Galerie Anhava (FI)

Galerie Anhava focuses on contemporary Finnish and Nordic art, with an active role in providing representation at an international level. The gallery’s exhibition program engages with visual art across all media. Galerie Anhava is committed to the long-term representation of its artists and aims to be part of an ongoing dialogue between artists, institutions and audiences alike.

Fredrikinkatu 43
00120 Helsinki
Finland
(+358) 9 669 989

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Curated for
CHART

For CHART 2025, Galerie Anhava will present two Finnish artists: Eeva-Leena Eklund and Vesa-Pekka Rannikko. Rannikko’s new body of work sees its debut at CHART – they combine elements from his earlier practice to a completely new form of delicate relief intarsias in dyed plaster, taking inspiration from fables and Mexican retablo votive tradition. Eklund’s vivid paintings, filled to the brim with flowers, candies, dolls and flora and fauna in bright delicious colours, play with nostalgia and the mundane of everyday life. Both artists share a distinctive, emphatic view and approach to their subject matter, and a palette that celebrates the joie de vivre.

Eeva-Leena Eklund (FI)

Eeva-Leena Eklund is a collector by nature whose art draws its subject matter from everyday events and observations. Her enthusiasm, affection and caring remain untainted by cynicism or calculation and feel fresh, even defiant in this day and age. Eklund seeks, selects and organizes small, mundane items, discarded objects and despised motifs, such as flowers and kittens. Restrictions or rules, such as conventional display or acceptable motifs, have never really interested her. Eklund’s signature salon-style hanging, consisting of paintings, photographs and objects, is like an unruly yet purposeful string of associations.

Eeva-Lena Eklund (b. 1972, FI) lives and works in Helsinki. Her exhibitions include shows at EMMA (solo exhibition in 2020); Galleria Sculptor; SIC Gallery; and the Oulu and Turku Art Museums. Eklund has work in several major collections such as HAM; the Wihuri Foundation; the WAM and the Finnish State Art Collection.