Born in 1975 in Rovaniemi, Finland. Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
ART EDUCATION
2004–2006 Master of Fine Arts, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture, Helsinki, Finland.
2000–2004 Bachelor of Arts, Tampere Polytechnic School of Art and Media, Department of Fine Arts, Tampere, Finland.
1999–2000 Media/Graphic Design, Pirkanmaa Vocational Skills Centre, School of Crafts and Design, Lempäälä, Finland.
UPCOMING AND CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
2026 Visit Valo, group exhibition, Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland
2026 Kunniavieraat, Wihuri Foundation Collection Exhibition, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland
SOLO AND COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2025 Botanical Mechanical Particle, solo exhibition, Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland
2024 ÄÄRI, with Juhana Moisander, Taneli Rautiainen and Antti Laitinen, Hyvinkää Art Museum, Finland
2022 Replication Crisis, solo exhibition, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2022 Galleria Fikka, solo exhibition, Porvoo Kunsthalle, Porvoo, Finland.
2021 Art Odyssey 2021, main hall, Gösta, Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland
2021–2022 Art Odyssey, group exhibition, Gösta, Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland.
2020 Procedural Memory, Hall 100, Gösta, Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland.
2019 OHO Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Social Animal, solo exhibition, Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland.
2016 Model of a Tunnel, Reikä Gallery, Helsinki, Finland.
2014–2015 Three-Body Problem, with Ilmari Gryta and Krister Gråhn, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland.
2014 Sie bewegen sich doch, with Jukka Lehtinen and Pavel Ekrias, Galerie Toolbox, Berlin, Germany.
2012 Autopilot, solo exhibition, Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland.
2010 You Can't Touch All Your Teeth with Your Tongue, group exhibition, SUOMESTA Gallery, Finnish project gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2009 Spacetime, with Krister Gråhn and Ilmari Gryta, Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland.
2009 Container, group exhibition, Gallery Box, Akureyri, Iceland.
2008 The Shape of Things to Go, solo exhibition, Tinderbox Contemporary, Hamburg, Germany.
2008 Time of the Empire, solo exhibition, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland.
2007 The Teaching, with Juhana Moisander and Hanneriina Moisseinen, Mältinranta Art Centre, Tampere, Finland.
2007 Impossible Passenger, Gallery K, Huittinen, Finland.
2006 Tamed Land, Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kasarminkatu, Helsinki, Finland.
2005 Grand vääntö Helsinki, with Toni Huuhka, Gallery Myymälä2, Helsinki, Finland.
2005 Onnettomuustutkija ja neiti Nevalainen, Gallery Pinacotheca, Jyväskylä, Finland.
2003 Grand vääntö, with Toni Huuhka and Samppa Törmälehto, Lapponica Hall, Rovaniemi, Finland.
2002 Interior Vitamins, with Samppa Törmälehto, Gallery Quartair, The Hague, the Netherlands.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Olemisesta, Mänttä Art Festival, curator: Leena Kuumola, Mänttä, Finland.
2026 STATUTUM EST HOMINIBUS MORI, Harju Mortuary, group exhibition, Helsinki, Finland.
2025 SPACE: A Visual Journey, Fotografiska Tallinn, Estonia. Curators: Maarja Loorents, Johan Vikner and Sofia Liljergren.
2025 From the Beginning, collection exhibition, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland.
2025 Group exhibition with Petri Eskelinen, Tamara Piilola, Harri Pälviranta, Kimmo Sarje, Sari Soininen and Maija Tammi, Gallery Heino, Helsinki, Finland.
