Maria Wolfram

Maria Wolfram
Born24 August 1961[1]
Helsinki, Finland
Alma materKingston University
Chelsea College of Art and Design

Maria Wolfram (born 24 August 1961) is a Finnish visual artist. She is known for creating art that is viewed through the female perspective.[2][3][4][5]

Education and career

Wolfram enrolled at art school Vapaa Taidekoulu to study painting. She attended Berkshire College of Art and Design in the UK and obtained a foundation diploma in art. Wolfram earned a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Kingston University. She obtained her master's from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London.[6][7]

Wolfram began exhibiting in 1998. Since then, she has participated in many art fairs and festivals around the world. Wolfram has held solo exhibitions outside Finland, namely in Japan, Belgium, Sweden etc. She had worked as an artist-in-residence at the Finnish Institute in Athens, among others.[6][8][9]

Wolfram began tutoring art under vocational and technical school, Axxell City, in 2011. She held governing positions in several Finnish art organizations. She is a member of several art associations in Finland, such as the Taidemaalariliitto (Finnish Painters’ Union).[7][8][10]

Wolfram is a recipient of many awards and grants in England and in Finland. In 2018, she received a project award from Konstsamfundet rf and Svenska Kulturfonden.[7][11]

Art

Wolfram is a painter and installation artist. She creates art with a contemporary approach, valuing elements such as experimentation and materiality. Wolfram uses mixed materials such as stockings, feathers and various textiles on her sculpture; she would mix oil, acrylic and ink, although she often uses oil in painting.[3][6][8][9]

Wolfram exhibits large-scale oil paintings on wooden panels. She likes to delve in narrative painting — where feminism, identity and power are recurring topics. She takes inspiration from folklore and mythology, and she is interested in the interpretation of history from different cultures. Fueled by the insufficient coverage of women's contributions throughout history, she creates art that is viewed through the female perspective.[3][4][6][8][12]

Selected works

  • In the Shadow of Corona[13]
  • Sisters are Doing it[3]
  • Reunion[14]
  • Lady Huntington
  • There’s Always be a Sister Somewhere[15]
  • The Townhall Meeting[16]
  • All-Kind-of-Ballerinas[17]
  • Miniatyrri 1[15]
  • Walk with me[18]
  • What if Rembrandt had been Rembrandtina[19]
  • The Scent of Snow[20]

Selected exhibitions

Solo

Source:[7]

  • 2004 – “Meetings”, Hanasaaren Kulttuurikeskus, Helsinki, Finland
  • 2010 – “Oversea Spotted”, Water Institute Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 2011 – “There is Room”, Galleria Huuto, Helsinki, Finland[21]
  • 2011 – “Surface and Undercurrents”, Kulturcentrum Korpoström, Pargas, Finland
  • 2013 – “Merry Go Around”, Galleria Katariina, Helsinki, Finland[22]
  • 2014 – “Among Us”, KuKuk V.o.G, Raeven, Belgium
  • 2019 – Art Goes Kapakka Festival, Helsinki, Finland[23]
  • 2019 – “Almost Touching the Stars”, Ars Gallery, Tokyo, Japan[3][24]
  • 2020 – “Pow Wow”, Galleria Saskia, Tampere, Finland[17]
  • 2023 – “Face to face”, Helsinki, Finland[25]

Group

  • 1998 – Kingston University, London, United Kingdom[7]
  • 1999 – Stanley Picker Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • 2013 – “OpenArt 2013”, Örebro, Sweden[26]
  • 2015 – “NordArt”, Budelsdorf, Germany[27]
  • 2016 – “Our Fukishima”, National Institution Museum, Kumanovo, Macedonia[28]
  • 2017 – “Silence and Echo”, Vestjylland Art Museum, Tistrup, Denmark[29]
  • 2018 – “The Finnish Illusion” (with Katja Tukiainen and Llona Cutts), Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, USA[30]
  • 2019 – “World Art Tokyo” (Representative of Finland), Tokyo, Japan[31]
  • 2019 – “Personal Structures”, Venice, Italy[32]

Selected collections

  • Imago Mundi Luciano Benetton Collection[33]
  • The Finnish State's Art Collection, Finland[20]
  • Vattenfalls Konstförening rf., Sweden.
  • German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce, Finland
  • Ameco International Ltd (British Petrol), United Kingdom[7]

References

  1. ^ Pystynen, Venla (17 November 2013). "Taiteilijat valtasivat Roihupellon teollisuusalueen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). p. C 32.
  2. ^ "Finnish-Swedish minority celebrated in Tokyo for a week". The Finnish Institute in Japan. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Maria Wolfram "Sisters are Doing It"". Tokyo Art Beat. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "FINLAND – MESSAGES – World Art Tokyo 2019". art-tokyo.jp. Art Tokyo Association. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Maria Wolfram: Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Heiskanen, Hanna (13 July 2018). "Maria Wolfram | Empowering womanhood". Scan Magazine. Scan Client Publishing. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Curriculum Vitae". Artist Maria Wolfram. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "NordArt 2015 Maria Wolfram" (PDF). NordArt. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Circle Quarterly Art Review | 5 | Summer 2020". Issuu. Circle Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Axxell - Utbildning för dig!". Axxell. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Föreningen Konstsamfundets verksamhetsberättelse och bokslut 2018" (PDF). KONSTSAMFUNDET. KSF Media. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  12. ^ "OpenART: Maria Wolfram". www.openart.se. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Kasvoja karanteenista! #1 Maria Wolfram". Kulttuuritoimitus (in Finnish). Kulttuuritoimitus Suomi Oy. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  14. ^ Jacobs, J. L. "THERE IS A ROAD: POEM BY LAURA SCHULKIND". Abstract Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  15. ^ "The Townhall Meeting Painting". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  16. ^ a b "MARIA WOLFRAM 31.1 – 19.2.2020 | Galleria Saskia". TAMPEREEN SASKIAT (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  17. ^ ""Walk with me" di Maria Wolfram a Palazzo Mora". Sempione News (in Italian). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  18. ^ "What If Rembrandt Had Been Rembrandtina, ink and oil on mdf, 140 x 110 cm". Artist Maria Wolfram. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Galleria Huuto » THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM". GALLERIA HUUTO. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Helsingin Taiteilijaseura – Maria Wolfram – Merry go round". Helsingin Taiteilijaseura (in Finnish). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Maria Wolfram Totem 2019". Art goes Kapakka. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Maria Wolfram". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  23. ^ Forsbacka, Jonas (2 September 2023). "Maria Wolframs porträtt ifågasätter hierarkierna mellan oss". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Helsingfors. pp. 24–25.
  24. ^ "OpenART 2013. Konstverk: Bland oss, av Maria Wolfram, Vågen konstRUM". europeana (in Finnish). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  25. ^ "The artists of the NordArt". NordArt. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  26. ^ "NEW EXHIBITION THE GOGYOSHI ART PROJECT INTERNATIONAL". GAPI Macedonia. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Gruppeudstilling: SILENCE & ECHO". kunsten.nu - Online magasin og kalender for billedkunst (in Danish). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Farewell to The Finnish Illusion on view thru April 28th". Spruill Center for the Arts. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  29. ^ "ARTISTS | World Art Tokyo 2019". art-tokyo.jp. Art Tokyo Association. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  30. ^ "2019 ART". ecc-italy.eu. The European Cultural Center. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  31. ^ "Imago Mundi Luciano Benetton Artworks". Imago Mundi. Retrieved 7 December 2020.