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| Born in Helsinki, Finland in 1968
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland |
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EDUCATION
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| 1997-2002 |
Masters of Arts, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland |
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| 1992-1995 |
Turku School of Art and Communication, Turku, Finland |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2011 |
Avannaa, Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich, Switzerland |
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| 2008 |
Michael Hoppen Contemporary, London, England |
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Forum für Fotografie, Cologne, Germany |
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Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England |
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Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany |
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Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland |
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| 2007 |
Finnish-Norwegian Culture Institute, Oslo, Norway |
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| 2006 |
Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich, Switzerland |
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| 2005 |
Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany |
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Michael Hoppen Contemporary, London, England |
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Galerie St Père, Paris, France |
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| 2004 |
Les Boréales, Musée de Normandie, Caen, France |
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Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 2003 |
Gallery Artina, Helsinki, Finland |
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Gallery Nykyaika, Tampere, Finland |
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| 2001 |
VB- Photographic Centre, Kuopio, Finland |
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| 2000 |
Arktikum, the Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland |
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Gallery Rantagalleria, Oulu, Finland |
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Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2011 |
Real Venice, Padiglione Italia 2011, La Biennale di Venezia |
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| 2010 |
Paris Photo, Gallery Taik, France |
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Sydney Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia |
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Kunstverein KISS, Kunst im Schloss Untergröningen, Germany |
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Helsinki 10, Rogaland Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway |
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| 2009 |
Songs From the Cold Seas, Det Nationale Fotomuseum, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Det Nationale Fotomuseum, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Photography matters: The Helsinki School, Statoil office, Oslo, Norway |
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On Top of the Iceberg, New Photography from Finland, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany |
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Revive – Group Show, Michael Hoppen Contemporary, London, England |
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Internal and External Landscapes, Helsinki School, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
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FOAM, Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam, Holland |
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New York Photo Festival, All over the place! curated by William A. Ewing, USA |
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Marks of Honour - A Striking Library, Kaune Sudendorf Gallery, Cologne |
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| 2008 |
Snow, Kitzbühel Museum, Austria |
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Paris Photo, Gallery Taik, France |
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| 2007 |
Photoquai Biennale, le Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France |
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Young Finnish Photography: Itkonen, Kannisto, Persson, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany |
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Photo Finnish, Steenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway |
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Kunst Zurich, Synart Art Gallery, Switzerland |
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Paris Photo, Gallery Taik, France |
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Gulf Art Fair, Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, Dubai |
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Stockholm Art Fair, Gallery Uusitalo, Sweden |
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| 2006 |
Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, New York, USA |
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c/o Moderna Museet, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden |
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Finnish artists at l’USINE again, l`Usine Galerie, Bruxelles, Belgium |
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Kunst Zurich, Galerie Kashya Hildebrand and Synart Art Gallery, Switzerland |
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Kunst zum Sammeln und Schenken, Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany |
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| 2005 |
Kunst Zurich, Synart Art Gallery, Switzerland |
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Photo London, Michael Hoppen Gallery, England |
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Kunst zum Sammeln und Schenken, Synart Art Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany |
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Finnish Photography, Centrum Kultury Zamek. Galeria Fotografii PF, Poznan, Poland |
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Helsinki School - A New Approach, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany |
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Helsinki School - Personally, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| 2004 |
Paris Photo, Helsinki School, France |
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30 by Taik, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland |
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Fotofinlandia, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland |
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Stockholm Art Fair, Helsinki School, Sweden |
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Young Photographer of the Year, Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland |
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Korrelaatioita, Galerie Fotoforum West, Innsbruck, Fotogalerie Wien, Austria |
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SELECTED AWARDS AND GRANTS |
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| 2009 |
William Thuring Prize |
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| 2008 |
Finnish Cultural Foundation |
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The Arts Council of Finland: Quality Support for Publications of Photographic Art |
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| 2007 |
National Council for Photographic Art, 5 years artist grant |
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The Arts Council of Finland |
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Patricia Seppala Foundation |
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| 2005 |
The Finnish Book Arts Committee, Nomination for Distinguished Books Selection |
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Fotofinlandia Finalist |
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Young Photographer of the Year Award |
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WORKS IN COLLECTIONS |
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| Modern Museum, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Fundacio Foto Colectania, Barcelona, Spain |
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| DZ-Bank, Frankfurt, Germany |
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| International Finance Corporation, Washington, USA |
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| Ernst Basler & Partner AG, Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection / EMMA, Espoo, Finland |
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| Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland |
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| Fine Arts Association of Finland |
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| Finnish State Art Collection, Finland |
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| Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland |
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| Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland |
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| Swanljung Collection, Finland |
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| Pentti Kouri Collection, New York, USA |
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| Private collections (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, USA) |
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PUBLICATONS |
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| 2010 |
17th Biennale of Sydney cataloque, The Beauty of Distance, Thames and Hudson Australia |
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Kunstverein KISS, Kunst im Schloss Untergröningen exhibition catalogue, Germany |
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Colors 77, The Sea, United Colors of Benetton |
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Exit, no. 38, Silent Landscapes, Madrid, Spain |
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Nordcite, Éditions J'ai VU, Québec, Canada |
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Scanorama, no. 03, “The Traveler, Breaking the ice with Tiina itkonen”, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Helsinki 10, exhibition cataloque, Rogaland Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway |
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| 2009 |
Photography Matters: The Helsinki School, Statoil exhibition catalogue, Norway |
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Internal and External Landscapes, exhibition catalogue, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
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The Helsinki School, Neue Fotografie aus Finnland, Hatje Cantz, Germany |
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View 14, 2009, Belgium |
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Photographica, Summer Vol. 15, 2009, Japan
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| 2008 |
Vom Schnee / On Snow, Museum Kitzbühel, Austria |
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Taide 2/08, Kustannus Oy Taide, Germany |
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| 2007 |
The Helsinki School, Hatje Cantz, Germany |
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Junge Finnische Fotografie, Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenhaus Koblenz, Germany |
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C international photo magazine 05 |
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| 2006 |
Woolrich Greenlandic Roadtrip, Woolrich, Italy |
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Ögonvittne / Eye Witness, Dunkers |
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Ögonvittne / Eye Witness, Dunkers Kulturhus, Moderna Museet, Sweden |
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| 2005 |
The Helsinki School, Hatje Cantz, Germany |
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Inughuit, Libris, Finland |
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| 2000 |
Photo.doc, Musta taide, Finland |
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