Lotta Määttänen, kuvataiteilija | visual artist, painter

 

Lotta"What I most enjoy in painting is the feel of brush on canvas, the wet colour.
I paint straight on canvas or paper – I rarely make sketches. I find my subjects and colours intuitively, painting what happens in my imagination. I see my works as parts of a bigger whole that reveals itself to me piece by piece."

Lotta Maria Määttänen

born 5.3.1968 in Muurla

Education

1994–96 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, final degree
1989–93 Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Helsinki
1987–89 Art School MAA, Helsinki

 

Private exhibitions

2009 Galleria Aarni, WeeGee building, Espoo, Finland
2009 Galley Nefret, Turku, Finland
2008 AMA gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Gallery Husa, Tampere, Finland
2005 Gallery Cupido, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Gallery Valo, Rovaniemi, Finland
2002 Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki, Finland
2001 Gallery Joella, Turku, Finland
2000 Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki, Finland
1998 Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki, Finland
1997 Gallery Be`19, Helsinki, Finland
1996 Gallery Katariina, Helsinki, Finland
1996 Mältinranta Art Center, Tampere, Finland
1993 The Final Exhibition, Image Gallery (Academy of Fine Arts), Helsinki, Finland

 

Group exhibitions

2010 Art Aska, Mia Hamari, Helena Junttila, Rauli Körkkö, Tiina Lamminen, Lotta Määttänen, Tarja Ruotsalainen, Hanna Varis, Reino Yliaska, Aska, Sodankylä, Finland
2010 Contemporary artist in the landscape of Ellen Thesleff
2010 Ognuno sta solo sull cuor della terra, Lotta Määttänen, Inka Nieminen, Marja Nurminen, Hanna Westerberg,
Taidesalonki, Helsinki
2007 "it.or that.", Exhibition with Veikko Björk, Maria Duncker, Ulla Karttunen, Juha Mäki-Jussila, Tiina Elina Nurminen and Outi Pienimäki, Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland
2007 "I’d like to be a dog", Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2006 "INTERSECTION between past and future", Pori Art Museum, Finland
2005 1, 2, 3–12 Künstler aus Helsinki / 12 artistes de Helsinki, Pruduzentengalerie im Artforum, Offenburg, Germany & Aula du Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg, France
2005 Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland
2005 Maila Talvio Salon, Hartola, Finland
2005 Purnu, Orivesi, Finland
2003 Johanna Kiivaskoski, Markku Kunnari, Lotta Määttänen, Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki, Finland
2003 The Young 2003, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland
2002 "Look Eastwards", exhibition, Oulu City Art Museum, Finland
2002 Salo Art Museum SSO scholars: Lehti, Määttänen, Sarparanta, S-Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2002 "Bellini Academy Art Thump", Kangasniemi, Finland
2002 "Unique" / visual arts in Fiskars, Fiskars, Finland
2001 Watercolours from the Nordic Countries 2001, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2001 "Hokkarikukkia", Gallery Katariina, Helsinki, Finland
2001 "Art in the Bowels of the Earth", Tytyri Mine Museum, Lohja, Finland
2001 "Bellini Academy Art Thump", Anjalankoski, Finland
2000 "Chaos turning pale" / Bellini Academy training room, Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Nordisk Konstsalong, Eriksberghallen, Föreningen Norden Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden
1998 "Angels and gnomes", Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki, Finland
1998 Watercolours from the Nordic Countries 1998, Waldemarsudde, Stockholm; Kulturcentrum, Ronneby; Rydals Museum; Sundsvall Museum, Sweden
1997 Exhibition with Tiina Elina Nurminen, Porvoo Art Hall, Finland
1995 "Enchantment", Image Gallery (Academy of Fine Arts), Helsinki, Finland
1995 Exhibition of the Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland
1994 Exhibition of the Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland
1993 Union of Finnish Art Associations’ 55th Annual Exhibition, Kerava Art Museum, Finland
1992 "On the Border", Uusimaa County Regional Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
1992 Kjellberg, Määttänen, Nurminen, Törrönen, Gallery Rotor, Gothenborg, Sweden

 

Further artistic activities

2002 "Love in the Tram Museum", multi artistic show, shadow theatre, in co-operation with Johanna Kiivaskoski,
Tram Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2002 "Bellini Academy in the Alexander Theater": "Shipwreck of Toivo", performance, in co-operation with Johanna Kiivaskoski, Helsinki, Finland
2002 "A nice day in the Tropics", shadow theatre show, in co-operation with Johanna Kiivaskoski,
Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, Finland
2002 "Nocturne", shadow theatre show, in co-operation with Johanna Kiivaskoski, Kangasniemi, Finland
2001 "Anjala Union", historical play, modern puppet theatre, in co-operation with Johanna Kiivaskoski, Anjalankoski, Finland

 

Grants

2010 Board for Public Display Grants to Visual Artists
2010 The Arts Council of Finland
2008 Alfred Kordelin Fund
2008 The Arts Council of Finland
2007 The Arts Council of Finland
2007 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2006 Board for Public Display Grants to Visual Artists
2005 Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation
2005 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2004 University of Lapland &
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation
2004 The Arts Council of Finland
2003 Alfred Kordelin Fund
2003 Oskar Öflund Foundation
2002 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2001 Salo Art Museum
2001 The Arts Council of Finland
2000 Board for Public Display Grants to Visual Artists
2000 Finnish Art Society
1999 Finnish Cultural Foundation
1999 The Arts Council of Finland
1998 Alfred Kordelin Fund
1998 City of Helsinki
1995 City of Helsinki
1994 Academy of Fine Arts
, a grant for working in Italy
1994 The Artists’ Association of Finland, a grant for going to Italy

 

Public works

2002 Light installation “Bambi’s spots”, Helsinki Polytechnic service house, team work (Aalto, Kunnari, Kiivaskoski, Määttänen

 

Works in collections

Apoteket AB, Sweden
Finnish Art Association, Finland
Finnish State Art Collection, Finland
Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland
Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Finland
Lars Swanljung Collection, Finland
The Paulo Foundation Collection, Finland
Sara Hilden Art Museum, Finland
SAS, Sweden
Systembolaget, Sweden
The Wihuri Foundation Collection, Finland

 

Memberships

Finnish Painters’ Union
The Helsinki Artists’ Association