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Born in Helsinki 1968. Lives and works in Turku since 1991. Education: High school Graduate 1986: Liminka Art School 1989-1990; Imatra School of Fine Art 1990-1991; Turku School of Fine Art 1991-1995; Turku Polytechnic BA of Fine Art 2009-2011. Studied printmaking as a main course and is teaching printmaking at Turku University of Applied Sciences, Degree programme of Fine Arts since 1998. Main method at the moment pigment transfer and installation with various methods. Debyt exhibition Amor inspires, Turku, 1995. Last private exhibition Drifted relics at Gallery Deiglan Akureyri, Iceland 2015. Juried exhibitions e.g.: the Annual of Finnish Artists Association 1998, 2000-2001; The Turku Biennal, 2005; Turku Art Museum 2008; Mänttä Art Festival 2013; Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova -museum, 2013-2014. Art in Collections e.g.:Turku Art Museum, Parliament House of Finland, Art collection of State of Finland, Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum ART STUDIES Turku Polytechnic, BA 2009-2011 Turku School of Fine Arts 1991-1995 Art School of Imatra 1990-1991 Art School of Liminka 1989-1990 PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS 2015 Drifted relics, Gallery Deiglan, Akureyri, Iceland 2014 Windows at Restaurant Blanko’s windows, Turku 2013 Illuminations and Pastorale, Seaport Hotel Turku Harbour 2012 What is this matter? Raisio Librarygallery 2011 the Lure of Ruins – romantic allegory, Gallery Joella, Turku 2010 On the Floor, Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku; The Muse of Contrapunkt, Vino-Gallery, Turku Concert Hall 2007 Illuminations, Gallery G, Helsinki; at Net-Gallery of AMA 2005 Portraits from the paths, Gallery Joella, Turku 2001 at Fast Arts –windowgallery, Turku 2000 Pictures of a long time, Nurmijärvi 1997 at Café Agricola, Turku; Lauras’ room, Turku Art library 1995 Amor Inspires, Gallery 1, Turku GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 Syyslaulu, Rööperi Art Salong, Helsinki; Philosophical Garden, Gallery Deiglan, Akureyri, Iceland 21st Manifest, Manilla Theater, Turku 2014 The Wave of Sea, Archipelago Centre Korpoström presenting unity: Sea is a Treasure To the Light, Gallery Ronga, Tampere 2012 Dialogue Cities at Köln City Hall, Germany 2011 Dialoque Cities, Gallery Maaret Finnberg 2011 and 2008 Turku Printmakers, Gallery Joella 2007 Forbidden Fruit, Brinkhall Mansion, Turku 2006 Turku Printmakers-exh., Turku and Helsinki; Köysiratagallery at Turku School of Fine Arts Finland Graphic Artists Union, Lahti 2005 Turku Art Association in Gallery 5, Oulu Turku Printmakers in Tidaholm Art Museum, Sweden Mustelmat, Köysiratagallery, Turku 2004 Asema-group, Imatra Art Museum Turku Printmakers, Gallery Joella, Turku 2003 with Erika Adamsson, Gallery Titanik, Turku Turku Printmakers, Gallery Joella 2002 Turku Printmakers, Gallery Joella Aino A, Köysiratagalleria 4th International Litographic Symposium, Tidaholm Sweden 2001 Turku printmakers, Ålands Konstmuseum and Gallery Joella Exhibition With Marita Mikkonen at Studio of Wäinö Aaltonen Art museum; Asema –group at Turku 2000 Turku Printmakers, Art House of Naantali; Turku Printmakers, Uusikaupunki 1999 graphic.now, Gallery Joella, Turku; three findings, Gallery Joella; 75-year-exh. Of Turku Art Association; Station –group, Gallery Saskia, Tampere; Köysiratagalleria, Turku; Turku Printmakers, Lahti 1998 Café Miracle, Titanik, Turku; Night, Turku Art Library; 65.year-exh. Of Turku Graphic Artists; Art of Turku in Rantagallery 1997 Café deLuxe, Titanik; Turku Printmakers, Gallery Joella; The Blue Augusti, Gallery 1; Sommershop, Gallery 1; Turku Printmakers, Gallery Duetto, Helsinki; Turku Printmakers in Atelier, Hotel