ABOUT

Ilona Niemi's works delve into the human experience from a female viewpoint, often depicting human-animal hybrids. This theme has deep roots in art, as evidenced by the bird-headed figure in the Lascaux caves and the numerous human-animal creatures in myths.

 

Ilona approaches her topic from today’s perspective, drawing parallels between endangered species and personal loss. She gains inspiration from poetry, life stories, fashion and life in general.

 

So far, Ilona's career highlights include winning the RSA Painting Prize & Maclaine Watters Medal (Edinburgh, 2001), being featured in the BP Portrait Award Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in (London, 2002) and receiving a commission from EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Finland (2019).

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