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born in Turku, Finland 1977

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Mukavat Lukemat / Comfy Digits, TM Gallery, Helsinki FI
2022 Hypofutulore, Forum Box, Helsinki FI
2021 Canvases, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki FI
2019 Does the Funny Paintings Exist? Culture House Laikku, Studio, Tampere FI
2018 Mental Ghetto, Myymälä 2, Helsinki FI
2017 Nightingale and a Glasstube, Gallery Huuto, Jätkä 2, Helsinki FI
2014 Dirty Venetian blind, Galleria Mältinranta, Tampere FI
2014 Cutting edge soft painting, Galleria Katariina, Helsinki FI
2013 Need+Child+Mother, Galleria Titanik, Turku FI
2002 Whip (BA final exhibition), Turku Art Museum, Water Container, Turku FI

JOINT EXHIBITIONS
2023 Tokiomis Salygomis (Aho, Hinkula) KCCC, Klaipeda LT
2022 Polyphonic Compositions, Turku Art Hall (Aho, Saharla) Turku FI
2019 Ruishelmi-festival, Logomo, Turku FI
2016 Bring in the Kitchen Sink, Gallery Pleiku (Aho, Laaksonen), Berlin DE
2015 Deux ex Machina, Galery TOOLBOX (Aho, Laaksonen), Berlin DE
2015 Folie à Deux, Gallery KONE (Aho, Laaksonen), Hämeenlinna FI
2014 Anthems of Reality Principle, Gallery Rajatila (Aho, Laaksonen), Tampere FI

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Salon ACME Nro 11, Mexico City MEX
2022 XXVI Mänttä Art Festival (curator Markus Kåhre) Mänttä FI
2021 Sielunmaisema, Glasshouse Helsinki FI
2020 Kuvan Kevät – MFA Graduation Show, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki FI
2018 Kerronta, Haihara Art Centre (curator Jarno Vesala), Tampere FI
2017 Every Moment Is an Exception. Contemporary art from the collection of the State Art Commission, Riihimäki Old Glass Museum, Riihimäki FI
2015 OTOS. New Painting from Turku, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku FI
2015 West Wind, Seinäjoki Art Hall, Seinäjoki FI
2013 The Greatest thing Is Love ? Wäinö Aaltonen Museum (Aho, Laaksonen), Turku FI
2012 SKjL’s annual exhibition, Hyvinkää Art Museum, Hyvinkää FI

COLLECTIONS
2024 Saastamoinen Foundation
2024, 2022 HAM Helsinki Art Museum
2024, 2022 The collection of the Finnish State Art Commission
2023 Oulu Art Museum
2022 Turku University of Applied Sciences
2022, 2021 Finnish Art Society, art lottery
2015 Wäinö Aaltonen Museum / Turku City

GRANTS
2024 the Finnish Cultural Foundation (Aho, Hinkula, Benchop)
2023 Greta and William Lehtine Foundation
2023-24 Kone Foundation, 2-year working grant and residency grant
2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2021 Turku Art Association
2021 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund, 1 year working grant
2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2020 Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki
2019 TOP Foundation
2017 TOP Foundation (Aho, Dufva,Vainio)
2016 Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Aho, Laaksonen)
2015 Turku City
2014 Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Aho, Laaksonen)
2014 Aalto University
2013 Turku City
2013 Turun Saskiat ry
2011 TOP Foundation
2010 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2010 Arts Promotion Centre Finland / regional grant

ARTIST IN RESIDENCY
2023 PADA studios, Barreiro PT
2022 Aboa Vetus et Ars Nova, Turku FI
2016 Gallery Pleiku (Aho, Laaksonen), Berlin DE
2013-14 Aboa Vetus et Ars Nova -museo (Aho, Laaksonen), Turku FI
2013 Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Aho, Laaksonen), Genoa IT

DEGREES
Master of Fine Arts, painting department, Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, 2019-2022
Master of Arts, University of Arts and Design Helsinki (Aalto University), 2003-06
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts, Turku University of Applied Sciences (Arts Academy) 1998-2002

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND CENFERENCES
2006 Santailu. Dialogic-Hermeneutic Method in Encountering the Other (Master of Arts thesis published in Aalto University’s Synnyt art discipline forum)
2012 A Joint Painting, Visual Third Space. What Happens When We Paint Together? Presentation of a peer-reviewed academic paper at the conference: The Art of Research IV – Making, Reflecting and Understanding, Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki

TRUST POSITIONS
2019-2021 Recruitment Committee of the Academy of Fine Arts, student member
2020-2022 Academic Council of the Academy of Fine Arts, student member

MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Painters ‘Association, Forum Box, Turku Artists’ Association, Kuvasto

OTHER WORKING EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)
2023-24 commission artist, Justheat project, pan-European research project, FI/UK/SWE/RO
2021 assistant, studio Katharina Grosse,Berlin/Helsinki DE/FI