Exhibitions

Exhibition Archive

Exhibition #87 – Pause

17.2.–25.3.2023
A momentary stop, a pause, a light, silent breath.

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’.

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