SYLVIA JAVÉN
Artist talk at NCCA, Saint Petersburg
January 21, 2020
Artist talk together with Ustina Yakovleva at NCCA January 22nd in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Translation by Anna Zavediy.
Me and Ustina introduce our artistic practices and speak about our thoughts on collaborating as artists and our upcoming exhibition.
Artist in residence at NCCA residency in Kronstadt, St Petersburg Russia
January 08, 2020
During some weeks in January I am artist in residence together with Russian artist Ustina Yakovleva at Kronstadt, an island outside of st Petersburg. The residency is organized by NCCA (The North-West branch of the National Center for Contemporary Art).
Group exhibition in Konsthallen in Vasa
December 26, 2019
I am showing a piece of 9 paintings and two video works at the exhibition "Ung konst i Österbotten.
The exhibition is open 30.11.2019–8.3.2020
Address
Vasa stadshus, Senatsgatan 1 D, 65100 Vasa, Finland
The artists in the exhibition are:
Maria Laakkonen, Anneli Holmström, Moa Cederberg, Mira Roivainen, Elli Alasaari, Mari Hallapuro, Emma Öhberg, Emilia Nurmivaara, Alexander Granqvist, Sylvia Javén, Teemu Sorila, Ville Hiltunen, Laura Haapasalo, J-P Köykkä, Melika Mashmul, Saija Lehtola, Petri Haavisto, Kika Wikman, Laura Särs, Laura Hetemäki, Alexandra Harald and Emma Ahlgren.
Screening of my video "I am a bird" at "Why Look At Animals", a parallel program of Fiskars biennale
September 14, 2019
"Why Look At Animals showcases work by established and emerging artists who engage with the topic of animal-human relations. Named after a book by writer, artist and art critic John Berger, the screening looks into this complex, entangled and timeless relationship. "
Artists:
Riikka Gröndahl, Joonas Hyvönen, Appu Jasu, Sylvia Javén, Verna Kuusniemi, Laura Leif & Dana Schloss, Janna Lindfors, Heini Nieminen, Fanni Niemi-Junkola, Anni Puolakka, Sanyukta Sharma, Minna Suoniemi
Curated by Anna Björklund and Shubangi Singh.
https://www.facebook.com/events/530869674321020/
Film screening at the GoldenThread Gallery in Belfast Nortern Ireland
October 04, 2018
The two films I made while in residency at Digital Art Studios in Belfast 2014 are being screened at The GoldenThread gallery in Belfast, alongside other international artists David Prince, Jacqueline Holt, Laurie Sumiye and Nicky Larkin.
Paintings exhibited at Raawka in Vasa
July 04, 2018
A series of my new paintings are hanging out in lovely café Raawka in Vasa until August 7.
Storalånggatan 34, Vasa Finland
