Artist Statement

Forever Young 3, oil on mdf, 195 x 35 cm
»Paintings from 2019«

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

Looking out, Oil on mdf-board, 40 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2024«

From the series:The Korai are still smiling, Oil on mdf, 45 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

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

Some Swiss ladies, Series of oil paintings, each 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«

The power of blue no 1, Oil on mdf, 45 x 28 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Lyssnerskan, Oil paint on card, 100 cm x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

The lioness and her cub or motherhood, oil paint and collage on paper, 200 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

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

Undressing
»Paintings from 2015«

Last Supper in Hiding I, oil on mdf, 110 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

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

Encouragements
»Paintings from 2013«

Golden Installation, oil paintings in various golden frames, varies in size
»Paintings from 2024«

Looking into the mirror, oil paint on plexiglass, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2025«

Maybe She'll Be The One To Save Us, oil on paper, 100 x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2019«

You can be the King Kong
»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.