Curriculum Vitae
Sculptor
Born 1970 in Jyväskylä, Finland.
Lives and works in Salo, Finland.
EDUCATION
| 1989-1990 | Orivesi Art School, Finland |
| 1991-1995 | Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Department of Media Studies, B.F.A. degree |
| 1995-1996 | Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sculpture Department |
| 1996-1998 | Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, M.F.A. degree |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2023 | Makasiini Contemporary, Turku, Finland |
| 2022 | Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, with Mattias Nordéus |
| 2021 | Makasiini Contemporary, Turku, Finland |
| 2020 | Mutations, Gallery Harmaja, Oulu, Finland |
| 2019 | Naturvitenskaplige Observasjoner, Kunsthall Grenland, Porsgrunn, Norway |
| 2018 | Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki |
| 2017 | Bling Bling, Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland |
| 2015 | Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki |
| 2011-2013 | THE WORLD- Exhibition Tour with Noora Schroderus Norrtälje Art Hall, Norrtälje, Sweden Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki Turku Art Museum Kuopio Art Museum Jyväskylä Art Museum |
| 2011 | Galleri 21, Malmö, Sweden, with Noora Schroderus |
| 2005 | Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
| 2004 | Ars Fennica Exhibition Tour of Finland Hämeenlinna Art Museum Kouvola Art Museum Joensuu Art Museum |
| 2004 | Galleri 21, Malmö, Sweden |
| 2003 | Gallery Artina, Helsinki |
| 2002 | Gallery Skuggi, with Charlotta Mickelsson, Reykjavik |
| 2001 | Gallery 3,14, Bergen, Norway M.K. Ciurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 1999 | Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki Finlandsinstitutet, Stockholm Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä, Finland |
| 1998 | Finnland-Institut in Berlin, with Markus Copper |
| 1997 | Borey Art Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 1996 | Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Festival/Art goes Kapakka, Restaurant Kaapeli, Helsinki Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland Porvoo Art Hall, Finland |
| 1995 | Turku Art Museum, The Gallery, Turku, Finland Final examination exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki Fabriken Gallery, with Pia Lindman, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 1994 | Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki |
| 1993 | Mältinranta Artcenter, with Riikka Puronen, Tampere, Finland Galleria Wivi, Jyväskylä, Finland |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2023 | Kunstnerboken: unik og mangfoldig, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway |
| 2023 | About Art, Logomo, Turku, Finland |
| 2023 | Monoa ja kromia, Gallery Rankka, Helsinki |
| 2023 | Überhund – The Fascinating Dogs of Art, Poikilo-museums, Kouvola, Finland |
| 2022 | Morning Coffee on the Roof of a Town, Serlachius Museum Gösta, Mänttä, Finland |
| 2022 | Überhund – The Fascinating Dogs of Art, Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland |
| 2022 | Softy, HAM, Helsinki |
| 2021 | Art Odyssey 2021, Serlachius Museum Gösta, Mänttä, Finland |
| 2021 | Kivimeijeri, Somero, Finland |
| 2020 | Uddenskulptur, Hunnebostrand, Sweden |
| 2019 | In Black and White, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi, Finland |
| 2018 | Art Center Salmela, Mäntyharju, Finland |
| 2017 | Suloisessa Suomessamme, Iisalmi, Finland |
| 2017 | Haihara Art Centre, Tampere, Finland |
| 2017 | Rytmitaju 2017, Hyvinkää Art Museum, Hyvinkää, Finland |
| 2015 | Occupy Space! -Finnish sculpting, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi, Finland |
| 2015 | Matkalla maan keskipisteeseen, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä Finland |
| 2015 | This Year’s Model, Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki |
| 2014 | This Year’s Model, Kunsthall Grenland, Porsgrunn, Norway |
| 2014 | Levottomuudet, Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland |
| 2013 | Kiasma Hits, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
| 2013 | Lademoen kunstdialoger, Trondheim, Norway |
| 2011 | Örebro Open Art, Sweden |
| Taabor 11, Nurmijärvi, Finland | |
| 2009 | Horror Vacui, Norrtälje Arthall, Sweden, with Markus Copper and Jari Haanperä |
| Horror Vacui, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, with Markus Copper and Jari Haanperä, | |
| 2008 | Taabor 08, sculpture exhibition, Nurmijärvi, Finland |
