Satu and Maria Tani are both a working pair and siblings, whose work Hengittävä riutta (Breathing Reef, 2019-2022) is a continuation of a childhood play. “In playing, we created our own worlds with their requisites which we could enjoy for hours. Roles brought safety to both of us to speak about anything.” The sisters have created art together since 2018. Their work TraumaWear was presented in the Forum Box gallery. They received the Outsider Art Festival’s Artist of the Year prize in 2022. The prize included a grant of 1000 euros for internationalisation.
MARIA TANI
Maria Tani (born in 1986) is an outsider artist and makes art at the Studio Aula. Maria Tani is a versatile artist, who also makes imaginative crafts ranging in size from tiny miniatures to multimetric crocheted jellyfish. Maria Tani almost always draws “out of her own head”. Maria Tani’s rich imagination expresses itself in art. Maria Tani has a background in artisan studies in the field of gold at the Järvenpää department of the Disability Institute. In addition, Maria Tani has attended the Northern Savonia Folk High School as well as basic art education for many years. Maria Tani received an honorable mention from the Kaarisilta Biennale in 2021. Maria Tani’s works have been presented in exhibitions in Finland and abroad.
SATU TANI
Satu Tani (born in 1984) is a visual artist (YAMK / Master of Culture and Arts) and works as an art mentor in a supported art studio. Satu Tani graduated as a visual artist with a degree in media and video art in 2011 from Saimaa University of Applied Sciences (nowadays LAB). In 2019, Satu Tani completed a Master’s degree in visual arts at the same institution. Since 2017, Satu Tani has worked as a permanent art mentor in supported art studios.
Discover Satu and Maria Tani’s art, on display in our gallery as part of the exhibition Imagine Everyday! Outsider Art Finland, in collaboration with Pertti’s Choice from 14 April to 13 July 2023.