Ritva Kangasperko

Ritva Kangasperko In my art I want to communicate that we humans have huge amounts of potential, talents, and opportunities – much more than we can imagine. And that our connection to animals, birds and nature could be great fun if we let it. The figurative, narrative painting approach gives me an unlimited number of options to show this all.
My art is about visions, images and stories that I must tell. Often based on my dreams. I want to create uplifting and fun images. Hoping to make you smile. When my artwork is whimsical, there is still a message. And there is always a story.
My process is spontaneous, intuitive, easy and free of rules. While materials and technique are important to me, my process itself is not analytical or logical. My art comes from the heart. It is about finding new undiscovered dimensions for us and nature around us. It is about the joy of life.

Ritva Kangasperko Resume

Ritva Kangasperko's upcoming solo exhibition will be on view October 14 - November 8, 2026.

A surreal painted scene showing a nude woman standing in front of a spotted leopard, with two elephants and a moon in the blue sky behind her, against a green ground with small pink flowers.

A surreal painted scene showing a nude woman standing in front of a spotted leopard, with two elephants and a moon in the blue sky behind her, against a green ground with small pink flowers.

Evening Walk with a Leopard, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

A colorful painting of a woman in a purple swimsuit standing among numerous tropical fish against a teal underwater-style background.

A colorful painting of a woman in a purple swimsuit standing among numerous tropical fish against a teal underwater-style background.

We Love Swimming, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

An oil painting depicting a blonde nude woman standing between two brown and beige deer against a solid green background.

An oil painting depicting a blonde nude woman standing between two brown and beige deer against a solid green background.

We Are All the Same, oil on linen, 24" x 20" Available

A whimsical painted scene with a floating person in a brown jacket and beige pants, a white rabbit on a round robot head, birds, a fox, and a light blue background.

A whimsical painted scene with a floating person in a brown jacket and beige pants, a white rabbit on a round robot head, birds, a fox, and a light blue background.

Who Is the Alien?, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

A colorful painting of a woman with long flowing yellow hair resembling waves, surrounded by stylized fish, birds, and a blue background.

A colorful painting of a woman with long flowing yellow hair resembling waves, surrounded by stylized fish, birds, and a blue background.

In the Air, oil on linen, 18" x 24" Available

A colorful pop-art style painting of a smiling person in profile wearing a military-style jacket, surrounded by flowers, peace signs, white doves, smiley faces, and a blue background.

General Peace, oil on linen, 24" x 18" Available

A colorful surreal painting of a woman's face and shoulders, wearing a large pink hat with a fox, wolf, rabbit, and cat perched on it, against a teal background with a crescent moon, flying saucer, daisy, bird, and coffee cup.

A colorful surreal painting of a woman's face and shoulders, wearing a large pink hat with a fox, wolf, rabbit, and cat perched on it, against a teal background with a crescent moon, flying saucer, daisy, bird, and coffee cup.

We Are All One, oil on linen, 24" x 20" Available

A colorful folk-art style painting of a woman with blonde hair wearing a green dress and a large floral hat, surrounded by birds and flowers on a blue background.

A colorful folk-art style painting of a woman with blonde hair wearing a green dress and a large floral hat, surrounded by birds and flowers on a blue background.

Flowers Love Her, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

A stylized painting of a nude shepherd sitting on a rock with a staff, accompanied by sheep in a grassy field under a starry night sky.

A stylized painting of a nude shepherd sitting on a rock with a staff, accompanied by sheep in a grassy field under a starry night sky.

Stars Follow Him, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

A colorful stylized painting of a seated woman in a red one-piece swimsuit and red high heels, surrounded by white daisies, a yellow bird, a yellow crescent moon, birds, and abstract spiral motifs on a light blue background.

A colorful stylized painting of a seated woman in a red one-piece swimsuit and red high heels, surrounded by white daisies, a yellow bird, a yellow crescent moon, birds, and abstract spiral motifs on a light blue background.

