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Laura Ukkonen (b.1977) is a visual artist based in Helsinki, Finland. She makes drawings, woodcuts, videos and writes. She observes the everyday environment, inspired by the self-portraits and home interiors from different eras, as these are themes that many women have dealt with throughout the centuries.
Laura Ukkonen graduated from Aalto University as a visual artist (MA, 2012) and visual arts educator (MA, 2019). She also studied fine arts at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris (2010) and art history at the University of Turku (BA). Ukkonen's works are in the collections of the Helsinki and Jyväskylä Art Museums. Her most recent solo exhibitions have been at Galleria Ratamo in Jyväskylä, Poriginal Gallery (2023) and Galleria Huuto in Helsinki (2022). Texts related to artistic work have been published in, for example, Taidejemmoja.
Laura Ukkonen (s.1977) on helsinkiläinen kuvataiteilija, joka piirtää ja tekee puupiirroksia, yhdistää niitä liikkuvaan kuvaan ja kirjoittaa. Hän tarkkailee arkiympäristöään eri aikakausien naisten omakuvien ja koti-interiöörien innoittamana, sillä monet naiset ovat käsitelleet näitä teemoja läpi vuosisatojen.
Laura Ukkonen on valmistunut Aalto-yliopistosta kuvataiteilijaksi (TaM, 2012) ja kuvataidekasvattajaksi (TaM, 2019). Lisäksi hän on opiskellut kuvataidetta Académie des Beaux-Artsissa Pariisissa (2010) ja taidehistoriaa Turun yliopistossa (HuK). Ukkosen teoksia on Helsingin ja Jyväskylän taidemuseoiden kokoelmissa ja viimeisimmät yksityisnäyttelyt ovat olleet Galleria Ratamossa Jyväskylässä, Galleria Poriginalissa (2023) ja Galleria Huudossa Helsingissä (2022). Taiteelliseen työskentelyyn liittyviä tekstejä on julkaistu muun muassa teoksessa Taidejemmoja.
CV
Education
2019 MA in Art Education. Aalto University, School of Art and Design. Helsinki
2012 MA in Fine Arts. Aalto University, School of Art and Design. Helsinki
2010–11 (5 months) École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France
2009 BA (Art History) University of Turku
2005 Bachelor of Fashion and Textiles. Stadia, Helsinki Polytechnic
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Ryhti. Taidekeskus Ahjo, Hiili-tila, Joensuu
2023 Omissa tiloissa (olkapäiden asentoja). Jyväskylä Art Museum, Galleria Ratamo
2023 Paikallaan. Poriginal Gallery, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
2022 Self-Portraits. Galleria Huuto, Helsinki, Finland
2018 Home as a workspace (with Nelli Tanner). Artcentre Itä. Lappeenranta, Finland
2018 Two Signatures (with Nelli Tanner) Oksasenkatu 11 Gallery. Helsinki, Finland
2016 Shipwreck. VS Gallery, Fiskars, Finland
2015 Shipwreck. Galleria Å, Turku, Finland
2015 Letters. Galleria Huuto, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Pistokkaita. Sorbus-galleria, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Pistokkaita. Mältinranta Artcenter, Tampere, Finland
2011 Birthday cake and a tablecloth, Galleria Augusta, Helsinki, Finland
2011Safe Life, Galleria Alkovi, Helsinki, Finland
Group Exhibitions
2023 Huh-huh. Galleria Huuto. Helsinki, Finland
2022 Oooooooh! Galleria Huuto 20 years. Helsinki, Finland
2022 Aineenvaihdunta - Sttoffwechsel. plan.d. Produzentengalerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 Huuto oot uuh. Galleria Huuto. Helsinki, Finland
2016 Taidekehä (work with Elina Rantasuo and Pauliina Jokela), Kanneltalo Galleria, Helsinki
2013 Portrait, Lahti Art Museum, Finland
2013 Art Fair Suomi 13. Cablefactory, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Drawing in the Flesh. Curated by Mika Karhu. Vantaa Art Museum, Finland
2012 Next Design, Aalto University graduates. Tongji University, China
2012 Summer exhibition at Är-galleria. Helsinki, Finland
2012- Art on the Union Line. Organised by Magdalena Åberg, Helsinki Artists' association and Helsingin Energia. Finnish contemporary art showcased on transformer boxes along the Union line from Unioninkatu to Siltasaarenkatu, Helsinki
2012 MoA'12, Masters of Aalto. Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Antidote 3. Curated by Teemu Mäki &Anastasia Patsey. Art centre "Pushkinskaya-10", St.Petersburg, Russia
2010 Antidote 1, Political Art from Aalto University. Curators Teemu Mäki/Maud Piquion. RsProjects Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2010 AHNE'10, Students of Aalto University. Suvilahti, Kattilahalli, Helsinki, Finland
2010 FID 2010, Foire Internationale du Dessin. Loft Marquardt, Paris, France
2009 The rejected. Aralis-galleria, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Take another look. Helsinki City Museum. Finland
2008 Introducing Artlab-gallery. Artlab-gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2006 I conserve, I dance, I paint. With Saara Törmä and Riikka Jokelainen. Galleria Majakka, Helsinki, Finland
Publications
Ukkonen, Laura: Toisen piirtämän viivan kopioiminen. Article in the book Taidejemmoja. Art Centre for Children and Young People. 2019.
Ukkonen, Laura: Haparoivia vetoja (Tentative Strokes). Saari Residence 10 years.
Kone Foundation. 2018.
Alanko, Anna & Ukkonen, Laura: Yksityisasia (Private Matter) picture story in Voima magazine. 2014.
Grants
2024 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Project Grant
2023 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Working Grant 6 months
2023 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Project Grant
2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. 1 year working Grant
2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Project Grant
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Working Grant 6 months
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Project Grant
2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Korona Working Grant 2 months
2019 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Working Grant 6 months
2018 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Project Grant (work group)
2015 Finnish Cultural Foundation (Uusimaa). 2 months working Grant
2014 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Project grant (work group)
2014 Arts Council of Helsinki Metropolitan Region. Project Grant (work group)
2013 Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland. Travel Grant
2013 Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Project Grant
Residencies
2019 Art Print Resdence, Barcelona
2014 Artist-in-residence: Kone Foundation, 2 months in Saari Residence, Mynämäki, Finland
2013 Artist-in-residence: Florence, Italy. Finnish Artists´ Studio Foundation
2011 Artist-in-residence: Prague, Czech Republic. Arts Council of Helsinki Metropolitan Region
Memberships in Artists' Associations
2022- Finnish Woodcut Artists Society
2019- The Association of Finnish Printmakers
2016- Mehiläispesä ry (Galleria Huuto)
2013- MUU ry
2013- Helsinki Artists’ Association