Petra Aaltola (b. 1992) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Helsinki, Finland. Aaltola investigates alternative ways of being and thinking. She is interested in critical thinking, imagination, utopias, materiality, new materialism and her works examine these themes with emphasized playfulness and naivete.
Art education BA and MA at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Exhibitions
Past:
2024 Sandbox immanence, Asbestos art space, Helsinki
2024 Suoja, Galleria toinen silmä, Helsinki
2023 The Soft Glow of Empathy, Penthouse, Helsinki
2022 Kit d’installation, Pariisi
2022 Galleria Muuntotila, Tampere
2022 Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti
2022 Galleria Ronga, Tampere
2022 Galleria 3H+K – NYTE, Pori
2021 1 to 100 Art Shop, Katugalleria Mutteri, Helsinki
2021 Paviljonki, Verkkosaari, Helsinki
2021 Ville Topiaire, Rue Mouffetard 5, Pariisi
2021 Hertsin Kevätsalonki, Hertsi, Helsinki
2021 A Playful approach, Marcy, Helsinki
2021 Group exhibition Solar fiction, Galleria Aarni, Espoo
2021 Spring sales exhibition, Kosminen, Helsinki
2021 Emme ole yhdessä enää, Online group exhibition
2020 Myyntinäyttely, Alakulttuurikeskus Loukko, Helsinki
2020 Summery sales exhibition, Kosminen, Helsinki
2018 Do not talk about the past, Harald Herlin Learning Centre, Espoo
Collaborations
2021 -> Pelle Au Jardin, collective art project
2021 The birth of Metafloora, Mad house Helsinki
aaltola.petra(at)gmail.com
IG: @pepsuga