This year started with my solo exhibition called FLOWERS & MAGIC and it’s until the 30th of January at Vallilan Panimon Galleria in Helsinki. And now I’m planning new projecs for the new year and I’m very excited about it.
Last year was filled with big changes (new home, new job, etc) and I counted that I was part of 7 exhibition! It was wonderful and very busy year full of surprises so I’m kinda of hoping this year would be calmer and I’d have more time to focus on reinventing and redefining my artistic practice :) But also, I’m very open to all the opportunities that might appear so if it’s going to get busy, I’m very okay with that too <3
Have a great 2025 everyone!
Photo of me at WONDERLAND by Kirsti Palmu aka mum <3
I’m happy how my exhibition WONDERLAND went in Galleria 2. There were almost 1300 visitors which is amazing. And I’m super happy with the feedback I got: many people said that they felt happier after seeing my colorful exhibition. Thanks again everyone!
Then I got exciting news few days ago: I was selected in art residency programme in Denmark called Between Happiness and Despair organised by Taiteen talo and Kunsthal NORD! It’s about, among other things, mental wellbeing and how art could be beneficial to that. That is something I often process in my art and I’m super excited to have this opportunity to share my insights as well as lean from others about the topic.
Here’s a link to an article (in Finnish) about me and my exhibition at Galleria 2 in Pirkkala. The exhibition is open until 15th of April 2024, so go and check it out!
WONDERLAND, 14th of March - 15th of April 2024
Galleria 2, Suupantori 2, Pirkkala
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10-19 Sat 10-15
I have some good news! My next solo exhibition called Wonderland will open 14th of March at Galleria 2 in Pirkkala. It brings together my artworks from years 2020-23 and as you can imagine it’s going to be very colorful and wonderful <3 Click here to get to the gallery website :)
Currently I’m working on an exhibition in Kerava, the big Purkutaide - Ihmemaa X exhibition where I’m filling a whole room with my flower creatures! That exhibition will open the 1st of June :D
One of my dreams came true last year and I was selected to be part of Ihmemaa X - Purkutaide exhibition with my flower creatures and I also got Alfred Kordelin Foundation working grant to create my dreamy creatures! So, Summer 2024 when the exhibition opens there will be a room which is a parallel universe where my flower creatures live!
This awesome photo of me sketching my creatures was taken by Joël Petzold for his Artis Portrait Project.
Here are some photos of the mural we did together with artist Maria Björklund in August 2023 to Myyrmäki sation in Vantaa. We named the mural Paraati (parade). Here’s a small descriptin of the mural in Finnish and English.
“Paraati on ihmeellisten olioiden riemukas marssi, jossa voi kohdata monenlaista kulkijaa. Mukaan mahtuvat aivan kaikenlaiset öttiäiset, kaikenmuotoiset ja -kokoiset, lempeät ja lemmekkäät siinä kuin äkäiset ja piikikkäätkin, sulassa sovussa monimuotoisuuttaan juhlimaan.”
”The Parade is a joyful march of wonderful creatures, where you can meet many kinds of passers-by. All kinds of critters, creatures and beasts, of all shapes and sizes, gentle and cuddly as well as sharp and prickly, stroll in harmony together and celebrate their diversity.”
This summer has been really exciting because I’ve been conquering new territories with my art. I was commissioned to do a mural by Street Art Vantaa to Myyrmäki station with another wonderful artist Maria Björklund. We’ve been painting there for a while now and this week we are finishing the mural. We have painted altogether 52 meters length of walls! I’ll share more pictures when we have finished the mural :) This has been such a fun project and collaborating with Maria has been great.
So, if you you want a mural, I’m your artist!
