Exhibition #98 – Manifesto
30.8.–12.10.2024
Petri Ala-Maunus, Arni Aromaa, Roma Auskalnyte, EGS, Mariam Falaleih, Artor Jesus Inkerö, Jussi Juurinen, Anssi Kasitonni, Outi Koivisto, Veera Kulju, Ilkka Kärkkäinen, Laura Pehkonen, Ari Pelkonen, Antti Tanttu
Exhibition #97 – Metsään / Into the Forest
7.6.–24.8.2024
Sari Bremer, Heli Hiltunen, Pasi Karjula, Aimo Katajamäki, Ritva Kovalainen, Lotta Mattila, Jonas Lutz, Kim Simonsson
Exhibition #96 – Versot / Sprouts
26.4.–1.6.2024
Anew dawns nature
As the axis of the Earth
Turns to the sunlight
Every year within
The old, perished ones spring up
New existences
Exhibition #95 – Hymn
8.3.–20.4.2024
Matias Karsikas, Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen, Milla Vaahtera
The spring anthem, composed by three contemporary artists, is sung in their own distinct voices.
Exhibition #94 – Florist
19.1.–2.3.2024
Ville Aakula & Guests
All the people and experiences we encounter in life plant a seed in us; through acceptance they blossom and thus we all become florists.
Exhibition #93 – Renata Schirm (Jakowleff) / Monotone
24.11.2023–13.1.2024
Renata Schirm’s (Jakowleff) Monotone exhibition is a look at the gaps, the relationships and rhythms between pieces of a whole, their ability to reveal the essential despite the insignificance of the parts.
Exhibition #92 – Kompott
6.10.–18.11.2023
It’s that time of year. Reflect, preserve and savor. It’s time to make jam, to bottle the summer harvest in a precious compote.
Exhibition #91 – Antrei Hartikainen / Traces
1.9.–30.9.2023
The exhibition explores human-shaped landscape, climate and Nature from varying distances.
Exhibition #90 – Butterflies and Seeds
9.6.–26.8.2023
A compilation of an entire summer; the will of seedlings, cyclical growth, the wonders of nature, the faith hidden in a seed, quick bursts.
Exhibition #88 – Year of the Rabbit
31.3.–30.4.2023
The Year of the Rabbit exhibition by Aimo Katajamäki and Pan Jianfeng depicts change, optimism and new opportunities.
Exhibition #86 – Matti Pikkujämsä / Variations
13.1.–11.2.2023
Matti Pikkujämsä’s solo exhibition reflects the secrets and charms of repetition.
Exhibition #85 – Jewel
25.11.2022–7.1.2023
The yuletide gem – eternal – brilliant – immeasurably valuable
Exhibition #84 – Linda Linko / Blush
28.10.–19.11.2022
Linda Linko’s Blush ensemble of paintings and drawings has followed her for many years, waiting for the right moment to be presented.
Exhibition #83 – Sinua sinua rakastan
23.9.–22.10.2022
The exhibition expresses affection and admiration towards everyday life, other beings, all of Creation and humanity.
Exhibition #82 – Hidden (Satellite)
12.8.–17.9.2022
The satellite of the Onoma co-operative’s summer exhibition Hidden approaches multisensory experiences through art, design and craftsmanship.
Exhibition #81 – Mökki
20.5.–6.8.2022
The cottage, or mökki, in Finnish, is a concept familiar to us all; a summer home, a dear place, a feeling of being. A home in the embrace of nature.
Exhibition #80 – Current
9.4–14.5.2022
Water, as a current moving eternally forward, is the central theme of our 10 year anniversary exhibition.
Exhibition #79 – Thaw
11.2.–2.4.2022
To go from a frozen to a liquid state, to become free of the effect of cold as a result of exposure to warmth, to be warm enough to melt ice and snow, to abandon aloofness, reserve, or hostility, or to become mobile, active, or susceptible to change.