Atelier, Turku 1996 christmas café of Arte in Titanik; unobject-shop in Night of Arts, Turku; Turku Printmakers, Pisa, Italia; Turku Printmakers, Gallery Joella 1995 Turku Printmakers, Gallery Joella, Turku; Young Power, Rantagallery, Turku 1994 Mikkonen, Miettinen, Sandberg, Gallery Joella 1992 with Markku Laakso, Nurmijärvi SaLaMa-group, Lighthouse in Turku COMMON EXHIBITIONS 2014 Turku Art Association Celebration Exhibition in Gallery Å, Turku and in Gallery 5 in Oulu; Swaying Corridors of an Ever Moving Labyrinth – Audiovisual installation with live dance as part of the Art Without Boundaries (AWB) festival, Nordic House Reykjavik, Island; Collections, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku 2013 Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä; Turku printmakers in Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum in Turku 2011 The First International Printmaking Triennial, ULUS; Belgrade, Serbia; Otanta- contemporary art from Turku, Voipaala Art Centre; Red spot, Turku Fair Centre 2008 On the track, Turku Printmakers Ass. at Turku Art Museum 2007 Aurat, Riihigallery, Kuhmoinen 2007-1995 participating The Annual of Turku Artists Association 2005 Turku Biennale, AboaVetus&ArsNova Museum, Turku; Photography of Southwestern Finland, Turku Art Museum; SKjL’s Summer exh. , Kemi Art Museum 2003 Turku Printmakers in Serbia&Montenegro: Belgrad, Subotica and Novi-Sad; Grr, Turku Printmakers in WAM, Turku 2002 Turku Artists Association, Poriginal, Pori; Hand or toe, Harkko Museum in Raisio 2001 106.Annual of FAA, Jyväskylä 2000 105.Annual of Finnish Artists Association, Helsinki Art-Hall 1999 Annual of SKJL, Pieksämäki; 1a Biennale Internazionale de Mini-grafica, Pisa, Italia 1998; 1998 Miniprint, Lahti; The Annual of Finnish Artists Ass. Kerava Art Museum; Territorial exh. Of South-West Finland, Rauma Art museum 1996 Turku Art Library 1995 Oulu Artists Association, Christmas –exh. Oulu MEMBERSHIPS Finlands Graphic Artists Union; Turku Printmakers Association; Turku Artists Association; Center of Photography Peri GRANTS Finnish Cultural Found, Varsinais-Suomi regional 2015 Public Display Grant for Visual Artists 2015 Finnish Cultural Found. Varsinais-Suomi regional 2013 Arts Counsil of Finland, 2012 Central commision of Art (Group), 2012 Public Display Grant for Visual Artists, 2010 Alfred Kordelin Foundation, 2010 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi regional Fund: 1 year working grant Public Display Grant for Visual Artists, 2008 S-W Finlands Art Committee, 2008 Alfred Kordelin Foundation, 2008 Turku City, 2007 Arts Council of Finland for Artist, 1 year working grant, 2007 Arts Counsil of Finland, 2007 Arts Counsil of Finland, 2005 Working-grant of S-W Finlands Art Committee, 2004 Arts Counsil of Finland, 2004 Foundation of Ellen&Magnus Dahmström, 2003 Central commision of Art, 2003 Southwestern Finlands Art Committee, 2000 Southwestern Finlands cultural Fund, 1999 Southwestern Finlands Art Committee, 1998 Turku City, 1996 Turku Saskias association, 1995 ART IN COLLECTIONS TYKS in Turku, Turku Art Museum, Parliament House of Finland, Art collection of State of Finland, Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum, County of Nurmijärvi, Visegrad City Gallery, BIH. The County of Jönköping, Örebro and Gävle Landstinget, Västra Götalandsregionen, Bolander & Co, Sverige. Turistica organizacija Kraljeva, Serbia. IN RESIDENCE Väinö Tanner Foundation residence in Mazzano Romano, Italy 2 months 2012; Guest-Studio in Akureyri, July 2015. OTHER DUTIES member of National Counsil for Visual Arts 2007-2009; Teaching printmaking at Art Academy of Turku Polytechnic: degree program of Fine Arts since 1999.
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