Heidi Ukkonen b. 1980

Biography
Heidi Ukkonen

° Sweden
Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium.

Graduated with a Master's Degree in Fine Arts Painting from the Royal Academy Of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2015.

 

The paintings by Heidi Ukkonen explore themes of the mundane such as relationships, anguish, and suffering. These depictions are represented through playfully deformed animations within the life of modern society. Her works are built using materials such as acrylic, oil paint and spray paint which adds and builds texture to her work. Most of her inspiration derives from her life living in the vibrant city of Antwerp where she has worked since graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Her thought process begins towards the end of each day and through trial and error, explosive, colourful and humorous works are brought about. Drawing knowledge and inspiration from the works of Philip Guston, Henri Matisse and Hieronymus Bosch she aims to bring her audience into a world where the usual becomes unusual, where the ugly becomes beautiful and where pain becomes humour.

Exhibitions
Works
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Anthurium, 2023
    Anthurium, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Avian Encounter , 2023
    Avian Encounter , 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Blue Bird, 2023
    Blue Bird, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Chit-chat, 2023
    Chit-chat, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Disco Inferno, 2023
    Disco Inferno, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Garden House, 2023
    Garden House, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Girl with the green shirt, 2023
    Girl with the green shirt, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Grassland Serenity, 2023
    Grassland Serenity, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, The grasshopper, 2023
    The grasshopper, 2023
  • Heidi Ukkonen, A House With flowers, 2022
    A House With flowers, 2022
  • Heidi Ukkonen, A Silent House, 2022
    A Silent House, 2022
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Big Fish, 2022
    Big Fish, 2022
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Like An Innocent Flower, 2022
    Like An Innocent Flower, 2022
  • Heidi Ukkonen, The Killing Moon, 2022
    The Killing Moon, 2022
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Hot Tea, 2021
    Hot Tea, 2021
  • Heidi Ukkonen, No Promises, 2021
    No Promises, 2021
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Sealed Lips, 2021
    Sealed Lips, 2021
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Sunflowers, 2021
    Sunflowers, 2021
  • Heidi Ukkonen, The Paradise, 2021
    The Paradise, 2021
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Breathe, 2020
    Breathe, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Death From Above, 2020
    Death From Above, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Drawings for Nothing, 2020
    Drawings for Nothing, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Everything is New, 2020
    Everything is New, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Holding on, 2020
    Holding on, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Make me pretty, 2020
    Make me pretty, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Monkey Business, 2020
    Monkey Business, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Phase 2, 2020
    Phase 2, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Ritual Union, 2020
    Ritual Union, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Shadow Show , 2020
    Shadow Show , 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, She's the one (2), 2020
    She's the one (2), 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Tribute to Diana...sweat & break, 2020
    Tribute to Diana...sweat & break, 2020
  • Heidi Ukkonen, Yours to keep, 2020
    Yours to keep, 2020
Art Fairs
Bibliography
Heidi Ukkonen

Selected exhibitions
2023

'Forever... and ever... and ever...', Gallery Sofie Van de velde, Antwerpen, BE
2022

'Infinite Flowers Part 4', PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerpen, BE
‘Feminitiy’, Lorin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
‘Suspirium’, Moosey Gallery, Norwich, UK
'Ruby and Friends’, Ruby Gallery, Brussels, BE
'Another Spring’, Diskus, Aalst, BE
'The Ballroom', Galerij LJ, Paris, FR
2021

Pictura, Dordrecht, 'Richard Waar'
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, 'In Momentum'
Moosey Art, Norwich
Madè Van Krimpen, Amsterdam, 'The Time Is Now'
Delphian Gallery, London, 'All About Eve'
Ruby Gallery, Brussels, 'Stars Are Never Sleeping'
This Art Fair, Amsterdam
(PR)OXYMORON, Knokke
Unit 1 Gallery Workshop, London, Delphian Open Call Winners 2021
Galerij LJ, Paris, 'Hotter Than July'
The Wunderwall, Brussels
Gallery 46 Whitechapel, London, 'The First Swing Of The Bat'
Cuturi Gallery, Singapore, 'Transcendental'
Deep Space Gallery, Jersey City, 'The Mothershipment'
2020

This Art Fair, Amsterdam, NL
TheDon'tGiveADamn's Curated By Sasha Bogojev, Marian Cramer, Amsterdam, NL
Only foxes get married in the rain, The Wunderwall, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde & PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, BE
Hier hebben we veel werk in gestoken, 252 cc, Ekeren, BE
2019

Kopvzw, Antwerp, BE
Cowboys and Aliens, Kunstpodium T ,Tilburg , NL
My Biggest Small, Antwerp Art Weekend, Showhouse Jay Jay, BE
2018

Christmas Market, ABC KLUBHUIS, Antwerp, bE
Velvet Ropes, Gallery Golsa, Oslo, NO
Screw your courage to the sticking place, Showhouse Jay Jay, Antwerp, BE
Copy Cat, Winter Tuin Antwerp, BE