Satu Metsola is a Helsinki-based curator, art historian and artist with extensive experience across leading Finnish art institutions. Since 2018, she has worked as Curator at HAM Helsinki Art Museum, where she is responsible for developing and delivering a wide range of exhibitions and publications. Metsola works particularly with painting and sculpture, both in her curatorial practice and artistic approach.

Her recent curatorial projects include Leena Luostarinen: Misfit (2026), Magdalena Abakanowicz: Crossing Boundaries (2026), Free 90 – Free Art School’s 90th Anniversary Exhibition (2025) and Nastja Säde Rönkkö: Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child (2024).

She has also contributed to major international initiatives, serving as Coordinating Curator for Helsinki Biennial 2021 and as part of the team for its 2023 and 2025 editions. She is also active as a writer and editor, contributing to numerous publications, for example Stories of Finnish Art (Finnish National Gallery and Hatje Cantz 2016). Previously, she served as Senior Curator at Kunsthalle Helsinki and Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma.

Photo: HAM/Maija Toivanen