Lundström Lissu

Lissu was born with a severe disability and attended school where she discovered that she could write by holding a pen between her teeth. Her teachers quickly noticed her keen interest in painting. At the age of 14, she made her first attempts at painting, which showed early promise. Numerous surgical interventions helped reduce her involuntary movements, gradually making painting easier for her.

From 1973 onwards, Lissu focused on her education, with a significant milestone being her participation in an art course at the Cultural Centre for Adult Education in Helsinki, Finland. She experimented with various techniques before discovering her preference for oil painting. “With oils I can express what I have to say,” she explains. Light, colour, and the sea are her main sources of inspiration, which is why themes of water, colour, and light frequently appear in her work.

In 1989, Lissu was awarded a scholarship from the Association, enabling her to devote more time to her art. Just three years later, she became an Associate Member of the VDMFK and advanced to Full Member status in 1996. She is also a member of the Finnish Artists Association.

Lissu has exhibited her work extensively around the world and has held several solo exhibitions in her hometown of Helsinki, earning recognition for her expressive and evocative paintings.