2025 Friction, Gallery Kita, Joutsa, Finland
2024 The Milky Way, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland. Curator: Jari-Pekka Vanhala.
2023 Arts & Crafts and Rabbit Holes, summer exhibition, Fiskars Village, Finland. Curator: Kirsi Pitkänen.
2022 Our Choice, collection exhibition, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Finland
2022 The Landing Place, collection exhibition, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland.
2022 Hidden, curated exhibition, Copper Hall, Fiskars, Finland.
2022 Collection exhibition, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
2022 Illusion, curated exhibition, Tampere Art Museum, Finland.
2021 Polttava tarve, group exhibition, Haihatus Art Centre, Joutsa, Finland
2020 Avantgarde Vekkula, group exhibition, Haihatus Art Centre, Joutsa, Finland
2020 FAA, Finlayson Art Area, group exhibition, Tampere, Finland
2019 Storm, Lusto, the Finnish Forest Museum, Finland
2019 Dimensio, group exhibition, Mikkeli Art Museum, Finland
2018 Pyhäniemi Manor 2018, Pyhäniemi, Finland
2018 Paljasjalkapolku, environmental art exhibition, Korppoo, Finland
2017 TÄH?, group exhibition, Taarasti Art Centre, Nastola, Finland. Curator: Jukka Lehtinen.
2017 Tämän ajan jälkeinen aika, group exhibition, Gallery Lapinlahti, Helsinki, Finland
2017 Between the Past and the Future, State Art Collection of Finland, Mikkeli Art Museum, Finland
2016 Starry Skies of Art, Gösta, Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland. Curators: Helena Sederholm and Markus Hotakainen.
2016 OBJEKTI, environmental group exhibition, Espoo, Finland. Curators: Andy Best and Merja Puustinen.
2016 Kasvu/Tillväxt/Growth, Onoma group exhibition, Copper Hall, Fiskars, Finland. Curator: Katja Hagelstam.
2016 Kasvu/Tillväxt/Growth, Onoma group exhibition, satellite exhibition, Lokal Gallery, Helsinki, Finland. Curator: Katja Hagelstam.
2016 Kuvislaisten paluu, Napa Gallery, Rovaniemi, Finland.
2015 Artist of the Month, Gallery Sculptor (Backspace), Helsinki, Finland.
2015–2016 Koskeutus III, collection exhibition, EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland.
2015 Ta Plats / Occupy Space / Tila haltuun!, group exhibition, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland.
2015 This Year's Model, group exhibition, Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland.
2015 Out of the Box, group exhibition, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, Finland.
2015 Checkpoint Leonard, group exhibition, Oulu Art Museum, Finland.
2014 ON/OFF, group exhibition, Hyvinkää Art Museum, Finland.
2014 Art Goes Kapakka Festival, Restaurant Belge, Helsinki, Finland.
2014 Punaista ja makeaa, Voipaala Art Centre, Valkeakoski, Finland.
2014 This Year's Model, Kunsthalle Grenland, Porsgrunn, Norway.
2014 Festen, Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland.
2014 Lux Helsinki, light art exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland.
2013 Ole oma itsesi ole monsteri ole optimisti, Ars Auttoinen, Finland.
2012 5th Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China.
2012 Aurinkogeneraattori, Porvoo, Finland.
2012 Dimensio: 40 Years, Tampere Art Museum, Finland.
2012 Purnu Art Centre, group exhibition, Finland.
2011–2012 Believe It or Not, collection exhibition, Meilahti Art Museum (Helsinki City Art Museum), Finland.
2011 Temperature, Thai : Nordic 2011, workshop and exhibition, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
2010–2013 Saareen, Valve Children's Culture Centre, Oulu, and venues in Hämeenlinna, Turku and Helsinki, Finland.
2011 Sound and Silence, collection exhibition, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Finland.
2011 Spatial Spaces, group exhibition, Kuparipaja Art Centre, Fiskars, Finland. Curator: Maaretta Jaukkuri.
2010 Säätö, Kuparipaja Art Centre, Fiskars, Finland. Curator: Catharina Aiha.
2010 Tähtihetkiä, celebrating 100 years of the Finnish Sculptors' Association, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland. Curators: Pekka Jylhä and Päivi Kiiski.
2010 RED, EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland.
2010 Luvassa lämpenevää, Joensuu Art Museum, Finland. Curator: Ulla Pennanen.
2010 Exhibition Class, Salmela Art Centre, Mäntyharju, Finland. Finalist in the art competition.
2010 Kotini on linnani, Rauma Art Museum, Finland. Curator: Henna Paunu.
2009 FLASH, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland. Curator: Riitta Valorinta.
2009 Art Goes Kapakka Festival, Café Engel, with Miikka Ahlman, Helsinki, Finland.
2009 Porvoo Summer Exhibition, Gallery Staffas, Porvoo, Finland.
2009 Moving the Goalposts, Tinderbox Contemporary Art, Hamburg, Germany.
2009 Harharetkiä / Stray Trek / Irrfahrt, Felleshus, Berlin, Germany.
2009 Harharetkiä / Stray Trek / Irrfahrt, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland. Curator: Henna Paunu.
