Päivyt Niemeläinen
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Notable Publications (Selection):
→ 2025 MASTER ARTISTS to collect, Effetto Arte Foundation, p 211. Italia
→ 2023 CONTEMPORARY Celebrity Masters, Salvatore Russo, Effetto Arte, p.96. Italia
→ 2021 50 Contemporary Artists To Invest, Guide to investing art, Salvatore Russo &
Francesco Saverio Russo, p. Italia→ 2021 ART UNIVERSAL The great encyclopedia of international art (8pages), Salvatore . . Russo, Art Now. Italia
→ 2019 ATLANTE DELL’ARTE CONTEMPONAREA, Deagostini ISBN 978-88-51149963,
pp. 980-981. Italia→ 2019 BREATHING ART 2019, 1st Internatinal PRIZE Breathing Art Tribute to Leonardo da
Vinci, Ass. Il Tempio, curator Anna Francesca Biondolillo, pp. 62-65 Italia→ 2019 WORLD OF ART Contemporary ART MAGAZINE La Biennale di Venezia 58th
international exhibition. Issue 8 Volume 1 2019, pp187-188. EU→ 2019 THE BEST 2019 Modern and Contemporary ARTISTS, Curated by Salvatore
Russo, Francesco Saverio Russo. EA Editore 2019 Palermo, pp. 86-87. Italia→ 2019 36 ARTISTS TO FOLLOW, MASTERS OF TODAY, Ed Petru Russu. ISBN
10:9189685393, pp. 280-291→ 2018 FINNISH SEASONS. Cura di Anna Isopo. Testo Critico di Monica Ferrarini. Arte
BORGO Gallery Roma 2018, pp 1,4, 13-22. Italia→ 2017 33 ART PROFESSIONALS, MASTERS OF TODAY Editor Petru Rusu, ISBN
10:9189685359, pp 216-225. England→ 2017 Salvatore Russo, Segnalati 2017 Berlin. EA Editore – Palermo, pp 193-196. Italia
→ 2017 AETERNA Esposizione Triennale di Arti Visive a Roma 2017. Edizioni START.
Cura di Gianni Dunil pp 91, 177. Italia→ 2017 Emozioni d’Arte. Anna Francesca Biondolillo, pp 74-75. Ass. IL TEMPIO. Italia
→ 2017 Art and art market. Masters of the 21st century. MAMAG Modern Art Museum
Austria, pp. 60-61. Austria→ 2016 ART PHÖNIX Jahrbuch 2016, pp.176-181. Germany
→ 2016 International Contemporary Artists vol XI. Curator Eve Lemonidou, pp 202-203.
ICA Publishing. USA, Greece→ 2016 Triennale de Paris. Artec Association, p.55. France
→ 2016 Breathing Art 08. Cura di Anna Francesca Biondilillo, pp.16-17. Italia
→ 2016 ARTtour Internationa, ATIM’S TOP 60 MASTERS OF CONTEMPORARY ART 2016,
curated by Viviana Puello. Yadira M. Roman p. 123. USA→ 2015 The Best Modern and Contemporary Artists 2015 curated by Salvatore Russo,
Francesco Saverio Russo. Palermo Italia→ 2015 Grazie Italia. Cura di Arianna Fantuzzi.56. Biennale di Venezia 2015. P. 69. Italia
→ 2014 Masters of today, ART UNLIMITED 101 Contemporary Artist. Curator Petru
Rusu, pp.112-113. London England→ 2014 Internationale Kunst Heute 2014. Kurator Ingrid Gardill, pp.230-231. Deutschland
→ 2014 TILTESTETICA. Espocizione Triennale di Arti Visivie a Roma 2014. Cura di
Daniele Radini Tedeschi, pp 56, 511. Italia→ 2014 International Contemporary Artists Vol VIII. Curator Eve Lemonidou, pp.218-219.
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Exhibitions (Selected):
→ Solo exhibitions, participations and Art Fairs in Finland since 2000.
→ Solo exhibitions abroad since 2008: France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Portugal, USA.
→ Participation in exhibitions and art fairs since 2009: Finland, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Columbia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA
→ Art works in public collections: Finland, Bulgaria Denmark, Germany, Russia.