| 2007 | Kontra, finnish-norwegian sculpture exhibition, Oslo Art Center Salmela, Mäntyharju, Finland |
| 2004 | Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland Purnu Art Center, Orivesi, Finland Myllyranta Art Center, Finland |
| 2003 | Palazzo Ducale, Genova, Italy Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Helsinki High point, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, with Jukka Lehtinen and Tapani Kokko High point, Taidepanimo, with Jukka Lehtinen and Tapani Kokko, Lahti, Finland Purnu Art Center, Orivesi, Finland Housing Fair in Laukaa, Finland High point, Oulu Art Museum, with Jukka Lehtinen and Tapani Kokko, Finland |
| 2002 | Åland Art Museum, with Charlotta Mickelsson and Mikael Goralski, Finland |
| 2001 | World Trade Center, Stockholm Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland Young Artists’ Exhibition, Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2000 | International Sculpture Quadrennial, Art Museum Arsenals, Riga, Latvia Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä, Finland Pirkanpohja Art Centre, Ähtäri, Finland |
| 1999 | Artists’ Association exhibition, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland |
| 1997 | Mänttä Art Festival, Finland |
| 1996 | Young Artists’ Exhibition, Espoo, Finland Galleria Harmaja, Oulu, Finland White European Male, Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki Maan kuva, Hanko, Finland ArtGenda 96, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1995 | Pyrri Art Center, Savonlinna, Finland Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland |
| 1994 | Artists’ Books – Bookartists, Kuopio Art Museum, Finland Young Artists’ Exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
PUBLIC WORKS
| 2019 | ”Megafauna”, Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland |
| 2019 | ”The Four-legged #2” Porvoo Hospital, Porvoo, Finland |
| 2018 | ”Alamökki” sculpture for the band Eppu Normaali, City of Ylöjärvi, Finland |
| 2011 | ”Bogey”, City of Örebro, Sweden |
| 2011 | ”Crossroads”, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum |
| 2007 | “Foni”, City of Kauniainen, Finland |
| 2006 | ”Surge”, Jyväskylä university, Finland |
| 2005 | ”What the Hell”, Grupo Santander, Madrid |
| 2004 | ”Vello”, City of Kotka sculpture street, Finland |
| 2001-06 | ”Kuru” Tallinnanaukio Square in Itäkeskus shopping centre. Helsinki City Art Museum |
PRIZES
| 2013 | Viitaniemi Art Competition, Finland, 3rd place with Noora Schroderus |
| 2008 | Konstiniekka, Nurmijärvi culture prize, Finland |
| 2007 | William Thuring-prize, Finnish Art Foundation |
| 2007 | Highway 6 art competition, Lappeenranta, Finland, first place |
| 2004 | Ars Fennica award |
| 2003 | Jyväskylä university sculpture competition, Committee for the Purchase of Works for the State Art Collection, first place |
| 1997 | Mänttä Art Festival, Finland |
COLLECTIONS
Malmö Art Museum, Sweden
Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Helsinki
City of Norrtälje, Sweden
Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland
Wihuri Foundation
Gösta Serlachius Foundation
State of Finland
Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
Kuopio Art Museum, Finland
Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
Oulu Art Museum, Finland
Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation, Finland
Saastamoinen Foundation, Finland
Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki, Finland
Jyväskylä University, Finland
World of Design Magazine, St Petersburg, Russia
OTHER ACTIVITIES
| 2021 | Curator of the ”Art Odyssey 2021” Serlachius Museum Gösta, Mänttä, Finland |
| 2017-2018 | The Arts Council of Varsinais-Suomi |
| 2011-2013 | State Art Collection, Committee Member |
| 2011 | Curator of the ”Taabor 11” exhibition in Nurmijärvi, Finland |
| 2009-2010 | Sculpture ”Dark Cloud” participating in Jorma Uotinen´s choreography ”Black Water”. Malmö Opera, Sweden. Kuopio City Theatre, Finland. Finnish National Opera, Helsinki |
| 2008 | Curator of the “Taabor 08” sculpture exhibition in Nurmijärvi, Finland |
| 2007 | Curator of the finnish-norwegian sculpture exhibition Kontra, Oslo |
| 2004-2007 | Association of Finnish Sculptors Board, Vice President |
| 2004-2007 | Association of Finnish Sculptors, Member of exhibitions committee |
| 2004 | Jyväskylä Artists’ Association: member of exhibitions committee |
| 2003 | Curator of the VIII Mänttä Art Festival, Sculpting |
| 1994 | Rock video: ”Sweetheart: Life among cannibals” |