualartandmusic #havealaugh #nottooserious #joiedevivre #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #tampere @visittampereofficial #whattodoinfinland #whattodointampere #maalaustaide #snakehips #performance #brushonpaper #feminism #feministart #artbywomen

Sketches for paintings on show at Remains —@kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki — open until 4 August. Remains places the artistic process in focus and highlights how artworks evolve from older material. I continuously revisit and recycle my old works and ideas, and sometimes the process spans over 20 years.
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#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #sketches #process #artprocess #recycle #reuse #reframe #nordicart #nykytaide #artonpaper #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #artinstallation #hybridcreatures #environmentalfeminism #artbywomen #femaleartist #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland @visittampereofficial

Sketches for paintings on show at Remains —@kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki — open until 4 August. Remains places the artistic process in focus and highlights how artworks evolve from older material. I continuously revisit and recycle my old works and ideas, and sometimes the process spans over 20 years.
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#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #sketches #process #artprocess #recycle #reuse #reframe #nordicart #nykytaide #artonpaper #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #artinstallation #hybridcreatures #environmentalfeminism #artbywomen #femaleartist #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland @visittampereofficial

We Should Be Dancing, 2023-2024, double-sided painting on paper, c. 8 m x 1.3 m. This piece is part of my current solo show Remains @kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki – open until 4 August.
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#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #largescaleart #largescalepainting #nordicart #nykytaide #artonpaper #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #artinstallation #hybridcreatures #environmentalfeminism #artbywomen #femaleartist #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland @visittampereofficial

We Should Be Dancing, 2023-2024, double-sided painting on paper, c. 8 m x 1.3 m. This piece is part of my current solo show Remains @kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki – open until 4 August.
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#kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #largescaleart #largescalepainting #nordicart #nykytaide #artonpaper #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #artinstallation #hybridcreatures #environmentalfeminism #artbywomen #femaleartist #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland @visittampereofficial

All done! The show is up and ready for tomorrow. Thanks for the beautiful space, @kulttuuritalolaikku and @tamperekaupunki. It was a pleasure to install work in the gallery. ❤️ Very special thanks to @seelagraham for your tireless assistance and aesthetic deliberations and to @hallaimpi for technical support.
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@tamperekaupunki #kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #sketch #nordicart #paintingperformance #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland #openingtomorrow

All done! The show is up and ready for tomorrow. Thanks for the beautiful space, @kulttuuritalolaikku and @tamperekaupunki. It was a pleasure to install work in the gallery. ❤️ Very special thanks to @seelagraham for your tireless assistance and aesthetic deliberations and to @hallaimpi for technical support.
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@tamperekaupunki #kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #sketch #nordicart #paintingperformance #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #nordicart #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland #openingtomorrow

Day 1 of setting up work @kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki with @seelagraham 💖
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#tampere #artintampere #nordicart #tadenäyttely #nykytaide #artinstallation #artinfinland #kulttuuritalolaikku #portraits #contemporaryportrait #girlculture #feminism #schoolphotos #memories #tyttöys #naiseus #noselfies #unpolished #friends #friendship #oldfriends #ystävyys #kesänäyttely @visittampereofficial

Day 1 of setting up work @kulttuuritalolaikku @tamperekaupunki with @seelagraham 💖
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#tampere #artintampere #nordicart #tadenäyttely #nykytaide #artinstallation #artinfinland #kulttuuritalolaikku #portraits #contemporaryportrait #girlculture #feminism #schoolphotos #memories #tyttöys #naiseus #noselfies #unpolished #friends #friendship #oldfriends #ystävyys #kesänäyttely @visittampereofficial

✨Opening @kulttuuritalolaikku in Tampere on Sat 29 June,✨ REMAINS places the artistic process in focus. How do artworks develop over the years? What remains and what disappears?

During the exhibition, I will be ✨PAINTING LIVE TO DISCO MUSIC on Tue 16 July, from 12 to 3 pm✨. The painting session will also be streamed live online.
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@tamperekaupunki #kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #sketch #nordicart #paintingperformance #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland

✨Opening @kulttuuritalolaikku in Tampere on Sat 29 June,✨ REMAINS places the artistic process in focus. How do artworks develop over the years? What remains and what disappears?

