Ruusa

Ruusa (Rosa Hultman) is an artist from Helsinki who has been active in street art since 2014. In her street art, Ruusa often paints on a current topic or grabs an idea from the local culture, wherever she paints. The smaller paintings, on the other hand, often deal with the history of cities, inspired by the architecture and the stories of the inhabitants. However, the works are characterized by glowing colors and a lively line.

Ruusa’s public works of art can currently be found in the murals in Helsinki’s Myllypuro, Vallila (collaboration) and the Hansakuja bridge underside mural (collaboration) in Itäkeskus, as well as the 60th anniversary mural of Kotkan Meripäivät Event (collaboration) completed 2022 in Kotka.

Ruusa’s art has also been seen in various events, such as: Kiasma Wall 2014–2015, Kallio Block Party 2015, Lux Helsinki 2019, Sideways 2019 and Mimmit peinttaa 2015–2019, 2022, Blockfest 2016 and 2022.

In addition to her own artistic activities, Rosa Hultman (Ruusa) has been working as a producer in street art and public art projects since 2015 in Mimmit peinttaa (@mimmitpeinttaa), 2015–2020 Upeart (@upeart) and at the moment also in her own company Ruusa Art & Production. 

She is a founder and a member of female street art collective Mimmit peinttaa https://www.mimmit.net/mptaidekollektiivi.