Exhibition #78 – Hearth
26.11.–22.12.2021
Our theme for this winter reflects heat, warmth, the home, sharing stories with our loved ones over a meal, and our primal human relationship with fire.
Exhibition #77 – Antrei Hartikainen: Fragile
9.9.–2.10.2021
Antrei Hartikainen’s exhibition Fragile is themed around the fragility of man and nature.
Exhibition #76 – Spark
5.8.–4.9.2021
Spark presents new local glass, as interpreted by the young and organic generation.
Exhibition #74 – Bloom #6
6.5.–5.6.2021
Bloom is Lokal’s biannual youth exhibition; an established platform for young blossoming creatives to present and sell their work in a curated group exhibition context.
Exhibition #73 – Spring Salon
7.–30.4.2021
Inka Bell, Renata Jakowleff, Linda Linko, Paula Pääkkönen, Jenni Rope & Sami Ruotsalainen
Exhibition #72 – Man-Maid-Nature
17.–27.3.2021
The artists challenge existing notions of language and form(s) (or formlessness) of both the ‘man-made’ and materials sourced from nature.
Exhibition #71 – Aimo Katajamäki: Ateljee Aimo
4.2.–13.3.2021
Artist, illustrator and graphic designer Aimo Katajamäki moves his world two blocks away from his studio, and into Lokal.
Exhibition #70 – Itkupaju
18.11.2020–23.1.2021
The Itkupaju exhibition intertwines Itkupaju, a large textile piece by Outi Martikainen, with a sea of candles, and other accompanying art pieces.
Exhibition #69 – Materia
22.10.–14.11.2020
We live in a time in which sensing, touching and analog experiences are limited.
Exhibition #68 – Miniatyr Keramik
20.8.–31.10.2020
Miniatyr Keramik is like a home built into the Lokal gallery space; filled with ceramic miniature sculptures and small ceramic items.
Exhibition #67 – Gathering
4.6.–15.8.2020
Isolation made us long for meaningful gatherings. What is it that brings us together?
Exhibition #66 – Sasha Huber: Tipping of the Iceberg
13.3.–31.5.2020
The white innocence of the polar spaces has always been treacherous.
Exhibition #65 – Tiina Koivusalo: Muoto Lögun
17.1.–1.3.2020
The works in the exhibition ‘Muoto – Lögun’ by Tiina Koivusalo are based upon forms from Iceland and the Finnish archipelago.
Exhibition #64 – Joulumanteli
22.11.2019–12.1.2020
Joulumanteli, i.e. Christmas almond, is a Christmas greeting in the form of an exhibition by Erja Hirvi and Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo.
Exhibition #63 – Auvinen / Wiherheimo
7.–17.11.2019
Furniture, objects, lighting – contemporary design collection.
Exhibition #62 – Coming Home III
4.10.–3.11.2019
Coming Home III brings to Helsinki the works exhibited in Copenhagen at CHART Design 2019.
Exhibition #61 – TypoCraftHelsinki’19
23.8.–29.9.2019
The theme of this year’s TypoCraftHelsinki is “Kauno”, or “Joint Writing”.
Exhibition #60 – Helsinki Tones
13.6.–18.8.2019
What does the summertime in Helsinki sound like, and which are the colours that reflect from it’s rooftops at sunset?
Exhibition #59 – Aleksi Martikainen
17.5.–9.6.2019
“An Autumn Hike With Her” combines traditional graphics, photography and sculptures with movement and performativity.
Exhibition #58 – Coming Home II
7.4.–12.5.2019
Coming Home II presents works by the artists who are the heart of Lokal.
Exhibition #57 – Maa
28.2.–31.3.2019
According to Immanuel Kant, beauty is not the quality we see in a peace of art or in nature, but a state of mind.
Exhibition #56 – Kudos
25.01.–24.02.2019
Inka Kivalo, Heli Tuori-Luutonen & Riitta Turunen. Three friends founded an artist trio with an aim to organise a series of joint exhibitions.
