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You can find my writings since 2019 from the site www.kulttuuritoimitus.fi
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Art, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, School of Art and Media, Fine Art Programme, Complementary studies, 2009-2011
Visual artist/painter, Lahti Art Institute 1978
Liminka Art School: Art Studies 1974-1975
New Photography – Socially Engaged Projects and International Networks, Tampere University of Applied Sciences;
School of Art, Music and Media, 2011-2012
Workshops of A. Maciejewski and Pétur Thomsen, Backlight Festival 2011
Fine Art Photography 2008; Tampere University of Applied Sciences; School of Art and Media
Graphic and Web Design, Video and Multimedia, 2006, 1999, 1996, 1992, 1989, Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Scenographic, Theater Academy, Tampere 2002
Landscape Planning and Interior Design, Tampere University of Technology 2000-2001
Art Critic Writing, Kankaanpää Art School 1995 -1996
Writing Studies, Prose, University of Tampere 2017
Pedagogical Studies, University of Art and Design, Helsinki 1985-86
Pedagogical Studies, Tampere Steiner Seminary, 1980-81
MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Painters’ Union
Union of the Artist Photographers
Finnish Critics’ Association
International Association of Art Critics (AICA)
Tampere Artists’ Association
Photographic Centre Nykyaika
Kuvasto ry
Sanasto ry
General Union of Journalists in Finland / Yleinen lehtimiesliitto (YLL)
Tampere Dok 2019-2022
Kulttuuritoimitus.fi, since 2019-
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Gallery Katariina, Helsinki, Urban waters – Pools
2023 Haihara Art Centre; Invitational Exhibition by The City of Tampere
2019 Galerie Pleiku, Berlin, Germany, Urbane Wasser, Photographs
2018 Finlandia House / Gallery Veranda, Helsinki
2018 Kaakkois-Suomen valokuvakeskus, Lappeenranta
2017 Photographic Centre NYKYAIKA, Tampere
2015 Kolin Ryynänen Residence, July, North Karelia, Finland
2015 Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Ellipsi Restaurant
2014 Gallery Saskia, Tampere, Mexico Paintings
2014 Pohjanmaan Valokuvakeskus, Photographs
2013 Tampere Hall, Winter Garden, Photographs
2011 Tampere Hall, Artist of November-December
2011 Gallery Ronga, Tampere, Power Beauty – Heart of the City
2010 Advertising Agency Adtimer, Tampere
2010 Gallery Ronga, Tampere, Finland, Mexico Paintings
2009 Tampere Office Building, Photographs
2009 Tampere Hall, Artist of the Season
2008 Wärjäämö, Tampere, Mexico Paintings
2008 Hiivahuone, Taidepanimo, Lahti, Mexico Paintings
2008 Ellipsi Restaurant, Pirkanmaa Hospital District
2008 Tays Cafeteria, Pirkanmaa Hospital District
2007 Rahola School, Drawings of the School
2007 Yoga and Tantra School Natha, Yantra Paintings
2002 Gallery Aarni, Espoo, Paintings
2001 Haihara Art Center, Tampere, Paintings
1998 Gallery Illusia, Tampere, Paintings
1995 Mältinranta Art Center, Tampere, Pantings
1995 Gallery Just, Turku, Green Paintings
1994 Gallery Marian Portti, Lahti, Paintings
1992 Nokia Art House, Finland, Paintings
1992 Mältinranta Art Center, Tampere
1993 Poriginal Gallery, Pori, Paintings
1990 Gallery Bianca, Helsinki, Aquarelles
1989 Tampere Hall, Artist of the Season
1988 Gallery Torikatu 12, Lohja
1987 Gallery Maailma, Tampere
1986 Pirkkala Municipal Hall
1986 Gallery Modi, Tampere
1982 Gallery Artre, Tampere
1978 HTS-Gallery, Helsinki
GROUP AND JOINT EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND & ABROAD
2023 Voipaala Art Centre; Sattuman vaara
2022 Tampere Doc, Finlayson, Vooninki; Photographs
2021 Ballads, Gallery Nykyaika
2020 Tartto, Tampere Maja, Tampere Doc
2019 Chemnitz, Germany, Tampere Doc
2019 Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Tampere Doc
2018 Hippolyte Studio, VTL30: Summer Living Room
2017 Strawberry Field, Summer Exhibition, Gallery Nykyaika
2016 TreJazzArt, 35th International Tampere Jazz Happening
2016 Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Tampere
2015 6th Triennial of Pirkanmaa/Regional Exhibiton of Pirkanmaa Area
2015 Gallery Fogga, Helsinki
2014 Gallery Koppelo, Tampere, Photographs, AIKA+
2013 Tampere Art Fair/Nykyaika, Photographs
2012 5th Triennial of Pirkanmaa, Tampere
2012 Art Fair Suomi, Cabel Factory, Helsinki, Photographs
2012 Culture Centre Cruselli, Uusikaupunki
2012 Gallery 2, Pirkkala
2012 Gallery Järnätti, Järvenpää
2012 Vuores Housing Fair, Kastelli Woodbecker, House 24, Tampere
2012 Halogen, Art Generation Space, Pori Cotton Mill; Tamk-TAF, Video
2011- Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art; Art on electric distribution cabinets
