Master of Art, Painting
Acrylic Paint
40.0 x 40.0 cm
2024
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In his vibrant abstract paintings Finnish artist Jukka Virkkunen explores the possibilities of colour and composition. Virkkunen references of local architecture and nature in his paintings to ground his work to the place where it was made. Jukka Virkkunen currently working and living netween London, Helsinki and Brazil. Virkkunen received BA in Graphic Design from the university Norte do Paraná (Brazil) in 2015 and MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art (UK) in 2020. His latest exhibitions include “From the Seven Eggs of Pochard” at Anka Kultys Gallery, London (2021, solo), “UK New Artist Prize” at Saatchi Gallery, London (2021), “Antisocial Isolation”, Saatchi Gallery, London (2020), “Final Not Over: Open Fields” at Unit1 Gallery, London (2020) and “Entrotopia” at Synagóga Centre of Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia. Jukka has been shortlisted for UK New Artist of the Year award (2021) and Hari Art Prize (2022).
Curriculum Vitae
Born in 1986 in Kauppakatu, Jyväskylä, Finland. Currently residing in Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil.
Bachelor of Arts
From the Seven Eggs of Pochart
My Soul in Tropical Transmigration
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From the Seven Eggs of Pochart
My Soul in Tropical Transmigration
Warmth
Hari Art Prize, shortlisted
UK New Artist of the Year, shortlisted
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