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Joni Ahonen
b. 1989 Rantasalmi, Finland lives and works in Vantaa.
+358 404850416
ahonen12(at)gmail.com

EDUCATION
2017-2020 Art therapy, Eino Roiha -institute, Helsinki
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Degree program of Fine Art, Tampere University for The Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland
2014-2015 Erasmus exchange study, degree program of Fine Art, University of Reading, United-Kingdom
2012 Visual Arts Education of the Repin Institute, Kotka, Finland
2011 The Liminka School of Arts, Liminka, Finland
2009 The Degree in Audiovisual Communication, Media-assistent, Varkaus, Finland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Armored Purple Heart, Nälkälinnanmäki, Savonlinna, Finland
2022 Eyes Without a Face, Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland
2022 Silver Soul, old rheumatism hospital, Heinola, Finland
2021 Devil’s Carneval, Varjo Gallery, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
2021 Ladies and Gentlemen, Cultural Centre Poleeni, Pieksämäki, Finland
2020 GoldenEye, Lake Saimaa Nature and Museum Centre, Savonlinna, Finland
2019 Viimeinen muotokuva (The Final Portrait), Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland
2018 VELVET, Fallesmanni-hall, The main library in Loppi, Finland
2018 Yön kuningatar (Queen of the Night), Kolovesi Nature information HUT, Enonkoski, Finland
2017 Sinivalkoinen maisema (Land and white landscape), Gallery Ars Nova, Savonlinna, Finland
2017 Lady Cereza, Akvart Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2016 Iltarusko (Afterglow), The Visitor Centre Oskari in Rantasalmi, Finland
2016 Ensi-Ilta (Premiere), The main library in Varkaus, Finland
2015 Reporanka (Dog-tired), Haihara art cenrte, Tampere, Finland
2014 Violetta, Gallery Ars Nova, Savonlinna, Finland
2013 Viininpunainen (Wine Red), Väinölä Art Centre, VaView Pagerkaus, Finland
2012 Kahvihetki (Coffee Break), Gallery Nikolai, Kotka, Finland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 IFEA, the International Festival of Erotic Arts, virtual exhibition
2020 Cultura Centre Sofia, art therapy group exhibition , Eino Roiha –institute, Helsinki, Finland
2020 Erotic exhibition vol. 2. Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland
2020 Seattle, Gallery Erato, Seattle Erotic Art Festival, United States
2020 Russel Industrial Center, Dirty Show, Detroit, United States
2019 Erotic Art Exhibition, OXO Tower Wharf, London, Great Britain
2019 Ajan henki, Ars Nova 52. Anniversary exhibition, Nälkälinnanmäki, Finland
2019 Harvest Festival, AVA Gallery, Helskin, Finland
2019 Harjun kesä, Lusto train station, Punkaharju, Finland
2019 Repin institute, Pato Club, Kuusankoski, Finland
2018 Savonlinna, Ars Nova 51. Anniversary exhibition, Nälkälinnanmäki, Finland
2017 Riihisaari, Lake Saimaa Nature and Culture Centre, artist society
2017 Gallery Ars Nova, Summer Night, Savonlinna, Finland2016 Gallery Ars Nova, Savonlinna
2014 University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
2014 Gallery Ars Nova, Savonlinna, Finland
2013 K-12, Ikuinen Gallery, Tampere, Finland
2012 Takauma, Gallery Art Frida, Kotka, Finland
2011 Repin Institute, Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka, Finland
2011 Liminka School of Arts, Liminka, Finland

MEMBERSHIPS
Ars Nova ry.
Remp-ranta ry.

AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
2020 Taiteen edistämiskeskus 9500 €
2018 Etelä-Savon kulttuurirahasto 5000 €
2017 Alfred Kordelinin säätiö 750 €
2015 Rantasalmen kulttuuritoimi 500 €
2013 Second prices Clip video festival, Pori, Finland
2012 st prize at the Kuntokatu Main Campus wall painting contest

OTHER ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
2020 Juryna eroottisen taiteen näyttelyssä, Galleria Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki
2017-2019 President of Ars Nova ry, Savonlinna, Finland
2013 Project Coordinator at Strata project, Pinsiö, Finland
2012 Teacher at a summer comics workshop in Rantasalmi, Finland
2009 Trainee, Varkaus Art Museum, Finland
2009 Trainee, Art centre Taidekeskus Väinölä, Varkaus, Finland