189. Maria Teplykh

Address

Sinikalliontie 10
02630 Espoo

Phone

0453544988

Genre

Drawing, Sculpture

Accessible for persons with reduced mobility

Information about the artist / the group

Maria is a mental health awareness sculptor, who creates sculpture from clay and chicken wire. When creating sculpture from clay, Maria adorns it with different descriptive elements after it has been treated in the kiln. Maria's sculpture also gives her inspiration to create jewellery.
Maria has participated in numerous group exhibitions among which was exhibition “Rituaalit” at Galleria Toinen Silmä. As a long-standing member of Helsinki International Artists’ Association (HIAA) Maria has exhibited her works in group exhibitions in Helsinki City Museum, Kaapelitehdas and Suomenlinna.
At the moment Maria is a chairperson of HIAA and arranges exhibition opportunities for international artists living in Finland, as well as volunteers her free time to social causes.

Program during Konstrundan

Excursion around Maria's studio.
Tea/coffee with tasty buns.
For a material fee of 15 euros you can create a piece of jewellery or a small wire or FIMO-massa sculpture under Maria's supervision.

Driving directions

The Studio is located on the fourth floor