Lena Kuivisto - Visual Artist
I primarily create abstract paintings using acrylic paints on canvas, with the most common painting size being 90 x 90 cm. I also incorporate some mixed media, often using silver leaf, and my paintings typically feature thick layers of paint and areas of unpainted canvas. My style is expressive and slightly rough, although the color palette is vibrant and fresh. My goal is to create paintings that bring beauty, energy, and playfulness into reality.
I am born in 1966 in Sweden and I live and work in Turku, Finland. I graduated as a visual artist from the Turku Academy in 2004. After graduating, I held several solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions. There was a natural break once I became a mother with organizing the exhibitions and the break continued when I worked as an art teacher in high school. Now I working again as an artist.
My studio is situated at the Art House in Turku. We have a very active visual artist community and we have just established our own art gallery called Gallery Aski.
Education
​2004 Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Art Academy of the Turku University of Applied Sciences
1992 Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, Åbo Akademi University
Upcoming and Recent Exhibitions
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2026
International Exhibition, Atatürk Cultural Center Istanbul, Ankara
Group exhibition, Studio44, Stockholm, Sweden
Group exhibition, Galleria Huuto, Helsinki
2025
Galleria Becker, Beautiful life, solo exhibition, Jyväskylä
Group exhibition, Yllin kyllin IV, Art house Turku
Wiurilan kesä art exhibition 2025, Halikko
Group exhibition, Galleria Aski, Turku
Group exhibition, Stockholm Supermarket Art Fair
Groupe exhibition, galleria K41 nordiKeye, Bryssel
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​​2024
Galleria Aski, solo exhibition, Beautiful life, Turku
Galleria Räyhä, solo exhibition, Nature Morte, Turku
Group exhibition Juldrömmar I, Galleria Aski, Turku ​
Group exhibition Syyssalonki, Finnish Painters’ Union Gallery, Helsinki
Group exhibition Skanno and Finnish Painters’ Union Collaboration, Skanno, Helsinki
Group exhibition Yllin kyllin III, Art house, Turku
Group exhibition Sommartider, Turku Artists’ Association 100th Anniversary Exhibition, Sibelius Museum, Turku
Group exhibition Lainahöyhenissä, 30th Anniversary Exhibition of Turun taidelainaamo, Iso Galleria, Turku Art Hall
Group exhibition Aski auki, Galleria Aski, Turku
Group exhibition Kevätsalonki 2024, Galleria Haa, Turku Artists’ Association Annual Exhibition, Helsinki
Group exhibition Sattuman vaara, Voipala Art Centre, Sääksmäki
Contact Me
+358 50 5438962