b. 1979, Lahti, Finland
Lives and works in Queens and Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland – forthcoming
2020
7×7, The Art in the Parks: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United States
2019
Nowhere, Anywhere, Everywhere, Lorimoto Gallery, Queens, NY, United States
2018
Untitled (Study of Charring Wood and Burning Structures),The Yard, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
2016
Window of Perception, Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland
2013
Heartbeat, Site-specific installation, Asikkala, Finland
2011
Bon Voyage!, Gallery de Aanschouw, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2008
Wolfart project space, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
Equity Gallery, New York City, NY – forthcoming
2021
Bronx Calling: The Fifth AIM Biennial, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
Praxis of Change, Firetti Contemporary, Dubai, UAE
2019
Ridgewood Open Studios, Lorimoto Gallery, Queens, NY, United States
The Yard of Imagination Vol 1, The Yard Gallery, Brooklyn, United States
Wagmag, Grace Exhibition Space, New York, United States
2017
Kyllä!, Union of Finnish Art Associations Year Exhibition, Riihimäki Art Museum, Finland
I Was Meant To Love You, SÍM Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
Small Works 2017, curated by Bill Carroll, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, United States
Rover 2017, Starr Space Gallery, Brooklyn, United States
Nasty Women, Knockdown Center, Queens, United States
2016
Supermarket Art Fair, Presented by Tupajumi Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
Rover 2016, StarrSpace Gallery, Brooklyn, United States
Screen(ing), curated by Ikechukwu Casmir Onyewuenyi, AC Institute, New York, United States
2015
Almost Home, Gramercy Gallery, New York, United States
Structure – An Array of Parts, Galleri Vest, Reykjavik, Iceland
We do not know what it is exactly that you are doing, but does this makes any sense, curated by Faivovich & Goldberg. Video screenings in Museum Hilversum, Bonnefantenmuseum, Drents Museum, Museum de Fundatie, Museum De Pont, SCHUNCK*, Sandberg Instituut, WOW (NL), deBuren, Brussels (BE), Dortmunder U (DE) and East China Normal University, Shanghai (CN)
2014
Access Art, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, United States
Car Art, curated by Rolina Nell, Delft, The Netherlands
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Kunstweekend Charlois, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2013
Good Morning, Good Morning, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Supermarket Art Fair, Presented by HeavyMerryFinland, Stockholm, Sweden
Re:Rotterdam International Art Fair, curated by Jaap Sleper, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
De Nacht van Cinerama, curated by Remty Elenga, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Twente Biennale 2013, curated by Kees de Groot, Enschede, The Netherlands
HeavyMerryFinland, Titanik Galleria, Turku, Finland
2012
Grensloos Kunst Verkennen, De Wijk-Ijhorst, The Netherlands
Car Art, curated by Rolina Nell, Delft, The Netherlands
Supermarket Art Fair, Presented by Tupajumi Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
Re:Rotterdam International Art Fair, curated by Jaap Sleper, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
HeavyMerryFinland, Recyclart, Brussels, Belgium
2011
HeavyMerryFinland, Roodkapje, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Killing Darkness-Reflection, Foto Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam Museum night 10×010, Foto Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2010
F.A.R.T. 2010, Boutique Hotel Quartier du Port, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Shaved or Natural, curated by Abner Preis, Gallery 182a, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2009
Beeldfabriek, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Green Papaya Art Projects, Manila, Philippines
2008
Mogwai, Quezon city, Philippines
Wolfart Project Space, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Awards and Honors
2021
City Artist Corps Grants NYFA, project grant, NY, United States
Taike Arts Promotion Centre Finland, corona grant, Finland
Queens Arts Fund (QAF) – New Work Grant, Queens Council on the Arts, NY, United States
Taike Arts Promotion Centre Finland, corona grant, Finland
Taike Arts Promotion Centre Finland, project grant, Finland
2020
Taike Arts Promotion Centre Finland, corona grant, Finland
The Art in the Parks: Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park Grant, NY, United States
2019
Alfred Kordelin Foundation, one-year working grant, Finland
Queens Arts Fund (QAF) – New Work Grant, Queens Council on the Arts, NY, United States
AIM Fellow, fall 2019, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY, United States
2018
Taike Arts Promotion Centre Finland, project grant, Finland
Frame Contemporary Art Finland, travel grant for exhibition, Finland
Yaddo Fellow, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
2017
NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts, IAP Mentoring Program Fellow, NY, United States
Arts Promotion Center Finland, travel grant for residency, Finland
2015
Frame Contemporary Art Finland, travel grant for exhibition, Finland
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Päijät-Häme Regional Fund, 6 month working grant, Finland
2014
Vermont Studio Center Fellow, Johnson, VT, United States
2013
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Päijät-Häme Regional Fund, project grant, Finland
Mondriaan Fonds, travel grant for exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2011
Frame Contemporary Art Finland, travel grant for exhibition, Finland
Arts Council of Finland, travel grant for exhibition, Finland
Residencies
2021
Marble House Projects, Vermont, United States
2018
Yaddo, February 2018, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
2017
SÍM Residency, The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, July 2017, Reykjavik, Iceland
2014
Vermont Studio Center, December 2014, Johnson, Vermont, United States
2013
SVA, Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art, summer residency, New York, United States
Education
2008
Teacher of Art, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts, AKI, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Enschede, The Netherlands
2005
Exchange during bachelor studies, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States