JUKKA VIRKKUNEN

Selected Works Video
Press Releases
Exhibition History
Publications

Jukka Virkkunen (b. 1986, Jyväskylä, Finland) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in London. In 2015, he earned a BA in Graphic Design from Universidade Norte do Paraná (Brazil) before enrolling in an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art (2020). Recent exhibitions include From the Seven Eggs of Pochard (Annka Kultys Gallery, London, 2021), Dreamland PT2 (OHSH Projects, London, 2021), UK New Artist Prize (Saatchi Gallery, London, 2021), Wasteland (The Factory Project, Thorp Stavri x Delphian Gallery, London, 2021), Antisocial Isolation (Delphian Gallery x Saatchi Gallery, London, 2020), Entrotopia (Synagóga Centre of Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia, 2020)

Virkkunen explores themes from autobiographical experiences, art history, and Nordic mythology. His artistic process combines spiritual, philosophical, and material investigation through experimentation with different techniques and materials, including signature drop cloth from hardware stores. He believes the roughness of the fabric adds to the emotive power of his work.

Selected Works

**Jukka Virkkunen**
IImatar/Magenta, (2020 - 2021)
Acrylic paint, indian ink, dye and debris from the studio and the street on drop cloth, 200 x 145 cm

Video

Exhibition History Highlights

2023 - ‘SPRING AGAIN, SPRING AHEAD’, No 20 Arts, London, UK

2022 - ‘Hari Art Prize Exhibition’, Hari Hotel, London, UK

2021 - ‘From the Seven Eggs of Pochard’, Annka Kultys, London, UK

- ‘UK New Artist Prize’, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

- ‘Dreamland PT2’, OHSH Projects, London, UK

- ‘Wasteland’ (The Factory Project, Thorp Stavri x Delphian Projects, London, UK

- ‘Sequences’, The Who? Gallery, London, UK

2020 - ‘WINTERGREEN BOXWOOD’, No 20 Arts, London, UK

- ‘Antisocial Isolation’, Delphian Gallery x Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

- ‘Beacon’, Josh Lilley Gallery, London, UK

- ‘50/50’, Fold Gallery, London, UK

- ‘RCA2020’, Royal College of Art, Online Degree Show

- ‘Final, Not Over: Open Fields’, Unit1 Gallery, London, UK

- ‘Snap Shot’, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK

- ‘Entrotopia’, Synagóga Centre of Contemporary Art, Trnava, Slovakia

2019 - XXX, Gas Contemporary, Northfields, UK

- ‘Work in Progress Show’, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2018 - ‘34th Annual Exhibition’, CGP Gallery, London, UK

- ‘Celebration of Three Years’, Gallery Rupla, Helsinki, Finland

- ‘Encounters’, Gallery Kajaste, Helsinki, Finland

Press Releases

SPRING AGAIN, SPRING AHEAD - Raymond Attfield, Helen Bur, Andrea Christodoulides, Nick de León, Jim Threapleton, Jukka Virkkunen

1 April - 27 May 2023

WINTERGREEN BOXWOOD - Sholto Blissett, Sam Creasey, Gianna Dispenza, Sasha Ferré, Hengzhi Gong, Jukka Virkkunen, Xu Yang, Lingrui Zhang

19 September - 15 November 2020

Publications

SPRING AGAIN, SPRING AHEAD

Exhibition catalogue
22 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)

Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.

WINTERGREEN BOXWOOD

Exhibition catalogue
34 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)