Education
2022-2024 Master of Fine Arts, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Time and Space, (FI)
2019–2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Time and Space, (FI)
2016–2019 Bachelor of Arts, Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, (FI)
2019 Erasmus+ exhange, Design Academy Eindhoven, (NL)
Solo exhibitions
2025 Romantic thought, HAM Helsinki Art Museum gallery, Helsinki
Group exhibitions
2024 Tomun tieto, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
2024 Kuvan Kevät (MFA show), Kuvataideakatemia, Helsinki
2023 “Perceive sea, dunes, 198 CAL Gallery, London
mountains in move”
2023 Solar Noon, Taattisten tila, Merimasku
2022 it Spins, it Spins, Vapaan taiteen tila, Helsinki
it Spins
2022 Kandinäyttely / Kuva/Tila, Helsinki
BFA Exhibition
2022 Loota Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki
2021 Soil Matters, Väre, Espoo
2021 1 to 100 pop-up shop, Mutteri Galleria, Helsinki
2021 Feel Helsinki, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki
2021 Toisin tekeminen, Loukko Galleria, Helsinki
2021 Solar Fiction, Galleria Aarni, Espoo
2021 Kosminen Salonki, Kosminen, Helsinki
2021 Papercuts, PUBLICS, Helsinki
2020 Generation 2020, Amos Rex, Helsinki
2019 CURIOCITY, Warehouse of Innovation, Eindhoven
2018 UU-MARKET, Kalleria Galleria, Helsinki
Grants & Awards
2025 Finnish Cultural Foundation, travel grant
2025 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, working grant
2025 Paulo Foundation, working grant
2024 The Young Visual Artist Award, Outi and Jan Vapaavuori Foundation
2024 Finnish Cultural Foundation, MFA thesis
2023 FRAME, travel grant
2021 Academy of Fine Arts, material grant
2021 Academy of Fine Arts, travel grant
Artworks in collections
HAM Helsinki Art Museum / City of Helsinki
Residences
2023 Berlin Residency, University of the Arts Helsinki
2021 The Åland Archipelago guest artist residence, Kökar
Press
2023 Finnish Institute in Interview: Liisa-Irmelen Liwata
UK and Ireland,
2022 Ny Tid, Portfolio: Liisa-Irmelen Liwata curated by Kosminen Kollektiivi
2020 Helsingin Sanomat, HS:n kriitikoiden poimimat 12 suosikkia Generation 2020 -näyttelystä
2020 Ny tid, Sturm und Drang på Amos Rex
2018 Ante Nouveau Nr.1
2018 Design vuosi 2018