Kim Somervuori b. 1975
We are pleased to announce that artist Kim Somervuori has joined our roster of represented artists. Somervuori’s first solo exhibition at Galerie Forsblom will open in May 2026.
Kim Somervuori’s paintings are characterized by an imaginatively rich visual language, a controlled, undulating composition, and a rough painterly touch combined with a colorist palette in which chance plays an important role. In his work, spatiality is interwoven with strong materiality and a thematic approach drawing on art history, literature, subcultures, and popular culture.
Somervuori has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Finland and internationally. His works are included in several significant collections, including those of the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, the Saastamoinen Foundation, and the Paulo Foundation. Somervuori graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2011. He received the William Thuring Prize in 2015 and the Finnish Art Society’s Young Artist Award in 2009.