Minni Havas

Paralyysi / Paralysis, 2024
130 x 93 cm
Oil on canvas

Kummituskukat / Ghost Flowers, 2025
100 x 126 cm
Oil on linen

Väliintulo / Intervention, 2024
170 x 130 cm
Oil on canvas

Jumalainen näytelmä / Divine Comedy, 2024
Exhibition view at Kuva/Tila gallery

Kontemplaatio / Contemplation, 2024
170 x 130 cm
Oil and tempera on canvas

Satin Mountain / Pilgrimage, 2025
113 x 142 cm
Oil on canvas

5:5, 2025
26,6 x 20,6 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Purgatorio / Purgatory, 2024
32 x 44 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Purgatorio / Purgatory, 2024
32 x 44 cm
Colored pencil on paperPyhiinvaeltaja / Pilgrim, 2024
Ceramic, beeswax, iron wire, polymer clay

Open / Close, 2021
29 x 20 cm
Colored pencil, ink and felt-tip pen on paper

Cherry Cola, 2022
19,6 x 24,2 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Sensitised, 2022
21 x 25 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Brothers, 2020
29 x 40 cm
Colored pencil on paper

I Strive Towards Higher Things, 2021
30 x 42 cm
Colored pencil on paper

All Mutable Things, 2021
30,2 x 20,6 cm
Colored pencil and felt-tip pen on paper

In / Out, 2021
22 x 21 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Heliotrope, 2021
30 x 42 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Margaritas Ante Porcos, 2021
25 x 18,6 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Dreamer, 2021
29 x 42 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Morning And Evening, 2022
29,7 x 42 cm
Colored pencil, ink and felt-tip pen on paper

In Fieri, In Extremis, 2021
30 x 21 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Boring, 2020
Colored pencil on paper and Photoshop

Untitled portrait for MM6 Maison Margiela pre-fall 2018
29,7 x 21 cm
Pencil on paper

Pear rug, 2021
170 x 200 cm
Tufted wool, made by Finarte in India

Camofruit blanket, 2020
155 x 190 cm
Wool blend, made in Germany

Passion Fruit, 2023
Exhibition view at Finnish Institute in Stockholm

Arachne knit pattern, 2024
Digital drawing

Floating Stripes, 2020
155 x 190 cm
Cotton, made in Germany

Amelia scarf, 2021
155 x 80 cm
Cotton, made in Germany

Sun Moon knit pattern, 2024
Digital drawing

Vaeltaja 1 / Pilgrim 1, 2025
Approx. 10 cm tall
Ceramic, beeswax, paraffin, iron wire, polymer clay

Pyhiinvaeltaja / Pilgrim, 2024
Approx. 15 cm tall
Ceramic, beeswax, paraffin, iron wire, polymer clay

M/C Lion, 2018
Approx. 15 cm tall
Ceramic
Photo by Pyry Lepistö

Youth, first edition 2018
6 x 10 cm
Ceramic
Photo courtesy of The Room by Kozeen Shiwan, 2024

Lioness, first edition 2018
Approx. 10 cm tall
Ceramic
Photo by Hannakaisa Pekkala, 2020

Mushroom, 2018
Approx. 15 cm tall
Ceramic
Photo by Kimmo Metsäranta

Photo by Anne Törnroos, 2023
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Education
2023-2024 MFA, The Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki: Master of Fine Arts (Painting)
2005-2010 BA, Aalto University / University of Art and Design Helsinki: Bachelor of Arts (Fashion)
2002 Lahden Yhteiskoulu, Matriculation Examination
Work Experience
2008- Minni Havas: artist, creative director, illustrator and textile/pattern designer
2010-2013 Minni f. Ronya clothing: Co-founder and designer
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Spirit Gardening, Galleria Loisti, Helsinki
2024 Platonic Picnic, Kyykky gallery, Helsinki
2023 Passion Fruit, Finnish Institute in Stockholm, Stockholm
2023 Underflow, Kuvittaja gallery, Helsinki
2022 Desiren, Garden Room, Kämp Galleria, Helsinki
2015 Rugs Laboratory, Stulens, Hasselt, Belgium
2009 Seireeni, The Picture Room, Helsinki
Group Exhibitions
2027 Coming up: Untitled, Chappe art museum, Tammisaari
2025 Maatamo, Taattinen Gallery, Naantali
2025 Whispering with eyes closed, Eka gallery, Tallinn
2024 Flourishing Tunes by Finnish Spirit, Helsinki
2024 Kuvan Kevät MFA show, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki
2022 Untitled, Duo Xun Xuan Art Center, Shanghai
2020 Life is Boring, Galerie Pleiku, Berlin
2020 Life is Boring, Kanneltalo, Helsinki
2020 UU Market - Herbarium, Craft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä
2019 UU Market – Makers Of Now, Iittala & Arabia Design Center, Helsinki
2019 Distant Friends, Vienna Design Week, Vienna
2018 Fiskars Summer House, Fiskars
2015 Suomimuodin Antologia, Helsinki Design Museum, Helsinki
2013 Konkurssi/Bankruptcy by Minni f. Ronya, Helsinki Design Museum, Helsinki
2013 PWEKKKA, Wieden+Kennedy, Amsterdam
2012 I Want To Be First, Kat Von D's Wonderland Gallery, Los Angeles
2011 Pekka of Finland, Recyclart, Brussels
2011 New Nordic Fashion Illustration, Rotermanni Gallery, Tallinna & Design Museo, Helsinki
2010 WAD Magazine 11 Years, Paris
PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS

Kummituskukat / Ghost Flowers, 2025
100 x 126 cm
Oil on linen

Choices, 2026
70 x 60 cm
Oil on linen

Linnustaja / Fowler, 2026
99 x 79 cm
Oil on canvas

Shadow thief, 2025
80 x 120 cm
Oil on canvas

The web between (realms) and what's left behind, detail, 2026
Oil on canvas

Open / Close, 2021
29 x 20 cm
Colored pencil, ink and felt-tip pen on paper

Sensitised, 2022
21 x 25 cm
Colored pencil on paper

Purgatorio / Purgatory, 2024
32 x 44 cm
Colored pencil on paper
CERAMICS

Pyhiinvaeltaja / Pilgrim, 2024
Approx. 15 cm tall
Ceramic, beeswax, paraffin, iron wire, polymer clay

M/C Lion, 2018
Approx. 15 cm tall
Ceramic
Photo by Pyry Lepistö

Seireeni, 2023
Approx. 15 cm tall
Ceramic
TEXTILES

Plant Lady, original 2017, new colour 2026
Size when knitted 155 x 190 cm
Image of the digital knit pattern

Arakne, 2024
Size when knitted 155 x 190 cm
Image of the digital knit pattern

Hesperides, 2026
80 x 150 cm
Detail of the knitted fabric

Camofruit blanket, 2020
155 x 190 cm
Wool blend, made in Germany

Passion Fruit, 2023
Exhibition view at Finnish Institute in Stockholm