Satu Oksanen

SATU OKSANEN is a Finnish curator based in Helsinki. Currently she works as a curator of collections at Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art / Finnish National Gallery, where her focus is on collecting, researching, and mediating contemporary art in an institutional framework. Her main interest lies in the constant negotiation between contemporary art practices, museum institutions, and permanent collections.

In recent years, she has collaborated with artists such as Essi Kausalainen and Alma Heikkilä, commissioning performative and site-specific works for Kiasma’s collections.

Her most recent project is the collection exhibition Feels Like Home, with her next collection display scheduled to open in February 2025 at Kiasma. Previously, she worked at the Helsinki Art Museum where she curated public space commissions and temporary exhibitions, among other projects.

Oksanen holds an MA in Art History from the University of Helsinki and a BA in Design. She has participated in residencies at ISCP in New York and Rupert in Vilnius.