Visual artist living and working in Helsinki
Photography, printmaking & bookbinding
anna.niskanen@gmail.com
b.1990, Helsinki
Education
2017 Master of Arts (Photography)
2014 Bachelor of Arts (Photography)
Aalto University ARTS, Helsinki FI
Exchange Programs at
Emily Carr University, Vancouver, CA
School of Visual Arts, New York, USA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023. Le Centre de la photographie de Mougins, FR
2023 Hippolyte, Helsinki, FI
2021 Vaasan Taidehalli, Vaasa, FI
2020 Darker Weather: Porvoon Taidehalli, Porvoo, FI
2019 Aqua Loud: Huuto, Helsinki, FI
2019 Hover, float: Íslensk Grafík, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Tower Over: Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, FI
2018 Sneaker: Valokuvakeskus Nykyaika, Tampere, FI
2018 Tower Over: Mikkelin Valokuvakeskus, Mikkeli FI
2017 Hover, float: Photographic Centre Peri, Turku FI
2017 Lustrum: Kosminen, Helsinki, FI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 In Continuous Dialogue: Oksasenkatu 11, FI
2022 Pärnu Fotofestival; Pärnu, EE
2022 Salt, Metal: Helsinki Darkroom Festival; Korjaamo, FI
2022 Kenen luonto?: Mikkelin Taidemuseo, FI
2022 Thaw; LOKAL, FI
2021 Kenen luonto?: Pohjanmaan Valokuvakeskus, FI
2021 Nothing New Under the Sun: FABRIKKEN, DK
2021 Kenen luonto?: Pohjoinen Valokuvakeskus, FI
2021 Kenen Luonto?: Turun Taidehalli, Turku, FI
2021 Pohojonen, Galleria Rankka, Helsinki, FI
2021 Riga Photomonth, Riga, LV
2021 Epävarma Horisontti: Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, FI
2021 Kenen Luonto?: Jyväskylän Taidemuseo, Jyväskylä FI
2020 O Worm Supreme, TUO-TUO, Joutsa, FI
2020 Nastolan Kesänäyttely, Nastola, FI
2019 A Chance for the Unpredictable: Lianzhou Foto, CN
2019 Mänttä Art Festival, FI
2019 Ljós: SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Novosibirsk Graphic Art Triennial, Novosibirsk, RU
2018 Eitt Andartak: Gallerí Fold, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Spring Signs Chill 30%: SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Flock and Fold: SÍM Gallery, Reykjavik, IS
2017 100 Finnish Photographers: Äkkigalleria, Jyväskylä, FI
2017 Circuit: Merikortteli, Helsinki FI
2017 Golden Age of Chaos and Clusterfuck: Myymälä2, FI
2016 Kosminen rakkaus: Kosminen, Helsinki, FI
2016 ERROR: Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki, FI
2016 Hover, Float: Sushibar, Helsinki, FI
2015 Fotobokfestival Oslo Fotogalleriet, Oslo, NO
2015 Nordic Comic Festival, Oulu, FI
2015 Nordic DA Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, DK
2015 PHOTOBOOK WEEK AARHUS Galleri Image, Aarhus, DK
2015 Fotobok GBG 15 Gothenburg, SE
2015 22 10: Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, CA
2015 Bloom: Lokal, Helsinki, FI
2015 SOVA: Maa-tila, Helsinki, FI
2015 DEADLINE: Jukka Male Museo, Helsinki, FI
2014 Bloom: Lokal, Helsinki, FI
Residencies, Awards, workshops and reviews
2022 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2022 SMCM Artist House, Maryland, US
2021 FIDA, Copenhagen, DK
2021 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2020 BMW Residency finalist, FR
2019 ISSP Photography & the World, Jelgava, LV
2019 Plat(t)form, Winterthur, CH
2019 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2018 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2017 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
2015 Nordic Dummy Award finalist
Works in Collections
Finnish State Art Deposit
Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu
Memberships
The Photographic Artists’ Association (board member 2017-2021, Vice President 2022–)
The Association of Finnish Printmakers (2021-)
Kosminen-artspace (founding member 2016-)
Grants
2023 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2022 Arts Promotion Center Finland (travel costs)
2022 Arts Promotion Center Finland (one-year artist grant)
2021 Finnish Cultural Foundation (travel costs)
2021 Finnish Cultural Foundation (working grant)
2021 Arts Promotion Center Finland (working grant)
2021 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2020 Arts Promotion Center Finland (working grant)
2020 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2019 Finnish Cultural Foundation (travel costs)
2019 Frame (shipping costs)
2019 i-Portunus (travel costs)
2019 VISEK (exhibition costs)
2019 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2018 Kone Foundation (Kosminen)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (residency costs)
2018 Frame (travel grant)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (working grant)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (Kosminen)
2017 Arts Promotion Center Finland (residency costs)
2017 Aalto University
2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2017 Photographic Centre Peri
2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation (Kosminen)
For complete resume, price list or references please email me at anna.niskanen@gmail.com
Visual artist living and working in Helsinki
