Info                                                                                                                                      

                                           
                                                     
                                   
b.1993, lives in Helsinki, Finland      
milla.aska@gmail.com

Studies:                                                             
2020   Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Academy of Fine Arts of Uniarts Helsinki
2017    Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Academy of Fine Arts of Uniarts Helsinki

Solo Exhibitions:
2023   Swirls, HAM gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2021    Vene ja soutaja, The Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland
2019    Warmth On A Chair, Titanik, Turku, Finland
2018    Levähtänyt, Project Room, Helsinki, Finland

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024   Kun nuolee, joku päättyy -duo exhibition with Katariina Yli-Malmi, Outo Olo, Helsinki, Finland
2023   Shallow Springs, KOHTA, Helsinki, Finland
2022   Harvest, Vallila Greenhouse, Helsinki, Finland
2022   Three of a kind, Kogo Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2021    Unta ja aikaa, The Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland
2021    Tuulen näkymätön käsi silitti ruohoa -duo exhibition with Christine Valtonen, Monitoimitila O, Helsinki, Finland
2021    Lapin Kullanmurut, The Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland
2021    The Kosminen Spring Salon sales exhibition, Kosminen, Helsinki, Finland
2020    O Worm Supreme, Tuo Tuo, Joutsa, Finland
2020    Summer Sales Exhibition, Kosminen, Helsinki, Finland
2019    💯️, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden
2019    Sensual Closeness, Marcy Home Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland
2018    Emerging 2018, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
2018    Kesäpäivänä Nellimissä, KLAK, Nellim, Finland
2018    Kuvan Kevät, Project Room, Helsinki, Finland
2017    Närmare Borta, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
2016    BFA Degree Show, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
2016    Masters Salon 2016, Anciens Etablissements Vanderborght,
             Brussel, Belgium      
2016    Masters Salon 2016, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
2016    Kuvataideakatemian näyttely, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
2013    Who’s In, Fafa, Helsinki, Finland

Residencies:
2021    Viippola, Tornio, Finland                                   
2019    Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation, The Grassina Studio House, Italy
2016    Impilinna, Utö, Finland
2014    Kuva residency, Berlin, Germany  

Grants:    
2024   Oskar Öflunds Stifltelse
2022   The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Central Fund
2021    Arts Promotion Centre Finland, covid-19 support
2020   Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Artist Grant for 6 months
2020   The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Uusimaa Regional Fund
2019    The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Central Fund
2018    Finnish Art Society
2018    The Paulo Foundation
2018    The Anita Snellman Foundation 
2018    The Univeristy of the Arts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts

Works in collections:
Kiasma
HAM Helsinki Art Museum
The Aine Art Museum                                     
Finnish Art Society
Saastamoinen Foundation      
The Collection of Finnish State Art Commission

Memberships:
Finnish Painters’ Union