Jan Heinonen

Basic information

Visual Artist, Fine Art Photographer
Residence: Nyland

Artist’s Statement

Brief artist introduction:

Jan Heinonen works primarily with fine art photography and media art. He uses poetic and often metaphorical language in his works. He wants to create works that create calm poetic images that leave traces and balance on the border between identification and alienation.

His work strives to create a connection between the reality of nature and the imagination of its designer. These works focus on concrete issues that determine our existence.

Jan Heinonen currently lives and works in Uusimaa.
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Current information

2023  Black Wall Gallery, Vasa, Finland

Talven Taikaa,, gallery K, Vantaa Art Museum, 3.12.-31.12.2022, Finland

2022 Artist in Residence Vadsö, Norway

2022 Temporary Residents, Vantaa Art Museum, galleria K, Finland with photographic artist Judit Schuller(HU)

Finland 2022 Villa Lante, Finnish Institute in Rome, Italy

2021 Artist in residence, Budapest Galeria, Hungary

2021 Koli-Ryynänen residence, Joensuu, Finland

Taide Tahtoo Teille, 28.4.2021 - 23.5.2021 exhibition Galleria Aarni, Espoo,

Finland 2021 Villa Lante, Finnish Institute in Rome, Italy

AIR 2010, 20.09.12.2020 - 26.02.2021 Stadtgalerie, Mozartplatz, Salzburg, Austria

Dash to Dash, 11.9-22.10.2020 Art Bv Berchtoldvilla, Salzburg Austria

VTS 25-celebration exhibition, 31.8 - 6.10.2019 Galleria K, Vantaa, Finland

Do I Miss Iceland -exhibition, with author Tapio Koivukari 8.11.- 21-11-2019 Reykjavik, Borgarbókasafnið, Iceland

8/9 group -exhibition, 30.8.–4.10.2019 galleria U , Hungarian Culture and Science Center, Helsinki

Budapest Eventually -exhibition With Paul Schlager November 2019 Massolith gallery, Budapest, Hungary

2019 Artist in residence Finnish Bioart Society, Finland

Art Fair Suomi 2019 23.-26.5.2019 Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki Finland

2019  Tartu artist residence, Estonia

Urban Nature, 12.05. - 06.06.2018 Galleria Napa, Rovaniemi, Finland

2018 Artist in Residence, kunstlerhause, Salzburg Austria,

2018 Separeted Spaces, Dornyai Bela Museum, Salgotarjan, Hungary

2017 The working artist in residence, Budapest Galeria,

Hungary Separeted Spaces, Capella Gallery, Cered, Hungary The working Art Colony festival, Cered, Hungary

The working artist in residence Mazzano, Italy, Vaino Tanner Foundation

The Song Path Kerava Museum, Finland Art Fair Suomi 2017 25.-28.5.2017

Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki Finland Midsummer Night´s Dream 16.6.-31.7.2016,

Finland Dnoces tilps a ni - in a split second, 16.1.- 31.1.2017, galleria Gjutars,

Finland The working Ars Bioarctica Residency in the Kilpisjärvi, Finland Land

Exclamation Marks, 25.9.-4.10.2015 Wip Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden

Midsummer Night’s Dream exhibition, 11.7.- 21.8.2015 Berchtoldvilla,

Salzburg, Austria Open Studio, 30.5.2015 Cite, Paris, France The working Artist residence in the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France Photographic Artists’

Association of Photographic Artists sale day 18.11 Hibbolyte galleria, Helsinki, Finland

The Last Beach 14.11 – 7.12.2014 Arktikum House Rovaniemi, Finland

The working Ars Bioarctica Residency in the Kilpisjärvi, Finland

Viimane Rand(Last Beach) 18.9-5.10.2014 Tamperemaja galleria Tartu, Estonia

The working Artist residence in the Reykjavik, Iceland

KOLI Environmental Art Festival 1.5.-30.9.2014, Finland

The working Artist residence in the Vadsö, Norway

Vantaa Artist Association jubilee exhibition, Galleria K, 30.4. - 1.6.2014,

Finland Landschaft Heute, Art Bv Berchtoldvilla 1.3.-20.4.2014 Salzburg, Austria

Finland Art Fair Finland 2013 Kaapelitehdas 28.9.-6.10.2013 Helsinki, Finland

Artist residence in the city of Salzburg in Austria Kärlek i Norr, Art Institute

Haihatus 10.8.-22.9.2013 Finland Finnish Association of Visual Arts Organizations,

2013 Annual Exhibition 13.6.-25.8.2013 KOLI- Environmental Art Festival and Community based Art Project 5.5-30.10.2013

Finland Koli-Ryynänen gallery, 8.3.-31.3.2013 Joensuu, Finland

Too Many Options Sim gallery 27.11.2012 Reykjavik, Iceland Day of visual art Sim gallery 3.11.-7.11.2012 Reykajavik, Iceland Nature proof Sim gallery 26.10.-30.10.2012 Reykjavik,

Iceland Ieri, Oggi, Domani Loov-galeri, 1.9.-21.9.2012 Tallinna, Estonia ART

FAIR FINLAND 2012 Kaapelitehdas 13.-16.9.2012 Helsinki, Finland

Kontaining exhibition, Lasipalatsi 29.5.-10.6.2012 Helsinki, Finland

Bio

Jan Heinonen (b. Espoo, Finland) is graduating with a master's degree in administrative sciences from the University of Tampere. In addition, he has also studied art at The University of Art and Design, Helsinki and the University of Helsinki, art history and other art studies.