Artist Statement

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

Drifting away, Oil on mdf-board, 50 x 50 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

Ballerina forever
»Paintings from 2014«

With the perfect size to heaven, Mixed media sculpture 210 cm x 90 cm x 90 cm and 28 oil paintings 40 x 28 cm
»Installations«

The Forgotten, ink and oil on mdf, 3 X (65 x 35 cm)
»Paintings from 2020«

Starlight, star bright, first I see tonight: I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight, oil on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

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

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

It is all about the red hair no 6, Oil paint on mdf, 40 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2017«

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

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

More Daughters
»Installations«

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

It ia all about the red hair no 3, Oil paint on mdf, 40 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

My grandmother laid eggs for my mother who laid eggs for me to become
»Sculptures«

The river is freezing
»Paintings prior 2013«

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

Anybody=Nobody XIII
»Paintings prior 2013«

Caught up in the net, oil on mdf board, 125 x 100 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

Layers of love and hate, Oil, acrylic and collage on linen, 180 x 210 cm
»Paintings from 2016«
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.