Elli Maanpaa

Elli Maanpää (b.1985 Turku) is a visual artist. She creates colourful figurative paintings in her atelier in Helsinki Finland.

Maanpää received M.A. in Visual Culture from Aalto University in 2013. She has also a B.A. in Animation from Turku Arts Academy and B.A. in Fashion from Aalto University....

Elli Maanpää (b.1985 Turku) is a visual artist. She creates colourful figurative paintings in her atelier in Helsinki Finland.

Maanpää received M.A. in Visual Culture from Aalto University in 2013. She has also a B.A. in Animation from Turku Arts Academy and B.A. in Fashion from Aalto University. Maanpää has had several solo exhibitions in Finland and been part of international group exhibitions. Maanpää was one of the six young “artist of the future” chosen to HELENE20 art project held by Helsinki Hospital in 2020. The exhibition was held in Kulttuurihalli in Helsinki Railway Station. Maanpää’s portrait of Helene Schjerfbeck was auctioned by Hagelstam & Co.

When Maanpää isn’t painting she is working on other creative endeavours. She has directed several short films and designed patterns. In 2020 her Children’s Book “Varis, joka halusi olla satakieli” was published by Finnish publisher Mini Kustannus. She has received personal artist grants e.g. from Arts Promotion Centre Finland.