Kaarina Kaikkonen (Iisalmi, 1952) lives and works in Helsinki.
Among her recent solo shows: Flying Waters, Riverrun Festival, The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., USA (2023), Kaarina Kaikkonen-Tied together - M77 Galleria, Milano, Italy (2022), We Need Some Hope, Kunsthalle Charlottenborg façade, Copenhagen Denmark (2022), Kaarina Kaikkonen, Hanaholmen Gallery, Espoo, Finland. (2020), Kaarina Kaikkonen, Z2O galleria Sara Zanin, Rome, Italy (2019). Kaarina Kaikkonen, KUNSTEN Museum for Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark (2018); Kaarina Kaikkonen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, France (2017); Kaarina Kaikkonen, Uppsala Art Museum, Sweden (2017); Kaarina Kaikkonen, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland (2017); Falling Light, Blooming Spirit, Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland (2016). Among her recent group shows: Finnish Wave, Busan Art Museum, Busan, Sud Corea (2019); Nordic Views, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark (2018); ITSENÄISYYS Uppsala Art Museum, Sweden (2017); Donne di colore, Torre dei Lambardi, Magione (PG) (2017); Suloisessa Suomessamme, Iisalmi birch alley, Iisalmi Finland (2017); Dreamaholic, Museum for Contemporary Art, Weserburg, Germany (2017); Extension.fi, Victoria Gallery, Samara, Russia (2017); Extension.fi, Triumph gallery, Mosca, Russia (2017).
Her works are in important public and private collections, amongst others: Albright – Knox Art Gallery; State of Finland; Maramotti Collection, Reggio Emilia; MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo, Rome; Foundation of Jenny and Antti Wihuri; Malmö Art Museum; Helsinki Art Museum; Borås Art Museum; Wyoming University Art Museum; Kuopio Art Museum; City of Iisalmi; Lapinlhati Art Museum; Oulu Art Museum; EMMA Museum for Modern Art; Kiasma Museum for Contemporary Art; Collection Swanljung; Joensuu Art Museum; Mikkeli Art Museum; Aine Art Museum; City of Pieksämäki; Sara Hildén Art Museum; Collection Kaisa Blomstedt.