NADA Collaboration

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 and 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 are proud to announce a new partnership with the 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗔). As part of the initiative, three New York–based galleries—𝗚𝗮𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆—traveled to cities across Finland to meet and engage with local artists, leading to forthcoming exhibitions of these artists in New York.

This collaboration, which is made possible with the support of a grant by 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗘𝗿𝗸𝗸𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, and 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, underscores a shared commitment to fostering international dialogue between the contemporary art scenes of Finland and New York. By creating opportunities for New York galleries to connect directly with Finnish artists and institutions, the partnership aims to strengthen cross-cultural relationships, broaden visibility for Finnish artists abroad, and bring new voices into New York’s vibrant art community. 

Finland has always been at the forefront of contemporary design, but its visual arts community is equally dynamic and deserving of international attention,” said 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗯𝗯𝘀, Executive Director of NADA. “Through this partnership, we’re giving galleries the rare chance to travel to Finland, meet artists in their own environments, and do so with crucial financial support — a testament to NADA’s ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for galleries to grow and connect across borders.”

As part of this partnership, 𝗚𝗮𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆, which maintains spaces in Cologne and New York, will organize an all-Finnish group exhibition titled, 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, featuring 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘁𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗶, 𝗘𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗦𝗶𝗵𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗛ä𝗿𝗸ö𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝘂 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗘𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮, among others. The exhibition will run from 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, and is centered around the themes of nature and mysticism, exploring the intersection of material transformation, natural phenomena, and the unseen spiritual dimensions embedded in physical form. 

Gallerist 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹 will present a group exhibition featuring the work of Finnish artist 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝘂 alongside six other international artists 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟭 – 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. The show, titled 𝗞𝘂𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗮, explores the affective dimensions of distance—not simply as a measurement of space, but as an emotional and psychological condition between people, places, and things.

From 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟲 – 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 will present a group exhibition featuring artists 𝗣ä𝗶𝘃𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮, 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘂𝘀, further expanding the visibility of Finnish contemporary artists in New York.

“This partnership reflects Finland’s commitment to fostering international cultural exchange and to supporting our artists on a global stage,” said 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗶 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘂𝘀, Special Adviser for Cultural Affairs and Creative Industries at the Consulate General of Finland in New York. “New York has long been a vital hub for contemporary art, and we are proud to see Finnish voices represented here through the collaboration with NADA and its member galleries.”

In 2026 and beyond, the partnership will continue with additional NADA gallerists visiting Finland. More details will be announced in the near future.

The partnership comes during an especially exciting year for Finnish art in New York. Earlier in 2025, 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲 presented Remix the Archive, a bold exhibition of generative art featuring artists including Agoston Nagy, Andreas Rau, Blas.v, Ilmo and Aarni Kapanen, Jeres, Nahuel Gerth, Newyellow, Roni Kaufman, Shaderism, and Tuomo Rainio. The exhibition, which remained on view from May 9 through June 21, brought together the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆’𝘀 digitized collection with creative coding techniques, creating an interactive dialogue between the past and the future. The exhibition was supported by the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation and Ministry of Education Finland,

In December, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁 will open Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck, the first major U.S. museum retrospective dedicated to the trailblazing Finnish painter. Featuring nearly 60 works—including important loans from the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 / 𝗔𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺, other Finnish museums, and private collections across Finland and Sweden—the exhibition reaffirms Schjerfbeck’s rightful place in the story of modern art and highlights her enduring influence on modernist painting.