artist & printmaker
Women by Women.3 PV 06/03 6-9pm 07/03-11/03, open daily 11am-6pm Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane BS1 1EA Bristol March is the most exciting month in my work calendar because it marks International Women’s Day. The way I like to celebrate this day is, of course, by organising and curating the exhibition Women by Women.…
This January I got the chance to start off the new year with an artist residency in Norway. I had been invited by Kunstnarhuset Messen to spend the month in Ålvik working freely on my personal practice and using the time for trialing ideas, playing, and developing new research. I first journeyed into Oslo and…
This autumn, I curated a selection of studio members at Spike Print Studio to represent the studio at the biennial Print International exhibition at Ty Pawb, Wrexham. The show collated works from national and international print studios and allowed us to exhibit alongside East London Printmakers, Constructure, Printing in Dutch, Red Plate Press, and Regional…
Early November this year, I returned to Glasgow for the print fair and a chance to explore more of the city. The day zoomed by chatting with old and new faces at the fair, and some Finnish buyers even found their way to my stall. I made my trip to the north a 4-day excursion…
‘Women by Women’ is back for another year to show work by 20 female and non-binary artists in the week around International Women’s day, at Centrespace Gallery in Bristol. 20% of all proceeds go to Women for Women International’s Palestine Crisis Response. ‘Women by Women.2’ is a celebration of personalities, stories and lived experiences, and…
November took me to Glasgow for the first time – another wonderful chance to explore a new city and make new print connections! This one-day fair brought in the masses as soon as the doors opened, and there was no real break in sight until the doors closed again. The fair is annually organised by…
In May 2024, I created an interactive wall hanging about the treasures we find in our pockets, to be exhibited as part of an exhibition in Fringe Arts Bath. This exhibition curated by Devanshi Rungta ‘The Personal Shrine Project’ was a collection of stories, relics and personal histories interpreted by the artists Andrew Mockett, Carolyn…
My first ever solo exhibition showcased all of my recent screenprints created as a studio member at Spike Print Studio. Showing as part of Bristol Gallery Weekend, the exhibition opened its doors over the March equinox weekend at Hours in Bristol. Inspired by the Shakespearean idiom which refers to a period of carefree innocence, idealism…
In March 2023, I opened the doors to my first ever solo curation ‘Women by Women’, a group exhibition in celebration of International Women’s Day. The exhibition was held over one week at That Art Gallery in Bristol and brought together the works of nine female artists. 20% of all proceeds went to UN Women…
Right before Christmas in December 2023, I ventured down to Spain to take part in a two day screenprint market with Printworkers Barcelona. The market brought in tens of makers from across Europe. In true Spanish style, light chit chatter filled the room throughout the two days where only siesta time brought in a short…
In March 2022 I headed out to Oaxaca, Mexico to join an instructional artist residency with Arquetopia Foundation where I was due to spend four weeks learning how to make natural inks for silk-screen printing.
Sanni Pyhänniska 