Twenty-one new artists published on the Finnishpainters website
Release 28.3.2024
The Finnish Painters project has published twenty-one new artists on the Finnishpainters website: Petteri Cederberg, Henri Hagman, Jenni Hiltunen, Petri Hytönen, Helka Immonen, Markus Jäntti, Eemil Karila, Liisa Karintaus, Markus Konttinen, Tuomo Laakso, Heidi Lampenius, Niina Lehtonen-Braun, Iisa Maaranen, Mikko Paakkonen, Kimi Pakarinen, Heli Penttinen, Mirka Raito, Leonor Ruiz Dubrovin, Mika Vesalahti, Camilla Vuorenmaa, and Ville Välikangas.
The painters were curated from among the Finnish Painters’ Union members. The curation considered the diversity of artists and painting and the openness of the expanded field of painting. The Finnish Painters’ Union’s exhibition committee made the artist selections through an open call.
The Finnishpainters website is part of the Finnish Painters project and is an intermediary between Finnish painters and international actors. Its operation is non-commercial, and the service is free for all participants. The website was launched in October 2021, which launched the three-year pilot period of the Finnish Painters project. The project develops Finnish painters’ international activity and visibility, openness of access to activities, support services for artists, and new contacts and operating models between artists and the rest of the art field. The project cooperates with both Finnish and foreign actors in the field of visual arts. The Finnish Painters project and the finnishpainters website are realised with the assistance of the Saastamoinen Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, and the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The Finnish Painters’ Union is a national organisation of professional painters. It works to improve visual artists’ professional and social interests and promote visual arts’ visibility and appreciation. One of the goals of the Finnish Painters’ Union’s activities is the growth of international recognition and demand for Finnish contemporary visual art and painting.
Artists on the finnishpainters website:
Erika Adamsson, Malin Ahlsved, Henna Aho, Petri Ala-Maunus, Päivikki Alaräihä, Timo Andersson, Sampo Apajalahti, Roy Aurinko, Elina Autio, Jesse Avdeikov, Stig Baumgartner, Petteri Cederberg, Eeva-Riitta Eerola, Toni Elg, Matilda Enegren, Elina Försti, Jussi Goman, Henri Hagman, Taru Happonen, Sami Havia, Hannaleena Heiska, Tiina Heiska, Karoliina Hellberg, Jenni Hiltunen, Kaija Hinkula, Petri Hytönen, Eveliina Hämäläinen, Helka Immonen, Lotta Ingman, Petra Innanen, Sylvia Javén, Henna Jula, Topi Juntunen, Lasse Juuti, Markus Jäntti, Mikko Kallio, Sirkku Kanervo, Hanna Kanto, Eemil Karila, Liisa Karintaus, Haruka Kashima, Henni Kitti, Markus Konttinen, Jukka Korkeila, Sami Korkiakoski, Teemu Korpela, Essi Kuokkanen, J-P Köykkä, Tuomo Laakso, Heidi Lampenius, Santeri Lehto, Niina Lehtonen-Braun, Sami Lukkarinen, Emma Luukkala, Ville Löppönen, Iisa Maaranen, Raija Malka, Heikki Marila, Tiina Mielonen, Katri Mononen, Teemu Mäki, Jarmo Mäkilä, Rauha Mäkilä, Vilma Määttänen, nabbteeri, Reima Nevalainen, Jussi Niva, Tiina Nurminen, Sara Orava, Mikko Paakkonen, Kimi Pakarinen, Heli Penttinen, Eeva Peura, Tamara Piilola, Siiri Pohjolainen, Tiina Pyykkinen, Raisa Raekallio ja Misha del Val, Mirka Raito, Jarkko Rantanen, Matti Rantanen, Satu Rautiainen, Anna Retulainen, Nina Roos, Linda Roschier, Leonor Ruiz Dubrovin, Elina Ruohonen, Hanna Saarikoski, Stiina Saaristo, Elsa Salonen, Jukka Siikala, Alina Sinivaara, Hemmo Siponen, Joel Slotte, Rose-Mari Torpo , Katja Tukiainen, Kirsti Tuokko, Anna Tuori, Marianna Uutinen, Juha Vanonen, Kari Vehosalo, Mika Vesalahti, Camilla Vuorenmaa, Ville Välikangas, Mirimari Väyrynen, Viggo Wallensköld, Jenni Yppärilä.
More information:
Producer Saija Koponen
Finnish Painters project, Taidemaalariliitto
saija.koponen(a)painters.fi
+358 (0)44 722 0734
https://saastamoinenfoundation.fi