Exhibition #55 – Coming Home I
15.11.2018–20.1.2019
After having made their first appearance at CHART Design 2018 in Copenhagen, these treasured pieces are finally coming back home to show their splendour in Helsinki.
Exhibition #54 – Mesi
11.10.–11.11.2018
MESI (Eng. Nectar) is a dialogue between the two young artists Matias Liimatainen and Sanna Lehto.
Exhibition #53 – Bloom #5
23.8.–7.10.2018
BLOOM is Lokal’s biannual youth exhibition, featuring the works of artists and designers under the age of 30.
Exhibition #52 – Blue Things
14.6.–19.8.2018
Jenni and Matti became friends when they were studying together in 1999. Blue Things is their first joint exhibition.
Exhibition #51 – Printemps
4.5.–10.6.2018
Designer duo Nathalie Lautenbacher and Naoto Niidome create out of unique artwork a miniature world in the Lokal Gallery.
Exhibition #50 – Sisterhood
7.–29.4.2018
Ananya and Aurea Tanttu (b. 1994 & -96) are real-life sisters raised in between continents and cultures. Their visual dialogue possesses an aesthetic which honours a forgotten romanticism.
Exhibition #49 – Mix & Match
3.–31.3.2018
Mix & Match combines emerging talent we’re excited about and established artists we already love.
Exhibition #48 – VIIVA
20.1.–25.2.2018
Viiva, The Line, is a group exhibition featuring seven artists, who all in the their own technique and chosen material explore ‘the line’.
Exhibition #47 – Satumetsä
10.11.2017–14.1.2018
Satumetsä (Enchanted Forest) is a playful and a little quirky interpretation of the traditional Finnish fairytales.
Exhibition #46 – TypoCraftHelsinki’17
7.9.–29.10.2017
The TypoCraftHelsinki journey started in 2015 with the TCH´15 exhibition in Helsinki.
Exhibition #45 – Hanni Koroma: Avata
30.6.–2.9.2017
Interior architect and awarded artist Hanni Koroma is celebrating her 20 year artist jubilee year.
Exhibition #44 – Äärillä
2.–22.6.2017
ÄÄRILLÄ is a result of a year-long process of Mari Isopahkala and Sami Ruotsalainen designing together and as individuals, showcased together with Reeta Ek’s art prints.
Exhibition #43 – Anna & Sandra
4.–28.5.2017
Sisters Anna and Sandra Kantanen are exhibiting together for the first time, bringing together Anna’s everyday objects transformed into luxurious moments, with Sandra’s photographic series ”Distortions”.
Exhibition #42 – Klaus Haapaniemi: Black Lake
31.3.2017–30.4.2017
A remote cottage in Nordic Iceland overlooking a dark, steaming pond with strange foliage and mysterious lava stones.
Exhibition #40 – Oi Suomi, katso
15.1.–19.2.2017
Taiteilijat O ry:n 10-vuotisnäyttely Oi Suomi, katso kommunikoi taideteollisen taiteen ammattilaisten viestin Suomelle. Eri medioin ja materiaalein puhalletaan yhteiseen kipinään keskellä pimeää kaamosaikaa.
Exhibition #39 – Yhes
20.11.2016–8.1.2017
Yhes, Together, is a group exhibition in which we celebrate togetherness in the theme of an abundant festive setting.
Exhibition #38 – Taittuvan valon valtakunta
15.10 – 13.11.2016
Ville Tanttu – Taittuvan valon valtakunta
Exhibition #37 – BLOOM
26.8-9.10.2016
Lokal’s annual youth exhibition, featuring artists and designers under the age of 30.
Exhibition #36 – Growth
10.6 – 21.8.2016
Lokal gives a taste of the theme ‘growth’, by hosting selected artists from the main ONOMA exhibition (curated by Katja Hagelstam) in Fiskars.
Exhibition #41 – The House of Play and Rain
24.2.2017–19.3.2017
The first in a series of three exhibitions, as part of Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen’s doctoral studies at Aalto university.