2008 Artists 2008, Kunsti Art Centre, Vaasa, Finland. Juried exhibition.
2008 FIN, Quartair Contemporary Art Initiatives, group exhibition, The Hague, the Netherlands.
2008 XIII Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland. Curator: Veli Gränö. Exhibition catalogue.
2008 Earth Station / 100% Finlande, CRAC Alsace, Altkirch, France. Curator: Sophie Kaplan. Exhibition catalogue.
2007 Quartet, 40th anniversary exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Malmitalo Gallery, Finland.
2007 Caught in the Moment, Kuopio Art Museum, Finland. Curator: Jyrki Siukonen. Exhibition catalogue.
2007 In Search of the Miraculous, 5th Triennial of Finnish Art, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland. Curator: Luigi Fassi. Exhibition catalogue.
2007 Night at the Mansion, Haihara Art Centre, Tampere, Finland.
2007 Ars Kärsämäki, Kärsämäki, Finland. Curator: Krister Gråhn.
2007 Unbelievable but True, Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland.
2006 Sammon peijaiset, Kalevala House / Juminkeko Foundation, Kuhmo, Finland.
2006 Huittinen Street Gallery, Huittinen, Finland.
2006 Spring Exhibition of the Academy of Fine Arts, Lönnrotinkatu Gallery, Helsinki, Finland. Exhibition catalogue.
2006 Näkymä 2006, environmental art exhibition, Toijala, Finland.
2005 Copperlight, Pori Art Museum, Finland.
2004 66th Annual Exhibition of the Union of Finnish Artists’ Association, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland.
2004 Art of Analyste, painting competition finalists' exhibition, Sanoma House, Helsinki, Finland.
2004 PAM! Bachelor of Arts Graduate Exhibition, Vapriikki Museum Centre, Tampere, Finland. Exhibition catalogue.
2003 PAK-KO SYÖ-DÄ KAIK-KI, Haihara Art Centre, Tampere, Finland.
2002 Helyjä, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2020 Finnish Artists’ Association’s Visual Arts Award.
2013 Shortlisted for the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Prize, alongside Anni Leppälä and Tuomas Laitinen, who received the prize.
2011 Winner of the public sculpture competition for Y-House Hospital, together with architect Mia Puranen, Seinäjoki, Finland.
2010 Winner of the invited public sculpture competition for T-Hospital, Turku, Finland.
2009 Ducat Prize for a young artist, Finnish Artists’ Association.
2006 Young Sculptor Award, Raimo Utriainen Foundation.
2006 New York scholarship, Academy of Fine Arts final exhibition, Helsinki, Finland.
PUBLIC ARTWORKS
2024 The Zone, Kangas district, City of Jyväskylä, Finland
2023 Angle of the Sun, Luonnonmaa School, City of Naantali, Finlan.
2018 The Pole Explorer, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
2017 The Cave and The Find, with Pasi Rauhala, Kumpu School, Outokumpu, Finland
2013 Sun Researcher, T-Hospital, Turku, Finland.
2012 Time Between Trees, Viikki Environmental House, Helsinki, Finland.
2012 Sirocco, Y-House, central hospital area, Seinäjoki, Finland.
WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Serlachius Museums
Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art
Wihuri Foundation
Niemistö Collection / Hämeenlinna Art Museum
Sara Hildén Art Museum
Saastamoinen Foundation / EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Finnish State Art Collection
Helsinki City Art Museum
Pori Art Museum
Finnish Artists’ Association (lottery prize)
Private collections
VIDEO SCREENINGS
2026 Beneath the Plant Moon, International Experimental Film Festival #4, Athens, Greece.
2026 Beneath the Plant Moon, INEFF, Experimental Fiction Film Festival, Manchester, UK.
2026 Lightspeed (2 Experiments), EDGE 2026 Conference, Ireland, presented by AV-arkki.
RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS
2016 Edinburgh, Scotland, Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
2011 Temperature, Thai : Nordic 2011, workshop and exhibition, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
2010 Berlin residency, Germany, Arts Council of the Helsinki Metropolitan Region.
2010 Saari Residence programme, Finland, Kone Foundation.
2006 NKD, Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale, Norway.
2005 Postsovkhoz 5: Public/Private, Mooste, Estonia.
MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Finnish Sculptors
Forum Box Collective
AV-Arkki, media art centre
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2021 Co-curator of Art Odyssey 2021, with Kimmo Schroderus, Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, Finland.