2011 House Full of Art, Art Center Mältinranta, Tampere
2011 Gallery Emil, Tampere
2011 Summer Exhibition “Valon kerääjät”, Art Center Mältinranta
2010 Finland-Mexico 2010, National Archive, Helsinki
2010 AvaraTaide ry, Gallery Ronga, Photographs
2010 Art for Lease, Gallery Ronga
2010 Head ahead, Pyynikki Swimming Hall, Tampere, Photographs
2009 Los Colores de México, Haihara Art Center, Tampere
2008 TR1, Backlight Spec. Edit. 8th International Photographic Triennial
2008 Salon Balaton, Hungary
2006 Centenary of Women’s full political rights in Finland, Tampere Univ.
2001 Summer Exhibition, Tampere Artists´Association
2000 First Pirkanmaa Triennial, Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere
2000 Art Challenge – Gallery Saskia, Tampere
1999 Crypt of Helsinki Cathedral, Art from Tampere
1999 Nääs – Art from Tampere – Hyvinkää Art Museum
1999 Dream, Gallery Artteli, Joensuu
1998 Syyssalonki, Art Center Mältinranta
1998 Sara Hildén Art Museum, Minun kuva – Sinun kuva Exhibition
1995 Kuvajaisia, Tampere Congress-house
1995 10+, Artists from Tampere, Turku Old Town House
1995 Sun – Light, Art Center Mältinranta
1994 Haihara Art Center, Summer Exhibition
1993 Potretti, Art Center Mältinranta
1993 Mältti 10, Art Center Mältinranta
1991 Kangasala Summer Exhibition, Finland
1991 Gallery Ekhnaton, Cairo, Egypt
1990 Seinäjoki Art Hall, Art from Tampere
1990 Gallery Saskia
1990 Art Center Mältinranta
1989 The Artist of Womens’ Culture Weeks, Tampere
1987 Light – Time – Motion, Tampere Visual Art Days
1983 Exhibition of the Young, Helsinki Art Hall
1983 Regional Exhibiton of the Häme Area, Hämeenlinna Art Museum
1981 Regional Exh., Häme Area, Tampere, Museum of Contemporary Art
1975 Regional Exhibition of the Häme Area, Tampere, Art Museum
1978 Lahti Art Museum
1977 Museum of Contemporary Art, Tampere
1975 Vilho Lampi Museum, Liminka
1971 Library of the City of Lohja
Tampere and Pirkanmaa Art Orienteering days and Open Doors since 1998,
from 1990 the exhibition places and sale events of The Tampere Art Association
and Finnish Painters’ Union, later also Association of Photographic Artists
PUBLIC ART
2020 Tampere Tramway Art, Pyynikki Square, by Tampere Doc Group
2015- Torni Gallery, Solo Sokos Hotel Torni, Tampere, 5th floor -2018
2011- Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art; Art on the electricity d. cabinets -14
2002 Colour Plans and works for The Tampere Rental Housing Foundation
WORKING IN ART RESIDENCIES ABROAD & FINLAND
2022 Venice, Art Reviews of the Biennale
2022 Arenys de Mar -residence
2019 Berlin, Pleiku Residence, July
2018 Athens, Koroneos House, Finnish Institute
2017 Saint Petersburg, The House of Finland
2015 Kolin Ryynänen Residence July 2015
2004 Oaxaca, Residence of the AAF, South Mexico
1998 Grassina, Residence of AAF, Italy
1992 Marbella, Residence of AAF, Spain
1991 Båtsfjord, North-Norway
1990 Båtsfjord, North-Norway
STUDY TRIPS
Athens, Amsterdam, Berlin, Chemnitz, Groningen, Saint Petersburg, Stockholm, Leningrad, Moscow, Tallinn, Budapest, Paris, Tbilis, London, Bath, Florence, Granada, Torshavn, Mexico-City, Teotihuacan, San Cristobal de las Casas, San Juan Chamula, Palenque, Villa Hermosa, Oaxaca, Lisbon, Barcelona, Venice