→ Art works in privat collections: Austria, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Portugal, USA
The Most Notable Collective Exhibitions Abroad:
→ 2025 BELA BIENNIAL, Biblioteka Parque, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
→ 2023 ARTISTI 23, Ximenes Panciatichi Palace Borgo Pinti, Fondazione Effetto Arte
Florence Italia→ 2022 BELA BIENNALE, Museu dos Correios, Brasil, Brasil
→ 2022 AVA ART FESTIVAL, Enokojima Art Gallery, Arte Vida Arte,,Osaka Japan
→ 2022 I SEGNALATI, Effetto Arte, Espacio Gallery, London, England
→ 2020 ART UNIVERSAL The great encyclopedia of international art Budapest Hungary
→ 2019 3rd BIENAL DE ARTE BARCELONA, MEAM Museo European d’Arte
Moderna, Barcelona España→ 2019 MANTOVA ART EXPO 2019 International Biennal of Contemporary Art,
Diocesan Museum Francesco Gonzaga, Mantua Italia→ 2018 THE BODY LANGUAGE. THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, IT’SLIQUID.
Venice, Italia→ 2017 CONTEMPORARY VENICE-ITSLIQUID International Art Show THE
ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italia→ 2017 Esposizione Triennale di Arti Visive a Roma 2017, Vittoriano, Roma Italia
→ 2017 L’Arte tra maschere e colori del carnevale. Carnevale di Venezia 2017. Italia
→ 2016 TRIENNALE International d’Art Contemporain de Paris, BASTILLE DESIGN
CENTER, Paris, France→ 2016 ATIM’S TOP 60 MASTERS OF CONTEMPORARY ART 2016, Art Tour
International Château Saint-Martin-de-la-Garrigue, Montagnac France.→ 2015 Biennale di Venezia, Grazie Italia, Padiglione Nazionale Grenada e
Guatemala. 56 Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte Venezia, Italia→ 2015 Bienal Barcelona, MEAM Museo European d’Arte Moderna, Barcelona España
→ 2014 Esposizione Triennale di Arti Visive a Roma,. National and International
Pavilion “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Roma Italia→ 2013 VII International Biennale Art-Bridge-Water-Colour, Exhibition Center of
V.V.Mayakovsky Central City Public Library and Molbert Art Gallery,
St.Petersburg, Russia→ 2013 International Contemporary Masters, Southern Nevada Museum of Fine
Art, Las Vegas USA→ 2013 Chianciano Biennale, Museo d’Arte di Chianciano, Chianciano, Italia
→ 2013 Premio della Lupa 2013, Concorso internationale d’arte contemporanea,
Galleria La Pigna UCA I, Palazzo Pontificio Maffei Marescotti, Roma Italia→ 2013 Triennale Internationale d’Art Contemporain de Paris, Cité
International des Arts, Paris, France→ 2013 1a Biennale Internationale Arte di Palermo, Palermo Italy
→ 2012 Coeur a Coeur. Gala Champagne Art Reception and Exhibition, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art Inc. New York City, NY, USA
Art Fair participation’s (Selected):
→ 2025 ART 3f Monte Carlo Art Week, Monaco
→ 2024 AVA Rio Art Fair, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
→ 2022 BELA Arte Vida Arte Helsinki
→ 2019 Los Angeles Art Fair Videoexhibition Art Up Close Los Angeles
→ 2017 13ème Salon d’Art Contemporain, Montreux
→ 2016 ARTEXPO , New York City NY
→ 2015 ARTE PADOVA Contemporary Art Show. Padova Fiere
→ 2015 ART NOW Artists Fair Oxo Tower London
→ 2014 Beijing Art Fair, Beijing
→ 2013, 2014, 2015, ART FAIR Helsinki
→ 2013 Salon Art of the Prom NICEXPO, Nice
→ 2011, 2012, 2016,2017, 2018 Salon Art Shopping, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
→ 2011, 2012 ArtForum, Helsinki
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Prizes (Selected):
→ 2026 ARTISTS in the ART HISTORY. Effetto Arte Foundation.
→ 2026 SEGNALATI, Madrid Effetto Arte Foundation.
→ 2025 7th International Prize LEONARDO DA VINCI. Effetto Arte Foundation
→ 2023 Internationaal Prize PEGASUS. Effetto Arte Foundation
→ 2023 1. International Prize DONATELLO. Effetto Arte Foundation
→ 2022 SEGNALATI, London. ART NOW, RUSSO Studio di Consulenza Artistica
→ 2021 SEGNALATI Budapest. RUSSO Studio di Consulenza Artistica
→ 2019 International Prize VELASQUEZ Barcelona MEAM. Art Now RUSSO
→ 2016 ATIM’S Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art 2016. ART TOUR International,
Château Saint Martin de la Garrigue. Montagnac France→ 2015 The Best Modern and Contemporary artists 2015. EA, Serradifalco, Russo
Awards (Selected):
→ 2024 PREMIO MIGLIOR ARTISTA, Salvo Nugnes curatore d’Arte, Maria Lorena Franchi curatrice d’arte Montecarlo, Spoleto Arte.
