Johanna Mäkitalo
Basic information
b. 1966, Vantaa
Visual Artist
Residence: Jyväskylä
Contact information
Email: johanna.k.makitalo@gmail.com
Artist’s Statement
In my paintings, I picture my personal experiences and things I have seen, in my surroundings. I live in the countryside by the lake Päijänne in the middle of nature, so my paintings are dealing with the landscape and details of nature: plants, insects, animals; all those everyday ordinally things I meet outdoors. It is important for me to really know the things I picture. When painting, my own inner world and many texts read and news seen come along. The content of the painting, in the end, is a symbiosis of all and expands from some particular landscape or detail to a shared experience.
Current information
Upcoming Exhibitions:2023 Group Exhibition Ethical Animal: Voipaalan taidekeskus, Valkeakoski, 11.2.-9.4.
2023 Solo Exhibition: Höyry Galleria, Jyväskylä, 10.6.-2.7.
2030 Solo Exhibition: Gallery G12, Helsinki, 29.7-17.8.