Artist Statement

I Can Always Shut My Eyes, 100 x 70 cm, acrylic and oil on paper
»Paintings from 2021«

With the perfect size to heaven, detail,
»Sculptures«

Dancing in the moonlight, oil painting on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

From the series Free floating, Oil paint on mdf board, 40 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

It has been a long journey but it was worth it, Oil painting, 100 x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2017«

Just go, oil painting on mdf, 130 x 100 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

The holy guy
»Paintings from 2014«

The dancer
»Paintings prior 2013«

Refugees III
»Paintings from 2015«

It's Cold Out Here So We're Moving, oil on mdf, 100 x 100 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

Give me the pipe and I smoke it
»Paintings from 2017«

See me, Acrylic and oil paint on vard, 100 x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

Refugee IX
»Paintings from 2015«

Golden Installation, oil paintings in various golden frames, varies in size
»Paintings from 2024«

The others II
»Paintings prior 2013«

More snow to come
»Paintings prior 2013«

Refugee I
»Paintings from 2015«

Waiting, Oil painting, 90 x 120 cm.
»Paintings from 2017«

One out of three 2. Oil on mdf. 50 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Hidde, oil painting on mdf, 100 x 70 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.