Outi Pieski

Outi Pieski (born 1973) is a Sámi visual artist from Finland whose paintings, collages and installations employ traditional handicrafts such as the tassels of Sámi shawls to depict the light and landscapes of the far north.

[1][2][3] Born in Helsinki in 1973, Outi Pieski is the daughter of a Sámi father and a Finnish mother.

[4][1] Her paintings are frequently framed with the tassels of traditional Sámi shawls.

She has recently sought to emphasize light and nature in the Arctic areas of the North, enhancing the cultural environment.

Internationally, her works have been included in group exhibitions at Scandinavia House in New York, the Phillips Collection Museum in Washington, D.C.[5] and at the Felleshus, Berlin.