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Fine art by Mervi

Welcome to explore my art! I am a visual artist and designer from Finland. Fine art is my great passion and richness of life every day.

I’m not limited to any specific subject but since I live in Finland, where nature is all around, it inspires me. I often paint small details of nature or everyday life, animals and flowers. My painting style is precise and detailed although recently I have been striving for a freer expression. As a counterbalance to the detailed works, I sometimes make abstract paintings.

News

International online art competition 2024

My painting was selected for the Top 80 in the Animals category of the Malaysia International Online Juried Art Competition in November 2024.

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My Painting Reached the Top 80 in Online Art Competition

8.12.2024

My watercolor painting Dream Bird was selected for the Top 80 in the Autumn 2024 Malaysia International Online Juried Art Competition, in the ANIMALS category. The competition received a…

My painting sold abroad

4.9.2024

Every artist likely remembers their first group exhibition, first solo exhibition, first artwork sold, and their first international exhibition – even if it’s with just one piece, as was…

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My Painting featured in IWS Serbia’s Exhibition “Homage”

23.3.2024

I'm delighted to announce that my horse-themed painting "Horse Dance" was selected to be showcased in the international watercolor art exhibition "Homage" organized by IWS Serbia.

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Latest exhibitions

Annual Exhibition by the Finnish Artists' Association, 13-31 August, 2025, Helsinki, Finland

National juried exhibition at the Puristomo of Cable Factory in Helsinki.

Art street exhibition in Pieksämäki, 29 May-3 August, 2025, Finland

Art street exhibition in Pieksämäki, Finland

The Finnish Watercolour Art Society’s exhibition My Province at the Keuruu Museum, 6 May–7 June 2025

I took part in the themed exhibition My Province at the Keuruu Museum. The exhibition featured works by 30 artists from different parts of Finland.

Group Exhibition by the Finnish Artists' Association, 25 March-4 April, 2024, Helsinki, Finland

National juried exhibition at the Puristomo of Cable Factory in Helsinki.

Group exhibition of Finnish art, 22 November-22 December 2024, Kuopio, Finland

Group art exhibition by Designkaverit at Matkus Shopping Center in Kuopio from November 22 to December 22, 2024. Featuring 10 of my artworks.

IWS Serbia international watercolor exhibition in Majdanpek Cultural Center in Serbia, January 2024

Juried watercolor art exhibition.

Solo exhibition in a local art cafe, 1-30 September, 2023

My first solo exhibition in my hometown Kuopio, Finland, in a cozy art café.

About the artist

I have been drawing since childhood but the actual inner artist in me woke up when I tried oil painting with help of the guide book that I borrowed from a library at the age of 16. That is when I got a special enthusiasm for making art, and I started practicing drawing and painting eagerly.

I prefer to paint topics that are meaningful for me in some way. When I was younger, I searched topics around me, but nowadays, topics and ideas tend to find me without even looking for. Animals have been strongly present in my art from the beginning, as well as the details of nature and everyday life. I have immortalized my own experiences or things that have happened to people near me.