Artist Statement

Forever Young, oil on mdf, 195 x 35 cm
»Paintings from 2019«

The end of a long journey, Oil paint and collage on mdf-board, 50 x 50 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

The darkness behind, acrylic and oil paint on paper, 30 x 50 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

Mutation makes beauty
»Installations«

From the series: When is it a portrait, oil on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

The power of us, oil on paper mounted on board, 200 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

There is room
»Installations«

One of the red ones. Oil on mdf. 68 x 45 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Foreign, ink and oil on paper, 100 x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

Among us 15
»Installations«

The Totems of women, 210-240 x 50 x 50 cm
»Sculptures«

From the series:The Korai are still smiling, Oil on mdf, 68 x 45 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Almost Touching The Stars, ink and oil on mdf, 195 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

The frozen rock
»Paintings prior 2013«

The townhall meeting, acrylic and oil on mdf-board. 110 x 140 cm, 2019
»Paintings from 2019«

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

Moving on, oil painting on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Black ice
»Paintings prior 2013«

Who are all these children and why do they keep calling me mum?, Oil painting, 100 x 135 cm.
»Paintings from 2017«

Studio wall
»Paintings from 2013«
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.