Mari Martikainen is a Finnish visual artist with over 30 years of experience working across painting, textile art, and design. Her work is rooted in the natural world and explores what lies beneath the surface — the visible and the invisible layers of life that we so easily pass by. Mari works from her studio in the quiet forests of Kisko, where nature shapes both her rhythm and her vision. Her paintings are made with acrylics and mixed media, blending abstract forms with organic textures. She has exhibited widely in Finland and internationally, and her work is held in private collections as well as public spaces. Her installation work has been featured in notable exhibitions including ARS 11 at Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki. Alongside her art practice, Mari is the co-founder of Mifuko, a design company that works with artisans in Kenya and holds both WFTO Fair Trade and B Corp certifications. The same values that run through her art — beauty, honesty, and care for the world — are at the heart of everything she does. Mari holds a Master of Arts in Textile Art from the University of Art and Design Helsinki.