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SANNA VAKKILAINEN     
                                                                      
Artist
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
sanna.vakkilainen1(a)gmail.com

EDUCATION

2019–2020 Instructor of solution oriented art therapeutic methods, Alfa Partners, Helsinki

2015–2019 Painter, Free Art School, Helsinki 

2015 Matriculation Examination, Visual Arts School of Helsinki, Upper Secondary School 


UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS  


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
2025 SWEET, Out of the Box gallery (by Bridge Helsinki), Lazy Fox, Albertinkatu 36, Helsinki

2025 Paintings, Elderly Servive Center, Porvoo

2024  Exploratory Journey, Omenamäki Service Center, Porvoo, Finland 

2023 Breathing, paintings on plexiglass, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki 

2023 Paintings on display at Mana Contemporary Showroom, Jersey City, US 
 
2022 Gumbostrand Konst & Form, Söderkulla  

2022 Bliss, solo exhibition, Kulma gallery, Porvoon taidehalli, Porvoo  

2022 Intermission, Galleria Salmi, Laajasalon kirjasto, Helsinki  

2022 Dreamin´, Mikrogalleria, Kaapelitehtaan Konttori, Helsinki  

2020 Peace of Mind, Johan & Nyström café, Helsinki

2019 Color Adventure, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki

2019 Zoom In, Ateljee Bar, Solo Sokos Hotel Torni, Helsinki

2018 Luontoni, Galleria Vaaga, Cablefactory, Helsinki

2017 Pieniin ja suuriin valoihin, outdoor exhibition at Cablefactory, Helsinki

GROUP EXHIBITIONS            

2024 Echo of the Seasons, Agora Gallery, Manhattan, New York City

2024 Paintings at Flow Festival 9.8.–11.8.2024, Suvilahti, Helsinki

2024 Urbana Hortus, Helsinkis Artists´ Association group exhibition, Taidekeskus Ahjo, Joensuu

2023–2024 sales exhibition, Skanno X Finnish Painters´ Union, Skanno Showroom, Erottaja2, Helsinki  
 
2022 Art Basel Miami, Miami, US  

2022 The 51st summer art exhibition  of Kuhmalahti Art Parish, Kuhmalahti, Finland 

2021 Rear Window (Takaikkuna) group artwork, shopping centre Lundi, Porvoo triennial 2021, Porvoo 
 
2020 Löytöjä työhuoneilta group exhibition, Galleria Saima, Helsinki      

10/2020 - 08/2021 Constantly living group exhibition @Proggis, Tarkk´ampujankatu 15, Helsinki   

2020  Kukkuu group artwork, Porvoon triennaali on off 2020, Kevätkumpu, Porvoo  

2020 Jaettu Tila, group exhibition, Galleria Saima, Helsinki

2019 Joulun odotus, group exhibition, Galleria Saima, Helsinki

2019 Side By Side -group exhibition with Jenni Vakkilainen, Ars Longa gallery, Helsinki

2019 Vapaa`19, Graduation exhibition, Puristamo, Cablefactory, Helsinki

2019 Free Art School sales exhibiton, Galleria Vaaga, Cablefactory, Helsinki

2018 Art of Basware, Clarion Hotel Jätkäsaari, Helsinki

2016 Finland 100 years, Free Art School group exhbition, Galleria Vaaga, Cablefactory, Helsinki

2016 Faces, group exhibition, Free Art School, Galleria Vaaga, Cablefactory, Helsinki

2016 Take Away, sales exhibition, Free Art School, Galleria Vaaga, Cablefactory, Helsinki

2015 40 minutes, group exhibition, Vapaa taidekoulu, Galleria Vaaga, Cablefactory, Helsinki 

2014 Graduation exhibition, Espoo School of Arts, Espoo 

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
 
May 2025- terrace table paintings at Hotel AX (Helsinki, Finland)

9.–11.8.2024 Four sided painting column, Flow Festival 2024, Suvilahti, Helsinki

7.6.2021 – 29.8.2021 Rear Window "painting on glass" group artwork at a shopping centre Lundi, 
project was part of the Porvoo triennial 2021, Porvoo, Finland  

25.9. – 25.10.2020 Kukkuu group artwork at Kanteletalo, 
project was part of Porvoo Triennial on off, Porvoo, Finland

OTHER 

Featured in British Vogue JULY issue 2024 (Vogue´s Gallery section in a paper magazine & Vogue Retail: Interiors) 

Featured in British Vogue JUNE issue 2024 (Vogue´s Gallery section in a paper magazine & Vogue Retail: Interiors) 

Featured in British Vogue MAY issue 2024 (Vogue´s Gallery in a paper magazine & Vogue Retail: Interiors)  

06/2023–12/2023 gallery worker, Helsinki Artists´Association, Helsinki 

02/20–10/20 Museum technician, Helsinki Art Museum, Finland

MEMBERSHIPS

2020– Finnish Painters´ Union, candidate member 

2020– Helsinki Artists´Association

2024– Yö ry

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

Finnish State Art Collection 

Solo Sokos Hotel Torni 

Private Collections in Finland and abroad

Finnish Art Society, Lottery Collection 2023

GRANTS          

2022 Arts Promotion Center Finland, working grant for 2 months