→ 2020 DARIO FO E L’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, Roma, Vittorio Sgarbi, Salvo Nugnes, ART FACTORY.
→ 2019 PREMIO SPECIALE DELLA GIURIA, Citta di Lerici, Centro d’Arte e Cultura Verum
→ 2019 Carnvale dell’Arte a Venezia, Salvo Nugnes Presidente di Spoleto Arte.
→ 2018 CERTIFICATE OF EXELLENCE, Despina Tunberg, ARTAVITA.
→ 2018 PREMIO SPECIALE DELLA CRITiCA, Citta di Lerici. Verum
→ 2017 HONORABLE MENTION AWARD, New York Myrina Tunberg Georgiou, CIRCLE Foundation.
→ 2016 PALM ART Award
→ 2015 Premio Biennale Leonen dei Dogi Venezia” I pray for Peace”, Oxana Albot critico e storico dell’ arte. Artexpo Gallery
→ 2014 CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSION 1st Italian Biennale OF CREATIVITY Verona, Sandro Serradifalco artistic Director, Paolo Levi President of the scientific committee, Francesca Biondolillo Scienfific committee
→ 2013 DIPLOMA THIRD DEGREE nomination STILL-LIFE, Yurii Shevchik, THE ST. PETERSBURG WATERCOLOR SOCIETY.
→ 2013 Maestro del Giglio Aureo Honoris Causa, Firenze Direttore Daniele Radini Tedesci Museo Bellini.
→ 2013 Attestato di selezione, Annuario d’Arte Contemporanea ARTISTI a cura di Vittorio Sgarbi, Sandro Serradifalco Direttore Artistico, Paolo Levi Presidente Comitato Scientifico. Festivale delle Belle Arti e Della Cultura del XXI Secolo.
→ 2013 Certificate for Artistic Merit Biennale Chianciano Art Museum, Dott.ssa Patricia Mari President of the Jury
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I was born in the countryside in North Karelia. The distance to the Russian border was 50-70km. Fields, forests, lakes and animals were part of the circle of life. Nature has determined the reality of our life. In midsummer, the sun does not set. It can be seen in the sky even at night. At the end of the year during the darkest period, the sun does not rise above the horizon, in Lapland it remains hidden for 4-52 days. However, the white snow of winter reflects the lights of the sky and stars, creating mystical colours in the landscape. Nature is a deep source of creativity for Finns.
For my studies I came to Helsinki. First I studied to be a textile artist. I designed printed fabrics, with nature motives. Working with my hands is the spice of life. I developed for my art works a mixed media method using recycled wood based materials, later also thin aluminium. These my relief paintings were 2007 first time in my exhibition. These works are nature-related, both the material and the themes. Later I saw that the works like mine are called in Italy Arte Povera.
Small and large phenomena in the history of different cultures, have always challenged my thoughts. I studied at the Helsinki University and graduated with an M.A. The great old stories fascinate me, now as before. I have painted series of my interpretations of historical stories as oil paintings. Interpretations of history require sensitivity and flexibility in expression. I studied for years oil painting, technics of old masters, watercolor, figure painting, portrait painting, and also prehistoric rock painting using pigments.
Parzifal is one of my oil painting series. The Parzifal chronicle is based on stories from 1100-1200 in Central Europe. The chronicle was a compilation of what had been heard and seen. It was told over and over again, in new places to new people, from memory. This is how the chronicle survived and changed over time as a renewed narrative. The Knights-errant, like Parzifal, were the travelling messengers of their time about what had happened and been heard. My Parzifal painting series is mainly abstract, as our knowledge of those times is quite limited.
The great and eternal love story Romeo and Juliet is one of my painting series. I find Shakespeare’s language very picturesque and challenging. There are many sources of information about the time of Romeo and Juliet. In my paintings, the story has taken on a figurative form.
Great stories never die. Great emotions have left deep traces in cultural history and life stories. One great trace in Europe is Carmen. As an opera, it always receives new interpretations. Its power as a source of creativity is endless, emotions live in all of us. Carmen challenged me to paint a series of works about beauty, love, disappointment, loss. Human life.
My Anti-war art painting series is my own understanding of current wars. To slaughter the people. Offensive wars now are brutally tearing the world apart, people are being torn to pieces. We are wealthy enough and our power is strong enough to commit terrible acts of destruction. Good and evil struggle in the lives of people and nations. The facts in the wars show the limitlessness of human cruelty in relations with other people. The brutal acts of war crush the victims, but also the minds of attackers. This destruction proves that those leaders of nations, who start the offensive war, have failed in their responsible work. They have lost their humanity. In their dark withered hearts only the blind ego remains.
