CV

Sanna Savenius (b. 1993, Lappeenranta, Finland)

Based in Helsinki, Finland

Education

2017-2019, MA, Aalto University School of Arts and Design, Espoo, Finland

2013-2017, BA, Aalto University School of Arts and Design, Helsinki, Finland

Selected Solo exhibitions

2027, (upcoming), Gallery G12, Helsinki, Finland

2026, Finnish National PRIDE, EY Helsinki, Finland

2025, Glitter Camouflage, Koola arspace, Helsinki, Finland

2025, Come Join the Flood, Gallery Unelma, Espoo, Finland

2024, Kotona eläin (Animal at Home), Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland

2024, Kukitaan!(Let’s Blossom!), Gallery Blossom Point, Helsinki, Finland

2023, Muovikukkaviidakko, Gallery Kalleria, Helsinki, Finland

2023, Aqueerelles, Kallio Library, Helsinki, Finland

2023, Wallflower, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki, Finland

2018, Aikoja, paikkoja ja ohikiitäviä hetkiä, Helsinki, Finland

2017, Safeguard II, Gallery Node, Helsinki, Finland

2017, Safeguard, Salakapakka, Espoo, Finland

Selected Group exhibitions

2026, Slow Art Gallery x Finnjävel, Helsinki, Finland

2025, Similar Ground, Lou Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2024, Group exhibition, KOOLA Art Space Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2024, Valo, Gallery Toinen Silmä, Helsinki, Finland

2019, The Long Walk, Comics Center, Helsinki, Finland

2018, Veto, Helsinki, Finland

2017, Floral Doggy, Helsinki, Finland

2017, Ultra, Tallinna Ülikool, Estonia

2016, Joku roti, Gallery Lume, Helsinki, Finland

2013, Juuri tässä ja nyt, Gallery Node, Helsinki, Finland

Selected collaborative shows

2023, Elon Lumous, w/ Säde Rinne & Juulia Jurvanen, Gallery Pihatto, Lappeenranta, Finland

Public artworks / Murals

2016: Senior home Hopeakotka, Espoo, Finland

2014: InSight Company, Helsinki, Finland

Art teaching

2019-, Art teacher, Arabian asukastalot ry, Helsinki

2020-2023, Art teacher, Jokiniemen peruskoulu, Vantaa

2016-2022, Art teacher, Pukinmäen taidekoulu, Helsinki

Illustrations

2021-2023, Haaga-Helia, illustrations on various projects, Helsinki, Finland.

2017, Kulttuurivihko magazine (1/2017, 3/2017, 4/2017, 6/2017).

2015, Book cover illustration: Maria Rusko, “Äidit” (2015).

Artist in residence & study trips

2024, Study trip / Workshop by Samuli Heimonen in Lappeenranta, Finland

2018-2019, Exchange Studies at the Univerzita Karlova (Charles University), Art Department, Prague, Czech Republic

Selected press

Ilkka Kuosmanen, ”Uskollinen koira hakee omistajansa vaikka kuoleman rajan takaa”, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (2024).

Riina Nokso-Koivisto, ”Lappeenrannassa on tarjolla monia uusia näyttelyjä – Taidemuseo esittelee virolaisen taiteilijadynastian”, Etelä-Saimaa (2024).

Grants

2025: Raija ja Ossi Tuuliaisen Säätiö

Unions

Taidemaalariliitto / Finnish Painters’ Union

Helsingin Taiteilijaseura

Biography

Sanna Savenius (formerly Koskimäki, b. 1993, Lappeenranta, Finland) is a fine art painter based in Helsinki, Finland. Working primarily with oil paint on self-prepared cotton or linen canvas. Renowned for their vibrant and evocative depictions of animals inhabiting human-made environments.

The artist’s work delves into the complex relationships between humans and animals, exploring themes of connection, posthumanism, and animals as protagonists.