Eva Helki (b. 1993, St. Petersburg) is a Helsinki-based artist working across painting, installation, and mixed media.
ARTIST STATEMENT
In a world often marked by tension and disconnection, I seek to open a space for dialogue. Through art, I explore my own path toward understanding and empathy, transforming personal experience into a shared visual language. I hope that by revealing these reflections, others might find common ground and enter into meaningful conversation. Through diverse mediums, I invite viewers to bring their perspectives, challenge assumptions, and discover the quiet beauty within our differences.
EDUCATION
2012 - 2020 Repin Academy of Arts, St.-Petersburg (MFA)
2017 - 2018 École des Beaux-Arts, Paris (exchange program)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Love Somewhere, Yö Galleria, Helsinki (duo with Hannes Helki)
2024 About February in sobs..., Triumph Gallery, Moscow
2020 The Island, Triumph Gallery, Moscow
2025 Thirdness, White Rabbit Gallery, Helsinki
2024 Sans Drapeau, Yellow Cube Gallery, Paris
2024 After Shock, Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam
2022 Monsters Under the Bed, Third Place, Saint Petersburg
2021 Museum of Self-Isolation, Museum of Moscow, Moscow
2021 Surprize 5, Academy of Fine Arts, Urbino
2020 A Wave of Dreams, Triumph Gallery, Moscow
2020 State of Emergency, Triumph Gallery, Moscow
2019 Saisons Russes, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome
2018 La flesh, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
2024 Sans Drapeau, Paris
2020 Blazar, Moscow
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2024 Finnish Cultural Foundation, six-month working grant
2020 council's praise for the diploma series of works "Bible stories"