The 97th Annual Exhibition of Turku Artists’ Association will be presented at Kunsthalle Turku from 12 November to 19 December 2021.
The Annual Exhibition of Turku Artists’ Association is a tradition going back nearly 100 years. The Annual Exhibition 2021 is the 97th of its kind, and the call for applications was open to all artists and artist collectives from Southwest Finland. For many budding artists, the Annual Exhibition of Turku Artists’ Association is the first chance to exhibit their pieces. It also offers the public a snapshot of the current activities in contemporary art.
The essence of the Annual Exhibition is always shaped by its curator. This year, the exhibition was juried by visual artist and fine arts teacher Antero Paavola who selected pieces from 90 artists after reviewing a staggering 165 applications. The exhibition is a diverse selection of pieces featuring a large range of techniques and themes from traditional painting to installations, assemblages and audio pieces integrated with their environment.
Curator Antero Paavola describes the selection process as challenging: “I would have liked to include pieces from every single artist. However, there are spatial limitations to consider.” In fact, the Annual Exhibition will take up all the three galleries at Kunsthalle Turku from floor to ceiling, giving room for the diversity of techniques. Despite the enormous selection process, the curator is satisfied with the exhibition.
“We’ve put together a fine exhibition. Special thanks go to the association’s artists and the active members who took part in the arrangements,” says Paavola.
The artists in the exhibition:
Vesa Aaltonen
Anna Aho
Henna Aho
Simo Alitalo ja Tuike Alitalo
Eeva-Liisa Anttila
Erno Beuker
Annika Dahlsten
Sami Funke
Reeta Giger
Saija Hairo
Anu Halmesmaa
Marika Halonen
Selma Haro
Toni Hautamäki
Mariel Helovirta
Sanna Horvath
Suvi Hukka
Tanja Huntus
Elina Hämäläinen
Sara Ilveskorpi
Aki Jalava
Sami Jalonen
Heli Jauhiainen
Johanna Juupaluoma
Petra Kallio
Kristiina Karsten
Salla Kemppi
Sirkku Ketola
Venla Kivelä
Annika Kivi
Aapo Kotilainen
Riikka Kupsala
Elli Laajavuori
Elise Lehikoinen
Teija Lehto
Oona Leinovirtanen
Lotta Leka
Appe Leppänen
Jussi Lipasti
Johannes Luoma
Tiina Majabacka
Nea Mattila
Mari Metsämäki
Jone Mutka
Jan Helge Muurinen
Pirkko Mäkelä-Haapalinna
Maija Mäki ja Jaana Saarikoski
Erkki Nampajärvi
Johanna Naukkarinen
Eero Nives
Marjaana Nukarinen
Reija Palo-oja
Mervi Patala
Hannele Peltorinne
Kalle Pitkänen
Minna Poikonen
Janne Punkari
Inari Raaterova
Jarkko Rantanen
Eetu Ronkainen
Margarita Rosselló Ramón
Iiris Elena Rusi
Ville Ruuska
Jani Rättyä
Marianne Saarenvirta
Elisa Sakko
Jose Salminen
Taru Salonen
Silja Selonen
Pirkko Siivonen-Takku
Salla Sillgren
Tomi Slotte Dufva
Raisa Marja Suksi
John Sundberg
Paula Suominen
Jarkko Suvela
Sini Talonen
Trivial Zero (Sami Pikkarainen ja Jenny Mild)
Alexandra Trufanova
Henri Tuominen
Vertti Turunen
Arja Valkonen-Goldblatt
Jaana Valtari
Heini Vanhanen
Andrea Vannucchi
Fanny Varjo
Jenni Vesanen
Jirko Viljanen
Susanna Vuorio
Merja Ylitalo
