CV
Suvi Härkönen
b. 1982 in Mikkeli, Finland
Living and working in Porvoo, Finland
Education
2014 Master of Arts, Visual Culture, Aalto University
2011 BA in Fine Arts, Lahti Institute of Design and Fine Arts
Solo exhibitions
2022 Mirage, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki 2022 Through, Gallery Fikka, Porvoo Art Hall
2021 Depth, Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti
2020 Need, Gallery Huuto, Helsinki
2020 Need, Cultural House Laikku, Studio, Tampere
2018 Dreams at the End of the Night, Porvoo Art Hall
2017 Let Them, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki
2015 Robots Don't Dream, GalleriaKONE, Hämeenlinna
2015 Melkein, MUU Cable, Helsinki
2014 Kun kuulet tämän äänen, Gallery Å, Turku
Group exhibitions
Other projects & work
2017 Robots Don't Dream dance performance, Museum of Technology, Helsinki.
- A collaboration with Ismo Dance Company and dancer Tanja Illukka. The performance is based on and set in my installation Robots Don't Dream (2015)
2018 Dreams at the End of the Night, Porvoo Art Hall
2017 Let Them, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki
2015 Robots Don't Dream, GalleriaKONE, Hämeenlinna
2015 Melkein, MUU Cable, Helsinki
2014 Kun kuulet tämän äänen, Gallery Å, Turku
2014 Mechanical Waves, Galleri Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, Sweden
2013 Horizontal Relations, Gallery Mältinranta, Studio, Tampere
2013 Horizontal Relations, Gallery Mältinranta, Studio, Tampere
2013 Invisible Collisions, Poriginal gallery, Pori
2012 Mieliasioita, Gallery 3h+k, Pori
2012 Mieliasioita, Gallery 3h+k, Pori
2010 Coin Mandala, performance, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2010 Paintings and Sculptures, Vapari6-gallery, Lahti
2007 Banished from the Wonderland, Villan Voimala, Hyvinkää
2007 Banished from the Wonderland, Villan Voimala, Hyvinkää
Group exhibitions
2025 Porvoo Artists' Association 20 Years Jubilee Exhibition, Porvoo Art Factory. Curator: Juha-Heikki Tihinen
2025 Runo Biannual 7 - Celebration, Runo Hotel, Porvoo. Curator: Fanny Tavastila
2023 Meri/Havet/Sea, Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka
2023 Winter Salon, Porvoo Artists' Association, Gallery Vanha Kappalaisentalo, Porvoo
2022 Pop Up Gallery, Lundi, Porvoo
2022 Forest, Näsi Manor, Porvoo
2021 PTS Goes Porvoo Triennial, Näsi Manor, Porvoo
2020 Artists at Art Factory, Kulma, Porvoo Art Hall, Porvoo
2017 Käännekohta, Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki
2016 Kohta on se aika, Ars Auttoinen, Padasjoki
2016 Pori Biennaali 2016 – Saatanan kesänäyttely, Pori. Curators: Porin Kulttuurisäätö
2015 Pori World Expo, Pori (Sculptural pavilion for the exhibition)
2014 Space Invaders II, Autotalo, Pori. Curators: Porin Kulttuurisäätö
2012 To Draw, Generator Gallery, Pori
2012 Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää
2011 Onnenpäiviä, Thesis exhibition of Lahti Institute of Fine Arts, Art Museum of Lahti
2010 10 year anniversary exhibition of Hyria Art School, Promenadigalleria, Hyvinkää
2009 S. Alanissi, S. Härkönen, V. Kanerva, J. Salonen, Promenadigalleria, Hyvinkää
2008 Kontakti, Mikkeli-sali, Mikkeli city library
2007 Happoa ja tärpättiä, Thesis exhibition of Hyvinkää Art School, Postitalo, Hyvinkää
2019-24 Curator, Gallery Fikka, Porvoo
2018 Robots Don't Dream dance performance, Jyväskylän kesä festival, Juomatehdas, Jyväskylä.
- A collaboration with Ismo Dance Company and dancer Tanja Illukka. The performance is based on and set in my installation Robots Don't Dream (2015)
2017 Portrait of the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, made together with 100 artists. The Collection of Prime Minister's Office- A collaboration with Ismo Dance Company and dancer Tanja Illukka. The performance is based on and set in my installation Robots Don't Dream (2015)
2017 Robots Don't Dream dance performance, Museum of Technology, Helsinki.
- A collaboration with Ismo Dance Company and dancer Tanja Illukka. The performance is based on and set in my installation Robots Don't Dream (2015)
Works in collections
Porvoo City Collection
Memberships
Suomen Kuvanveistäjäliitto - The Association of Finnish Sculptors
UUTE - Finnish Association of New Textile Art
UUTE - Finnish Association of New Textile Art
Porvoo Artists' Association
Confidential posts
2022 Website & Social Media Manager, Porvoo Artists' Association
2019-2021 Member of Gallery Committee, Curator, Gallery Fikka
Confidential posts
2022 Website & Social Media Manager, Porvoo Artists' Association
2019-2021 Member of Gallery Committee, Curator, Gallery Fikka
2018-2019 Website & Social Media Manager, Porvoo Artists' Association
2018-2019 Board member, Porvoo Artists' Association
2018-2019 Board member, Porvoo Artists' Association
Grants
2023 Arts Promotion Center
2021 Arts Promotion Center
2020 Svenska kulturfonden, 1 year grant
2020 Arts Promotion Center, Project grant
2019 Svenska kulturfonden, 1 year grant
2019 Arts Promotion Center, Working & project grant
2017 Arts Promotion Center, Project grant
2019 Svenska kulturfonden, 1 year grant
2019 Arts Promotion Center, Working & project grant
2017 Arts Promotion Center, Project grant
2017 The Paulo Foundation
2016 Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Working & project grant
2016 Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Working & project grant
2016 Arts Promotion Center, Public display grant
2015 Finnish Art Society, The Young Artist Grant
2015 Finnish Art Society, The Young Artist Grant
2015 Arts Promotion Center, Uusimaa region
2015 Arts Promotion Center, Project grant
2014 Arts Promotion Center, Travel grant
2014 Arts Promotion Center, Travel grant
2013 Arts Promotion Center, Satakunta region, Project grant