During the exhibition, I will be ✨PAINTING LIVE TO DISCO MUSIC on Tue 16 July, from 12 to 3 pm✨. The painting session will also be streamed live online.
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@tamperekaupunki #kulttuuritalolaikku #artintampere #artinfinland #artprocess #wip #nordicpainting #sketch #nordicart #paintingperformance #nykytaide #kesänäyttely #taidenäyttely #maalaus #utställning #konstifinland #whattodoinfinland #travelfinland

A little medley of studio shots. I’ve been painting, cutting and pasting in preparation for REMAINS, opening @kulttuuritalolaikku at the end of June.
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#studio #wip #artstudio #painting #artistatwork #collage #oiloncanvas #oil #acrylic #process #artisticprocess #creatingthroughdestruction #recycle #worksonpaper #nykytaide #maalaus #työtila #artinprogress #konst #atelje #artecontemporanea #cuttingandpasting #mujeresquecortanypegan #feminism #hybrid

A little medley of studio shots. I’ve been painting, cutting and pasting in preparation for REMAINS, opening @kulttuuritalolaikku at the end of June.
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#studio #wip #artstudio #painting #artistatwork #collage #oiloncanvas #oil #acrylic #process #artisticprocess #creatingthroughdestruction #recycle #worksonpaper #nykytaide #maalaus #työtila #artinprogress #konst #atelje #artecontemporanea #cuttingandpasting #mujeresquecortanypegan #feminism #hybrid

Installation day @fokuskariskarjaa with the loveliest assistant ever ❤️

REUNION is open until August 30 – a perfect chance to visit the beautiful cultural centre and @raseborgraasepori in general.
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#summerexhibition #summerinfinland #kesänäyttely #sommarutställning #nordicart #nordicpainting #raasepori #karjaa #karis #raseborg #artinfinland #visitfinland #nykytaide #maalaus #måleri #contemporaryart #daytripsinfinland #artexhibition #taidenäyttely

Installation day @fokuskariskarjaa with the loveliest assistant ever ❤️

REUNION is open until August 30 – a perfect chance to visit the beautiful cultural centre and @raseborgraasepori in general.
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#summerexhibition #summerinfinland #kesänäyttely #sommarutställning #nordicart #nordicpainting #raasepori #karjaa #karis #raseborg #artinfinland #visitfinland #nykytaide #maalaus #måleri #contemporaryart #daytripsinfinland #artexhibition #taidenäyttely

Installing REUNION @fokuskariskarjaa today with the best assistant ever ❤️
OPEN UNTIL END OF AUGUST!

Installing REUNION @fokuskariskarjaa today with the best assistant ever ❤️
OPEN UNTIL END OF AUGUST!

Miss Hair Transplant 2020

Miss Hair Transplant 2020

OLD FRIENDS
HOW are they waned and faded from our hearts,
The old companions of our early days!
Of all the many loved, which name imparts
Regret when blamed, or rapture at its praise?
What are their several fates, by Heaven decreed,
They of the jocund heart, and careless brow?
Alas! we scarcely know and scarcely heed,
Where, in this world of sighs, they wander now.
– Caroline Norton (1808-1877)
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(Details from a series of 25 portrait paintings, 2024, oil on board; to be exhibited @kulttuuritalolaikku in summer 2024)
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#oldfriends #portrait #paintedportrait #oilpainting #friends #carolinenorton #femalefriendship #feminism #contemporaryart #girlpower #taide #nykytaide #maalaus #porträtt #malerei #huilesurpanneau #paintingseries #vänner #wip #details #lostgirls #friendsforever #oldpals #schoolfriends

OLD FRIENDS
HOW are they waned and faded from our hearts,
The old companions of our early days!
Of all the many loved, which name imparts
Regret when blamed, or rapture at its praise?
What are their several fates, by Heaven decreed,
They of the jocund heart, and careless brow?
Alas! we scarcely know and scarcely heed,
Where, in this world of sighs, they wander now.
– Caroline Norton (1808-1877)
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(Details from a series of 25 portrait paintings, 2024, oil on board; to be exhibited @kulttuuritalolaikku in summer 2024)
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#oldfriends #portrait #paintedportrait #oilpainting #friends #carolinenorton #femalefriendship #feminism #contemporaryart #girlpower #taide #nykytaide #maalaus #porträtt #malerei #huilesurpanneau #paintingseries #vänner #wip #details #lostgirls #friendsforever #oldpals #schoolfriends