2015–2016 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Uusimaa Regional Office, Finland.
2013 Curator of the Purnu Art Centre summer exhibition, Orivesi, Finland.
2010–2011 Board member, Association of Finnish Sculptors
2009 Jury member, Porvoo public sculpture competition.
2008–2016 Member of the acquisitions committee, Finnish Artists’ Association.
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2025 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2025 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2025 Two-year grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation
2021 Three-year working grant, Kone Foundation
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2021 VISEK
2020 One-year working grant for 2021, Alfred Kordelin Foundation
2019 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2018 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2015 Five-year working grant for 2016–2020, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2015 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2015 One-year grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation
2014 Oskar Öflund Foundation
2014 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2013 Travel grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
2012 Åström Studio Scholarship
2012 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2010 Three-year working grant for 2011–2013, Arts Council of Finland.
2010 Travel grant, Arts Council of Finland.
2009 Alfred Kordelin Foundation
2009 One-year grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation.
2009 Arts Council of Finland
2008 Young Artist Scholarship, Finnish Artists’ Association.
2008 Travel grant, Arts Council of Finland.
2008 Oskar Öflund Foundation
2008 Arts Council of Finland
2007 Arts Council of Finland
2007 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2006 NKD, Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale, Norway.
PUBLICATIONS (CATALOGUES AND ARTICLES)
2026 Wihuri Foundation Collection 2020–2025, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.
2025 Contemporary Art Looks Back, Serlachius Museums, PARVS.
2022 Serlachius Foundations’ Art Collection.
2021 Art Odyssey 2021, Serlachius Museums, PARVS Publishing.
2020 Art in the Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Support Foundation.
2020 Wihuri Foundation Collection 2015–2020, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.
2018 By Any Means: New Finnish Sculpture, PARVS Publishing.
2016 Starry Skies of Art, Serlachius Museums.
2015 Occupy Space! / Ta Plats / Tila haltuun!, Finnish Sculptors’ Association.
2014 This Year’s Model, Kunsthalle Grönlund (Norway) and Gallery Forum Box.
2012 Studio Visits: Artists’ Studios in Helsinki, Jenni Rope, Napa Books.
2012 5th Beijing International Art Biennale, exhibition catalogue, China.
2012 Dimensio 40, Tampere Art Museum.
2011 Thai : Nordic 2011, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
2010 Plant, Machine and Death, article by Jyrki Siukonen, Artnord magazine, France.
2010 Punainen / Red / Rött, exhibition catalogue, Saastamoinen Foundation.
2009 FLASH, interview, exhibition catalogue and Sahim magazine, published by Sara Hildén Art Museum.
2009 Stray Trek / Harharetki / Irrfahrt, exhibition catalogue, Rauma Art Museum, Finland, and Berlin, Germany.
2008 Valtakuntien aikaa rakentamassa / Petri Eskelinen, article by Jonni Roos, Taide/Art magazine, issue 4/2008, Finland, published by Kustannus Oy Taide.
2008 Paraskin tutkija, article by Pessi Rautio, Taidemuseo magazine, issue 03/2008, published by Helsinki City Art Museum.
2008 Maan asema / La position de la Terre, la jeune scène finlandaise, exhibition catalogue, texts by Sophie Kaplan and Paula Toppila, published by CRAC Alsace.
2007 Caught in the Moment / Näkemisen hetki, group exhibition catalogue, text by Jyrki Siukonen, published by Kuopio Art Museum.
2007 Quartet, interview, publication commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Artists’ Association.
2007 In Search of the Miraculous, catalogue of the 5th Triennial of Finnish Art, texts by Luigi Fassi, published by the Artists’ Association of Finland.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Lectures, art criticism and teaching at art schools.