Maria Valkeavuolle ^{Emerging artist}

Artist's country of origin: Finland

Maria Valkeavuolle is graduating from University of the Arts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts, from Time and Space Arts subject area. She did her BFA in University of the Arts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts, in Printmaking subject area. She has also had two vocational upper secondary qualifications. First in 2007 in Audiovisual Communication – Media Assistant, competence area in Audiovisual Communication from Heltech AV, and later in 2013, in Visual Expression from Pekka Halonen Academy, Image and Media Arts. Her works have been exhibited in several group exhibitions, mainly in Finland, but also in Stockholm in Galeri Mejan and in Berlin in KASKL gallery. She had her first solo exhibition in Helsinki at Exhibition Laboratory Project Room this spring. It was noticed in a Finnish culture magazine. In 2017 she received a project grant from Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki for the Berlin Exhibition.