Googly eyes and vampire teeth. Oil on board, 90 x 120 cm
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#girls #googlyeyes #paintingwithmylefthand #friends #friendship #vampireteeth #childhood #pals #girlyfun #contemporaryart #painting #art #maalaus #tytöt #måleri #konst #kunst #arte #oilonboard #oilpainting #hangingout

Googly eyes and vampire teeth. Oil on board, 90 x 120 cm
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#girls #googlyeyes #paintingwithmylefthand #friends #friendship #vampireteeth #childhood #pals #girlyfun #contemporaryart #painting #art #maalaus #tytöt #måleri #konst #kunst #arte #oilonboard #oilpainting #hangingout

Text copied from painters.fi:
FINNISH PAINTERS’ UNION / Annual Sales Event
8.–17.3.2024 at the Cable Factory

The annual major painting event, the Sales Event of the Finnish Painters’ Union, will be staged in Merikaapelihalli, at the Cable Factory, in March. It is the biggest art event in Finland, and over 700 artists take part in the exhibition, putting nearly 3 000 works of art on display.

The Sales Event offers a broad overview of Finnish painting. Most styles and techniques are represented and both new entrants and well-known artists are participating.

The Sales Event is open for nine days, and customers are welcome to take their purchases immediately. It is worth visiting this free-admission event several times, because the selection changes during the nine days as the artists replace purchased works with new ones.

The number of visitors to this popular event has been rising over the years, and last year a record of nearly 24,000 art lovers visited the Sales Event.

The Sales Event of the Finnish Painters` Union March 2023
Cable Factory, Merikaapelihalli, Tallberginkatu 1 C, 00180 Helsinki
Free entry. Open: Mon–Fri 12–18, Sat–Sun 11–17
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#taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #tml #taidemaalariliitto #teosvälitys #maalaustaide #nykytaide #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #måleri #malerei #arte #konst #kunst #nykytaide #taidettakotiin #artforyourhome #artforsale #artinhelsinki #whattodoinhelsinki #artexhibition #taidenäyttely #curator #nordicart #artinfinland

Text copied from painters.fi:
FINNISH PAINTERS’ UNION / Annual Sales Event
8.–17.3.2024 at the Cable Factory

The annual major painting event, the Sales Event of the Finnish Painters’ Union, will be staged in Merikaapelihalli, at the Cable Factory, in March. It is the biggest art event in Finland, and over 700 artists take part in the exhibition, putting nearly 3 000 works of art on display.

The Sales Event offers a broad overview of Finnish painting. Most styles and techniques are represented and both new entrants and well-known artists are participating.

The Sales Event is open for nine days, and customers are welcome to take their purchases immediately. It is worth visiting this free-admission event several times, because the selection changes during the nine days as the artists replace purchased works with new ones.

The number of visitors to this popular event has been rising over the years, and last year a record of nearly 24,000 art lovers visited the Sales Event.

The Sales Event of the Finnish Painters` Union March 2023
Cable Factory, Merikaapelihalli, Tallberginkatu 1 C, 00180 Helsinki
Free entry. Open: Mon–Fri 12–18, Sat–Sun 11–17
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#taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #tml #taidemaalariliitto #teosvälitys #maalaustaide #nykytaide #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #måleri #malerei #arte #konst #kunst #nykytaide #taidettakotiin #artforyourhome #artforsale #artinhelsinki #whattodoinhelsinki #artexhibition #taidenäyttely #curator #nordicart #artinfinland

The Finnish Painters’ Union’s annual spring sales event is on (link in bio). This time, I’m taking part with a few smaller pieces, such as Porcus here.