GRANTS & AWARDS
2022 SARV (Association of Finnish Art Critics), Kopiosto Grant
2021 Finnish Art Society; Signe Tandefelt Grant for Art Critics
2021 Alfred Kordelin Foundation Grant for Tampere Doc Group
2021 Arts Promotion Center, Finland, Corona
2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Corona
2020 City of Tampere
2019 City of Tampere, for Travelling to Germany
2017 Finland-House Residency in Sankt Petersburg grant, Kone F.
2016 YLL (General Union of Journalists in Finland)
2016 Kone Foundation, as a group member
2015 Kone Foundation, as a group member
2012 Arts Council of Finland
2011 Tampere University of Applied Sciences, School of Art and Media
2010 Majaoja Foundation
2007 City of Tampere
2006 Second in the Emäkoski High School of Nokia City Art Competition
2004 Pirkanmaa Arts’ Council
2003 Tampere Rental Housing Federation
1997 City of Tampere
1994 Häme Region
1993 Alli & Allan Salo Foundation
1980 City of Tampere
1977 Pirkanmaa Cultural Foundation
2004, 1998 and 1992 grants for the residences of AAF
REPRESENTED
Nordea
The University of Tampere
Asko Co
City of Tampere
Lawyer Office Castrén & Snellman
Lawyer Office Patrikainen, Miettinen, Rauhala & Laakso
Lawyer Office Ari Nieminen Oy
Raimo Anttila Foundation
Tampere Art Museum
and Private Collections
OTHER ACTIVITIES
2020 Faces from the Corona Quarantine; Community Art Exhibition, curator
2019- Kulttuuritoimitus.fi; Art Critic & Photographer & Independent Writer
2015- Kansan Uutiset, Art Critic -17
2016- Taiko -2021
2017- FindArtGlobally.com -2019 (invited) -2019
2016- Making Spaces of Justice Across East-West Divide, uta.fi -2017
2015- Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Exhibition Secretary -2016
2013- Web Publication Vasen Kaista: writing, photographing -2019
2012 Vilna, kaupungin tarina, lay-out
2012 Graphic design for the University of Tampere
2009 Lay-out and Photographs of the Poem Antology LIEKKISISKOT
2009 Lay-out of Vihreä Tampere, publication of the Greens of Tampere 1.
2009 Founding member of the Association Avarataide, and member of it until 2012
2008 Art and Crafts Center Verkaranta,Tampere, Graphic Design
2006 Fragile, Exhibition of NAA, Stockholm, Konstnärshuset, curating
2004 Fragile Exhibition, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna, curating
2002 Scenographic for the Monology of J. Markkula: Ruslan & Ludmila
1996 Founding Editor of the publication TÄYDELLINEN YMPYRÄ
ART TEACHING
Chemnitz, Urbane Wasser, Workshop, Photography 2019
Nokia Adult Education Center 2012
Sastamala High School 2012
Yantra Painting Courses, private 2008
Special Art Courses for Adults and Children 1999-2001
The Art School for Children and Young, Hämeenkyrö, Responsible Teacher 1992-93
The Adult Education Centre of The City of Tampere, drawing and painting 1982-1992
The Art School for Children and Young, Pirkkala, Responsible Teacher 1985-87
City of Tampere, Childrens’ Art Groups 1981-1988
BIBLIOGRAPHY
By the Artist:
2022 Tampere Doc Book / Group Collaboration; Musta taide
2019- Kulttuuritoimitus.fi, Art Critic, Journalist, Photographer
2013-2019 Vasenkaista.fi, Editor and Photographer (founding member)
2012 Book: Art as a Way of Life, Tampere Artist House 1962-2012, History and Artists
2004 Art as a Part of Sustainable Development, FINNSURE/EUROSURE report for the Finnish Real Estate Federation
1995- Articles and photos about Art and Artists: Magazines Taide, Taidemaalaus, Taiteilija, Uusi Nainen, Suomen Kiinteistölehti, Puolilehti, Täydellinen Ympyrä, Ananda
Editor and Graphic Designer of the Tampere Artists’ Associations’
publication Täydellinen Ympyrä 1996, 1999, 2000 etc., editor-in-chief 2004
More: on the page Works / Books & Texts
By Others:
2016 Artist Portfolio of the Photographic Centre Nykyaika (sixteen photographers)
2012 Pocket Portfolio by the Photographic Centre Nykyaika
2012 Halmetoja: Pirkanmaa 5. Triennal Catalogue
2010 Agustín Gutiérrez-Canet: Finland – Mexico
1996 Kaisu Antell: A Myth and a Viewing Process of Non-figurative Art in the Light of C.G. Jung’s Theory
of Archetypes / Experimentative Interpretation of the Artworks by Marja-Liisa Torniainen,
University of Turku, Faculty of Humanities, School of Cultural Research, Department of Comparative Religion
Magazins etc: on the in Media page
POSITIONS OF TRUST
Art Council of Pirkanmaa 2023-2024, 2025-2026
-Tampere Artists’ Association: Board 1999-2004, 2017-19, 2020-22,
Exhibition Commission 2016-2017, 2000-2002,
2. vice president 2002-03
Board of the Kunsthalle Helsinki 2017-2019, 2020-2022:
Represantive of the Tampere Artists’ Association
-Photographic Centre Nykyaika: Board, 2012, 2013,
Exhibition Commission 2013
-Nordic Art Association: president 2001-2003; all Nordic Sections,
Finnish Section; Chair Person 2001-2005, Board 1999-2006
Stiftelsen för Nordiska Konstskolan i Karleby: delegationenes ordförande 2001-2004
-Finnish Painters’ Union: Board Member 2001-2002,
and it’s Represantive body in the Artists’ Association of Finland 2003-2005
-AvaraTaide Association: Board 2009-2010, founding member of that and Gallery Ronga