Laura Wesamaa
Laura Wesamaa (1979) is an artist living and working in Helsinki where she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts 2006. Her art varies from site-specific installations to performance and social event/happenings. In her installations Wesamaa uses the traditional methods of both painting and scupting along with other mediums such as photography and light. She has had solo exhibitions in the Helsinki City Art Museums Kluuvi Gallery (2008) and Poriginal Gallery (2012) in Pori and her work has also been shown in several group shows both in Finland and abroad. In addition to her individual artistic work Wesamaa works in continuous collaboration with a number of other artists including being part of the collective/non-profit space Oksasenkatu11, Mustarinda and running the artist initiative SIC in Helsinki.
