Artist Statement

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

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

From the series: Something in the air, Oil paint on paper 45 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

Something borrowed
»Paintings from 2013«

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

I am not not, Acrylic and oil paint on card, 100 x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2016«

The smell of spring, Oil on mdf-board, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

My painting in good company, oil painting on mdf, 120 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Anybody=Nobody XIII
»Paintings prior 2013«

One out of three 2. Oil on mdf. 50 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

A Star Is Born, oil paint on card, 60 x 40 cm
»Paintings from 2025«

I feel my wings growing, oil painting on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Daphny, oil on mdf, 45 x 28 cm, 2019
»Paintings from 2019«

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

What if Dodge had been Dogena, oil paint on card, 100 x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2025«

Fragmented Stories II, oil on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

The others III
»Paintings prior 2013«

They knew where they were coming from, ink and oilpaint on mdf-board, 40 x 150 cm
»Paintings from 2024«

Sudden clarity, oil paint on card, 50 x 40 cm
»Paintings from 2025«

Lilith II
»Paintings from 2015«



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.