Curriculum Vitae

Education

2007-2009: Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Norway
2002-2006: Tampere Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences, Department of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Finland
1/2005-3/2005: Glasgow School of Art, Sculpture and Environmental Art, Exchange Programme, Scotland
1998-2001: Pekka Halonen's Academy, Department of Fine Arts and Media Vocational Qualif. in Fine Arts
1997-1998: Pekka Halonen's Academy, Media Study Programme in Visual Expression, Finland
1996: Upper Secondary School of Jokelan Lukio, Finland

2011: Relations, a photographic and videographic work, at FinnFest 2011, 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
2000: Arthouse of Järvenpää, An Exhibition about Friendship, with Terhi Kaakinen, Järvenpää, Finland

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 of Valokuvagalleria Ibis, Demo, Vaasan Taidehalli, Vaasa, Finland
2001: Cygnaeus Gallery, In the Eyes of a Stranger, Helsinki, Finland
2001: Arthouse of Järvenpää, Photography-exhibition, Järvenpää, Finland
2000: RantaGalleria, The Waxworkers of Lake Tuusula, Järvenpää, Finland
2000: Arthouse of Järvenpää, Printworks, Järvenpää, 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: Seinäjoki Art Hall, Ostrobothnian Art, 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 Artmuseum of Kerava, The Artmill, 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
2000: Järvenpää Hall, Järvenpää Artist´s Association´s 42 nd Anniversary Exhibition, Finland

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 the 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

The Bear Circuit: slide series, (presented by Bill Schiller (Tupilak Art Association) on Moonbow-festivals:
2004: Riga, Latvia
2004: Cracow, Poland
2004: Stockholm, Sweden, Gallery Agúeli
2003: Berlin, Germany
2003: Tallinn,Estonia
2003: Riga, Latvia
2003: Stockholm, Sweden, Salong Katakomb

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)

Bearflavoured, AKi Choklat and Christian Trippe, Veenman publishers, London, 2007

Arco Nordica, The International Lesbian and Gay Cultural Network diploma 2004