Maria Liitola

Born 1982
Turku, Finland

I'm interested about the space between real and surreal. I add elements of photography to my paintings via photorealistic drawing, combined to expressive painting to emphasize the existential question of surreal in anything we see as real and existing.

I also work as an photography teacher, and work with various cultural projects

Master of Culture and Arts 2019
Turku University of applied sciences
Contemporary contexts of Art

Solo exhibitions

2018 Galleria G12 Helsinki
2017 Auran Galleria, Turku
2016 Galleria G12 Kuopio
2015 Galleria G12 Helsinki
2014 Auran Galleria, Turku
2012 Galleria Art Frida, Helsinki
2011 Poriginal-galleria, Pori
2011 Auran Galleria, Turku

Selected group exhibitions

2018 Cismittääkö?
2015 Galleria Myötätuuli, Raahe (with Essi Peltonen, Anna Aho)
2015 25 x 25, Galleria Art Frida Helsinki
2014 Köysiratagalleria, Turku
2014 25 x 25, Galleria Art Frida, Helsinki
2013 Maria Liitola & Nina Mattila: Photographs, Galleria Art Frida, Helsinki
2013 Easter fair, Galleria Art Frida, Helsinki
2012 The art of Basware, Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2011 2000 & 11 self portraits, Köysiratagalleria, Turku 2010 Makupaloja, Köysiratagalleria, Turku
2010 Paikoillanne! Do you think you own this place? Turku
2008 Köysiratagalleria, Turku
2008 Porvoo Art Hall (with Essi Peltonen, Anna Aho)
2007 Rauma Art Museum (with Essi Peltonen, Anna Aho)
2007 Salon Sininen talo, with Anna Aho
2003 Poriginal-galleria
2001 Pori Artists association, Open young artists exhibition, Portait-galleria, Pori