Taideyliopiston alumniblogi

Banksy-hoodied Wall Street traders high on something, slapping high fives after Madonna’s free surprise concert of her latest hits in Times Square, one leg already in a cab to a Gagosian exhibition called Ghosts, where a well-known artist sells extremely expensive edge paintings about the digital realm, anonymously painted by a commercial painting company in Shenzhen, South China.

Alumni Juan Kasari tekee taiteellista työtään 1.2.-30.5.2026 Sotungin koulussa.

Finnish-French artist Priss Niinikoski has been awarded a place at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten artist residency in Amsterdam. The two-year programme will begin in January 2026.

Artist and gardener Lotta Hurnanen, who works with experimental film, has been selected for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) residency programme. The three-month residency will begin in December 2025. At LIFT, known for its expertise in experimental filmmaking, Hurnanen plans to deepen her understanding of various photochemical processes by exploring the relationship between landscape and materiality.

Anna Karima Wane, whose practice encompasses video, experimental documentary and socially engaged art, has been selected for an 11-month residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, starting in January 2026. Originally from Dakar, Senegal, the artist, curator and educator is now building her own community in Finland.