Finnish biologist and self-taught wildlife artist
Original wildlife and ocean-inspired art, sculptures, prints, surface patterns, workshops, and online courses
Wildlife Artist of the Year finalist 2021, 2022 & 2026
Winner of the 2026 Hazel Soan Watercolour Award
Based in Regensburg, Germany
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Exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitions:
18th - 22nd November 2026 Explorers against Extinction - Sketch for Survival exhibition
Oxo Gallery, London
Past exhibitions:
8th - 12th September 2026 DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition
Mall Galleries, London
18th December 2025 - 18th January 2026
Group exhibition
Neuer Kunstverein Regensburg
19th - 23rd November 2025
gallery@oxo in London
Explorers against Extinction - On the Brink
4th - 30th July 2025
Solo exhibition - Luonnon Lumo
Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland
8th December 2023 - 7th January 2024
Group exhibition
Neuer Kunstverein Regensburg
7th July - 2nd August 2023
Solo exhibition - Sininen Hetki
Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland
Sketch for Survival Invitational Collection
20th - 23rd October 2022 Dundas Gallery in Edinburgh
16th - 20th November 2022 gallery@oxo in London
1st September - 2nd October 2022 DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year virtual exhibition
26th - 28th November 2021
International Contemporary Art Fair Brussels 2021
31st October - 12th November 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Glasgow, Scotland
November 2021
Sketch for Survival exhibition
OXO Gallery London
25th May - 29th June 2021 DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year virtual exhibition