Transparent Language -exhibition 6-18.2025


June is full of glass happenings : Transparent Language -exhibition at Yö Galleria, Helsinki and Finnish Glass Biennale in Riihimäki, Iittala and Nuutajärvi.

Transparent Language, Yö Galleria, Helsinki 6-18.6.2025

The exhibition Transparent Language brings together five contemporary artists. Henriikka Pöllänen, Riikka Haapasaari, EGS, Aleksi Marjamaa, and Ella Varvio explore the conceptual and material potential of glass. Their methods, expressive languages, and backgrounds differ distinctly from one another.

Vernissage: Thursday, June 5, 2025, 6–9 PM

Yö Gallery
Lönnrotinkatu 33,
00180 Helsinki
Opening hours: Tue–Fri 2–7 PM, Sat–Sun 12–5 PM


Innovative Glass: From Science and Art to Sustainability

Seminar at the Finnish Glass Museum in Riihimäki 4.6.2025


The Finnish Glass Museum organizes glass themed seminar on Wednesday June 4. The seminar will explore current glass related topics in the fields of art, science and innovations. Yours truly will be speaking about PhotonArt -project and art-science collaboration. The seminar will be held in English and it has 11e participation fee.

THE FINNISH GLASS MUSEUM
Tehtaankatu 23
Opening hours 10 am–5 p

Link to the seminar program and pre-registration :

https://www.finnishglassbiennale.fi/en/seminar/seminar-innovative-glass/

The seminar is part of Finnish Glass Biennale – organized for the very first time. There are happenings in Nuutajärvi, Iittala and Riihimäki. So do check out the program.

Happenings ahead

As you well know, due to the changing situation across the globe – the dates of my exhibitions may change. Here’s though a list of what’s ahead if all goes well.

– Finnish Glass Lives 8, The Finnish Glass Museum, 14.2.-19.4.2020 CLOSED FOR NOW

– Art Breda, Art Gallery Rozendaal’s stand, Breda, Netherlands 5-13.9.2020

– Back on Tour -Modern European Glass Engraving, Coburg, Germany 8.5.-8.11.2020

– Gumbostrand Konst & Form, glass art exhibition, Sipoo, Finland 13.11.2020-17.1.2021

Forest Meadow – unique art pieces made in Nuutajärvi, Finland 2019. Photo : Otto Ojala

Thank you 2019

Thank you 2019, the life of an artist is not the most even : there are moments of doubt and hesitation, but then again equal amount of creativity and joy.

This year included among other things : making new artworks in Nuutajärvi, exploring glass colours in co-operation with Tampere University, support for my artistic work from Finnish Cultural Trust’s Pirkanmaa Regional Funds, sales exhibition at auction house Bukowskis, exhibition together with Elina Salonen in Netherlands … To be honest, there’s quite enough.

Looking forward 2020, let there be more creativity than doubt.