Since 1955 he has taken part to many group exhibitions and he has also had numerous private exhibitions.  
As being one of the founder members and activist of the Oulu's artist society 63 foundation, he has been organizing and taken part to many exhibitions as well in as outside Finland.  
Matti Mikkola has taught painting, drawing and sculpting for 30 years. He also gives art critique services.  

 Matti Mikkola is a painter, teacher and an influential person from Oulu. His early born interest to art directed him in the 1950 to different kinds of art courses held at Oulu and Korpilahti. In the autumn 1954 he started to study at Finnish academy of art and graduated from there 1958.  

 Since 1955 he has taken part to many group exhibitions and he has also had numerous private exhibitions.  
As being one of the founder members and activist of the Oulu's artist society 63 foundation, he has been organizing and taken part to many exhibitions as well in as outside Finland.  
Matti Mikkola has taught painting, drawing and sculpting for 30 years. He also gives art critique services.  

 He has been teaching in many summer courses, for instance at Hailuoto camp of art in the beginning of 1960's. For Mikkola Kuusamo has become the most pleasant summercourse place of them all. He has returned to teach there every summer since the camp was first held in 1972.  

 Canyons, rapids and lakes in northeast part of Finland have often been starting point of his paintings. Lapland has been very close to Matti Mikkolas heart. Many of his trips during these years have been directed towards Teno and Ounas rivers, in winter time towards Kilpisjärvi, Posio, Luosto and Pyhätunturi.  

 Experiences, photographs, fast drawings and sketches made during these trips have given ground for working in the middle of city. Changing seasons, many faces of water and ice, spring after each other are heart-stirring again and again.  

 Mikkolas two most important public paintings are rather large wall paintings; "By the wings of bird", 1970, located at Profession school of Oulu and "Mountain and pine", 1994, located at the day care center of Ainola.  

 During his long career as an artist Matti Mikkola has taken part to hundreds of exhibitions in as well as outside of Finland. His paintings can be seen in collections of art museums, municipalities and companies.