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@artbysofiamalkamaki

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әʌıʇɔәdsɹәd by my hands ❦
• craving to build communities through art
• artworks & workshops / lessons are available on request

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Näyttelyhaku / Open Call: Hima Galleria
2026–2027
Helsinki, Finland

Haluatko pitää näyttelyn? Jos sanot joo, mä pistän Hima Gallerian pystyyn. :)

Hakuohjeet:
Lähetä vapaamuotoinen hakemus dm:llä tai sähköpostitse artbysofiamalkamaki@gmail.com.

Liitä mukaan:
• Näyttelysi alustava aihe tai teema
• Toiveajankohta (toivottu viikko ja kuukausi 2026–2027)
• Muutama kuva teoksistasi tai linkki portfolioon / profiiliisi

Käyn hakemuksia läpi jatkuvasti tilan varmistumisen rinnalla. Laita viestiä matalalla kynnyksellä tai jaa tää eteenpäin taiteilijaystävällesi. <3

#opencall #himagalleria #taidenäyttely #helsinki #callforartists taken in Helsinki by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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a month ago

Ekan tilan varauksessa tuli kunnon vastoinkäymisiä, joita avasin astetta pidemmässä formaatissa TikTokin puolella. Lyhykäisyydessään galleriatilan metsästys jatkukoon. Uskallanko taas toivoa? taken in Helsinki by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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12 days ago

tekee hyvää maalata välillä nopeaan by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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a month ago

Open Call: Hima Galleria 🤍

Want to host an exhibition or event in Helsinki this fall or next year?

Hima Galleria (Home Gallery) is my dream of a warm, community-driven (hopefully!!! ~37 m² gallery space in Kruununhaka), designed to lower the threshold for independent artists.

Details:
• Weekly rent: 400€ / week
• 0% commission on all art & print etc. sales (100% goes to you)
• Location hopefully!!!: Kruununhaka, Helsinki
• Period: 2026-2027

How to apply (deadline: September 24th):
1. Send an email to artbysofiamalkamaki@gmail.com or dm me on ig @artbysofiamalkamaki.
2. Include a short intro about yourself & your proposed exhibition or project.
3. Share pics of your artworks or sketches/ideas.
4. Mention your preferred week(s) or dates.

Drop me a message or share this with an artist friend who needs a show. Let’s bring this space to life. 🕊️

#himagalleria #opencall #opencallhelsinki #artists #helsinki taken in Helsinki by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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a month ago

Lähtisitkö mukaan tällaseen uuteen taideworkshop viikkoon?

100e osallistuminen ja oman valmiin teoksen saa näyttelyyn myyntiin!

Must tää on niin sisti idea. :o Ilmottaudu mukaan kommentoimalla tähän postaukseen tai lähettämällä viesti
dms / gmail artbysofiamalkamaki@gmail.com, jos
kiinnostuit! :)

#artist #workshop #concept #paint #exhibition taken in Helsinki by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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a month ago

Käydään kattomassa uutta galleriatilaa Helsinkiin!

Julkaisin eilen avoimen näyttelyhaun, koska haluaisin perustaa Helsinkiin gallerian nimeltä Hima Galleria. Koen, että me kaivattaisiin, etenkin me nuoret taiteilijat, helposti lähestyttävämpiä ja saavutettavampia galleriatiloja katutasolle, joten haluaisin lähteä luomaan sellaisen meille.

Tältä tila näytti livenä! :) EIKÖ OOKKI SÖPÖ?! Sijainti krunassa.

Jos oman näyttelyn pitäminen kiinnostaa, käy tsekkaa edellinen postaus hakuohjeineen ja laita viestii. <3

#galleria #taidenäyttely #helsinki #opencall #taiteilija taken in Kruununhaka, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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a month ago

Miksi toisten vihaamista normalisoidaan ja mihin vastakkainasettelu meidät vie?

Yhteiskuntatieteiden maisteriopintojen aikana pohdin kysymystä polarisaatiosta paljon. Vasta opintojeni jälkeen aloin uskoa Jumalaan. Koen, että usko tarjoaa minulle vastauksia suuriin ihmisyyttä koskeviin kysymyksiin tavalla, joka on muuttanut minua sisältä.

Mun uusimmalla youtube-videolla kerron siitä muutaman konkreettisen esimerkin kautta. Käy kuuntelemassa jos tää aihe kiinnostaa. 🤍

#ajatuksiaääneen #usko #rukous #yhteiskunta #analyysi by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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a month ago

I created something a little different with and for my friend Pauliina. We used acrylic paint and continued the details with charcoal and a fixative spray. I definitely wanna play with a similar technique in the future too.

Collaboration matters so much in creative work. It inspires and makes creating lighter.

I've been working with my new manager for a while now, and I'll share more about her later. I still want to publicly thank every applicant for their interest in the position. <3

#sharingiscaring #paintingart #collaboration #charcoalart #paintingprocess taken in Helsinki by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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2 months ago

Tree

Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 50 cm
20 July 2026

"...I made this tree to be the commission piece of the boy and the apple tree, but this tree wasn't as much like an apple tree as the second try. I love to be a painter. Not just because painting is nice, but because it allows me to focus on the world from a different perspective.

When walking in nature this summer, I hyper focused on how apple trees work, grow and get older like never before. The shades of them, admiring God's creation. This tree came more straight from my head, before studying real apple trees with my eyes. Therefore it is just a tree. I do like it too though." by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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2 months ago

Womanhood

Oil on Canvas
7 August 2026
19 x 24 cm

"...shared vulnerability in conversations and the life lived. Oh how the life lived gets brighter when women, with women, for women. I thank God for making me a woman. The feeling of this painting is capturing why so.” by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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2 months ago

Boy and the Apple Tree 💌

Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 50 cm
9 August 2026

"...I was finishing this piece outside in a park while we were singing J. Karjalainen with friends.

This piece was commissioned as a namesake artwork for my dear friend's newborn child – whose name is Väinö. J. Karjalainen has a song "Missä se Väinö on?" (which translates to "Where is Väinö?"), and it is the perfect soundtrack to match this painting.

This is actually the second piece I've made for this family. For their firstborn, I created a piece called "Reino," where the boy is wearing traditional Finnish Reino slippers. I want to give so much credit and love to this wonderful mother and friend. Not only has she brought these two beautiful boys into the world, but she also has the most heartwarming ideas that I have the absolute honor of bringing to life." 🍎 by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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2 months ago

Wild Garden

Acrylic on Canvas
100 x 150 cm
14 July 2026

"...I've begun to look at nature to remember how to trust. The flowers don't strive or worry about tomorrow. They just grow, gently secure in the cycles of their Creator.

Whenever carrying the weight of life, of being an artist, an adult, or whatever I'm called to be, feels heavy, it comforts me deeply to recall that growth doesn't depend on my own strength. It depends on staying connected to the Source, Christ, the Father and the Holy Spirit.

I don't need to see into the distance, but rather focus on what is here and now. I want to trust that growth is inevitable when following the way forward, taking one step at a time." by @artbysofiamalkamaki

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2 months ago