IRENE SUOSALO
Video artist. Works in Helsinki, Finland
Agency: 066 Studio
Art gallery: Galleri KANT, Copenhagen, DK
Instagram: irenesuosalo
Contact:
suosalo.irene(at)gmail.com / anna(at)066studio.com
STUDIES
2015-2019 BA in Photography
Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Institute of Design)
2015-2016 Art History
Turku Open University
SELECTED ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS
Bottega Veneta, Burberry, The Atlantic, Atlantic Re:think, Baffler, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Businessweek, Condé Nast, The Conversationalist, The Economist, The New Yorker, The New York Times, ProPublica, Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Dropbox, Google, Hyundai Artlab, Spotify, A-lehdet, Djusie, Dottir, Grafia, Helsinki Design Week, Iittala, Long Play, OMVF, Post Bar, Sanoma, Suomen Kuvalehti, Veli Creative, ELO Film School Finland, Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark, Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, Universal Music Finland, Warner Music Finland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025-2026 ORRERY
Village Charlot, Beausoleil (Alpes-Maritimes), FR
2024 REMIX
Aboa Vetus Ars Nova, Museum of Archaeology & Contemporary Art, Turku, FI
2022 Illustrator of the Year 2022
KÄMP Galleria, Garden Room, Helsinki, FI
2020 Nonsense Reality
Art Rotterdam CitizenM Projections, solo booth, Galleri KANT, NL
2019 Collisions
AuditoriumArte, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, IT
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Nuoret 2026
Taidehalli, Helsinki, FI
2025 Helsinki Design Week
WWW Contemporary, Suomitalo, Helsinki, FI
2025 KINESIS
Vapaan Taiteen Tila, duo exhibition with Alli Suosalo, Helsinki, FI
2024 Fishing game
SIC Gallery, House party, work for artist Oskari Ruuska, Helsinki, FI
2023 Graphic Days
Motion Exhibition, visual design festival, Turin, IT
2023 Bloom
Lokal, Helsinki, FI
2023 Hotel AX
Helsinki, FI
2022 Nonsense Reality
2022 What If?
Design Museum, Alternative futures: At home, SITRA, Helsinki, FI
2021 Demo Festival
International Biennale of Graphic Design, Chaumont, FR
2021 ”OVNi” Objectif Video Nice
Video Art Festival, Nice, FR
2020 Collisions
Amos Rex Art Museum, Generation 2020, Helsinki, FI
2020 The Island Easter Show
Galleri KANT, Fanø -Island, DK
2020 Passage
Arvika Ljus! Light Art Festival, ”Var Inte Rädd för Mörkret”, Kolonin Arvika, SE
2019 Demo Festival
Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam, NL
2019 POST SPACE
Vientikerma Dairy Factory, Lahti, FI
2018 Bloom
Lokal, Helsinki, FI
2017 I Was Looking For Magic
Artel, Lahti, FI
2017 WABI SABI
MAA-space, Helsinki, FI
Works are part of the Collection of The Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA (FIN), Turku City Art Collection (FIN) and private collections in Finland and Denmark
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS
2025 Illusion Television
Kaiku Club, Helsinki, FI
2023 Slottis
Raseborg Castle, Retriitti VI, Raseborg, FI
2021 Kernel and the Stalk
Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, Music For Plants, Helsinki, FI
2020 Carte Blanche
Kallio Municipal Office Building, Curiosity Trip, Helsinki, FI
2019 Filament View
Vallisaari, Curiosity Trip, Helsinki, FI
2019 MAGIC 120
Ruka Fell, Solstice Festival, Ruka, FI
2019 Mystery Box
Raseborg Castle, Retriitti IV, Raseborg, FI
2018 Motion in 5 layers
Raseborg Castle, Retriitti III, Raseborg, FI
LIVE VIDEO PERFORMANCES
2025 When You Wish Upon a Star
Helsinki Academic Male Choir, Bio Rex Lasipalatsi, Helsinki, FI
2025 Helsinki Design Week
Closing party with Moomins and Arabia at Suomitalo, Helsinki, FI
2025 Vesta
Huvila-teltta, FI
