“As an artist, I am interested in playfulness, unique interpretation and sensuality. Through art, I want to offer qualitatively special experiences, without which our perceived environment would become monotonous repetition of processes. “

Viivi Lehto – BIO

Viivi Lehto (born 1983) is a Helsinki based artist and designer, working widely in the creative field from art to branding. The main focus of her artistic work is in glass art and painting. Her art often represents the themes of growth, time and fantasy. The key elements in her multisensory process are music, playing and working with hands.

Education

Lehto graduated as a Master of Arts in Visual Cultures, Curating & Contemporary Art Programme, Aalto University 2020. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design in Lahti Institute of Design, University of Applied Sciences 2009. 

Awards

In 2010, the Finnish government presented Viivi Lehto with the remarkable Sammontekijät- award. The award was given to acknowledge Lehto for “courageously seeking out new forms of collaboration between design field and other industries, and being recognized as a pioneer in her field.” The criteria for receiving the award were, amongst other things, creativity, innovativenes, functionality and novel thinking.