Born 1970, Kuortane, Finland
Lives and works in Tampere, Finland

EDUCATION

1990-93      Kankaanpää Institute of Art, Finland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
There is a place in heaven for me and my kind, Mother’s Tankstation, Dublin
2006
LARMgalleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
Gallery and projectspace Huoltamo, Tampere, Finland
LISTE 06, The Young Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland (represented by Mother’s Tankstation)
Nine years of sunsets, Mother's Tankstation, Dublin, Ireland
2005
Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2003
Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, Finland
2001
Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
2000
Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, Finland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
Planet Fun Fun, Kerava Art Museum, Finland
Worth Painting, The Finnish Painters’ Union 80^th Anniversary Exhibition, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2008
Spazi Aperti, The Romanian Academy, Rome, Italy
Headhunters, Showroom X, Helsinki, Finland
Layers of Memory, The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Berlin, Felleshus, Berlin, Germany
The Finnish Breakfast Show, LARMgalleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
Absolutely Clean, Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2007
The 25 Best Artists in Finland, The Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland
2006
Absolute painting, The Flat/Massimo Carasi, Milan, Italy
Mother's Ruin-Dangerous Obsessions and the Culture of Excess, mother’s tankstation, Dublin
2005
Art Omi International Artists' Residency, Omi, New York, USA
Nordic Landscape, Dronninglund Kunstcenter, Dronninglund, Denmark
110. Exhibition of Finnish Artists, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland
2004
Art Container, Trondelag Senter for Samtidskunst, Trondheim, Norway
Art Container, Filosofgangen, Odense, Denmark
2003
Art Container, Konstforum, Norrköping, Sweden
Art Container, Art Center Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland
2000
Europe Prize for Painting, Municipal Museum, Oostende, Belgium

AWARDS
2009
The Art Council of Finland (one year grant)
2008
Finnish Cultural Foundation (one year grant, also 2003)
2007
The Art Council of Pirkanmaa (one year grant)
2006
City of Tampere (also 1999 and 1996)
2000
Public Display Grant for Visual Artists

RESIDENCIES

2008
Skandinavisk Förenings Kunstnerhus in Rome, Italy
2007
Foundation for the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, USA
Residency of Finnish Artist Association. Oaxaca, Mexico
2005
Art Omi International Artists' Residency, Omi, New York, USA
2004
Lademoen, Trondheim, Norway
2003
Finland-Hungary Art Symposium, Villa Török, Hungary 2007
2002
Hôtel Chevillon, Grez-sur-Loing, France
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France