Solo Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
Collections
Awards
Commissions

Born 1956 in Helsinki, Finland
Professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, 1996-2006

Education:
1982-83 Pratt Institute, New York USA
1975-79 School of the Finnish Fine Arts Academy, Helsinki, Finland

Solo Exhibitions:
2008 "Beneath The Painted Sky", Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Center, Oslo, Norway
2007 Skövde Art hall, Skövde, Sweden
  Turku Artmuseum, Turku, Finland
  Helsinki Art hall, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Andrehn-Shiptjenko Gallery, Stockholm
  Kultuuritehdas Korjaamo Galleria, Helsinki
  Örebro Art hall
2005 Kuopio Art Museum, Kuopio, Finland
  Uddevalla konsthall, Sweden
  Aine Art Museum, Tornio Finland
  Tikanojas konsthem, Vasa, Finland
  Galleri Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland
  Arthall Millesgården, Stockholm, Sweden
2004 Länsmuseet Gävle, Sweden, with My Ekman
  Taidesalonki, Husa, Tampere, Finland
2003 Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna, Sweden
  Galleri Mårtenson-Persson, Påarp, Sweden
2002 Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland
  Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland
  Galerie Forsblom Turku, Finland
2000 Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki
  Konstnärshuset , Grafik Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden
  Galleri Artek, Helsinki, Finland
1997 Ystad Art Museum, Ystad, Sweden
1996 Galleri Pintura, Helsinki, Finland
  Galleri Artek Helsinki Finland
1995 Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden
  Rantagalleria, Turku, Finland
  Galerie Van der Tann, Berlin, Germany
1994 Galleri Artek Helsinki, Finland
  Taidesalonki Husa Tampere, Finland
1993 Pyynikinlinna, Tampere, Finland
  Taidesalonki Bell'arte, Turku, Finland
  Gallerie von der Tann Berlin, Germany
1992 Galleri Artek Helsinki, Finland
1991 Anette Gullberg Galleri, Cologne, Germany
  North- Norwegian Art Museum, Tromso, Norway
  Taidesalonki Bellárte, Turku, Finland with Jon Arne Mogstad
1990 Nordic House, Faroe Islands, Denmark Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland
  Galleri Nordanstad-Skarstedt, Stockholm
  Galleri Artek Helsinki, Finland
1989 Galleria Valkoinen Huone, Tampere, Finland
  Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland 1988
  Galleri Contur, Stockholm, Sweden
1987 Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland
  Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland
  Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway
1986 Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka, Finland
1985 Hanasaaren Kulttuurikeskus, Espoo, Finland
  Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland
  Galleri Lång, Malmö, Sweden
1984 Galerie Ackermann, Helsinki, Finland
1983 Galleri Sankt Olof, Norrköping, Sweden
  Painters Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
1981 Painters Gallery Helsinki, Finland
1979 Niemelän Kartano, Heinola, Finland

