Jyrki Siukonen Finnish, b. 1959

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Jyrki Siukonen is a Finnish multidisciplinary artist, sculptor, and scholar whose practice spans visual art, music, and cultural research. While studying at the University of Tampere in the late 1970s, he became actively involved in Finland's emerging punk rock scene as a musician, bandleader, and organizer. Following studies with the experimental composer John Cage, Siukonen shifted his focus from music to visual art in 1983.

In 1994, Siukonen was awarded the Gregory Fellowship at the University of Leeds, supported by the Henry Moore Foundation. From 2004 to 2008, he served as Professor of Sculpture at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. His numerous honors include three five-year working grants from the Finnish Arts Council, three residencies at the Finnish Institute in Rome, the Finnish State Prize (2017), and the Edvard Richter Prize from the Finnish Art Society (2023). Alongside his artistic practice, Siukonen has pursued extensive research in art and cultural history, publishing several scholarly monographs. He lives and works in Helsinki.