Leena Vainio is a versatile visual artist and cultural well-being visionary who works actively in the fields of art and culture in both Finland and Italy. Her mission is to bring art to places where people naturally gather. Leena’s work explores transformation, deeper connections, and the unseen becoming visible, utilizing various materials and techniques, including textiles, glass, mosaics, chalk, acrylics, and experimental mixed media. She participates actively in exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

Recent Exhibitions:

2024

• Ossimoro – Kukkiva Marraskuu, Akustiikkasali, Ylivieska (November–December)

• Potpourri – Floating Visions & Oneiric Inflorescence, Galleria Loisto, Kalajoki (July–August)

2023

• Jukola & Vainio, Galleria Loisto, Kalajoki (August)

• Rannikon taiteilijat (Coastal Artists), Group Exhibition, Galleria Loisto, Kalajoki (July)

• Ex Movere – Tunteet liikkeessä (Emotions in Motion), Galleria Loisto, Kalajoki (June)

2022–2023

• Nuova Arte Floreale, Daniela Mamusi & Leena Vainio, Caffè e Fiori, Tempio Pausania, Italy (December–January)

2021

• Festival Cultura & Identità, Palazzo Langosco, Casale Monferrato, Italy

• Premio Dante Alighieri, Palazzo Borghese, Florence, Italy

• Premio Vittorio Sgarbi, Ferrara, Italy

• Väri-iloa (Color Joy), Taito Keskipohjanmaa’s Summer Artist, Havulan Kartano, Kalajoki

• Trasformazioni, Galleria Loisto, Kalajoki

2020

• Lo Stato dell’Arte Contemporanea in Italia, Magazzini Del Sale, Cervia, Italy

2019

• L’Incanto Nella Realtà, Pourquoi Pas Lab, Milan, Italy

• Milano Fashion Week, vetrine Crespi Brera, Milan, Italy

2018

• Blu oltre il Mare, Pourquoi Pas Lab, Milan

2009

Tra Sogno e l’immaginario, Centro Comunale d’Arte e Cultura Exmà, Cagliari

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