
born 1973 in Kuopio, Finland
STUDIES IN ART
- 1994-1997 Kankaanpää Art Institute
- 1993-1994 Liminka School of Art
ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS
- Gallery Carree, Kuopio 2008
- Gallery Mältinranta, Tampere 2006
- Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä 2006
- Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki 2005
- Kaapelin galleria, Helsinki 2003
- Gallery of Cable Factory, Helsinki 2003
- Old Town Hall Art Gallery, Turku 2003
- Gallery Sitruuna, Kuopio 2001
- Gallery Saskia, Tampere 2001
- Gallery Kapriisi, Kuopio 2000
- Gallery of Art Museum in Varkaus 1998
- Gallery of City Library, Kuopio 1997
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- Evviva!, Art Museum of Kuopio 2008
- XIII Mänttä Art Festival 2008
- Flower, Art Museum of Kuopio 2008
- new nature knowledge, Forum Box, Helsinki 2008
- Puu kaatuu!, Turku 2007
- In the Light and Shadow, Zendai MoMA, Shanghai, China 2006
- XI Mänttä Art Festival 2006
- BONUS, Art Museum of Kuopio 2006
- Black-White, Finland Institute, Stockholm 2006
- Black-White, Gallery Taidepanimo, Lahti 2005
- Nuts, Gallery Kapriisi, Kuopio 2005
- The Nordic Art Association in Finland, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki 2004
- Four men, Art Museum of Lapinlahti 2004
- Hule, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki 2004
- Suvi-Pinx, Sysmä 2004
- Hule, Art Museum of Salo 2004
- Black-White, Art Museum of Varkaus 2004
- Hule, Art Museum of Mikkeli 2004
- Höhlerbiennale 2003, Gera, Germany
- VIII Mänttä Art Festival 2003
- Hule, Art Museum of Kuopio 2003
- The 108th Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists NUORET, Taidehalli, Helsinki 2003
- Castrop-Rauxel, Germany 2002
- In & Out, Art Museum of Kuopio 2002
- Art Museum of Varkaus 2002
- Ars Libera, Poleeni, Pieksämäki 2001
- Ars Libera, Project 3, Kuopio 2001
- Suvi-Pinx, Sysmä 2001
- Gallery Ahjo, Joensuu 2001
- The 106th Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists, 2001, Taidehalli, Helsinki
- Invetro galerie, Hannover, Germany 1999
- Mine Gallery of Outokumpu 1999
- Art Circle of Kankaanpää 1999
- Gallery Räikkälä, Kankaanpää 1999
- Gallery Art Halvare, Oulu 1998
- Gallery Mältinranta, Tampere 1998
- Kankaanpää - Pori Road of Art 1997
- Tallinnan taideakatemia 1997
- Kellarikalleria, Suonenjoki 1996
- Gallery Midas, Kuopio 1996
GRANTS AND AWARDS
- William Thuring Award 2009
- Foundation of Raimo Utriainen 2007
- Finnish Cultural Foundation 2004
- Arts Council of Finland 2002
- Award of Maecenas Guild 2001
- Finnish Cultural Foundation of Northern Savo 2001, 2006
- Award of Juho Rissanen 2001
- Regional Arts Council of North Savo 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
- City of Kuopio 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007
ARTWORKS IN COLLECTIONS AND PUBLIC ARTWORKS
- City of Helsinki
- Helsinki City Art Museum
- Finland State Collection
- City of Kuopio
- Art Museum of Kuopio
- City of Varkaus
- Maecenas Guild / Art Museum of Lahti
- City of Kankaanpää
- Kankaanpää-Pori Road of Art
- Kankaanpää Art Institute
- Lars Swanljung Collection
MEMBERSHIPS
- Association of Finnish Sculptors
- Dimensio
- Ars Libera - Visual Artists of Kuopio