Group Exhibitions:
2007 Taidekeskus Salmela Mäntyharju, Finland
  Monotypi-Typ,Konstnärs Huset ,Stockholm,Sweden
2006 Göteborg Art Museum
2005 The Amory Show Andrehn-Schiptjenko New York, USA
  Orientalisim Arthome Tikanoja Vaasa, and Salo Art Museum Finland
  Joulutähti ,Galleria Forsblom, Finland
2004 Landskape of Power, Sara Hilden Art Museum, Tampere Finland
  The Armory Show Andréhn-Schiptjenko, New York, USA
2003 The Expanded Book, Färgfabriken, Stockholm
2002 ISCP Open Studios, New York, USA
  Uniikki, Fiskars Konstcentrum, Finland
2001 Love and Freedom, Pyynikinlinna, Tampere, Finland
  Todays Future, Vantaa City Art Museum, Vantaa, Finland
  The Wihuri Art Collection, Helsinki
  Arthall and Galleri Skulptor, Helsinki, Finland
  Painting about Painting, Kristinehamns Art Museum, Kristinehamn, Sweden
2000 Konstnärsböcker, Galleri Neon, Brösarp, Sweden
  Nordic Postmodernism, Kiasma Modern Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
  Stockholm Art Fair Galleri Forsblom, Sweden
1999 Art Biennal of Finnish Art, Mänttä, Finland
  Teachers R Us, Bror Hjorts Hus, Uppsala, Sweden
  Junge Europäische Kunst Finland
  Aschersleber Kunst & Kulturverein, Germany
1998 7:1, Arte Skandia, Galeria de Arte Moderna di Scafate Provinca di Salerno, Campanja, Italy
1997 Oulun Art Museum, Oulu, Finland
  Amos Anderson, Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
1996 Taidetta, Norrköpings Art Museum Norrköping, Sweden
  Båtmanskasarena Karlskrona, Sweden
  Skövde Art Hall, Skövde, Sweden
  Västerås Art museum, Sweden
  Sundsvalls Art Museum, Sweden
  KUB Kulturcentrum, Helsingborg, Sweden
  Konstens Hus, Luleå, Sweden
  Önske Utställning,Ystads Art Museum, Ystad, Sweden
1995 Varkaus CityArt Museum, Varkaus, Finland
  Voralbergisches Landesmuseum, Bregenz, Austria
  Stadtmuseum Nordico, Linz, Austria
  Galerie Bassi, Remagen, Germany
  Galerie Welt Sastbory, Austria
  Galerie im Taxis Palais, Innsbruck, Austria
  Skapelser, Churches at Skaraborgs County, Sweden
1994 Crossing Over, Changing Places, Helsinki
  City Art Museum Helsinki, Finland
  Galleri Bergman, Gothenburg, Sweden
  To Read, Nordic Art Center, Helsinki, Finland
  Nicolas Aleksander Gallery, New York, NY, USA
  Postmodern or Modern, From the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
  Myyrmaki Center,Vantaa, Finland
  Gallerie Von Der Tann, Berlin, Germany
  Galerie Johans S, Porvoo, Finland
  13th International fair of Prints, Grechen, Germany
  Galerie im Kreishaus, Cuxhaven, Germany
1993 Galerie im Bildumngszentrum, Wolfenrutel, Germany
  Galleria Andromeda, Mikkeli, Finland
  Rathaus-galerie, Leverkusen, Germany
  Galerie M Kreishaus, Celle, Germany
  Transit, National Gallery of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
  Galleria Kaj Forsblom, Turku, Finland
  Saga Print Fair, Paris, France
  Real, Nordic Art Center, Helsinki, Finland; and
  Kunstv. Lune, Dormund, Germany
  Paintings, Graham Modern Gallery, NewYork, USA
1992 Local Fauna, New York, USA
  Norrsken 92, Biennale for Young Artists, Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden
  I Like It, Lahti Art Museum, Finland
  Galleria Sirius, Jyväskylä, Finland
  Galleria Duetto, Helsinki, Finland
1991 Pleasure, Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art, Buffalo, New York, USA
  Kunst Europa 91, Rosendahl Kunstverein, Munchen, Germany
  Nordic Art / New York, Frank Bustamente Gallery, New York, USA
1990 Galleria Valkoinen Huone, Tampere, Finland
  Baltic Biennale, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
  Purnu, Orivesi, Finland
1989 The 125 Anniversary, of the Artists Association of Finland
  National Art Museum of Finland; Ateneum, Helsinki, Finland
  Small Scale Abstraction, Art In General, New York, USA
  Five New Painters, John Davis Gallery, New York, USA
  Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden
1988 John Davis Gallery, New York, New York, USA
  Alex Gallery, Washington D.C., USA
1987 Drawn Out, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, USA
  Galleri Contur, Stockholm, Sweden
  Fruit, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland
  Taidesalonki Bell'arte, Turku, Finland
  By the River Contemporary Finnish art , Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
1986 Attitudes, Aalborg Art Museum, Denmark
  Art Hall of Södertälje, Sweden
  Kjarvalstadir, Reykjavik, Iceland
  New Finnish Art of the 1980's, Gallery OTSO, Espoo
  Oulu Art Museum; Mikkeli Art Museum, Finland
  Contacts / Contrasts, Pori Art Museum, Finland
  Purnu, Orivesi, Finland
  Picture of the Beloved, Pyynikinlinna, Tampere, Finland
  Listening, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland
1985 Aurora, Nordic Art Center, Helsinki, Finland
  Galleri Krista Mikkola, Helsinki, Finland
  Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden
1984 "Infallvinklar" Länsmuseet, Örebro, Sweden
  Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
  Finnish Art, Riimäki Art Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
1983 By the River, New Finnish Art, Pori Art Museum
  Three Artists, Helsinki City Art Gallery, Finland
1981 Nine Finnish Artists - Travelling Exhibiton in Sweden
  Triennale of Sapporo, Sapporo, Japan
1980 84 State Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland
1978-84 Exhibition of the Young Artists', Helsinki Ar Hall, Finland
1979,81 Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists', Helsinki Art Hall, Finland
83,85,79 7 Young Artist Galleri G, Helsinki, Finland
   
Collections:
Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland
Akzo Nobel Art Foundation , The Netherlands
Alko Oy, Finland
Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Ars Nova Art Museum, Turku, Finland
Art Museum of the City of Helsinki, Finland
Art Museum of Imatra, Finland
Art Museum of the City of Kajaani, Finland
Art Museum of Kouvola, Finland
Art Museum of Lahti, Finland
Art Museum of Hämeelinna, Finland
Art Museum of the City of Oulu, Finland
Art Museum of the City of Pori, Finland
Art Museum of Rovaniemi, Finland
Art Museum of the City of Tampere, Finland
Borås Art Museum, Sweden
Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden
City of Espoo, Finland
City of Kotka, Finland
City of Kuopio, Finland
City of Lahti, Finland
City of Tampere, Finland
City of Vantaa, Finland
City of Malmö, Sweden
City of Norrköping, Sweden
City of Oslo, Norway
Ev. Lutherian Parish of Helsinki, Finland
Ev. Lutherian Parish of Mikkeli, Finland
Ev. Lutherian Parish of Turku, Finland
Fredric Roos Collection, Sweden
Göteborg Museum of Art, Göteborg, Sweden
Insurance Company of Kansa, Finland
Insurance Company of Pohjola, Finland
KOP Bank Collection, Finland
Konst i Länet, Uppsala Commun, Sweden
Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
Next Collection, Sweden
OKO Bank Collection, New York, USA
Paulo Foundation Finland
Postal Bank of Finland Collection, Finland
Saastamoinen Art Collection, Finland
Sara Hilden Art Museum Tampere, Finland
SKOP Bank Collection, Finland
Skövde Museum of Art, Skövde, Sweden
State of Finland
State of Sweden
Turun Alueen Säästöpankki Collection, Finland
Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum ,Turku, Finland
Västerås Art Museum, Sweden
 
Awards:
Honorary prize of Maire Gullichsen Foundation, 1997
Young Finnish Artist of the Year, 1989
Third prize, mural painting competition for the Oulu Music Center, 1983
 
Commissions:
2006 Mosaiks at the State prison Turku Finland
2006-2008 Projekt Färg signaler at metro stationer Gärdet och Zinkensdamn, Stokholm, Sweden
2002 Söderska Sjukhus, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 Luleå University Luleå, Sweden