Bio
Born in Savonlinna, Finland
Lives & works in Keuruu, Finland
Ulla-Maija Raittila is exploring humanity and existence in her art work. She has studied life sciences all her life and this exploration into humanness continues with her art.
All her work relate to humanology and what it means to be a human being in this time and in all times. She is investigating human emotions, reactions and thoughts through figures and colors. Also the Mind is everlasting interest of her and how the Mind is at the same time concrete and subtle and how it is pulling our hair whether we want it or not.
In her exhibitions she has been unraveling multiple sides of human personality and exploring the impact that genome has on our minds and decision making through methods of painting, photography and installations.
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Education
2017 -2021
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK)
Fine Arts Department Kankaanpää
2001-2008
The University of Jyväskylä
MA in biology
Exhibitions
2021
Keuruu Culture centre Kimara
Solo exhibition
Dec 1 - Feb 26
2020
Keuruu Museum
Group exhibition
July 10 - Aug 28
2020
Punnonen Gallery
Group exhibition
June 22 - Aug 2
2020
Web exhibition
Drawings
Group exhibition
2019
Keuruun museo
Group exhibition
Oct 11 - Nov 21
Punnonen Gallery
Group exhibition
June 14 - Oct 11
Punnonen Gallery
Environmental art piece
"Mind garden"
June 2 - Oct 11
2018
Cafe Postelli and Kankaanpään Kemikalio
Group exhibition
"Kivijalkaprojekti"
May 24 - June 15
Other Education
2017
KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher
2016
Studies in Social work, Eastern and Western Theology (Diak, University of Eastern Finland)
2005
Studies in Medical Microbiology (University of Leeds)