Jani Luoma
janiluoma@janiluoma.com
CV upon request
Biography
I am a visual artist based in Helsinki. I graduated with a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland, in 2025. My works are primarily video installations, performances, and texts. I want to think that my way of working is materialistic in a way that it reveals the subjectivity of filming and means of production. Lately I have focused a lot on plants as raw materials, plant science, connections between global trade, European industrialization and plants. Through addressing local, Finnish and Nordic, subjects and issues in my works, I hope to open up a broader discussion about themes such as national identity, whiteness, working class and intimacy. In 2027, I will be participating in Villa Karo Residency in Benin and Väinö Tanner Foundation Residency in Mazzano Romano in Italy.
My works have been shown in Finland, Sweden, and Norway in the following contexts: Helsinki Biennale 2025 Preview Week; Kirpilä Art Collection, Helsinki, FI; At Home with (7), curated by Sini Pelkki and Magnús Kristinsson, Helsinki, FI; Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, FI; Gallery Loisti, Helsinki, FI; Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, FI; Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki, FI; Kuva/Tila, Helsinki, FI; Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki, FI; Konsthall323, Stockholm, SE; Hjorten Sculpture Park 2025, Stockholm, SE; Havet (Konstfack), Stockholm, SE; Utomhusgalleriet på Sergels torg, Stockholm, SE; and Galleri Eker Gård, Beitostølen, NO.
My artistic practice has been supported by Amos Andersson’s Fond, Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, the Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation, Eugène, Elisabeth and Birgit Nygrén Foundation, Greta and Alfred Runeberg Foundation, and University of the Arts Helsinki Foundation. I have participated in artist residencies in Iceland, Sweden, Germany, and Finland.