Sini Talonen is a Turku-based visual artist who received her MA in Textile Art and Design from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2008 and did her BA at the Arts Academy in Turku, where she studied from 2014 to 2018. She has held several solo exhibitions and participated in collaborative exhibitions. Her work explores space, structures, and materials, with light, shape, color, and rhythm being key elements. Typically designed for specific places, her pieces invite close engagement and go beyond just being seen from afar. Sini’s art embraces interaction, exploring the connections between individuals and their environments.


Contact
sinitalonen@hotmail.com

Instagram
@sini.talo

Education

2015-2018
Turku Arts Academy, BA

2004-2008
Taideteollinen korkeakoulu, textile and art, BA+MA

Awards & Residencies

2018               
Turku Artists’ Association

2018               
Turku Arts Academy / Saskiat RY

2010
The artist of Juminkeko’s 25th-anniversary exhibition

2009             
Travel Grant, Suomalais-ugrilaisen kulttuurirahaston säätiö

2009             
Juminkeko, Kuhmo, artist residency

Memberships

2018               
Turku Artists’ Association

2008               
Ornamo











”Space has always reduced me to silence.”
– Jules Vallés

Solo exhibitions

01              
488-788-00-0, 2021
Galleria 3h+K, Pori

02
Liikeratoja, 2021
B-galleria, Turku

03
Blanko Ikkunagalleria,
2015, Turku

04
Paras paikka, 2010
Juminkeko, Kuhmo

05
Lähde, 2009
Vanhan Raatihuoneen galleria,
Turku

06
Möhkö, 2008
00130gallery, Helsinki

Group exhibitions

01
Sykli, 2021
Turun Taiteilijaseura, Loimaa

02
Outoiset, 2021
Kuusiston Taidekartano, Kaarina

03
Outoiset, 2021
Paljasjalkapolku, Korppoo

04
Outoiset, 2020
Paljasjalkapolku, Korppoo

05
Outoiset, 2019
Manifesti, Turku

06
Outoiset, 2019
Nielu, Nuuksion järviylänkö, Espoo

07
Ykseys, 2019
Kuusiston Taidekartano, Kaarina

08
Sisäin, 2018
Nytt18, Forum Marinum, Turku

09
Patsas, 2017
Köysiratagalleria, Turku

10
Pää kainalossa, 2015
Köysiratagalleria, Turku

11
Kaikki on hyvin, 2015
Köysiratagalleria, Turku

12
Minun veteni, 2014
Kuusiston Taidekartano, Kaarina

13
Möhkö, 2008
Master of Arts Helsinki, Helsinki

14
Ruma rumempi kaunis kauniimpi, 2006
Teatterikorkeakoulu, Helsinki

15
Voimat, 2005
Makasiinit, Fiskars

16
Kankaalla, 2005
Metsäkeskus Lusto, Punkaharju

17
Vastakohtia, 2004
Aralis-galleria, Helsinki

Community-engaged art

01
Työpajat, 2018/2019
Maahanmuuttajanaisten yhdistys
DaisyLadies, Turku

02
Välitila, 2016
Maahanmuuttajanaisten yhdistys
DaisyLadies, Turku

03
I love Finland, 2016
Vino-galleria, Konserttitalo, Turku

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