I am a contemporary artist living in London. Whether I work in painting, drawing, performance, film or photography what interests me is the space of creativity (the 'potential space’ or ‘protospace’, as Winnicot and Kristeva respectively designate it). My art explores ways of approaching the space of creativity as a site for productive encounter and as communication.

2018 - 2020 MA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins

2017 - 2018          Foundation Year in Fine Art, Frank Bowling Scholarship, Hampstead School of Art

2002 - 2008          BA and MA, University of Helsinki, Craft Science and Educational Sciences

2007 Study exchange in MA Art Education at Aalto University of Art and Design, Helsinki

Exhibitions

11/2024 ING Decerning Eye, The Mall Galleries, London

5/2024 “Drawing as an Expanded Research Method”, “Cocoon” - a collaboration with Orly Orbach, Drawing Room/ Royal Collage of Art/ White City

5/2024 Documentary film screening: “I Want You To Imagine - Art and LGBT+ Health Histories at Loudest Whispers 2024”. Conference Centre Gallery, St Pancras Hospital, London

11/2023 “LIFE ROOM”, The Koppel Project STATION (old Hampstead Police Station)

10/2022 “Summer and Celebration”, The Koppel Project STATION, (old Hampstead Police Station)

8/2022. Open Studios, Koppel Project Station, London

7/2022       “Jermyn Street Jubilee Fete”, Jubilee Pop-up Painting workshop

6/2022       “Give Hope!” Ukraine Charity Auction, Peggy Jay Gallery, London

3/2022       “take me with you - hybrid school”, ENSAV La Cambre Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2/2022                  “Take me with you, Part 2”, Koppel Project Hive, London

2/2022                  “Back to Space” @heinimariaking, a performative 7-day exhibition on Instagram

1-2/2022       “Back to Space”, facilitating a peer support mentoring group for artists, Thenga Cafe, London

9/2021       “FINALLY”, Group exhibition, Ugly Ducks Gallery, London

8/2021       Mayfair Art weekend: “Pop-up painting in the West End”/ Workshop facilitation

6/2021       “Sketches and anecdotes from the studio” 21-25 July @heinimariaking, Instagram exhibition

6/2021       “Meet Me By the Tree” Oriel place, London

5/2021                   “By the window”, new work by Heini King and Arabee Beveridge, 551-557 Finchley Rd, London

1/2021                   “Instantaneous exhibition”, artist’s residency and exhibition on-line on Instagram, January 9 -19th 2021, @heinimariaking  in collaboration with @arabee.beveridge.artist and @aplpip_arts 

12/2020-4/2021     “New Futures Digital: CSM Focus” Kovet.Art, online exhibition, 

        https://www.kovet.art/the-art-vault

10/2020                  “Together alone 51°33'54.8"N 0°10'04.6"W / 51.565226, -0.167940”, bern69, Hapmstead

9/2020-10/2020    “London Grads Now –Moving Away Moving Closer” Saatchi Gallery

9/2020                     “Channel” Digital performance by Sian Fan X Social Convention

6/2020-10/2020     ”Introductions” www.artland.com/galleries/slash-london@slash.arts (on-line exhibition)

3/2020                     ”Becomings” APT Gallery, London 

2/2020                     ”The Big Space” The Street, Central Saint Martins Granary Building 

1/2020                     ”SALE” Tate Exchange, TATE Modern (group event)

12/2019                   ”Conversations in Migration, Health and Art” Leaves of Absence Gallery, London 

11/2019-1/2020      Gail’s bakeries window displays, London

11/2019                   ”Colours of Pain”, Imperial College London, Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication Gallery 

10/2019                   ”Postgraduate Art Auction”, Lethaby Gallery, London

10/2019                   ”Migrant Health and Art workshop” Rich Mix, London 

8/2019                     ”Carnival of Contemplation” Dalston, London 

2/2019                     ”We are here we are” Apiary Studios, London

1/2019                     ”Come Together” Tate Exchange, TATE Modern 

7/2018                     ”Hampstead Art Festival”, London

2009-2010               ”Intervention Gallery”, Kensal Green cemetery, London

2004-2007              Art-based project involved with the homeless, Helsinki, Finland

Talks

4/2024 Panel discussion participation: Other Places/ Future Art School CSM

6/2023 Lecture together with Johann Don-Daniel at MA Fine Art Inter-Institutional Symposium, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

6/2023 Hosting artists’ talks, Electro Studios, Hastings

10/2023 Artist’s presentation at Camden Artist and creative’s Networking Event

Curatorial projects

11/2023 Curating “LIFE ROOM”, The Koppel Project STATION (old Hampstead Police Station)

10/2022 Group exhibition“Summer and Celebration”, The Koppel Project STATION, (old Hampstead Police Station)

5/2021                   “By the window”, new work by Heini King and Arabee Beveridge, 551-557 Finchley Rd

12/2018-6/2019        Group Exhibition: ”PLAY”, Heath St, London

12/2017-6/2018        Group Exhibition: ”Everything Must Change”, Heath St, London

12/2016-6/2017        Group exhibition: ”My Family and Other Feelings”, Heath St, London

2/2016-4/2016        ”About Love and that Everybody Should Have a Dog”, (solo exhibition) Heath St, London

2011-2016           Co-ordinating ”Kingfisher”, a weekly art-based outdoor project with families