Jonathan Ben-Ami

About the Artist

Jonathan Ben-Ami (b. 1984) is a Helsinki-based figurative painter. His works place the human figure at their centre, but through abstraction, concealment, and altered states, the figure resists full encounter. His paintings explore the layers between viewer and subject. 

Exhibitions

BFA Exhibition 2026

11 Sept–11 Oct Kuva/Tila

About the artwork

Look at me: this is what I have become. I’m not quite sure how to return the gaze, but I do, regardless.