Hannu Väisänen (born 2 October 1951 in Oulu) is a Finnish painter, graphic artist and writer who has lived in France since 1989, dividing his time between Paris and Souillac in the southwest. He won the Finlandia Prize for literature in 2007 for his novel Toiset kengät and is the first Finnish artist to have received state prizes for both visual art and literature. His seven-part autobiographical Antero series, begun with Vanikan palat (2004), traces a boy's journey from an Oulu garrison to life as an artist in Europe, and his illustrated edition of the Kalevala (1999) remains one of his most celebrated visual works.
Väisänen published Viisikko (Siltala, 3 September 2024), the seventh and final volume of his autobiographical Antero series, dealing with siblings, ageing and memory.
A Uusikaupunki congregation's earlier plan to sell Väisänen's altar paintings was quietly dropped, according to the parish vicar.
Väisänen opened a Kalevala-themed summer exhibition at Laukko Manor in Vesilahti on 5 June 2023.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
67exhibitionFri 6.11.Oliver Beer - Resonance Project: The Cave
49exhibitionFri 9.10.Iiris Elena Rusi
40exhibitionTue 1.9.Creative Destruction - Johan Eichhorn's Photo Series
40exhibitionFri 30.10.Kirsi M. Paltto & Jouni S. Laiti: Litnát, lahka - Lempeästi, lujasti
40exhibitionFri 6.11.Depa Kollektiivi: MielenTila
39exhibitionTue 18.8.Modern Classics: Elga Sesemann
39exhibitionSat 5.9.Howard Smith
39exhibitionThu 24.9.The Peacock in the Garden - Mathias Withoos' Rome
39exhibitionSat 10.10.A Glimpse into the Sampo Collection
39exhibitionFri 23.10.Arcana Borealis
39exhibitionFri 23.10.Alien in Me
39exhibitionFri 13.11.keiju
exhibition(31 days)
Hannu Väisänen's exhibition explores the colour and form of doors and gates. A Rajasthani door from a 1996 watercolour sketch inspired the artist to create a new painting series investigating colour interaction and the simultaneous abstract and figurative nature of painting.
festival(2 days)
Two-day literature festival featuring interviews with Finnish authors, visual art, and live music in Ruovesi. The programme showcases renowned Finnish writers and musicians in Vinha bookshop's garden.