21.4.–9.9.
Martti Mäki
– Paintings and Photographs

Painter Martti Mäki of Oulu (born 1947) is especially known for his public works in urban space and his extensive output of portraits. Mäki’s art combines narrative realism of symbolic emphasis with more abstract expression. This exhibition features new paintings and photographs addressing the interaction of light and shade and the problems of form.

21.4. – 9.9.
In Daylight
– Villu Jaanisoo & Hanna Vihriälä

The works of Hanna Vihriälä (born in 1974 in Oulainen) and Villu Jaanisoo (born in 1963 in Tallinn) are examples of contemporary sculpture at its best, with their variety of materials, dramaturgical control of scale, and perceptive and personal interpretations of observations. Janisoo’s work is involved with the initial themes of sculpture – portraiture and veracity. Vihriälä’s sculpture takes light, reflection and shadow as its starting points.

19.5. – 19.8.
Our Second Nature  
Terike Haapoja, Anni Kinnunen, Vesa Ranta

The 50th anniversary exhibition of the Oulu Region Humane Society will be on show at the museum’s Satula room.
Each of the three invited artists approaches the interests of nature, animals and people from their own perspectives.

16.6. – 6.1.2013
Surfaces of Contact
– Recent Acquiries from the Collections of
Oulu Museum of Art

Works acquired in recent years by the Oulu Museum of Art will be displayed in the collection room Salkku. This exhibition consists of three thematic areas: the individual, the environment and society. The participating artists address issues and contexts that have moved them and aroused thought. The individual is considered through self-portraits of artists of different periods. The environment, in turn, can be experience as viewed, perceived, felt and lived. The section on society presents the effects of internationalization on life.