Tiina Herttua is a Finnish visual artist whose practice explores the relationship between humans, nature, and society, informed by art historical context and visual research. She abstracts her subjects through a visual language that retains subtle allusions to representational forms, often using natural pigments, alongside oil and acrylic to strengthen the connection between material, place, and meaning. In recent years, Herttua’s research-driven practice has focused on landscape painting, engaging with the genre not only as a motif but also as a site of emotional, spatial and experiential investigation. Her paintings aim to evoke a sense of experiential sublimity—rooted in the Romantic tradition of the sublime that first elevated landscape from a backdrop to a subject in its own right. Her paintings often originate from impressions, memories, and close observation of specific places, light, and color, which she simplifies and reflects upon, leaving space for the viewer’s interpretation. She frequently works ‘en plein air’ – outdoors, particularly in the Mediterranean, where natural light becomes both a methodological and conceptual condition of her work. Her layered landscapes operate as temporal palimpsests: strata of paint conceal and reveal the motif, binding the landscape to time, place, and history. In these works, material, perception, and memory intersect, creating landscapes that are not static but accumulated, lived, and historically resonant. This approach positions her paintings as both experiential and conceptually rich sites of engagement. Herttua’s works have been exhibited in solo and group shows in Finland, across Europe, and internationally in Japan, Australia, Russia, and the United States. Her work has been included in curated exhibitions such as ClimateNordic Expressions (Rebildcentre, Denmark, 2019), Poznań Art Week (2021), and Momentum Gallery, Kraków (2022) and they have been acquired private and public collections, including the collection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Embassy of Finland in Namibia. Herttua graduated from the Lahti Institute of Fine Arts and is a member of the Finnish Painters’ Union and the Artists’ Association MUU. She has received numerous grants and awards and has over 30 years of experience in the visual arts field. Alongside her artistic practice, she has been actively involved in art associations, international community art projects, and art symposiums. She lives and works between Finland and Italy.