Marja Lianko

sculpture and painting

studio : 20 Vernon Street, 7th Floor, studio #86
email : marjalianko@gmail.com
web : www.marjalianko.com
Instagram : @marjalianko

 

  • Black Bird 12
    2022, acrylic, mixed media, 16 x 5 x 4 inches
  • Kannu
    2023, plaster, acrylic, mixed media, 16 x 14 x 2 inches
  • Liquoris Lick
    2022, acrylic, plaster, mixed media, 13 x 5 x 4 inches
  • Verkko 15
    2022, acrylic, mxed media on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
 

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statement

I have continued working with mixed media paintings and sculpture, experimenting with various textures and creating 3-dimensional effects on 2-dimensional surfaces.

Much of my work is intuitive with continuous discoveries and surprises.

biography

Marja Lianko was born in Helsinki, Finland. She is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University.

Her work has been exhibited in a number of local galleries and museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Fogg Art Museum, the DeCordova Museum, the Rose Art Museum, the Fuller Museum, and the Art Complex Museum. Recently two of her sculptures were exhibited at the Nicolaysen Museum in Casper, Wyoming and at the Albany Institute of History and Art in Albany, N.Y.

Marja has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, the Artists Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation.

Marja’s work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, the DeCordova Museum, the Fogg Art Museum, as well as in numerous corporate and private collections.