Born: 1950, Helsinki

ART STUDIES

1968-71 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1971 Triennial exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts, Finland
1972 Exhibition of the Young
1973 The Annual Exhibition of the Artists' Association of Finland
        Exhibition of the Young
1974 The Annual Exhibition of the Artists' Association of Finland
        State Art Exhibition
1975 The Quinquennial Exhibition of the Association of Finnish Sculptors,
        SCULPTOR
        State Art Exhibition
1976 Seven Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tampere
1978 50th anniversary exhibition of Kunsthalle Helsinki
        10 Finnish sculptors, Villa Mairea, Noormarkku
1981 Artists of the Year invite, Helsinki Kunsthalle
1983 'AKT 83', Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki
1985 The Annual Exhibition of the Artists' Association of Finland
        The quinquennial Exhibition of the Association of Finnish Sculptors,
        SCULPTOR
1986 The Annual Exhibition of the Artists' Association of Finland
1990 The Annual Exhibition of the Artists' Association of Finland
1993 Salmela Art Center, Mäntyharju
1994 Four Artists in Kerava
        'Reflections of Stone', Helsinki Kunsthalle
1996 'Sculptures at the Opera', Helsinki
1998 Salmela Art Center, Mäntyharju
2000 Granitas, Nissbacka, Vantaa
2000 Töölönlahti in Sculptures, Helsinki
2001 Salmela Art Center, Mäntyharju
2003 Lost Guys, Helsingin Taidehalli
2003-04 Lost Guys, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma
2004 Lost Guys, Mikkeli Art Museum
2005 Salmela Art Center, Mäntyharju
2006 Töölönlahti in Sculptures, Helsinki

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS

1972 Jyväskylä
        Galerie Artek, Helsinki,
1974 Kluuvi gallery, Helsinki
1977 Galerie Artek, Helsinki
1980 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
1982 Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
1983 Kaustinen, Pietarsaari and Kokkola
1984 Joensuu Art Museum
1985 Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki
1988 Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
1993 Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
1996 Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
1997 Hvitträsk
1999 Lieksa Cultural Center
2000 Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
2001 Oulu Art Museum
2004 Galleria Nefret, Turku
        Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
2006 Galleria Nefret, Turku

GROUP EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
1974 Nordic Sculpture Exhibition, Copenhagen
1976 'Ars Baltica' Visby, Sweden
1977 Västerås, Sweden
1977-78 Belgrade, Novi Sad, Tuzla, Yugoslavia; Sofia, Bulgaria and Athens, Creece
1979 'Finsk bild' Oslo and Bergen, Norway
        Middelheim Biennial, Antwerpen, Belgium
1980 Sculpture exhibition in the Treptower Park, Berlin
1981 5th International Biennial of Miniature Sculpture, Budapest
1983 Exhibition of Finnish art, Copenhagen, Denmark
1984 XIX International exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture, Museo Pagani, Milano, Legnano, Italy
1989 GIART - Gothenburg Art Fair, Sweden

AWARDS

1974 Lapinlahti miniature sculpture competition, 3. prize
1974 Toivo Pekkanen monument competition, 1. prize
1975 Hakaniemi office building, sculpture competition, 2. prize
1975 State Art award
1976 President J.K. Paasikivi monument competition, 3. prize
1980 Kuopio University sculpture competition, 2. prize
1981 Bank of Finland, sculpture competition, 2. prize
1981 the LEL Employment Pension Fund, sculpture competition, 2. prize
1981 TSOP-bank, sculpture competition, 3. prize
1982 Jyväskylä sculpture competition, 2. prize
1983 Mika Waltari monument competition, hononary mention
1986 Järvenpää Culture Center, sculpture competition, 1. prize
1988 President Urho Kekkonen monument competition, Kajaani, 2. prize
1989 City of Kokkola, sculpture competition, 1. prize
1989 City of Maarianhamina, sculpture competition, 1. prize
1997 President Urho Kekkonen monument competition, honorary mention
1997 Otto Manninen monument competition, 1. prize

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

1975 "Observer", Helsinki
1979 "Intrada", Helsinki Lutheran congregations
1983 "Granite sail", Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
1984 "Oceania", Varkaus Town Hall
1984-85 "Encounter", Forum, Helsinki
1984 "At the open sea", Mikkeli Central Hospital
1988 "Opening up", Oy Partek Ab, Helsinki
1991 "Anadyomene", Maarianhamina
1991 Turku
1992 "On land and sea", Kokkola
1994 "Entrée", University of Lapland, Rovaniemi
1994 Relief of Composer Aarre Merikanto, Helsinki
1995 "Confidentia", Finnish Employers Management Development Institute, FEMDI, Kirkkonummi
1998 Uusimaa Oy, Porvoo
2000 Otto Manninen monument, Kangasniemi
2002 Oskar Merikanto monument, Vilppula
2002 "Lintukoto", Oulu

REPRESENTED

Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki
State art collection
Parliament
Amos Anderson Art Museum
Helsinki City Art Museum
Joensuu Art Museum
Kemi Art Museum
Lahti Art Museum
Mikkeli Art Museum
Oulu Art Museum
K.H. Renlund Museum, Kokkola
Aine Art Museum, Tornio
Pori Art Museum
Y. A. Jäntti Foundation
Kerava Art Museum
Nelimarkka Foundation
Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Collection
OKO Art Foundation
Paulo Foundation
Kuopio Art Museum
Rovaniemi Art Museum
Gerda and Salomo Wuorio Foundation
City of Espoo
City of Kajaani
City of Kerava
City of Pietarsaari
City of Raahe
Oy Alko Ab
Amer
International Business Machines Oy
Kemira Oy
Lohja Oy
Nokia
Pohjola
Oulun Osuuspankki
Huhtamäki Oy
E. Sarlin Oy
Oy Orient-Occident
Industrialization Fund of Finland
Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers
Bank of Finland
Merita Bank
TSOP bank, Turku
TSSP bank, Turku
Lähivakuutus Oy

Abroad
Sakashita Sekiai Collection, Kyoto, Japan
Museo Internacional de la Resistencia Salvador Allende
Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, USA

MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Finnish Sculptors
       president 1984-1987
       auditor 1988-1996

TEACHING POSITIONS

1974-79 University of Art and Design Helsinki

CONTACT

Kansantie 2
FIN-00680 Helsinki
FINLAND
TEL +358-9-7281 805