Curriculum Vitae / English

Education

• Lahti Polytechnic; Artinstitute of Lahti, postgradual studies 1996
• Helsinki Visual Art High school 1983-86
• Artinstitute of Lahti, post-graduate studies 1994
• The Free Art School 1990-1994;
  • Studio-year (scolarship) 93-94,
  • Professional Level 91-93,
  • Basic Level 90-91
• The Espoo Art School (for 4-16 years of age) 1980-84
• University of Helsinki, Art Room 1986

• University of Tampere, major in psychology

Teaching

• IADE (Institute for Art, Development and Education, Art Universities of Finland) 2007-
• Berggren Oy Ab 2007
• Helsinki City Art Museum 2005
• Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001-2005
• South Carelia Polytechnic, Faculty of Fine Art & Design, 2004
• University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH), 2001-
• Vantaa Vocational Institute, the Department of Culture, 2000 -2001
• Institute of Marketing, 1999

Group exhibitions:

• 007 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography, The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO, USA 2007
• Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland 2007
• 30th Anniversary exhibition of the Helsinki Artists Association, Stockholm, Sweden 1997-98
• 30th Anniversary exhibition of the Helsinki Artists Association, Helsinki 1997
• Galleria Pintura 1997
• Galerié Pintura, Helsinki 1995
• Art Weeks of Mänttä 1995
• Budatétény Galéria, Budapest, Hungary 1995
• Masks, Music-Fazer, Helsinki 1994
• the 4th Biennial of European Academies of Visual Arts in Maastricht, Netherlands 1993
• Comic strips exhibition, Tampere 1992
  Book Cafe Into, Tampere 1990
• Espoo Art School exhibition, Brussels -80

Individual exhibitions:

• Gallery G, Helsinki 1996-97
• Hoechst Fennica, 1995
• Gallery Katariina, Helsinki 1995
• Art Center of Mältinranta, Tampere 1995

Published in:

• 24 hours of Flickr, 2007, www.flickr.com
• L’environnement, Québec-Amérique, 2006
• Computer Arts Magazine, 2000 UK www.futurenet.co.uk/arts/
• ZDTV, Internet Tonight (first shown in January 1999), USA
• MdN; the Macintosh and DTP Magazine in Japanese, Japan www.MdN.co.jp/
• Animation film 1986; first shown in Finnish Broadcasting company TV1 1989

Web design and graphics:

• Institute of Marketing, Finland
• University of Helsinki, Finland (Faculty of Education, Department of Social Policy, Research Center on Teaching, Työväen Historian ja Perinteen Tutkimuksen Seura, Professor Pertti Kansanen)
• MLC-International, Finland
• DesignerStudio, New York, USA
• BrowserHome, Atlanta, USA
• Professor Max van Manen, University of Alberta, Canada
• The Finnish Consumers’ Association
• City of Vantaa
• International Management Education (IME) Oy

Web Design Awards:

My websites have won several design awards, only few listed here:

• Alphabytes Top 5%
• Projectcool Sightings
• EyeCandy Award
• ReallyBig.com Totally Killer site
• Golden Web Award 1999-2000
• Golden Web Award 2002-03

Other artistic activities:

• Illustrations and layouts for example: Tampere University paper, Institute of Marketing, Suomi periodical, Peili periodical, Helsingin Sanomat Nyt-liite, several book and magazine covers

Scholarships:

• The City of Helsinki grant for studios 1996-1999, 2000
• Regional Art Council of Uusimaa, Helsinki 1996
• The Free Art School studio-year stipend for 93-94
• The City of Helsinki scholarship for young artists 1992

Memberships:

• Helsinki Artists Association
• The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO, USA

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