Two Moons, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

A surreal pink painting featuring a nude blonde woman standing beside a polar bear, with birds, penguins, a rabbit, and a small animal around her on a solid pink background.

A surreal pink painting featuring a nude blonde woman standing beside a polar bear, with birds, penguins, a rabbit, and a small animal around her on a solid pink background.

Arctic Circle, oil on linen, 24" x 18" Available

A stylized pastel painting featuring a nude woman standing beside an oval mirror with a fox reflected, surrounded by flowers, leaves, and vases on a pale pink background.

A stylized pastel painting featuring a nude woman standing beside an oval mirror with a fox reflected, surrounded by flowers, leaves, and vases on a pale pink background.

The Truth?, oil on linen, 24" x 20" Available

A monochrome abstract painting featuring a stylized nude female figure standing with high heels, alongside a fox, a penguin, a hat, and a butterfly, rendered in grayscale tones.

A monochrome abstract painting featuring a stylized nude female figure standing with high heels, alongside a fox, a penguin, a hat, and a butterfly, rendered in grayscale tones.

I Always Have a Fox By My Left Side and a Penguin Sitting on My Shoe, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

An oil painting depicting a nude woman with painted skin tones sitting on a polar bear against a light blue background.

An oil painting depicting a nude woman with painted skin tones sitting on a polar bear against a light blue background.

Arctic Journey, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

An abstract landscape painting featuring a stylized tree with geometric shapes in shades of green, blue, black, orange, yellow, pink, and white.

An abstract landscape painting featuring a stylized tree with geometric shapes in shades of green, blue, black, orange, yellow, pink, and white.

Can You Hear Your Thoughts?, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

A stylized painting of a blue sky with a yellow sun, a white bird perched on a wire, and a green ground plane.

A stylized painting of a blue sky with a yellow sun, a white bird perched on a wire, and a green ground plane.

Long Distance Love, oil on linen, 24" x 18" Available

An abstract painting featuring a large, stylized flower in shades of orange, yellow, red, and pink on a blue base, with a white bird flying against a solid red sky.

An abstract painting featuring a large, stylized flower in shades of orange, yellow, red, and pink on a blue base, with a white bird flying against a solid red sky.

When Sun Sleeps, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

Abstract painting depicting stylized human figures in flowing lines and color blocks of gold, pink, blue, and brown.

Abstract painting depicting stylized human figures in flowing lines and color blocks of gold, pink, blue, and brown.

Fun Girlfriends, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

A stylized painting of five female figures in different poses, each rendered in a single flat color, set against a solid golden-yellow background.

A stylized painting of five female figures in different poses, each rendered in a single flat color, set against a solid golden-yellow background.

Five Best Girlfriends, oil on linen, 24" x 36" Available

Colorful abstract floral painting with bold outlines and expressive brushstrokes in orange, red, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, and white.

Colorful abstract floral painting with bold outlines and expressive brushstrokes in orange, red, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, and white.

When Flowers Party, oil on linen, 30" x 30" Available

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Ritva Kangasperko's most recent solo exhibition was on view June 4 - 29, 2025. A selection of her work is available at the gallery as indicated below. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us
Tour & Talk with Ritva Kangasperko, June 2025

When We Dream, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

Family, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Family, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Finnish Man Serves Coffee to the Alien that Unexpectedly Visits, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Finnish Man Serves Coffee to the Alien that Unexpectedly Visits, oil on linen, 30" x 30"

Coffee and Doughnuts, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Coffee and Doughnuts, oil on linen, 30" x 30" Available

Powerful Friend, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Powerful Friend, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Dragonfly Bends Space and Time, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Dragonfly Bends Space and Time, oil on linen, 24" x 30"

Skywoman, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Skywoman, oil on linen, 36" x 24" Available

Secret Life of Vases, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Secret Life of Vases, oil on linen, 18" x 24" Available

Be You, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Be You, oil on linen, 18" x 24"

Running to the Future, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Running to the Future, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

When We Sleep, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

When We Sleep, oil on linen, 24" x 18" Available

Star Sisters, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Star Sisters, oil on linen, 24" x 20"

Tea Party High Up in a Tree, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Tea Party High Up in a Tree, oil on linen, 24" x 18" Available

Dancing on the Gravitational Waves, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Dancing on the Gravitational Wave, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Hugging the Sun, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko.

