Aino Tillonen (b. 2001) is a Helsinki-based visual artist who works primarily in painting. In her recent works, she has addressed the themes of seeing, not seeing, and concealment, which she approaches through figurative images and sculptural painted objects. Questions about shell, shelter, and home also serve as starting points for her thinking. Tillonen is currently completing her master’s studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki.
Contact
aino.tillonen@gmail.com
@ainotillonen
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Education
2025— MFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2025 Akademie der bildenden Kunste Wien
2022—2024 BFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2020—2021 Arts Academy, Turku University of Applied Sciences
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Small Summer Exhibition, bläckhornet, Taalintehdas, FI
2022 Siirtymämuoto, duo exhibition with Paavo Kärki, Galleria Kalleria, Helsinki, FI
Group Exhibitions
2026 (Upcoming) group exhibition, Pesula Galleria, Sipoo, FI
2026 (Upcoming) Kuvan Kevät 2026, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki, FI
2025 (Upcoming) Einladung, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki, FI
2025 (Upcoming) Bloom, Lokal, Helsinki, FI
2025 Grune wäsche, Kunst Haus, Wien, AT
2025 I can eat glass, it doesn’t hurt me, Semperdepot, Wien, AT
2025 Kutsu, Halle & Quergalerie, Berlin, DE
2025 Olomuodot, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki, FI
2024 Bachelor's Exhibition 2024, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki, FI
2023 Generation 2023, Amos Rex, Helsinki, FI
2023 Marcy home exhibition Bridges, Helsinki, FI
2023 in t(wo): settings & shelters, Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki, FI
2021 Mehuhetki, Space 81, Turku, FI
2021 Ensitilassa, Köysiratagalleria, Turku, FI
Grants and residencies
2023 Residency of The Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Berlin
2022 Föreningen Konstsamfundet /Grant
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