IRENE SUOSALO CV
Video Artist. Helsinki, Finland. b. 1995
"Finnish Illustrator of the Year 2022"
- The Finnish Illustration Association
BA In Photography, 2019
Art represented by Galleri KANT Copenhagen
Instagram: @irenesuosalo
Contact: suosalo.irene(at)gmail.com
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 TBA / Galleri KANT / Solo Exhibition / Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 Illustrator of the Year 2022 / KÄMP Gallery / Solo Exhibition / Helsinki, Finland
2022 Mitä jos? What if? / Design Museum / Group Show / Helsinki, Finland
2021 Stranger Than Paradise / Musée d'Art Naïf / OVNi Objectif Video Nice / Group Show / Nice, France
2021 Demo Festival / International Biennale of Graphic Design / Group Show / Chaumont, France
2020 Nonsense Reality / Art Rotterdam CitizenM Projections / Solo Booth / Galleri KANT / Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2020 Collisions / Amos Rex Art Museum / Generation 2020 / Group show / Helsinki, Finland
2020 Var Inte Rädd för Mörkret / Arvika Ljus! Light Art Festival / Group Show / Kolonin Arvika / Arvika, Sweden
2020 The Island Easter Show / Galleri KANT / Group Show / Fanø -Island, Denmark
2019 Collisions / Auditorium Parco della Musica / AuditoriumArte / Solo Show / Rome, Italy.
2018 Bloom / Lokal / Group Show / Helsinki, Finland
SELECTED SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS
2021 Kernel and the Stalk / Music For Plants / Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden / Site-Specific Installation / Helsinki, Finland
2020 Passage / Var Inte Rädd för Mörkret / Arvika Ljus! Light Art Festival / Group Show / Kolonin Arvika / Arvika, Sweden
2020 Carte Blanche / Kallio Municipal Office Building / Site-Specific Installation / Curiosity Trip / Helsinki, Finland
2019 Demo Festival / Amsterdam Central Station / Group Show / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2019 Filament View / Vallisaari / Site-Specific Video Installation / Curiosity Trip / Helsinki, Finland
2019 MAGIC 120 / Ruka Fell / Site-Specific Video Installation / Solstice-festival / Ruka, Finland
2019 Mystery Box / Raseborg Castle / Site-Specific Installation / Retriitti IV-festival / Raseborg, Finland
2018 Motion in 5 layers / Raseborg Castle / Site-Specific Video Installation / Retriitti III-festival / Raseborg, Finland
ILLUSTRATIONS
2022 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "Travel the World in an App" / Published: Aug.9, 2022
2022 Suomen Kuvalehti / Magazine cover and illustration for the article "Paikoillenne, valmiit..." / Published: July.7, 2022
2022 New Yorker / Illustration for the article "Coffeezilla, The Youtuber Exposing Crypto Scams" / Published: May.14, 2022
2022 The Atlantic / Illustration for four articles about Crypto / Published: Feb.4-5, 2022
2022 Suomen Kuvalehti / Magazine cover and illustration for the article "Yks nollaolut, kiitos!" / Published: Jan.5, 2022
2022 Universal Music Finland / Album artwork and animation for Arppa "Paha meno pengerkadulla" & "Kartta väärinpäin" singles
