Born 1977 in Rauma, Finland.
Lives and works in Nokia, Finland.
Education
2004 Tampere University of Applied Sciences, School of Art and Media
Selected Private Exhibitions
2023 Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland
2022 Construction of Home Coming, Himmelblau Gallery, Tampere, Finland
2021 The Company of Others, Anima-Mundi, Cornwall, UK
2020 Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland
2018 My Turn, Cheap Art Gallery, Athens, Greek
2018 Photograph Not Taken, Anima-Mundi, Cornwall, UK
2016 Being There, Anima-Mundi, Cornwall, UK
2014 Kaukana Kavala Maailma, Unknown Cargo, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Photographs Not Taken, Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Young Artist of the Year 2013, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, Turku, Finland
2013 Young Artist of the Year 2013, Tampere Art Museum, Finland
2012 Behind the Door, Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Der Tanz schallt bis auf die Strasse, Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf, Germany
2009 Second Floor, please, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2009 I´ll be Back Soon, Huoltamo Gallery, Tampere, Finland
2008 This Way, Galleria Huuto, Helsinki, Finland
2005 Cut and Piece Together, B-Gallery, Turku, Finland
2004 Roommates Without Their Will, Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, Finland
2003 (Mieli)kuvia, Vintti Gallery, Tampere, Finland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Arts, Crafts and Rabbit Holes, Kuparipaja, Fiskars, Finland
2022 Down by the Track, Kulturbahnhof Ellen, Düsseldorf, Germany
2022 Stage, Häme county government building, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2022 The Illusion, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
2021 Ars108, Nokia, Finland
2019 Tampere Artists ´Association´s Jubilee Exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Finlayson Art Area, Tampere, Finland
2019 Goldilocks and Other Stories from Our Collections, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
2018 Flugblätter, Maebashi, Japan
2018 Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland
2018 Nordic DeLight, Soho, Lontoo2017 Porträtt Nu!, Ljungbergmuseet, Ljungby, Sweden
2017 Greetings From Suomi!, Kuparipaja, Fiskars, Finland
2017 Portrait Now!, Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark
2016 3h+k, with Anssi Kasitonni, Maria Stereo and Saara Ekström, Pori, Finland
2015 Helsinki Noir, Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2015 6th Pirkanmaa Triennial, Tampere, Finland
2015 Unexpected Guest / Turku Biennial 2015, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, Turku, Finland
2015 Skulptur, Royal British Society of Sculptors Gallery, London
2014 Out Of Our Heads, Shoereditch Townhall, London
2012 Elämäntapa, 5th Pirkanmaa Triennial, TR1 Kunsthalle, Tampere, Finland
2011 Believe or Not, Helsinki Art Museum Meilahti, Finland
2011 Haute Couture, Honkahovi Art Centre, Mänttä, Finland
2009 Young Artists 2009, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland
2009 4th Pirkanmaa Triennial, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
2009 Karton Salon, Miskolc, Hungary
2008 Mixed Worlds – My East, Dom omladine Gallery, Belgrad, Serbia
2008 XII Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland
2007 Night at the Mansion, Haihara Art Centre, Tampere, Finland
2006 PO607, Nod Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2006 3rd Pirkanmaa Triennial, Tampere, Finland
2004 ”Pimiää menoa”, Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2004 Almost done, with Johanna Nevalainen, Vintti Gallery, Tampere, Finland
2004 PAM-Graduate show, Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere, Finland
2003 Talking, with Katri Mononen, Gallery Seriola, Tampere, Finland
2003 Have to eat all, Haihara Art Centre, Tampere, Finland
Residencies
2014 New York, USA, Finnish Cultural Institute in New York
2013 Berlin, Germany, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Pirkanmaa Region
2012 Lefkada, Greece, Sfakiotes Residency Programme
2011 Düsseldorf, Germany, City of Tampere & City Of Düsseldorf
Grants and Prizes
2019 Alfred Kordelin Foundation
2018 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2017 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2016 Frame
2015 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2015 Turku Biennial Award, with collaborative ”Under Construction” with Krister Gråhn
2014 Arts Promotion Centre Finland 2014-2016
2013 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2013 Cultural Prize, City of Nokia
2013 Greta And William Lehtinen Foundation
2013 Kone Foundation
2013 Young Artist of the Year 2013
2012 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2011 Arts Council of Finland
2011 Arts Council of Finland, Pirkanmaa region
2009 Arts Council of Finland
2009 Finnish Art Association, Grant for Young Artists
2009 City of Tampere, Scholarship for Professional Artist
2006 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Project Grant for P0607 group
2006 Art Council of Finland, Project Grant for P0607 group
2004 Rajataide Association, Exhibition Grant
Memberships
2013- Association Of Finnish Sculptors
2006- Artist Association of Tampere
Works in Collections
Helsinki City Art Museum
Tampere Art Museum
The Finnish State Art Collection
City of Nokia