Artist Statement

Qiu Jin. Oil on mdf. 45 x 33 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

The scolar
»Paintings from 2017«

From the series:Free Floating, Acrylic and oil paint on mdf, 40 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

From the series: When is it a portrait, oil paint on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

I wish you’d seen his shoes, oil paint on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

Golden Installation no 2, oil on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

LA Lady, oil paint on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

Refugees I
»Paintings from 2015«

Installation Spring 2017
»Installations«

Fragmented stories VI, oil on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

The ties no 1, Mixed media, 90 x 120 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Red lips, black dress and the golden mask will protect me, acrylic and oilpaint on mdf-board, 45 x 35 cm
»Paintings from 2024«

New in town Ii, Oil painting, 40 x 28 cm.
»Paintings from 2017«

From the series: It is all about the red hair,
»Paintings from 2017«

Some Swiss ladies, Series of oil paintings, each 40 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

Dark cells III, Oil paint on mdf board, 50 cm x 50 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

Waiting in Three Generations, oil on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

Forgotten nr 3, oil painting on mdf, 68 x 35 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

One of us is doubting (final version). Oil on mdf. 110 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Global Village 12
»Installations«



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.