January 27–February 26, 2022
Steve Turner is pleased to present Alone, a solo online exhibition by Helsinki-based Jenni Hiltunen that consists of recent paintings and ceramic sculptures which depict a solitary woman who enigmatically gazes out at the viewer. Hiltunen uses color and form to explore psychological nuances that are deeper than the subject's superficial attributes. While she acknowledges that she is the subject in most works, she hopes that viewers will also see themselves.
Jenni Hiltunen (born 1981, Hollola, Finland) earned an MA at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki (2007) after earning a BA at the Turku Arts Academy (2004). She has had solo exhibitions since 2005, most recently at Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki; Mimmo Scognamiglio Artecontemporanea, Milan and Kunsthalle Växjo, Sweden. Her work has also been included in museum group exhibitions at Kunsthalle, Helsinki and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Alone is Hiltunen's first exhibition with Steve Turner and her first in the United States.
Born 1981, Hollola, Finald
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
Education
2007
MA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2004
BA, Turku Arts Academy, Finland
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki (upcoming)
Alone, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2019
Three Voices, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
2018
Mess of Being, Kunsthalle Växjo, Sweden
2017
In The House of Blue Floors, Galerie Forsblom, Stockholm
Mimmo Scognamiglio Artecontemporanea, Milan
Nothing Else Matters, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
2013
Endless nameless, Galerie Forsblom, Stockholm
Pretty Absence, Mimmo Scognamiglio Artecontemporanea, Milan
2011
Issues, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
2010
Blink, Kunsthalle Helsinki
Pieces of what, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
2009
Make your own paintings, Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki
2008
I like it. I copy it, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2007
Neonclassic, Huuto Gallery, Helsinki
2006
Paintings, Gallery Jangva, Helsinki
2005
Bird on fire, B Gallery, Turku
Vanilla hotel, Parasit3 Gallery, Helsinki
Group Exhibitions
2020
Women, Masks and Wilderness, Kerava Art Museum, Finland
2018
Darkest Before Dawn, Nordic Contemporary, Paris
Mimmo Scognamiglio Artecontemporanea, Milano
2017
Me: Self-Portraits Through Time, Kunsthalle Helsinki
Kiasma’s Collection Exhibition, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2015
Touch / Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection Exhibition, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland
Too much a good thing, Nordic Contemporary, Paris
2014
Together, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Dreamworld, The Newbridge Project Space, Newcastle
I want Love, Rox Gallery, New York
Northern Souls, Space Station 65, London
2012
Thank you for the music, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2011
Summer, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
Haute couture, Mänttä Honkahovi, Finland
2010
Pyhä tuho, Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku
Billnäs Summer Exhibition, Finland
My World, Art and Design Centre Ars Auttoinen, Padasjoki, Finland
2009
Young Artists, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
Vantaa Art Museum, Finland
Billnäs Summer Exhibition, Finland
Snow White Horror, Gallery Eteinen, Savonlinna
Union of Finnish Art Associations Annual Exhibition, Mikkeli Art Museum
2008
Smart, Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki
Paavo and Päivi Lipponen Trust Collection Exhibition, Kaiku Gallery, Helsinki
Mixed worlds – My East, Dom Omladine Gallery, Belgrad
Continuum, Retretti Art Centre, Punkaharju, Finland
New Painting, Lahti Art Museum, Finland
2006
Academy of Fine Arts Spring Exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
Bibliography
2016
Wuerges, Michael. “In the Studio: Jenni Hiltunen, Helsinki” Collectors Agenda
