Anna Niskanen

Anna Niskanen (she/her) b. 1990, is a Finnish visual artist who works with alternative photographic processes, creating large-scale installations of handmade prints. An overarching theme in her body of work is memory of place and nature. She builds an archive of photographs and ecofacts collected while visiting places and uses the material to create new compositions.

Niskanen graduated from Aalto University in 2017 and has since exhibited in Finland and abroad. She has worked at the SÍM residency and Íslesk Grafík in Reykjavik periodically since 2018. In addition to her artistic work Niskanen is chair of the board of Photographic Artists’ Association in Finland and founding member of Kosminen collective.