CV
Born 1968 Turku, Finland
Education
| 1993-98 | Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Department of Media Studies (Master of Fine Arts) |
| 1996 | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Media Arts |
| 1989-95 | University of Art and Design Helsinki, Department of Ceramics and Glass, Master of Arts 1995 |
| 1988-89 | University of Oulu, Department of Architecture |
Solo exhibitions
| 2017 | Light on Paper, Pictor Gallery |
| 2016 | Foma, Forum Box, Helsinki |
| 2013 | Canary, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki |
| 2012 | Various Pictures, Galleri Lars Olsen, Copenhagen |
| 2011 | ..and all structures are unstable, Finnish pavillion in Venice Biennale |
| Three Legs, Alvar Aalto museum, Jyväskylä | |
| Storage, Forum Box, Helsinki | |
| 2010 | Unknown Untitled, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris, Sweden |
| 2009 | Bird and Library, Turku Art Museum, Turku |
| 2007 | Looking at the picture of the mountain with the poet, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Malmö Sweden |
| Specimen, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York | |
| Gallery Husa, Tampere | |
| Terrarium, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden | |
| Örebro konsthall, Sweden | |
| 2006 | Gathering, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki |
| Casting, Pori Art Museum, Project Room | |
| Staging, Nelimarkka museum, Alajärvi | |
| 2004 | Fiction, Galleria Artina, Helsinki |
| Solo exhibition, Galleria K, Huittinen | |
| 2003 | Amos Anderson Art Museum (with Markus Kåhre) |
| 2001 | Galleri Leena Kuumola, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Välillä (In between), Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki |
| Uusia töitä (New works), Galleria Titanik, Turku | |
| 1998 | Kluuvin Galleria, Helsinki |
| 1997 | Ero (Difference), Arabia Gallery, Helsinki |
| Nyt (Now), Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki | |
| 1995 | Kiven voittaa paperi (Paper beats stone), Gallery of Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki |
Selected group activities
| 2017 | Constellations, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki |
| For Cow to Dance, Drag it on the Ice, Galerie Samuelis-Bamgarte, Bielefeld, Germany | |
| Self Portrait, Helsinki Kunsthalle | |
| Rajataide 20, Rajatila, Tampere | |
| 2015 | Bright Nights, Dark days, Kemper Art Museum, Kansas City, USA |
| From The BOX,Czech Centre Prague | |
| Occupy Space!, Rovaniemi Art Museum | |
| This Years Modeler, Forum Box | |
| 2014 | Mantta Art Weeks, Mantta, |
| Festen, Forum Box, Helsinki | |
| Polyfoni2, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris | |
| 2013 | 7th Wave, Helsinki Kunsthall, Helsinki |
| Polyfoni, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris | |
| 2011 | Wäinö, Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku |
| Kind Of Nice, Galleri Anhava, Helsinki | |
| 2010 | Many Faces of Death, Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum |
| 2009 | Kicks, Forum Box, Helsinki |
| Murban, Artborg, Sipoo, Finland | |
| 2008 | Fluid Street, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art Helsinki |
| Sculpture and Object XIII, Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Carnegie Art Award (including): Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo Den Frie Udstilling, Copenhagen, Listasafn Kopavogur, Kopavogur/Reykjavik, Konstakademien, Stockholm, Royal College of Art, London, Göteborgs Konsmuseum. | |
| 2007 | Carnegie Art Award, Kiasma, Helsinki |
| Beginnings: Sculptors as Draftsmen, Nancy Margolis gallery, New York | |
| Zoo, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki | |
| Boogie woogie, Kunsthalle Helsinki | |
| 2006 | Flower as picture, Galerie Anhava |
| Eye to eye, Anttolanhovi, Anttola | |
| Moving in Margins, Vantaa Artmuseum | |
| 2005 | Turku Biennial, Aboa Vetus Ars Nova, Turku |
| Labyrintti, Kuparipaja, Fiskars | |
| Purnu, Orivesi | |
| WIEW 2005, Forum Box, Helsinki | |
| Muu 18 Years, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki | |
| Finnish Artists’ Association Annual Exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki | |
| 2004 | European Triennial of Small-Scale Sculpture, Galerija Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| 2003 | Forum Box, Helsinki |
| KŽ03, South Karelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta | |
| Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä | |
| 2002 | Finnish Artists’ Association Annual Exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
| 2001 | Galleria K, Huittinen |
| 1998 | Artgenda98, Stockholm |
| In&Spiritum, Galleria Rajatila, Tampere | |
| 1996 | Kaukolämpöä (District heating), former Criminal Investigation Department premises, Helsinki |
| Nurkka (Corner), Museum of Jakobstad | |
| 1991-95 | Exhibition of the Young, Helsinki Kunsthalle |
Art Fairs
| 2017 | Chart Art Fair (solo), Copenhagen |
| 2016 | Vienna Contemporary, Galerie Anhava |
| 2012 | Art Copenhagen, Galerie Lars Olsen |
| 2011 | Art Basel, Galerie Anhava |
| 2010 | Group Exhibition : Stressed Beauty, Art Paris |
| 2007 | Artforum Berlin, Galerie Anhava |
| Art Bruxelles, Galerie Anhava | |
| 2006 | Artforum Berlin, Galerie Anhava |
| Art Bruxelles, Galerie Anhava | |
| Art Copenhagen, Galerie Anhava | |
| Market (solo), Stockholm, Galerie Anhava |
Performances with BAR (Björn Aho, Stig Baumgartner, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko)
