Hotel Ax exhibition 7.4 – 30.6
Curated by: Emilia Kannosto
Heidi Roschier
Heidi Roschier is a Helsinki-based abstract artist and known for her expressive use of color, movement, and nature-inspired visual language. With over a decade of experience, she works from her studio in the Roihupelto art district, using vegan materials. Her body of work also includes unique art earrings influenced by organic forms and natural aesthetics. Her artistic identity is rooted in ethical values and environmental consciousness.
Sanna Vakkilainen
Sanna graduated as a painter from the Free Art School in 2019 and has been actively working in the
field of visual arts for seven years. During this time, she has held solo exhibitions, participated in
group exhibitions, and contributed to public art projects. These include painting two terrace tables
for Hotel AX (2025), decorating one of the electrical cabinets in the city center (2024), creating
large four-sided paintings as part of the Flow Festival (2024 & 2025), and participating in the
Porvoo Triennials (2020 & 2021).
Her work has also been exhibited in the United States, including in Miami, New York, and New
Jersey. Sanna’s paintings are included in several private collections, as well as the Finnish State Art
Collection and the collections of Hotel Torni and Hotel Marski.
Taneli Stenberg
“In recent years, I have worked extensively on large-scale murals and various wall paintings. My summer projects have allowed me to focus on studio painting during the winter months. This collection brings together works from different years—fragments of various larger bodies of work. Painting serves as a way to explore and understand the world. At its best, this kind of reflection can reveal something essential about our ways of being and acting. Observation, followed by execution, expands our understanding of the causes and consequences of our actions. Motivation lies at the core of painting: why fill a surface, why paint something at all? This opportunity to question our motives can lead to paintings that carry weight and relevance in the present moment.”
AX Under 3.3-4.5.2026
Martino Fraschini
Martino Fraschini is an Italian illustrator and tattoo artist based in Helsinki, and the owner of a
private studio in the historic district of Katajanokka.
His illustrations are created with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and range from refined
black-and-white works to richly layered color compositions, all grounded in a strong foundation of
pencil drawing. Some of the exhibited pieces were originally created for the Design Museum Shop in Helsinki
and the HAM Museum Shop. His work is distinguished by exceptional precision and meticulous
attention to detail — defining characteristics of his artistic language.
E-mail: martogoto@gmail.com
Instagram: martinofraschini
Anni-Julia Tuomisto
Anni-Julia Tuomisto (s. 1984) is a designer, illustrator and an emerging artist and she has been an
entrepreneur for over a decade. Although most company collaboration related projects are produced as
digital art, the passion of making traditional art has become a way for Anni-Julia to express herself on a
whole new level. Ten years ago the artist started to paint street art. The new animal and lettering related
plywood pieces represent Anni-Julia’s journey in mixing different techniques and passions together.
E-mail: contact@anni-julia.com
Instagram: __annijulia__
Matti Räty
“My work walks on the borders of reality and fever dreams. I was heavily
depressed when painting these pieces and it often felt that everything
around me feels blurry. Painting was a way to clear my thoughts. A way
to explore emotions that had been buried somewhere deep.”
E-mail: contact@mattiraty.com
Instagram: mattiratythings
Website: mattiraty.com