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2025

• Turku Goes Oukkidoukki will be screened at the Festival des cinémas différents et expérimentaux de Paris in the Focus Programme Hacking the past and the present. The festival is held from October 10–19, 2025 in Paris, France. The video (2005) uses the world and language of a computer game to comment on the role of an art museum as a social space.

• Some of my works are shown at the exhibition Extended Play 6.9.–7.12.2025 at the Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art in Vaasa, a solo exhibition by Jan Olof Mallander and including a part of his art collection as well. Mallander was a central figure in introducing international avant-garde, Fluxus, and underground art to Finland. His art collection includes over 300 works by international and Finnish artists. The collection has arisen from an interest in Eastern religions and philosophy and to realize his own spiritual development.

• Welcome to Gallery Duerr, Stockholm: Summer Show July 1 – 31, 2025. A curated selection of works by the gallery's artists.

• I'm showing five GIF animations at the Dancing Pixel Party arranged by Kolaj Instutet, Friday, 27 June 2025, 7-9PM, Cafe Istanbul, 2372 Saint Claude Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117

• Participating in the Helsinki Biennal 2025 with my new sculpture and sound installation From the Dark into the Blue Yonder. The biennal brings together 37 artists and collectives on Vallisaari Island, in Esplanade Park, and at HAM Helsinki Art Museum. The theme of this year’s biennial is Shelter: Below and Beyond, Becoming and Belonging. Helsinki Biennial is held from 8 June to 21 September 2025. Big thanks to the curators of Helsinki Biennal 2025: Kati Kivinen and Blanca de la Torre (in the picture). Big thanks to the people at HAM (Helsinki City Art Museum), and Helsinki City, who commissioned the art work. The piece will be placed permanently in a park in Helsinki later on.

List of the artists: Maria Thereza Alves (BR/DE), Band of Weeds (FI), Ana Teresa Barboza (PE), Sissel M Bergh (Sápmi/NO), Sara Bjarland (FI/NL), Saskia Calderón (EC), Edgar Calel (GT), Tania Candiani (MX), Regina de Miguel (ES/DE), Olafur Eliasson (DK/IS), Carola Grahn (Saepmie/SE), Tue Greenfort (DK), Kalle Hamm (FI) & Dzamil Kamanger (IR/FI), Tamara Henderson (CA/AU), Gunzi Holmström (FI), Katie Holten (IE/US), Ingela Ihrman (SE), Geraldine Javier (PH), Aluaiy Kaumakan (TW), Kristiina Koskentola (FI/NL), Yayoi Kusama (JP), Jenni Laiti (FI/SE) & Carl-Johan Utsi (SE), LOCUS / Thale Blix Fastvold & Tanja Thorjussen (NO), nabbteeri (FI), Ernesto Neto (BR), Otobong Nkanga (NG/BE), Giuseppe Penone (IT), Laura Põld (EE/AT), Marjetica Potrč (SI), Kati Roover (EE/FI), Hans Rosenström (FI), Paul Rosero Contreras (EC), Raimo Saarinen (FI), Pia Sirén (FI), Theresa Traore Dahlberg (SE/BF), Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas (LT/US), Juan Zamora (ES)

 

• The exchange project KIRJEENVAIHTO (CORRESPONDENCE) was arranged by Inka-Maaria Jurvanen ja Kelly Moran. Participating artist from Finland are Roma Auskalnyte, Pirjetta Brander, Gunzi Holmström, Naoji Ishiyama, Inka-Maaria Jurvanen, Erkki Kannosto and Emma Peura. Participating artist from Texas are Tess Doyle, Cathie Kayser, Sharon Kopriva, Kelly Moran, Sherry Owens, Susan Plum and Chasity Porter. The exhibitions will took place in Yö Galleria, Helsinki, and in Rebud Gallery, Houston, Texas. An editition of the prints is deposited in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

• My sincere thanks to the Arts Promotion Centre Finland who kindly awarded me a working grant for three years! This is an extemely important support for my work, and I will do my best!

2024

• Group show "Reliefs for Animals" in Rostrum Gallery, Malmö, Sweden October 26. to November 17, 2024. Together with Jesse Avdeikov, Laura Dahlberg, Juliana Hyrri, Kalle Mustonen and Linda Roschier. The exhibition project is a collaboration between Huuto Gallery and Rostrum.

• Solo show "The Cloud of Unknowing" in Laikku Studio in Tampere March 30 to May 5, 2024. Address: Keskustori 4, Tampere. Paintings and sculptures.

• Group show "The Careful Movers" together with Minna Haukka and Maritta Nurmi. In Longa Gallery, Helsinki February 5 to 25, 2024.

• Presentation of my public art work The Mushroom at the conference Folk och Kultur in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Invited by the Cultural Centre Hanaholmen. February 2024.

2023

• Monograph: Maalauksia målningar paintings 2013-2023. Tex in Finnish, Swedish and English, written by Juha-Heikki Tihinen. 70 pages. Published with the support of TAIKE, Konstsamfundet and Eugène, Elisabeth of Birgit Nygréns stiftelse. Please contact me for a copy (20 Euro) or download the digital version for free here.

© Gun Holmström 2020