Artist Statement

Fragmented Stories III, oil on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

Life is a Carnival I
»Paintings prior 2013«

The Totem 1, oil on mdf, 240 x 60 x 60 cm, 2019
»Paintings from 2019«

The holy guy
»Paintings from 2014«

The hidden roses in the Anonymous Garden, 40 x ( 40 x 28 cm ) oil paintings on mdf
»Installations«

Adele thinks that looking very sweet will protect her, acrylic and oilpaint on mdf-board,50 x 40 cm
»Paintings from 2024«

The lace collar
»Paintings prior 2013«

Future Ballerina, oil paint on plexiglass, 25 x 20 cm
»Paintings from 2025«

On the opposite side
»Paintings prior 2013«

Among us 13
»Installations«

When does it matter what Iam? Oil painting on mdf, 200 x 55 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

Dusk
»Paintings prior 2013«

Who Let The Dogs Out, 4, 67 x 54 cm, acrylic and oil on mdf board
»Paintings from 2021«

In my dreams I am a wild dancer, oil painting and collage, 140 x 100 cm
»Paintings from 2017«

Anybody=Nobody XIII
»Paintings prior 2013«

From the series Some Swiss Ladies, Oil paint on mdf board each 40 cm x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

Turning the back to the sunset, oil paint on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

In conversation with my shadow, scrollpainting, mixed media, 200 x 95 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

Anybody=Nobody IX
»Paintings prior 2013«

Hopeful Encounters, oil on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2021«



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.