| 2001 | DIA, Amorph 01, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Method#3, Ex Teresa Arte Actual performance festival, Mexico City, Mexico |
| A method, performance and installation, Momentum Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss, Norway | |
| Brother, performance and installation, Paletten performance festival, Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 1999 | Tekotapa (Method), performance and installation, Galleria Push Firma Beige, Helsinki |
Performances with NE+
| 2001 | Palo (Burning), Brrrr live art festival, Porto, Portugal |
| 1998 | Palo (Burning), Artgenda98, Stockholm |
| 1997 | Palo (Burning), ON performance festival, Reykjavik, Iceland |
Video festivals and screenings
| 2006 | Wiew 2006, Korjaamo culture factory, Helsinki |
| Vera filmfestival, Mariehamn, Åland | |
| 2002 | Club Night, Galleri Leena Kuumola, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Neige sur neige, Quebec, Canada |
| Nuit Blanche, Nordic Videotour (including): Montevideo, Amsterdam Moderna museet, Stockholm Uppsala Konstmuseum Salon 3, London, England Kunstahalle Basel, Switzerland Soros Center, Zagreb, Croatia Modena Galerie, Ljubljana, Slovenia Soros Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan Soros Center, Kiev, Ukraine Museum Ludvig, Budapest, Hungary |
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| 1998 | Soros Center, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Soros Center, Chsnau, Moldovia | |
| Nuit Blanche, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris | |
| 1997 | AV-Biennale, Lahti |
| MuuMedia festival, Helsinki |
Works in collections
| Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma | |
| Helsinki City Art Museum | |
| Amos Anderson Art Museum | |
| Arabia Museum | |
| Eskilstuna Art Museum | |
| Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation | |
| Fine Arts Association of Finland | |
| Saastamoinen Foundation | |
| SOK | |
| Tikkurila | |
| Pohjola Group Plc, Finland | |
| Private collections in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands |
Public works of art
| 2015 | Mycelium, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki |
| 2011 | Shelter, Rajakylä library, Oulu |
| 2012 | Locals,Leinela, Vantaa |
| 2007 | Principal plan of public art in new suburb of Leinela, Vantaa |
| 2005 | Aaumu, Torpparinmäki, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Approx. 6 billion kilometres, Mellunmäki Primary School, Helsinki |
Awards and competitions
| 2008 | The Finnish State Prize for Visual Arts |
| 2008 | National Institution for Health and Welfare in Helsinki, Competition for Public Art, 1 st Prize |
| 2006 | Stina Krooks Foundation award |
| William Thuring award | |
| 2003 | Fine Arts Association of Finland Ducat Prize |
| 2003 | University of Jyväskylä, Ylistönrinne Public Art Competition, 2nd Prize |
| Uutela district competition (City of Helsinki), 3rd place | |
| 2002 | Raimo Utriainen Foundation award |
Grants
| 2016 | Oscar Öflund Foundation, Grant for Exhibition Costs |
| AVEK, Grant for production costs for video work | |
| 2014 | Finnish Cultural Foundation, 3-Year Grant |
| 2013 | AVEK, Grant for production costs for video work |
| 2008 | 5-year State Grant |
| 2006 | Finnish Cultural Foundation, 3-year grant |
| 2004 | 1-year government grant |
| 2003 | The Arts Council of Finland |
| Alfred Kordelin Foundation | |
| City of Helsinki, project grant | |
| Ministry of Education grant for the public use of works of art | |
| 2002 | Fine Arts Association of Finland |
| Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Fund | |
| 2001 | VISEK Centre for the Promotion of Visual Art |
| 2000 | 1-year State Grant |
| 1999 | The Arts Council of Finland |
| Alfred Kordelin Foundation | |
| 1998 | Paulo Foundation |
| Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi Fund | |
| 1997 | The Arts Council of Finland, project grant |
| City of Helsinki | |
| Ministry of Education grant for the public use of works of art | |
| 1996 | Arabia Cultural Foundation |
| 1992 | Arabia Cultural Foundation |
Memberships
| Association of Finnish Sculptors | |
| Checkpoint Helsinki, Member of Board and Curatorial Group | |
| Muu ry (member of exhibition team 2001-2003) | |
| AV-arkki | |
| Forum Box co-operative (member of action group 2) | |
| Kuvasto ry |
Artist-in-residence stays
| 2017 | Finnish Cultural Institute in New York |
| 2015 | La Cité Internationale des Artes, Paris |
| 2013 | Sfakiotes, Lefkada, Greece |
| 2012 | Källskär,Kökar, Åland |
| 2010 | Finnish Cultural Institute in New York |
| 2004 | Marbella (Finnish Artists’ Association), Spain |
| 2002 | Skärgårdsgästateljé, Kökar, Åland |
| Grassina (Finnish Artists’ Association), Italy | |
| Hafanarfjördur (NIFCA), Iceland | |
| 1997 | Centre Arc, Rufisque, Senegal |
Publications
| 2011 | And All Structures are unstable, Catalogue for Finnish Pavillion in Venice Biennale 2011, Texts by Laura Köönikkä, Maaretta Jaukkuri, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, FRAME |
| 2007 | Terrarium, Catalogue for exhibition in Eskilstuna Art Museum, texts by Veli-Matti Saarinen, Jan Kaila, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko Parvs Publishing |
| 2016 | Casting, Catalogue for Exhibition in Pori Art Museum, Texts By Tarja Pitkänen-Walter, Laura Selin, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Pori Art Museum |