Taru Salonen is a Turku-based graphic artist and visual arts teacher. She holds a Master of Arts from Aalto University and is currently completing her MFA degree in Fine Arts at the Turku Academy of Arts. Salonen works mostly in woodcut and lithography. As a contemporary printmaker, he is interested in the expressive possibilities of printed art in the direction of installation, collage and three-dimensionality. Salonen has held active solo exhibitions in recent years, including at Gallery Joella in Turku and Gallery Uudessa Kipinä in Lahti. He has participated in group exhibitions in Finland and internationally, most recently in the exhibition Causes of Time. Salonen is a member of the Finnish Art Graphic Society, Turku Art Graphic Society and Turku Artists’ Association. Salonen’s works are in the collections of the State of Finland and HUS. Salonen’s art often deals with themes related to human identity, time and memory. Salonen is interested in narrative, place-based experiences and the human relationship to landscape. Recently, the themes of his work have been related to climate change, winter and the experience of grief.
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