2025 Olavi Uusivirta
Kesärauha, Allas Sea Pool, Provinssi, Ruisrock, Huvila-teltta & Festivaali FI
2024 Permafrost
Contemporary concert visuals for composer Cecilia Damström, FI
2023 Oracle
Contemporary audiovisual concert with Lauri Supponen, Kalle Hakola & Radio DR Vocal Ensemble. DR Bye Studio 2 & The Royal Danish Academy of Music Concert Hall, Copenhagen, DK
2023 Jyväskylän Kesä
Live visuals for Linda Fredriksson Juniper, Jyväskylä, FI
2021-2023 Club Secreto
Three VJ live gigs at REX CLUB PARIS, FR
2022 Flow Festival
Main Stage visuals for Vesta, Helsinki, FI
2022 Ruisrock Festival
Beach Stage visuals for Vesta, Turku, FI
2021 Lahti Green Capital Awards
Sibeliustalo, Lahti, FI
2020 New Ro
Ääniwalli, Post Bar, Korjaamo Culture Center, Helsinki, FI
2019 Academy of Philosophy 10y
Old Student House, Helsinki, FI
2019 Vyner Articles: The Bad Batch
Club Tavastia, Helsinki, FI
2018 Turku Modern -festival
Turku, FI
2018-2025 Multiple VJ performances
Kaiku Club, Helsinki, FI
TV BROADCASTS
2023 The Secret Song Suomi
MTV3, Visuals for a performance with Hanna Pakarinen
2022 YLE New Years Eve
YLE, Visuals for the DJ ”Paha Vaanii”
2022 YLE Finnish Independence day
YLE, Visuals for the live broadcast concert for the artist Arppa
2022 Emma Gala
Nelonen, Visuals for the live broadcast concert for the artist Arppa
MUSIC VIDEOS
2022 Juttele Mulle
Animated lyric video for Vesta, Universal Music Finland
2021 Flying Cars
Animated lyric video for Connor Kelly And The Time Warp
2021 1/2
Spotify animations for the album 1/2 by Karina
2020 Coincidence
Animated music video for Club De Lay
2020 Elokuvissa
Animated music video for Miro-Benjamin Lindström
PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS
2024 HS Helsingin Sanomat
"35 under 35" young creatives in Finland. Published 27.4.2024
2024 Taide-lehti (Art magazine FIN)
REMIX exhibition - Exhibition review. Publication 4/24
2024 Turun Sanomat
REMIX exhibition - Exhibition review
2024 Turun Sanomat
REMIX exhibition - Artist's interview
2024 Luxus Radio
2023 Creative Review
Artist's Interview. Published on November.
2022 YLE Kulttuuriykkönen
Radio interview: ”What if? Alternative futures” exhibition.
2022 HS Helsingin Sanomat
2022 Kuvittajat
Artist’s Interview. Published on September.
2022 Töölöläinen
Artist’s Interview. Published 19.6.2022
2022 Turun Sanomat
”Illustrator of The Year 2022”
2021 TIVOLI -book
2021 HS Helsingin Sanomat
2021 It’s Nice That
2021 Salon Seudun Sanomat
Artist’s Interview. Published 23.5.2021
GRANTS & AWARDS
2025 Grant for artistic work
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, TAIKE
2025 Grant for artistic work
KONE Foundation (part of the "Euryead" working group)
2024 Grant for artistic work
The Finnish Cultural Foundation, SKR
2023 Grant for artistic work
The Finnish Cultural Foundation, SKR
2023 The Saari Residency
KONE Foundation (part of the "Oracle" working group)
2022 ”Illustrator of the Year” winner
The Finnish Illustration Association
2021 Grafia Vuoden Huiput
Special mention in the category ”Rising Stars”, Graphic Design competition
2021 COVID-19 grant
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, TAIKE
2020 COVID-19 grant
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, TAIKE
OTHER
2025 Visual Arts Residency
Ville de Beausoleil, Beausoleil (Alpes-Maritimes), FR
2025 Pecha Kucha Night
Helsinki Design Week, Helsinki, FI
2022 Grafia Vuoden Huiput
Part of the jury for the ”Image” category, Graphic Design competition
2022 Visiting lecturer
AALTO University, Helsinki, FI
2021 Visiting lecturer
LAB Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Lahti, FI
2020 Visiting lecturer
HUMAK University of Applied Sciences, Turku, FI
