BIO

Ida Nisonen (b. 1981, FIN) is one of Finland's most versatile artists. Nisonen works with photography, video, object installations and performance art, and is involved in many collaborative projects. Nisonen's works deal with the issues of gender roles reflecting motherhood, creativity and being a woman, achieving both a personal and a collectively recognizable and relatable point of view. Nisonen graduated as a photographer from the Institute of Design at Lahti University of Applied Sciences and has a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Jyväskylä. In particular, the studies of feminist philosophy have had a significant impact on Nisonen's art.

“My approach is often very personal, outspoken and emancipatory. My artistic practice is always connected to the life that surrounds motherhood itself. The equation of motherhood and making art I see as a pair of opposing forces but it is the force that drives me to make art. 

EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES/GROUP SHOWS:

2025 2.-27.4. Solo exhib., Varikko Galleria, Seinäjoki

2025 10.3 - 6.4. Group show, “Becoming Many”, Myymälä2, Helsinki

2024 17.11. “Female Laboratory” -perf., The Other Side performance art festival, Vantaa

2024 13.9. “The Art Of Maintenance” -perf., Kontula Electronics, Vantaa

2024 12.6.- 7.7. “No Man´s Island” -solo exhib., Haa Gallery, Helsinki

2024 31.5.-22.6. Group exhibition, Toolbox, Berlin

2024 8.-26.5. “Maintenance/Ylläpito” -solo exhib., Pesula Gallery, Sipoo

2024 14.-24.3. Group exhibition, Yö Galleria, Helsinki

2024 29.2. “Needle and Tread” -performancce, YÖ Fest 4.5, Helsinki