Hugging the Sun, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

My Human Friend, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

My Human Friend, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Happy Sleep, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Happy Sleep, oil on canvas, 24" x 36"

New Friends, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

New Friends, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

Ilmatar, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Ilmatar (Finnish Goddess of Air), oil on linen, 24" x 36"

Space Flower, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Space Flower, oil on linen, 24" x 20"

Who Who, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Who Who, oil on linen, 40" x 30"

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Ritva Kangasperko's previous solo exhibition was presented March 13 - April 7, 2024. A selection of her work is available at the gallery as indicated below. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us
Tour & Talk with Ritva Kangasperko

Dressed for Opera, oil on linen, 20" x 24" Available

Create a Meadow for the Bees, oil on linen, 24" x 20" SOLD

Morning Coffee for Two, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

When a Star Visits You, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Trio Troppo, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Happy Tuba, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Higher Calling, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Bird Friends, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Giants Visit Me, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

When Alien Invisibility Technology Failed, Miss Jones Freaked Out, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

How the Clouds Are Created, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

Jumping Together, oil on linen, 40" x 30"

New Day, oil on linen, 30" x 30"

Portal, oil on linen, 30" x 30"

Hot Coffee, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

Fashion Statement, oil on linen, 24" x 20"

Bird Mamma, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

It Is Raining Pink Thoughts, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

The Truth About UFOs, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

Team Sports Can Be Fun Alone, acrylic on linen, 24" x 18"

Time Is Running, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

Dancing with the Sun, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

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Ritva Kangasperko's previous solo exhibition was held November 9 - December 4, 2022. For inquiries on works shown, please Contact Us.

We Did It! oil on linen, 40" x 30"

Cupid and Psyche, oil on linen, 40" x 30"

Past, Future, Present, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

My Past Running with the Woolly Mammoths, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

Synchronized Hysteria, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Dancing on Gravitational Waves in Pantelleria, oil on linen painting by Cerulean Arts Collective Member Ritva Kangasperko

Dancing on Gravitational Waves in Pantelleria, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Miss Jones Panicked When the Aliens Forgot their Pet TUI on Earth, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Transformation, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Any Way, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

Balanced Life, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

Hair, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

On Our Way to a Party, oil on linen, 16" x 12" SOLD

Coffee Animals, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

Rose Mary, oil on linen, 16" x 12"

When Your Life is in Balance, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

Natural Connections, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

Complex Beauty, oil on linen, 24" x 18"

She Came From the Constellation Orion, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

A Present from Life, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"

Coffee Hour with Friends, oil on linen, 22" x 28"

Morning Coffee, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Virtual Coffee with My Friend Down Under, oil on linen, 30" x 40"

Busy Morning, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"

Playing with Leopards, oil on linen, 24" x 36"

How the Cheetah Got Its Spots, oil on canvas, 12" x 24"

Co-Operation, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Wolf and I, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"

A Present from Life, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"

Flowers in a Vase, oil on linen, 30" x 24"

Three Sisters, oil on linen, 40" x 30"

Happy, oil on linen, 36" x 24"

Woman's Agility, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"

Wave Runners, oil on canvas, 40" x 30"

Sky Runners on Their Way Home, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"

Flying Exercises, oil on linen, 28" x 22"

Summer Games, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24"

Red (On My Way), acrylic on linen, 16" x 12"

Green (Everyone is Many), acrylic on linen, 16" x 12"

Yellow (Stardom), acrylic on linen, 16" x 12"

Blue (Constellation), acrylic on linen, 16" x 12"

A Selfie, oil on linen, 24" x 20"

Hug the Sun, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"

Enjoy the Journey, oil on linen, 24" x 20" SOLD

Yes, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"

Walking with My Moon, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"