ANTTONEN
About
Riikka Anttonen is a Helsinki-based visual artist working in the expanded field of sculpture. Their space-sensitive works combine sculptural elements with marble mosaic and relief surfaces. Anttonen works through the lens of queer experience, with a recurring theme of metamorphosis. Their works often combine references to ancient Roman times into fantasies of worlds that defy easy categorization. They hold an MFA degree from the University of the Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, and an MA degree from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
An updated CV is available upon request.
Upcoming exhibitions:
5/2025-8/2025
Summer Rain, group exhibition (Henri Airo and Toivo Heinimäki, Riikka Anttonen, Jessie Bullivant, Gladys Camilo, Ama Essel, Dominik Fleischmann, Lotta Hagelin and Ritni Ráste Pieski, Milja Hakkarainen, Tero Harju and Tuuli Malla and Erja Taskinen, Erkki Huilla, Annamaari Hyttinen, Mirei Kato, Viktor Khachtchanski, Karolina Kucia, Kriti Kumari, Jaakko Leeve, Mireia c. Saladrigues, Jonna Salonen, Juliana Irene Smith, Marja Viitahuhta, Ánnámáret, Ilkka Heinonen and Turkka Inkilä), Kunsthalle Helsinki
10/2025-11/2025
AMAZING SHOW WITH HORSES solo exhibition, Baerum Kunsthall, Norway
11/2025-1/2026
Memories In Motion, group exhibition (Jen de Lun, Helena Minginowicz, Alexis Jang, Harriet Gillett, Riikka Anttonen, Karolina szwed and Kateřina Ondrušková), Galería Yusto/Giner , Spain
9/2026-10/2026
BUILDERS PALACE solo exhibition, Sinne gallery, Helsinki
Education
2023
Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki
2012
Master of Arts, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
2011
Bachelor of Arts, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture