Siina Levonoja is a visual artist who lives and works in Helsinki. Levonoja’s diverse practice includes performative interventions and installations, interspecies art and sculpture. The closest material to her is fired and unfired clay.

Siina Levonoja on helsinkiläinen kuvataiteilija. Levonojan monipuolinen työskentely rakentuu performatiivisista interventioista ja installaatioista, lajienvälisestä taiteesta ja kuvanveistosta. Hänelle läheisin materiaali on poltettu ja polttamaton savi.

Contact

siina dot levonoja at gmail dot com

+358 50 527 5661

Instagram: @siinalevonoja

Coming up

June 2025 Homage To 5,867 Cattle solo exhibition in Galerie Pleiku, Berlin

Links

Interview by home gallerist Antonia Hamberg: https://www.marcyuniverse.com/posts/siina-levonoja

Curriculum vitae

Education

2019 MA, Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art ViCCA. Aalto University ARTS

2016 BA in Glass and ceramics design. Hämeenlinna University of Applied Sciences

2013-2014 Studies in drawing. LUCA School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium

Selected exhibitions and projects

July 2024 Solo exhibition in Toinen silmä, Helsinki

June 2024 Solo exhibition in Muuntotila gallery, Tampere

2023 Pörriäisten kevätkokous. Public ceramic mural, ordered by Street Art Vantaa. Martinlaakso, Vantaa

2023 Summer exhibition BALANCE. Invitational joint exhibition by Art Center Purnu, Orivesi

2023 6th Kaarisilta Biennale. Malva in Lahti, Kaarisilta center in Villähde and Postitalo in Helsinki.

2023 Pinnan alla. Invitational joint exhibition by Helsinki Artist’s Association. HAA gallery, Suomenlinna, Helsinki

2023 Afroditen lintu. Group exhibition with Mari Hallapuro and Tiina Kivinen. Funkkistalon galleria, Sastamala

2023 Aina ja uudestaan. Three-week performance in the joint exhibition by Muu ry. Muu Helsinki Contemporary Art Center, Helsinki

2022 Väsyneet / the Tired. Solo exhibition. B-gallery, Turku

2022 Rauhankyyhky 2022 project in collaboration with gallery Himmelblau, Tampere

2022 Pääskysestä ei päivääkään. Installation in Pop-Up-galleria Himmeli by gallery Himmelblau, Tampere

2021 Treasure Hunt. Solo exhibition. Cafe Bar n:o 9 , Helsinki

2021 Homage To 5,867 Cattle. Ten-day performance in Kosminen gallery , Helsinki

2021 On the Edge - Äärellä. Group exhibition. Rovaniemi Art Museum

2021 Omat polut, jaetut tilat. Group exhibition. Laterna Magica, Helsinki

2020 Unraveling. Group exhibition. Antonia Hamberg, Helsinki

2020 Paljain silmin - With the Naked Eye. Group exhibition. HAA Gallery, Helsinki

2020 Kingdom: Animal. Solo exhibition. Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti

2019 Cats of Athens. Solo exhibition. Myymälä2, Helsinki

2019 Five Underwater Lifeforms and My Inner Mind. Solo exhibition. Aalto University gallery, Espoo

2018 Twenty Brave Canaries. Intervention. Exarcheia, Athens

2018 Cats of Athens. Interspecies art project. Several locations, Athens

2018 The Reef. Solo exhibition. Drawing Gallery D5, Helsinki

2017 Ateria / The Meal. URB17 festival. Kiasma, Helsinki

2016 Western Circle. Intervention. Otaniemi, Espoo

2016 LITTLE POT EXHIBITION. Intervention. Suvilahti, Helsinki

Works in collections

Finnish State Art Collection, Aalto University Student Union’s collection, private collections

Memberships

Muu ry, Helsinki Artists’ Association, Kuvasto ry, Suunnitelma B ry

Grants

2024 Alfred Kordelin Foundation. Working grant

2022 Taike. Covid-19 support 6 months

2021 Taike. Covid-19 support

2021 Taike. Project grant

2018 Aalto University, ARTS, for the production of the MA thesis in Greece

2017 Aalto University, ARTS, for the internship in Italy