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  • 03.12.2017 | Audiovisual culture Contemporary art
    Jonna Kina wins the Below Zero art prize The Finnish Institute in London and Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall have chosen Jonna Kina as the winner of the Below Zero art prize.
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  • 07.03.2018 | Audiovisual culture Contemporary art
    Below Zero winner Jonna Kina has started her residency The Below Zero art prize winner Jonna Kina is in residence at Beconsfield Gallery Vauxhall from January to March. READ THE ARTICLE >
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    Artist Jonna Kina: “Misconceptions about my work are sometimes essential” Artist Jonna Kina’s exhibition SOMNIVM is now open at Beaconsfield Gallery in London. She answered some questions about her work after the opening. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • 22.04.2018 | Contemporary art
    Jonna Kina’s exhibition is now open Contemporary artist Jonna Kina’s exhibition SOMNIVM is now open at Beaconsfield Gallery Vauxhall. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • Photographer Sami Kero: “If we want to keep enjoying winter hobbies, we need to fight climate change” Photographer Sami Kero’s photo series Avanto – Ice Hole will be exhibited in London in July. He told us what it’s all about. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • The Finnish art prize Below Zero to be awarded for the second time READ THE ARTICLE >
  • Below Zero 2020 shortlisted artists selected We are pleased to announce the shortlisted artists for the Below Zero 2020 Finnish Art Prize. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • 30.11.2019 |
    Pioneer of environmental art Tuula Närhinen wins Below Zero Art Prize Tuula Närhinen: Blueprints/Washing Swans READ THE ARTICLE >
  • New music piece ‘Sateentekijät’ is looking for playful performers Sateentekijät (Rainmakers) is an installation and composition for hands by composer Tytti Arola. The piece studies the possibilities of mimicking the sounds of rain, sleet and snow through simple and relatable gestures of clapping and rubbing hands. The actions create soundscapes which are emphasized and varied by using gloves made from different materials.  READ THE ARTICLE >
  • Tuula Närhinen’s DEEP TIME DEPOSITS – online gallery Documentation of Below Zero Finnish Art Price 2020 winner Tuula Närhinen's residency and exhibition at Beaconsfield Gallery in Vauxhall.
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  • 10/7–1/8 Tuula Närhinen’s Deep Time Deposits reopens for Fridays The winner of Below Zero Finnish Art Price 2020, Tuula Närhinen's Deep Time Deposits: Tidal Impressions of the River Thames exhibition will take place at Beaconsfield Gallery, February 26th - April 5th. READ THE ARTICLE >
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    The Finnish Art Prize Below Zero to be awarded for the third time Below Zero, the unique UK based contemporary art prize for Finnish artists emerging on the international scene, returns to Beaconsfield London in association with the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland. We are excited to announce our collaboration with Serlachius Museums, which are amongst Finland’s most important cultural institutions. READ THE ARTICLE >
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    Finnish Art Prize Below Zero shortlist for 2023 announced The Below Zero Finnish Art Prize shortlist for 2023 has been announced. READ THE ARTICLE >
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    Nastja Säde Rönkkö chosen as the winner of Below Zero 2023 art prize Nastja Säde Rönkkö has won the Below Zero 2023 art prize. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • 16.3.–6.5. Nastja Säde Rönkkö: salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears exhibition at Beaconsfield London The third Below Zero Finnish Art Prize exhibition at Beaconsfield London presents a new body of work by Nastja Säde Rönkkö. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • Below Zero winner Nastja Säde Rönkkö: “Exploring the symbols of blood, tears and sweat in contemporary culture” Artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö, the winner of Below Zero Art Prize 2023 and she has been working on her project “Salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears” at the Beaconsfield Gallery. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • 7.2.–8.4. Below Zero Finnish Art Award 2025 Below Zero, the unique UK-based contemporary art award for Finnish artists emerging on the international scene, returns to Beaconsfield, London in association with the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland and Serlachius Museums, Mänttä. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • Below Zero Finnish Art Award shortlist for 2025 announced The Below Zero art award for Finnish artists is presented for the fourth time this year. The Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, Beaconsfield London, and Serlachius Museums have published the shortlist for the 2025 award. The shortlisted artists are Saara Ekström, Anssi Kasitonni, Jaakko Pietiläinen, Vappu Rossi, Shubhangi Singh and Maija Tammi. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • Anssi Kasitonni receives the Below Zero Finnish Art Award 2025 Anssi Kasitonni has been selected as the fourth winner of the Below Zero 2025 Finnish Art Award. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • 7.9.2024–23.3.2025 Nastja Säde Rönkkö: salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears exhibition in Mänttä Nastja Säde Rönkkö's salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears exhibition will be showing at Serlachius in September. READ THE ARTICLE >
  • 7.3.-26.4. Anssi Kasitonni: Gentle Means and Easy Tasks exhibition at Beaconsfield Gallery Below Zero Finnish Art Award 2024 winner Anssi Kasitonni, who wryly describes himself as the ‘country cousin of Jeff Koons’, is bringing his DIY aesthetic of crafting ‘fast’ sculptures from lo-fi materials glamourised in chrome to Beaconsfield Gallery this spring. The exhibition, titled Gentle Means and Easy Tasks, runs from 7 March until 26 April. READ THE ARTICLE >