3-25 May 2025

It was once said, “The Beautiful One has come.”
And Thutmose created a timeless sculpture of her.

Rulers came and went, their names faded into oblivion.
There were times of peace and war.
But “The Beautiful One has come,” Nefertiti, remained.

In my exhibition featuring watercolors, Nefertiti symbolizes things that defy oblivion and still give hope to humanity through their ability to touch us. My focus has moved from Nefertiti through antiquity to the Italian Renaissance and Spain’s Moorish garden architecture.

Thank you
I wish to thank the Arts Promotion Centre Finland for supporting my residency work. Some of the works on display were created during grant-funded residency periods in Tuscany and Andalusia.

Paula Puoskari is a Helsinki-based artist. Her works are painting-based installations and paintings on paper and canvas. Her works explore, among other things, the importance of a garden as a symbol of hope and our relationship with nature through myths. During her 20-year career as an artist, she has held numerous solo exhibitions and taken part in group exhibitions in Finland and abroad, for example in Düsseldorf, Berlin and New York. Puoskari is actively involved in visual arts organizations, including Visual Arts´ Copyright Society Kuvasto ry (board member 2023–, vice-chair 2025–), the Finnish Painters’ Union (board member 2021–2023, vice-chair 2022–2023) and Galleria Huuto (board member 2014–2019). She was also a deputy member of the Board for Grants to Visual Artists from 2022 to 2024.

Contact details
paula.puoskari (a) gmail.com
gsm: +358 40 5152270
www.paulapuoskari.com