Education
2007-2009 Master of Fine Arts, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, Norway
2002-2006 BFA, Tampere Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences, Dep of Fine Arts, Finland
2005 Glasgow School of Art, Sculpture and Environmental Art, Exchange Programme, Scotland
1998-2001 Voc. Qual. in Fine Arts, Pekka Halonen's Academy, Dept. of Fine Arts and Media, Finland
1997-1998 Media Study Program in Visual Expression, Pekka Halonen's Academy, Finland
Solo exhibitions / Projects
2016 Shadows Unfold, photography, Galeria Liliput Experimental, Puebla City, Mexico
2011 Relations, a photographic and videographic work, Gallery 21, San Diego, USA
2010 Hollywood Lutheran Church, YES, a site specific installation, Los Angeles, USA
2009 Gallery 21:24, Cruised, video screening, Oslo, Norway
2007 The Contemporary Art Center of Pispala, Red Steps on Us, installation, Tampere, Finland
2006 Stundars, Reflections from the Sea, Environmental Art Project, Sulva, Finland
2006 Nelimarkka-museum, The Path of the Others, Environmental Art Project, Alajärvi, Finland
2005 The Pigeon Suppers -performance, Saucchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland
2004 The Bear Garden, The Bear Circuit, second phase with Jorma Panu, Laihia, Finland
2003 The Bear Garden, The Bear Circuit, with Jorma Panu, Laihia, Finland
2002 Varikko Gallery, Staring in the Eyes of the Bear, Seinäjoki, Finland
Co-exhibitions
2022 There From Here, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, USA
2019 Calafia: Manifesting the Terrestrial Paradise, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, USA
2018 State of America, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA
2017 Festival Street Photo, St. Raphael, France
2016 Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All, St. Mary's Col. Museum of Art, Moraga, USA
2016 Rainbow Shift 2.0 -Fusing Art With Social Justice, Montalban, Los Angeles, USA
2016 Homing Pigeon, Turku, Finland
2015 Sacred Memories, Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles
2015 Love Story, Artists Corner Gallery, Los Angeles
2015 Love, Lust, And Seduction Through The Lens, Artists Corner Gallery, Photo LA, Los Angeles, USA
2014 Summer exhibition, Vantaa Art Museum, Gallery K, Vantaa, Finland
2013 Mobile@JKL, Gallery Ratamo, Jyvaskyla, Finland
2013 Tender Strange Light, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland
2012 Sin, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland
2011 Tamako on totta? Is this real?, Vantaa Art Museum, Finland
2009 One Hundred Years, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway
2007 Vantaa City Museum, Rainbow Finland-History of sexual and gender minorities, Vantaa, Finland
2007 www.webgalleria.net, Belly Liberation Front as invited project in Ideology web art exhibition
2006 Ostrobothnian Art Seinäjoki Art Hall, Seinäjoki, Finland
2006 Seeking for Space, Fine Art Graduate Show, Central Square, Tampere, Finland
2005 Live Herring, Nordic net art exhibition event, Jyväskylä, Finland
2003 The Artmill, The Artmuseum of Kerava, Kerava, Finland
2002 Gallery Storm, Vaasa, Vaasa Printmakers' Anniversary exhibition, Vaasa, Finland
2002 Pietarsaaren Tupakkamakasiini, Ostrobothnian Printworks, Pietarsaari, Finland
2002 Lebellien Kauppiastalo, Vaasa Printmakers' Summer Exhibition, Kristiiinankaupunki, Finland
2001 City Art Gallery, Vaasa, Vaasa Printmakers' 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Vaasa, Finland
2001 Cable Factory, Puristamo, Helsinki, Pekka Halonen academy´s graduating exhibition, Finland
Group exhibitions
2011 Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center For Digital Arts, Los Angeles, USA
2009 Fine Art Graduate Show, Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway
2008 Environmental Art-Art Garden festival, Vaasa, Finland
2007 Environmental Art-Art Garden festival, Kaustinen, Finland
2006 Emil-sali, Vanha kirjastotalo, G-art happening, Tampere, Finland
2006 Stockholm Pride, Nordic rainbow cultural happening, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Academill, Rainbow festival, Vaasa, Finland
2004 Laterna, G-art happening, Tampere, Finland
2003 Linna Gallery, Be Bounded By, Kohtla-järve, Estonia
2003 Gallery Agueli, Tupilak Art & Photo Exhibit, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Klubi, Tampere Fetish Factory, Tampere, Finland
2002 Gallery Spectra, Kristiinankaupunki, Kristiinakaupunki, Finland
2002 Gallery Platform, Platform is Closed, with Peter Djelan, Vaasa
2001 Photo Gallery Valokuvagalleria Ibis, Demo, Vaasan Taidehalli, Vaasa, Finland
2001 Cygnaeus Gallery, In the Eyes of a Stranger, Helsinki, Finland
Grants
2012 Arts Council of Finland, Public display grant
2012 City of Turku, Finland, Artist's grant
2011 Arts Council of Finland, Travel grant
2010 The Art Association of Finland, Young artists working grant
2010 National Council for Photographic Art, Project grant
2007 The Art Commission of Ostrobothnia, 6 months working grant
2006 Svenska Kulturfonden, Project grant
2005 Erasmus, Grant for the student exchange programme in Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
2005 Tampere Polytechnic, Grant for student exchange in Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
2004 The Finnish-Swedish Culture Foundation, Project grant
2004 The Culture Foundation of Kalevala Koru, Project grant
2002 Konstsamfundet, Project grant
2000 Ministry of Education, Finland, Travel grant for a group, Study trip to Nepal
Screenings
2012 Yes, screening of video work, Spirit Studio, Los Angeles, USA
2011 Bear Dream/Dream Bear, screening of video work, Art Fair Suomi, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
Residencies
2016 Artist-in-residence, Galeria Liliput Experimental, Puebla City, Mexico
2015 The Finnish Artists' Studio Foundation residency, Oaxaca, Mexico
2002 Prague , Czech Republic
Study trips
2005 Scotland, Cove park project
2003 Estonia, Kohtla-järve, Be Bounded By-environmental art project
2000 Nepal, working at the Lokta- paper factory, photographing (9 th Dec 2000-6 th Jan 2001)
1999 Russia, excursion to The St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Arts (the Department of Plastic Anatomy)
Awards, Diplomas
2016 Thor's Hammer Award, ILGCN
2004 Arco Nordica, The International Lesbian and Gay Cultural Network diploma 2004
Collections
Vantaa City Art Museum, Finland