Krista Autio

Krista Autio:
‘I’m a Finnish artist and have lived, completed my studies and worked outside my home country since I graduated from Vapaa Taidekoulu (Free Art School) in Helsinki. My work is thus influenced by the everyday life, habits, daily rhythms and art from the countries where I have lived i.e. France, Spain and Belgium. At the same time, I stayed true to my own way of painting, my own instinct and my own inner need , often emotional – perhaps linked to my Finnish culture – to look for something simple and essential.

I work mainly with oil colours and large surfaces and paint layer after layer with a small palette knife, a spatula. I have had exhibitions in Finland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain and the US. In 2016 I founded K41, an artist-run project space located in Brussels. I curate exhibitions mostly from Nordic contemporary artists living in Benelux countries. ‘