Artist Statement

The others VI
»Paintings prior 2013«

Global Village 12
»Installations«

The Korai are still smiling no 5
»Paintings from 2017«

The forgotten nr 1, oil painting on mdf, 68 x 35 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

Surface and undercurrents
»Installations«

Anybody=Nobody IV
»Paintings prior 2013«

Matera series: oil painting on mdf, 35 x 26 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Detail of Golden Installation in NordArt 2024, ink and oilpaint on mirror
»Paintings from 2024«

Surface and undercurrents
»Installations«

The moment of truth
»Paintings from 2013«

The story used to be very black and white II, oil on paper mounted on board, 100 x 125 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

Uplifted, oil on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

Studio shot September 2017
»Paintings from 2017«

The big dress, Oil paint on mdf board, 50 cm x 50 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

Mutation makes beauty
»Installations«

Wearing several hats, ink and oilpaint on mdf- board, 55 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2024«

The collar girl, Oil paint on card, 100 cm x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

Disconnected connections, oilpainting, 100 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Lost Connection 2. Oil and collage on mdf. 140 x 75 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Forgotten nr 3, oil painting on mdf, 68 x 35 cm
»Paintings from 2020«
The Finnish painter and installation artist Maria Wolfram lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
Identity, interaction, human condition and power are returning topics in Wolfram´s art. She exhibits frequently installations combining paintings and mixed media sculptures using oil, acrylic, ink and collage on linen, mdf-panel or card. In her sculptures she uses material such as stockings, textiles, knitted or chrocheted elements, shoes, hair and feathers. Materiality and an experimental approach often spiced with humour are important elements in Wolfram´s practice.
Wolfram looks at the world from a female perspective and she likes to challenge and confront the viewer with questions related to exclusion and inclusion. She draws inspiration from everyday encounters with people; contemporary posing culture where people create a particular identity for themselves and from a culture that is defined by the endless hunger to be seen.
Maria´s portraits capture intimate glimpses of fleeting moments of something unmasked and real. They seem to look back at us asking: What do you see when you look at me? Her work is an attempt to create a dialogue between the surface and the hidden and the public and the private. In this time of history in an increasingly dehumanized world Wolfram makes art that mirrors real human experiences and emotions.
Maria Wolfram graduated as Bachelor of Fine Art from Kingston University in London in year 2000 and as Master of Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of London in year 2002. Since then she has frequently exhibited her art and has had over 20 solo exhibitions both in Finland and abroad.
Maria Wolfram has received many awards and scholarships both in Finland and in England. She is also an active member of the Finnish artists community where she has had many positions of trust.