6.5.–4.6.2026 Maija Pasanen: Flowers of Imagination
A collection of paintings by Maija Pasanen will be displayed in the Aula Gallery of the Helsinki Adult Education Institute in March.
From Maija:
My oil paintings on display are mainly the result of my imagination. Some of my works have had a concrete model. My style of painting is expressive and I use both a brush and a palette knife when painting. My style of expression is strong and I aim to depict movement in addition to the parts that represent movement. In my work as an artist, I also do experimental sculpture from different materials, so when I paint, it is as if I am sculpting things on canvas. Or I aim for a three-dimensional effect on a two-dimensional surface.
I work quickly, step by step, but in many sections, the work is completed gradually. Sometimes I make a colorful background randomly first. Only then does a subject emerge on top of the background. My expression is not completely abstract, but I always have a concrete subject in mind. I don't always know what that subject is when I start painting.
Not all of my paintings are created in the way I described above, but sometimes I paint quite traditionally from a model, for example a setting or a landscape or a picture of a person.
Maija Pasanen
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The exhibitions are open to the public during the opening hours of the Helsinki Adult Education Centre. Opening hours may vary – please ask for up-to-date information. from the gatekeepers.
The Program
2026
8.1.-2.2.2026
Valtteri Heinonen: Overture – watercolors
5.2.-3.3.
Painting School United A and B: Freedom of Color – paintings
5.3.-31.3.
Petra Sundell: Prisoner of the Gaze, paintings
1.4.-4.5.
Student exhibition
5.5.-4.6.
Maija Pasanen: Flowers of imagination, paintings
20.8.-15.10.
Merja Salonen di Giorgio and Juha Okko
21.9.-19.10.
Tiina Zilliacus
20.10.-27.11.
Tiffany's Association
1.12.-11.1.
Jane Hughes' students
Exhibition space
The AULA gallery, located in the school building, is primarily intended for showcasing the work of the school's art groups. We also offer exhibition space for the work of the school's teachers and artists from Töölö. There is no rent charged for the use of the exhibition space.
The exhibition space is located in the spacious lobby on the second floor of the school building, which provides access to the classrooms on the floor.
AULA The Gallery is open during the school's opening hours (sometimes also on weekends). You can inquire about current opening hours. from our gatekeepers.
More information
Training Manager Juha Okko, +045 859 11 93 XNUMX, juha.okko@helao.fi