Photography, printmaking & bookbinding
anna.niskanen@gmail.com
b.1990, Helsinki
Education
2017 Master of Arts (Photography)
2014 Bachelor of Arts (Photography)
Aalto University ARTS, Helsinki FI
Exchange Programs at
Emily Carr University, Vancouver, CA
School of Visual Arts, New York, USA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023. Le Centre de la photographie de Mougins, FR
2023 Hippolyte, Helsinki, FI
2021 Vaasan Taidehalli, Vaasa, FI
2020 Darker Weather: Porvoon Taidehalli, Porvoo, FI
2019 Aqua Loud: Huuto, Helsinki, FI
2019 Hover, float: Íslensk Grafík, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Tower Over: Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, FI
2018 Sneaker: Valokuvakeskus Nykyaika, Tampere, FI
2018 Tower Over: Mikkelin Valokuvakeskus, Mikkeli FI
2017 Hover, float: Photographic Centre Peri, Turku FI
2017 Lustrum: Kosminen, Helsinki, FI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 In Continuous Dialogue: Oksasenkatu 11, FI
2022 Pärnu Fotofestival; Pärnu, EE
2022 Salt, Metal: Helsinki Darkroom Festival; Korjaamo, FI
2022 Kenen luonto?: Mikkelin Taidemuseo, FI
2022 Thaw; LOKAL, FI
2021 Kenen luonto?: Pohjanmaan Valokuvakeskus, FI
2021 Nothing New Under the Sun: FABRIKKEN, DK
2021 Kenen luonto?: Pohjoinen Valokuvakeskus, FI
2021 Kenen Luonto?: Turun Taidehalli, Turku, FI
2021 Pohojonen, Galleria Rankka, Helsinki, FI
2021 Riga Photomonth, Riga, LV
2021 Epävarma Horisontti: Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, FI
2021 Kenen Luonto?: Jyväskylän Taidemuseo, Jyväskylä FI
2020 O Worm Supreme, TUO-TUO, Joutsa, FI
2020 Nastolan Kesänäyttely, Nastola, FI
2019 A Chance for the Unpredictable: Lianzhou Foto, CN
2019 Mänttä Art Festival, FI
2019 Ljós: SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Novosibirsk Graphic Art Triennial, Novosibirsk, RU
2018 Eitt Andartak: Gallerí Fold, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Spring Signs Chill 30%: SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, IS
2018 Flock and Fold: SÍM Gallery, Reykjavik, IS
2017 100 Finnish Photographers: Äkkigalleria, Jyväskylä, FI
2017 Circuit: Merikortteli, Helsinki FI
2017 Golden Age of Chaos and Clusterfuck: Myymälä2, FI
2016 Kosminen rakkaus: Kosminen, Helsinki, FI
2016 ERROR: Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki, FI
2016 Hover, Float: Sushibar, Helsinki, FI
2015 Fotobokfestival Oslo Fotogalleriet, Oslo, NO
2015 Nordic Comic Festival, Oulu, FI
2015 Nordic DA Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, DK
2015 PHOTOBOOK WEEK AARHUS Galleri Image, Aarhus, DK
2015 Fotobok GBG 15 Gothenburg, SE
2015 22 10: Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, CA
2015 Bloom: Lokal, Helsinki, FI
2015 SOVA: Maa-tila, Helsinki, FI
2015 DEADLINE: Jukka Male Museo, Helsinki, FI
2014 Bloom: Lokal, Helsinki, FI
Residencies, Awards, workshops and reviews
2022 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2022 SMCM Artist House, Maryland, US
2021 FIDA, Copenhagen, DK
2021 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2020 BMW Residency finalist, FR
2019 ISSP Photography & the World, Jelgava, LV
2019 Plat(t)form, Winterthur, CH
2019 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2018 SÌM, Reykjavik, IS
2017 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
2015 Nordic Dummy Award finalist
Works in Collections
Finnish State Art Deposit
Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu
Memberships
The Photographic Artists’ Association (board member 2017-2021, Vice President 2022–)
The Association of Finnish Printmakers (2021-)
Kosminen-artspace (founding member 2016-)
Grants
2023 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2022 Arts Promotion Center Finland (travel costs)
2022 Arts Promotion Center Finland (one-year artist grant)
2021 Finnish Cultural Foundation (travel costs)
2021 Finnish Cultural Foundation (working grant)
2021 Arts Promotion Center Finland (working grant)
2021 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2020 Arts Promotion Center Finland (working grant)
2020 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2019 Finnish Cultural Foundation (travel costs)
2019 Frame (shipping costs)
2019 i-Portunus (travel costs)
2019 VISEK (exhibition costs)
2019 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2018 Kone Foundation (Kosminen)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (residency costs)
2018 Frame (travel grant)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (working grant)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (exhibition costs)
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland (Kosminen)
2017 Arts Promotion Center Finland (residency costs)
2017 Aalto University
2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2017 Photographic Centre Peri
2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation (Kosminen)
For complete resume, price list or references please email me at anna.niskanen@gmail.com