🐷 Persta paulisper, pubes pretiosa, precamur! (Pugna Porcorum / The Pig War, Jan Leo Struyven, c. 1530) 🐷
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#sketch #contemporarypainting #pig #poser #worksonpaper #pigsforpeace #arte #artecontemporaneo #delphianopencall #konst #kunst #nykytaide #maalaus #analogue #animalfarm #acryliconpaper @delphiangallery #målning #animals #swine #leathervest #shouldershake #poetry #poem #anthropomorphic #beastly #beastlybuilt #taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #taidemaalariliitto #dancingpig #groovy

The Finnish Painters’ Union’s annual spring sales event is on (link in bio). This time, I’m taking part with a few smaller pieces, such as Porcus here.

🐷 Persta paulisper, pubes pretiosa, precamur! (Pugna Porcorum / The Pig War, Jan Leo Struyven, c. 1530) 🐷
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#sketch #contemporarypainting #pig #poser #worksonpaper #pigsforpeace #arte #artecontemporaneo #delphianopencall #konst #kunst #nykytaide #maalaus #analogue #animalfarm #acryliconpaper @delphiangallery #målning #animals #swine #leathervest #shouldershake #poetry #poem #anthropomorphic #beastly #beastlybuilt #taidemaalariliitonteosvälitys #taidemaalariliitto #dancingpig #groovy

Painting quick sketches of my old friends. This one is Miss S (oil on board).
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#backtobasics #portraitpainting #detail #oilonboard #girlculture #girlpower #schoolmates #80sfashion #80shair #schoolphotos #awkwardtimes #youth #teenager #teen #vogue #girls #feministart #nykytaide #maalaus #målning #måleri #sketching #analogue #cutthebullshit #nogimmicks #ilonaniemi #remains #delphianopencall @delphiangallery

Painting quick sketches of my old friends. This one is Miss S (oil on board).
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#backtobasics #portraitpainting #detail #oilonboard #girlculture #girlpower #schoolmates #80sfashion #80shair #schoolphotos #awkwardtimes #youth #teenager #teen #vogue #girls #feministart #nykytaide #maalaus #målning #måleri #sketching #analogue #cutthebullshit #nogimmicks #ilonaniemi #remains #delphianopencall @delphiangallery

Painting is an act of love. This one is Seela.
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#backtobasics #portraitpainting #detail #oilonlinen #girlculture #girlpower #artisanactoflove #jeannemoreau #margueriteduras #vogue #frankgehry #gorevidal #daughter #feministart #nykytaide #maalaus #målning #cutthebullshit #nogimmicks #remains #delphianopencall @delphiangallery

Painting is an act of love. This one is Seela.
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#backtobasics #portraitpainting #detail #oilonlinen #girlculture #girlpower #artisanactoflove #jeannemoreau #margueriteduras #vogue #frankgehry #gorevidal #daughter #feministart #nykytaide #maalaus #målning #cutthebullshit #nogimmicks #remains #delphianopencall @delphiangallery

I’ve spent the past few weeks painting my female friends. This one is Jenni.
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#friends #friendship #feminism #girlsstory #portrait #oilonboard #portraitpainting #womanslife #femaleexperience #feministart #girl #woman #womeninspiringwomen #remains #contemporarypainting #oilonboard #sketch #detail #maalaus #nykytaide #delphianopencall @delphiangallery

I’ve spent the past few weeks painting my female friends. This one is Jenni.
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#friends #friendship #feminism #girlsstory #portrait #oilonboard #portraitpainting #womanslife #femaleexperience #feministart #girl #woman #womeninspiringwomen #remains #contemporarypainting #oilonboard #sketch #detail #maalaus #nykytaide #delphianopencall @delphiangallery

Friday flowers: what is left behind.
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#wip #painting #floralpainting #cutout #oilonboard #artistatwork #contemporaryart #nordicpainting #finnishart #artinfinland #artstudio #remains #whatisleftbehind #taidemaalaus #tulips #roses #kukkamaalaus #öljyvärimaalaus #nykytaide #målning #malerei #pintura #paintingtoday #cuts #brushmarks #leftovers

Friday flowers: what is left behind.
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#wip #painting #floralpainting #cutout #oilonboard #artistatwork #contemporaryart #nordicpainting #finnishart #artinfinland #artstudio #remains #whatisleftbehind #taidemaalaus #tulips #roses #kukkamaalaus #öljyvärimaalaus #nykytaide #målning #malerei #pintura #paintingtoday #cuts #brushmarks #leftovers

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