Curriculum Vitae
Nanna Susi
Born 1967
Lives and works in Helsinki and Rome
Studies
- 1997 MA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
- 1995 Nordplus student, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1990–94 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
- 1988–90 Kankaanpää Institute of Art, Kankaanpää, Finland
- 1987–88 The Orivesi College of Arts, Orivesi, Finland
Private Exhibitions
- 2025–2026 Over the Water, Kunsthalle Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland
- 2025 On the Other Side of Town, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland
- 2024 Wonderful Life!, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland
- 2024 Nanna Susi visiting Almintalo, Almintalo, Loviisa, Finland
- 2024 The Garden Enchantment, Saarijärvi Museum, Saarijärvi, Finland
- 2024 All the Colours of the World – Toutes les couleurs du monde, Institut finlandais, Paris, France
- 2024 Roof Over Happiness, Gallery Pictor, Nummela, Finland
- 2023 Good Moments / Belli Momenti, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland
- 2022–2023 The Paintress and Furious Love, Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva, Lahti, Finland
- 2022 Seascapes, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland
- 2021 Filippa and I at the Picnic's Afterparty, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland
- 2021 On an Eternal Picnic with Johan Richard, Villa Danielson-Kalmari, Vääksy, Finland
- 2020 French balconies, Full Moons and Mountains, Auran Galleria, Turku, Finland2020 Asetelmia – Nature Morte – Still Lifes, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland2020 nanna susi – kylässä Hangossa! på besök i Hangö!, Hanko, Finland2020 Moments Include Eternity, Rovaniemi Art Museum Korundi, Rovaniemi, Finland2019 Enchantment, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland2019 Atelier Project, MACRO ASILO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma, Rome, Italy2019 Two Journeys, Joensuu Art Museum Onni, Joensuu, Finland2019 In The Moods, Nanna Susi retrospective exhibition, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland2018 little paradise, nanna susi studio, Helsinki, Finland2018–2019 In The Moods, Nanna Susi retrospective exhibition, Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland2018 Between Dark and Rise, Xian Art Museum, Xian, China2018 Leaking Vase, Tang Bo Art Museum, Xian, China2017 I Am Thousands Years Old, Basel Art Center, Basel, Switzerland2017 Soul Weaving, Finlayson Art Area, Tampere, Finland2017 Makasiini Contemporary Studio, Turku, Finland2015 Hei Hetket!, Gumbostrand, Sipoo, Finland2014 Friday Flowers, Auran Galleria, Turku, Finland2014 La Venaria Reale, Torino, Italia2013 Nine Lives And The Foyers, Korjaamo Galleria, Helsinki, Finland2012 Underneath the Eyes, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland2011 Galleria Ama, Helsinki, Finland2009 Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland2009 Galleria Ama, Turku, Finland2007 Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland2007 Galleria Ama, Turku, Finland2006 Museo Salvini, Cocguio Trevisago, Lombardia, Italy2005 Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland2005 Galleria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki, Finland2004 Galleria Ama, Turku, Finland2004 Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, Finland2003 Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland2003 Galleria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki, Finland2002 Galerie Forsblom, Studio, Helsinki, Finland2002 Galleria Ama, Turku, Finland2001 Institut Finlandais, Paris, France2001 Romberg Arte Contemporaneo, Latina, Italy2000 Galleria Kari Kenetti, Helsinki, Finland2000 Tampere Young Artist of the Year 2000, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland2000 Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, Finland1999 Marazzani Visconti Terzi Arte, Piacenza, Italy1998 Galleria Kari Kenetti, Helsinki, Finland1997 Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, Finland1996 Galleria Artina, Helsinki, Finland1995 Galleria Pintura, Helsinki, Finland1995 Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, Finland1995 Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2025 SU(d) a Nord, Nanna Susi and Maurizio Savini, SUarte Gallery, Rome, Italy
- 2025–2026 Over the Water, Nanna Susi and Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Pekka Ala-Pietilä, Kunsthalle Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland
- 2025 Contemporary Bloom, BAW – Bracciano Art Week, Bracciano (RM), Italy
- 2023–2024 Dreams and Visions – New collection of the Nelimarkka Foundation, Halosenniemi Museum, Tuusula, Finland
- 2023 Wihuri on Tour, Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Finland
- 2019 "How are them doing now?", Pinxinmäki, Sysmä, Finland
