Artist Statement

The waterfall
»Paintings prior 2013«

Nothing you can say ior do, oil paint on mdf-board, 50 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2025«

When tomorrow comes, oil on mdf, 30 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

Off Monastriki square
»Paintings from 2017«

Archipelago, oil paint on mdf-board, 110 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2022«

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

The rain will soon be over, Oil on mdf, 68 x 45 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

On my shoulder, oil on paper, 18 x 13 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

Undressing
»Paintings from 2015«

The series: Miniatures, oil painting, 15 x 10 cm
»Paintings from 2018«

Metamorfosiska hägringar, oil on paper, 30 x 90 cm
»Paintings from 2024«

No words, oil on paper, 35 x 25 cm
»Paintings from 2024«

The others IX
»Paintings prior 2013«

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

Among friends, Oil on mdf-board, 65 x 135 cm
»Paintings from 2021«

The power of us, oil on paper mounted on board, 200 x 140 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

Studio shot September 2017
»Paintings from 2017«

I look at you in the middle of all this, oil on paper, 100 x 70 cm
»Paintings from 2023«

When does it matter what I am? Nr 2. Oil painting on mdf, 200 x 55 cm
»Paintings from 2020«

From the series When is it a portrait, oil on paper, 40 x 30 cm
»Paintings from 2021«
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.