Painter and printmaker. Born 1957, Helsinki, Finland. Lives and works in Turku, Finland

Education

1980 - 1981 The Liminka Art school
1981 - 1984 School of Fine Arts in Turku

Teaching

1988 - 1997 Teacher of printmaking, School of Fine Arts in Turku
1997 - 1999 Teacher of printmaking and digital image processing , Turku Polytechnic, Fine Arts
1999 - 2010 Teacher of printmaking, photography and digital image processing, Adult education centre in Turku

Selected Private Exhibitions

2009 Gallery Koivulinna, Pukkila
2007 Gallery Leonardo, Tampere and Gallery Joella, Turku
2006 Gallery Duetto, Helsinki and Harkko Art Museum, Raisio
2005 Gallery IX, Budapest, Hungary
2003 Gallery Duetto, Helsinki
2002 Gallerie Forsblom, Turku
2001 Gallery Duetto, Helsinki
2001 Gallery Joella, Turku
2000 Gallery Naantalin Taidehuone, Naantali
1998 Gallery Duetto, Helsinki
1997 Gallery Joella, Turku
1996 Gallery Duetto, Helsinki
1995 Gallery Joella, Turku
1994 Gallery Bellarte, Turku.
1993 Gallery Bellarte, Helsinki
1992 Artcenter Crusell, Uusikaupunki.
1991 Gallery Saskia, Tampere and Gallery Joella, Turku.
1990 " Journey in the time" Turku Art museum and Vaasa Art museum
1988 Gallery of Finnish Graphic Artists Association, Helsinki
1987 Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Fine Arts, Turku
1986 Gallery Strindberg, Helsinki
1985 Suomi - Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.
1984 Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Fine Arts, Turku.

Selected Group Exhibitions in Finland

2008 Turku Art Museum, Turku Printmakers Association 75th Jubileum Exhibition
T r a i l - B l a z i n g
2007
Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä
2006
Gallery U, Helsinki
2005
Gallery Joella, Turku
2004
"T.p.l 'a, Turku Art museum
2003
"Grr" Turku Printmakers Association, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku
2002
"MUSTA tuntuu" Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery Joella, Turku
2001
Turku Printmakers Association, Ahvenanmaa Art museum, Ahvenanmaa
2000
"Grande Grafissimo", Artcenter Cruselli, Uusikaupunki and "Sydäntalven Salonki", Gallery Joella, Turku
1998
"Kautta rantain", Turku Art museum and Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery Joella, Turku
1997
Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery Duetto, Helsinki
Art and Philosophy, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku
1995
The Finnish Artists Association´s 100th. Exhibition, Helsinki Art hall
"Printmaking in Finland 100 - year", Pohjola - corporation, Helsinki
Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery Marian Portti, Lahti and
Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä
1994
Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery Dix, Helsinki
1993
Turku Printmakers Association, Turku Art museum
1992
The Finnish Artists Association´s 97th. Exhibition, Helsinki Art hall
Pro - Graphica, Gallery Mino, Lohja
"Raisio´s crossing", Raisio town hall
1991
"Abstract", Turku Art Museum
1990
The Finnish Artists Association´s 95th. Exhibition, Helsinki Art hall
"Meeting in Lahti", Lahti Art museum, Lahti
1989
Pro - Graphica, Gallery Mino, Lohja
Ars - Voipaala ´89, Voipaala Art center
1988
Turku Art Biennal, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku
Ars - Voipaala ´88, Voipaala Artcenter
1987
The Finnish Young Artists Exhibition, Helsinki Art hall
The 4th International Biennal of Graphic Art, Vaasa Art museum
1986
Turku Art Biennal, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku
Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä. Hamina Museum
and Karvetti Art center, Naantali
1985
The Finnish Young Artists Exhibition, Helsinki Art hall

Group Shows Abroad

2009
"ConText" Silkebor, Denmark
"Manu Propria" Estonia
Art Vilnus, Lithuania
Galeriile Fundatei, Bucharest, Romania
2008
Ankara, Istanbul, NAUM BooK ART Finland
2007
Grafiska Sälskapet, NAUM BooK ART Finland, Stockholm, Sweden
2006
Miskolc Print triennal, Hungary
2005
Turku Printmakers Association, Konstlitografiskamuseet, Tidaholm, Sweden
2003
Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery of the Center for Graphic Art, Belgrad /Subotica's townhall, Subotica /Center for Visual Culture, Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro
Turku Printmakers Association, Art Union of Hungarian Engravers, Galeria IX, Budapest, Hungary
2002
The International Festival of Visual Art in Acre, Israel
2001
The International Festival of Visual Art in Acre, Israel
1997
Turku Printmakers Association, Gallery Katarina, Stockholm, Sweden
1992
Turku Printmakers Association, Köln, Germany
1991
Turku Printmakers Association, Suomi - Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
1990
"12 Finnish Artists", Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze, Italy
1988
The Artist´s Association of Finland, Baku, Russia
1987
Artists in Turku, Leningrad, Russia
Turku Printmakers Association, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Switzerland
1985
Artists in Turku, Gdansk, Poland
Turku - Gdansk Graphic Art contest, Muzeum Narodove Gdansk, Poland
1984
Turku Printmakers Association, Ankara State Museum of Paintings and Sculpture and Istanbul Fine Arts Gallery, Turkey

Public Collections

State of Finland, Finnish parliament, Amos Andersson Art Museum
Helsinki City Art Museum, Turku Art Museum, Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum
Cities of Turku, Jyväskylä, Uusikaupunki, Parainen and Raisio
Municipality of Halikko and Vehmaa
Paulo Foundation, Ponkala Foundation, Sampo Foundation, ICU

Corporate Collections

Leonia bank, Interbank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
IBM corporation, Sampo corporation,
Association of Finnish Medical doctors, Meira corporation

Awards

2002 Second International Festival for Visual Art, ICU
1995 The Artists Association in Turku
1993 The Turku Library Graphic Art Contest
1985 Turku - Gdansk Graphic Art Contest

Artist Fellowship

2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 1998, 1994, 1990, 1988 The Central Art Comission of Finland
2005, 2002, 1998, 1996, 1986 Art Commission of Turku
2007, 2006, 2001, 1997, 1991 Cultural Fund of Finland
1993 Annemarie Schleutker Foundation
1992, 1985 Art Association of Turku
1999, 1991, 1985 City of Turku
1985 Alfred Kordelin Foundation

Other Activities

1990 - 1993, 1995 - 2010 Chairman of Turku Printmakers Association

Member of:

Turku Printmakers Association
Society of Finnish Graphic Artists

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