alanko.josefina@outlook.com
Based in Finland / Austria

Jósefina Alanko

Selected exhibitions :

2026 – Solo show, Kunsthalle Porvoo, Porvoo

2025 – Group Show ”no title” at UFO art galley, Kraków

2024 – Solo show ”Blue Moth” at UFO art galley, Kraków
2024 – Group Show ”Rubato” at Silvia Steinek Galerie, Vienna
2024 – Solo show ”Spirit Anatomy” Curated by Goschka Gawlik at BWA Ostrowiec, Ostrowiec
2024 – Solo presentation at SPARK Art fair, with UFO art gallery , Vienna
2024 – Group show Jan Koniarek Gallery, ”RAUMPLAN” Curated by Vladimír Beskid , Trnava
2024 – Solo show ”Roots of Invisible Entities ” at STRABAG Artlounge , Vienna

2023 – STRABAG Artaward International 2023, Nominated artist 2023, STRABAG Artlounge , Vienna
2023 – Group show ”The Hug 10 years” Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid

2022 – Solo show ”Deformation Of Life” at Miejska Galeria Sztuki w Łodzi, Lódź
2022 – Group show ”Dark Spring” Galleria Myymälä2, Helsinki

2021 – Solo show ”Eternal ghosts” at Art Ikubator / The Art Factory, Lódź
2021 – FLASH3 Biennal, curated by Alexander Salvesen and Jere Suontausta, Suomenlinna / Helsinki
2021 – Group Show Spring salon 21 curated by the Kosminen collective, Kosminen, Helsinki
2021 – Group Show BODY, curated by Round lemon Artist collective , London

2020 – Group Show ”It’s not Your body”, Gallary-Gallery, Moscow

2019 – Collaboration Show ”On colors” with Agata Ciehomska at Galleria OFF, OFF Piotrkowska, Lódź

2018 – Solo Show”Moniuszki” Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti
2018 – Group Show ”Matriarch” , ASP Lódź, Galleria Kobro, Lódź
2018 – ”The Art of Basware” Art award, Hotel Clarion, Helsinki
2018 – Group Show ”Päätös” BFA final exhibition, Galleria Saskia, Raja-tila, Mältinranta, Tampere

2017 – Solo show ”Porin Saskiat exhibition prize 2017” at Galleria Poriginal, Pori
2017 – Solo show at Galleria 3h+k, Pori
2017 – Solo show at Gallery Quinta del sordo, Madrid

Education:
2014 – 2018 Kankaanpää Art school, Satakunta University, Finland
2016 – 2017 Universidad Europea Madrid UEM / Visual arts, Architecture
2013 – 2014 Lahden Kansanopisto, Visual arts / Painting , Finland

Art Awards:
2023 – 1st price, STRABAG Artaward International 2023, Vienna
2022 – 1st price in the public art competition for Thohmajärvi main library
2018 – Nomination The Art of Basware Artaward, Helsinki
2017 – Porin Saskiat, Exhibition Prize for Galleria Poriginal, Pori

Residences:
2022 – Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2020 – The Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation – Casa Finlandese, Grassina
2017 – The Hug residence, Madrid

Publications / Catalogues :
2024 – SPIRIT ANATOMY by BWA Ostrowiec, text Goschka Gawlik (PL)
2024 – Group show ”RAUMPLAN” Jan Koniarek Gallery
2023, 2024 – STRABAG Artaward International (AT)
2022, Solo show Miejska Galeria Sztuki w Łodzi, Lódź (PL)
2021 – BODY Publication – ( Limited edition of 30) Round lemon Collective (UK)

Selected Grants
2026 – Paulon foundation
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 – Taike/ Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2023, 2022 –The Finnish Cultural Foundation (SKR), Pohjois-Karjalan aluerahasto
2022 – Karjalaisen kulttuurin edistämissäätiö
2017 – Porin Saskiat ry