Maija Möttö
Art Studio: Taidepesula
Maija Möttö from Pieksämäki has been making art since she was a child. Mother taught Maija Mötö to draw Donald Ducks, but according to Maija, “then imagination came.” She has developed her own kind of mixed technique, where marker line, wax crayons, acrylic inks and dry pastels alternate.
The main characters of the works are often animals found in nature books, which Maija Möttö quickly sketches on large pieces of paper. She decides the background and atmosphere as the work progresses, and often a story is created for the piece at the same time, which Möttö summarizes in a small humorous piece of text. Sculptures may also be born from the same animal figures later.
Artworks
Untitled (1) from the series Maija's Horror Pictures
- Year: 2025
- Size: 100 x 70 cm
- Art Form: Mixed media
Untitled (2) from the series Maija's Horror Pictures
- Year: 2024
- Size: 100 x 70 cm
- Art Form: Mixed media
Untitled (3) from the series Maija's Horror Pictures
- Year: 2024
- Size: 100 x 70 cm
- Art Form: Mixed media
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Private exhibitions
2023 Maijan kauhukuvat (Maija’s Horror Pictures), Taidekatu, Pieksämäki
2022 Sinne missä puu kasvaa, Pieksämäen Taidekatu, Pieksämäki.
2019 Maalaisjärki, Mäntylän lammastila, Jäppilä, Pieksämäki.
2018 Maijan näyttely, Linnan Galleria, Pieksämäki.
Group exhibitions
2025 Aakkosninja, Taidepesula’s group exhibition, Särkilahti Blå, Jämsä
2024 Hei muuten – erityisiä sarjakuvia (By the Way – Special Comics), Kulttuurikeskus Poleeni, main library, Pieksämäki
2024 Hei muuten – erityisiä sarjakuvia (By the Way – Special Comics), main library Metso, Tampere
2023 Sinne missä puu kasvaa, Taidepesulan ryhmänäyttely, Varkauden museot,
Varkauden taidemuseo, Varkaus.
2021 Kaarisilta Biennale 2021, Kaarisilta ry Taide- ja Toimintakeskus, Villähde.
2021 Ruudun takaa – Taidekatu 2021, Pieksämäki.
2020 Dumbo Octopus ja sankariklaani, Taidepesulan yhteisnäyttely, Kulttuurikeskus
Poleeni, Pieksämäki.
Works in collections
Mikkeli Central Hospital
Other artistic activities
2025 The Most Beautiful Books 2024: Book Act of the Year for the book series Hei muuten (By the Way, ed. Miissa Rantanen)
2024 Comic book Love Trip as part of the comic book series Hei muuten (By the Way)