2022 Warner Music Finland / Album animations for Vesta
2022 ELO Film School Finland / TBA
2021 The Finnish Cultural Institute in Denmark / Animation work for 30th jubilee
2021 Suomen Kuvalehti / Illustration for the article "Me halutaan jutella" / Published: Nov.11, 2021
2021 Tour De Moon / Promotional animation for Tour De Moon.
2021 The Atlantic / Illustration for the article "History Will Not Judge Us Kindly" / Published: April.27, 2021
2021 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "Voice Assistants Don't Understand Us. They Should." / Published: Sep.22, 2021
2021 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "How Amazon Won Shopping" / Published: Aug.17, 2021
2021 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "The Big Impact of Small Changes" / Published: June.22, 2021
2021 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "Apple's Bargain in China" / Published: May.18, 2021
2021 Helsinki Design Week / Illustration for Helsinki Design Week
2021 Post Bar / Artist of the Month for Post Bar
2021 The Atlantic / Illustration for the article "Artificial Intelligence Is Misreading Human Emotion" / Published: April.27, 2021
2021 ELO Film School Finland / Animated illustrations for the film "Manian Lapset"
2021 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "Biden's Plan to Fix America's Internet" / Published: April.2, 2021
2021 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "America Has a GPS Problem" / Published: Jan.23, 2021
2021 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "The Problem With Vaccine Websites" / Jan.12, 2021
2021 Universal Music Finland / Animated teaser video for Arppa "Laila"
2021 Sävy Records / Vinyl Album Artwork for Into Your Mind EP by Giordano
2020 The Finnish Culture Institute for The Benelux / Animated Christmas Card
2020 Long Play / Animated cover artwork for the article "LP 95 Ikäviä veroseuraamuksia" by Antti Järvi
2020 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "Give Virus Alert Apps a Shot" / Published: Dec.11, 2020
2020 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "2020's Hot Gadget Is The Computer" / Published: Nov.12, 2020
2020 The New York Times / Illustration for the article "Police Can Open Your Phone. It's OK" / Published: Oct.21, 2020
2020 Villbrygg / Animated illustration for "KYST 01" by Villbrygg Brewery, Oslo, Norway
2020 Post Bar / 7 event Artworks for Post Bar Sundays
2020 Club De Lay / Album Artwork for Club De Lay "Coincidence"
2020 Sävy Records / Vinyl Album Artwork for Six Stair EP by Ryan James Ford
2020 Warner Music Finland / Animated teaser video for Vesta "Valonsäteet"
2019 Post Bar / Poster Artwork for "Post Bar New Years Eve Extravaganza"
2018 Post Bar / Artist of The Month for Post Bar
MUSIC VIDEOS
2022 Juttele mulle / Animated lyric music video for Vesta
2022 Flying Cars / Animated lyric music video for Connor Kelly & The Time Warp
2021 1/2 / Spotify Animations for "1/2" album by Karina
2020 Coincidence / "Coincidence" by Club De Lay
2020 Elokuvissa / "Elokuvissa" by Miro-Benjamin Lindström
LIVE VIDEO PERFORMANCES
2022 Flow Festival / Concert visuals for VESTA, Main Stage
2022 Ruisrock / Concert visuals for VESTA, Beach Stage
2022 Emma Gala / Visuals for ARPPA, (live television)
2021 - 2022 Raphael Top Secret - Club Secreto / REX CLUB, Paris
2020 Eli & Fur / Telakka Event Centre / Helsinki, Finland
2020 New Ro/Kosmos / Club Ääniwalli, Post Bar, Korjaamo Culture Centre / Helsinki, Finland
2020 Curiosity Trip / Kallio Municipal Office Building / Helsinki, Finland
2019 Academy of Philosophy 10 Years / Old Student House / Helsinki, Finland
2019 Retriitti IV / Raseborg Castle / Raseborg, Finland
2019 Vyner Articles: The Bad Batch / Club Tavastia / Helsinki, Finland
2018 Turku Modern -festival / Turku, Finland
2018 - 2020 Multiple VJ performances / Club Kaiku / Helsinki, Finland
PUBLICATIONS & GRANTS
2022 Illustrator of the Year 2022 / Winner, The Finnish Illustration Association
2022 Töölöläinen / Artist's Interview / published 19.6.2022
2021 It's Nice That / Artist's Interview / published 24.8.2021
2021 Salon Seudun Sanomat / Artist's Interview / 23.5.2021
2021 Helsingin Sanomat / "Unelmien tarjous" artist's interview / published 22.2.2021
2021 Look Back And Laugh / Tivoli Book
2020 Visiting Lecturer / LAB University of Applied Sciences (Design Institute) / Lahti, Finland
2020 Visiting Lecturer / HUMAK University of Applied Sciences / Turku, Finland
2022 Grafia Vuoden Huiput / Creative design competition judge ("image" category)
2020 Grafia Vuoden Huiput / Creative design competition "Rising Stars" (Nousevat Huiput)
2021 Artists Covid-19 support grand / Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2020 Artists Covid-19 support grand / Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Works are part of private and public collections in Denmark and Finland