JENNIFER LIPKIN | LAND OF MOTHER PEARL

14.01.-02.02 2025 | OPENING JANUARY 14th AT 6-8PM, WELCOME!


LIST OF WORKS

Lost in the Studio is the fifth in a series of paintings in the Studio, in which painter Riikka Lenkkeri depicts the artist’s work and her own studio. The exhibition is a gentle tribute to the difficulty of painting and the work of a painter.

The exhibition takes the viewer inside the painter’s head. Of particular interest is everything that remains hidden beneath the surface of the finished work – side paths, dead ends and fumbling attempts. Sometimes the painting is completed in a circuitous route, and even for the artist, painting seems like a journey without a clear destination. Versioning enlivens a work already conceived and takes it in a new direction, sometimes to the edge of an abyss or into the abyss. Painting over the top is often a necessary means of moving forward, sometimes simply destroying the work and starting again, or burying the whole idea and moving on to the next.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Riikka Lenkkeri lives and works in Mänttä. She graduated from L’Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti in Genoa in 1995. Lenkkeri’s work reflects her knowledge of European painting.  He is particularly known for his large-scale realistic portraits, in which strong brushwork and rich colouring emphasise the physicality and presence of the subjects. Lenkker has a 30-year career as an artist and his works can be found in several public and private collections, including the collections of the Tampere Art Museum and the Serlachius Foundation.

The Kimmo Kaivanto Foundation has supported the completion of the painting Sleeping Self-Portrait, acrylic and oil on canvas, 200 x 130 cm 2025


NEXT: HEIDI SUIKKANEN | DRAWINGS 4.3.-23.3.2025


TUOMO ROSENLUND | PICTURES OF VAASA

Photograph: Pekko Orava

Tuomo Rosenlund‘s drawing series “Everything Will Be Fine – drawings from Vaasa”, which was exhibited at the Kunts Museum of Modern Art, is now available for sale on the Makers’ Gallery website.Take a look at the list of works below

HANNULA&RAUDASKOSKI: HAMBO

Inka Hannula & Teemu Raudaskoski: Hambo (2024) 140x140cm

For sale through the gallery. Inquiries: pasi.kirkkopelto@makersgallery.fi. You can also come and see for yourself


NEXT: MIRJA ILKKA 22.10-10.11. 2024


2024-2025 EXHIBITION PROGRAM

AUTUMN 2024

AUTUMN BREAK

4.2.-23.2. Riikka Lenkkeri

WINTER BREAK

4.3.-23.3. Heidi Suikkanen

25.3.-13.4. Tomas Byström

15.4.-4.5. Kristina Isaksson

6.5.-25.5. Panu Ruotsalo