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Biography
Jukka Virkkunen is a Finnish artist who lives between London and Brazil. He holds a degree in Graphic Design from Universidade Norte do Paraná (Londrina, Brazil) and a Masters in Painting from the Royal College of Art (London, UK).
Virkkunen explores the possibilities of colour and line in his painting, drawing, and printmaking, referencing nature and art history. He has had several exhibitions in major London galleries, such as the Saatchi Gallery, Annka Kultys Gallery, and Unit1.
Virkkunen was shortlisted for the UK New Artist of the Year Award and the Hari Art Prize.
Recent exhibitions include “From the Seven Eggs of Pochard” at Annka Kultys Gallery, London (2021), “UK New Artist Prize” at Saatchi Gallery, London (2021), “Antisocial Isolation” at Saatchi Gallery, London (2020), “Final, Not Over: Open Fields” at Unit1 Gallery, London (2020) and “Entrotopia” at Synagóga Centre of Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia (2020).
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Jukka Virkkunen
Born in Jyväskylä, Finland, 1986
Lives & works in London, Helsinki and Brazil
jukka@jukkavirkkunen.com
Education
2018-2020
Master of Art, Royal College of Art, London - UK
2011-2014
Bachelor of Art, Universidade Norte do Paraná, Londrina - Brazil
Solo Shows
2021
From the Seven Eggs of Pochard, Annka Kultys Gallery, London, UK
2017
LÄMPÖ (WARMTH), Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland
2015
Sieluni Trooppisessa Vaelluksessa (My Soul in Tropical Transmigration), Gallery Rupla, Helsinki, Finland
Selected Group Shows
2023
Spring Again, Spring Ahead, No 20 Gallery, London, UK
Orange River, Sixty Six Gallery, London, UK
2022
Hari Art Prize Exhibition, Hari Hotel, London, UK
2021
UK New Artist Prize, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Dreamland PT2, OHSH Projects, London, UK
Wasteland (The Factory Project), Thorp Stavri x Delphian Gallery, London, UK
Sequences, The Who? Gallery, London, UK
After All, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
Unauthorised Outdoor Installation in Shoreditch during London Gallery Weekend
2020
Antisocial Isolation, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Wintergreen Boxwood, No 20 Arts, London, UK
Beacon, Josh Lilley Gallery, London, UK
50/50, Fold Gallery, London, UK
Outdoor Monochromes, RCA Situationists, Hyde Park, London, UK
RCA2020, Royal College of Art, Online Degree Show
Final, Not Over: Open Fields, Unit1 Gallery, London, UK
SnapShot, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Entrotopia, Synagóga Centre of Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia
2019
XXX, Gas Contemporary, Northfields, UK
Open Call, Delphian Gallery, London, UK
Work in Progress, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2018
Third Anniversary, Gallery Rupla, Helsinki Finland