Born in Sysmä, Finland 1951 | Lives, and works in Sysmä, Finland

Marjatta Tapiola established her name in the 1980s as a leading Finnish proponent of neo-expressionism. She received the Pro Finlandia medal in 2004 and the Finnish State Art Prize in 2006. Her work is represented in leading Finnish museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, the Sara Hildén Art Museum and the collection of the Saastamoinen Foundation.

Through her masterful command of line, Tapiola exquisitely captures life’s cruelty and carnal indulgences in her airy paintings. Their gamut of emotions swings from suffering to an intense sensuality that seems ready to burst into a wild dance any second.  Fiery passion pumps in the veins of her red, orange and purple color spectrum. Tapiola paints in tempera, an ancient technique dating all the way back to the art of Classical times. With the twists of her brush, Tapiola infuses her contemporary works with a sense of antiquity.

Galerie Forsblom has been representing Marjatta Tapiola since 2018.