Lukas Malte Hoffmann lives and works in Helsinki. He studied at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the latter. He received his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the Dutch Art Institute in 2020. He has a background in photography, and he now primarily works with sculpture and installation.His work has recently been exhibited at the Finnish Institute in Sweden (Stockholm, 2024), Alkovi (Helsinki, 2024-2025), Galleria Sculptor (Helsinki, 2024), Milieu (Bern, 2024), and Punt WG (Amsterdam, 2025), among others.
His work is currently supported by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
lmhn@pm.me
Selected Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2025
Alkovi, Helsinki (Finland)
2024
When Things Fall Apart, with Corinna Helenelund, Milieu, Bern (Switzerland)
Vinden, with Corinna Helenelund, Finnish Institute in Stockholm (Sweden)
Growing Pains, solo exhibition, Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
2023
Dead Mall Nails, with Anastasiia Sviridenki, Formis, Tammisaari (Finland)
2022
The House of Recordings, solo project, Helsinki Central Library Oodi (Finland)
Hi, Who Are You?, solo exhibition Galleria Vanha Kappalaisentalo, Porvoo (Finland)
2021
Schlimberlake&Schlieber, with Clementine Edwards, Light-Harvesting Complex, Vantaa (Finland)
Midsummer Rose, with Susan Kooi, Outo Olo, Helsinki
2020
AANOLEIMS, solo exhibition, curated by Edel O'Reilley, M8 Art Space, Espoo (Finland)
2019
AEROPONIC ACTS, graduation of the DAI, Silent Green, Berlin (Germany)
2018
The Dough, with Corinna Helenelund, curated by Elina Suoyrjö, Titanik, Turku (Finland)
Failed by my very complication’, DAI at Hot Wheels Projects, Athens (Greece)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
The Patron Saint of Beekeepers, Punt Wg, Amsterdam
2024
Night Lore, Pitted Dates, Helsinki
2022
Big Wet 2.0, Karjaa water tower, Karjaa (Finland)
Möhkönvirta, Möhkö (Finland)
2021
Baitball 2, curated by ‘Like a Little Disaster’ and ‘Pane Projects’, Bari (Italy)
Oasis, Tammisaari (Finland)
2020
Goblin Door, curated by Sakari Tevto, online
2019
Law of the Instrument, Kunstverein Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin
Lukas Malte Hoffmann is a Helsinki-based artist working primarily in sculpture and installation. He completed his BfA at Kuvataideakatemia, Helsinki, and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, and his MfA at the Dutch Art Institute, Arnhem.
His work is currently supported by the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland.
luaksh(at)gmail.com