- 2019 Blue and Red Art Project I & II: Nanna Susi and Canal Cheong Jagerroos, a documentary short film by P.J.Piippo, Joensuu Art Museum Onni, Joensuu, Finland
- 2019 Blue and Red Art Project II: Nanna Susi and Canal Cheong Jagerroos, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
- 2018 Blue and Red Art Project II: Nanna Susi and Canal Cheong Jagerroos, Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland
- 2018–2019 Goldilocks and Other Stories from Own Collections, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
- 2018 Aseman Taidelaituri, Punkaharju, Finland2018 Transizioni e Passaggi, Spazio Cerere, Rome, Italy2017 Berliner Liste / Fair For Contemporary Art / Himmelblau, Berlin, Germany2017 Art Goes Logomo, Makasiini Contemporary, Logomo, Turku, Finland2016 Pyhäniemi, Hollola / Lahti, Finland2016 Mikko Hallikainen, Nanna Susi, Katja Tukiainen, Galleria G12, Kuopio, Finland2015 Dark Days, Bright Nights, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, USA2014–2015 Häntä pystyyn / Tail Up!, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland2014–2015 Hullu metsä / Crazy Forest!, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi, Finland2012 Collection Extravaganza from Edelfelt to Kasitonni, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, Finland2011 Art Helsinki Contemporary Art Fair 2011, Helsinki, Finland (Galleria Ama)2011 Dimanche en Rose, Institut Finlandais, Paris, France2011 Pyhäniemi Mansion Summer Exhibition, Hollola, Finland2010 Art Copenhagen 2010 – the Nordic Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark (Galleria Ama)2009 The Artists' Kalevala, Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland2008 All Colors, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland2007 Konstmässan 2007, Stockholm Art Fair 2007, Sollentuna, Sweden2006 Art Copenhagen 2006, Copenhagen, Denmark2004 Gardens of Paradise, Helsinki Art Museum Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland2004 Finlanded, d'AC Galleria Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea, Ciampino, Italy2004 Landscape Now, Mikkeli Art Museum, Mikkeli, Finland2003 Villa Piccolomini, Centro Dionysia, Rome, Italy2003 50/50, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland2001 Hokkarikukkia – Works from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland2001 Four Artists in Kerava, Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland2001 Finnish Today..!, Galerie Asbaek, Copenhagen, Denmark2001 Time in Mazzano, Helsinki Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland2001 Pyhäniemi Mansion Summer Exhibition, Hollola, Finland2001 Galleria Pio Monti, Rome, Italy2001 Flash Art Museum, Trevi, Italy2000 Spazio Off – Torino Biennial, Torino, Italy2000 Spazio Off – Romberg Arte Contemporaneo, Latina, Italy1999 Indoors–Outdoors, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland1999 Paloja / Pieces, Bukowski-Hörhammer, Helsinki, Finland1999 Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland1999 Biennale dei Giovani Artisti dell'Europa e dell'Mediterraneo, Rome, Italy1999 Cité International des Arts, Paris, France1999 7th International Biennial of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt1998 Workshop of visual arts presentation, Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Curation
- Joy and Asymmetry, Kunsthalle Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland, 2026
Works in Collections
- Vantaa Art Museum Artsi
- Finnish National Gallery
- Steven and Kathy Guttman Collection, New York
- Gautreaux Collection, Kansas City
- HAM Helsinki Art Museum
- EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
- Lahti Art Museum MALVA
- Salo Art Museum
- Tampere Art Museum
- Huitti & Ranta-Huitti, Finland
- Ursa Astronomical Association, Helsinki
- Nelimarkka Foundation
- Paulo FoundationJenny and Antti Wihuri FoundationRovaniemi Art Museum KorundiNiemistö Collection, Hämeenlinna Art MuseumPyynikinlinna, TampereStora Enso OyjAltia OyjSitraKone FoundationDuodecim CollectionAcademy of Fine ArtsOy Valitut Palat – Reader's Digest AbFinnish Embassy in Egypt, CairoFinnish Embassy in Paris, FranceSalmela Arts CentreHammarström Puhakka PartnersVääksy Secondary School, AsikkalaVilla Danielson-Kalmari, Municipality of Asikkala
Awards
- 2014 Golden Helsinki Medal, Helsinki
- 2005 The Beato Angelico Prize, Rome
- 2000 Young Artist of the Year, Tampere
Memberships
- Finnish Painters' Union
Public Works
- 2023 Portrait of Vantaa mayor emerita Ritva Viljanen, Vantaa City Hall, Vantaa, Finland
- 2016 The oil painting "Nature Trip" (Luontoretki), located on the outside wall of the Liivuori Kindergarten, Hämeenlinna, Finland
- 1998 The paintings Clinic I and Clinic II in the Meilahti Hospital's Oncological Department, Helsinki, Finland
- 1998 The altar painting in St Andrea Church in Rekola, Vantaa, Finland
