®Photography Petteri Summanen

Meri Hallenberg (b. 1993) is a Helsinki-based visual artist working with painting, sculpture and moving image. The themes of her works deal with change and the passage of time, often stretching to geological dimensions. She is currently working on a longer-term project related to animals and their representation, where the animal, animality and animal studies are the starting points for her artistic work.

Education

2023—2024 Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki (MFA)

2019—2022 Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki (BFA)

2015—2019 Painter, Vapaa Taidekoulu, Free Art School

2013 Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Graphic Design (studies)

Solo Exhibitions

2025 Maa aikojen lopussa, Galleria Rajatila, Tampere

2019 Kuningaskalastajan koti, Kalleria, Helsinki

2018 Kaunein väri on vihreä, Sokos Hotel Torni Ateljee Bar, Helsinki

2018 Muille maille vierahille, Galleria Fria, Helsinki

Duo exhibitions

2023 Raskas elementti / Heavy Element, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki (together with Laura Lowe)

2021 Järkäle, Galleria Huuto, Helsinki (together with Liisa Kuusela)

Group exhibitions

2025—2026 Metsän olentoja / Forest Creatures, Chappe Museum, Tammisaari

2024 MFA Exhibition “Kuvan Kevät”, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki

2022 BFA Exhibition, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki

2022 Loota, Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki

2019 Vapaa’19, Puristamo, Helsinki (Graduation exhibition)

2017 Maisemamaalauksia, Noormarkun klubi, Noormarkku

2017 Kaupunki Uudellamaalla, Galleria Vaaga, Helsinki

Grants

2024 The Finnish Art Society (Young artist grant)

2024 The Paulo Foundation

2021 Finnish Cultural Foundation

2021 Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation

2020 Suomalais-Japanilainen Yhdistys: G.J. Ramstedt Fund

Works in collections

State Art Deposit Collection (Finland)

Suomen Taideyhdistys, teosarpajaiset 2024