Visual artist.
Born 1977 in Vantaa, Finland.
Lives and works in Copenhagen and Helsinki
Children: Lenni Amets born 2012. Koldo Eemeli born 2014.
Solo exhibitions
2020 From Now on, with Linn Sjöstedt, Box Gallery, Gothenborg, Sweden
2020 Monday, Nordens Hus, Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 Monday, Galerie Pleiku, Berlin, Germany
2013 Burning Them, Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland
2012 Burning Them, Gallery h2o, Barcelona, Spain
2012 Monday, Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, Finland
2012 Monday, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
2011 Monday, Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, Finland
2010 Monday, Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2009 Monday, Gallery h2o, Barcelona, Spain
Group exhibitions (selected)
2018 Goldilocks and Other Stories from Own Collections, Tampere Art Museum, Finland
2018 The Portrait of the Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, The Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2017 (Un)Private Waters, Kaunas Photo, Meno Parkas gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
2017 Arteground, Kondas Art Museum, Viljandi, Estonia
2015 Art Fair Finland 15, The Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2015 Truth - Happiness, Galerie Stenlada, Öland, Sweden
2013 Strange, Tender Light, Photographic centre Peri, Väinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland
2013 Who is Talking, Gallery OyOy, Lahti, Finland
2012 Die Zeit, Arteground Exhibition of Finnish Art, Wagner & Partner gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012 Flush, Helsinki Photography Biennale, Helsinki City Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Puzzled, Community Art Project, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Puzzled, Community Art Project, Gallery Nuovo, Lahti, Finland
2011-2012 Street galleries, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 -exhibition on the streets of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Art Fair Finland 11, The Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Arteground Exhibition of Finnish Art, Vaksal, Viljandi, Estonia
2011 Spirit Level, Fondazione Marangoni Gallery, Florence, Italy
2011 Spirit Level, Umass Gallery Lowell, USA
2011 Billnäs Young Artists, with gallery Uusitalo, Billnäs exhibition hall, Billnäs, Finland
2011 Art Fair MadridFoto with gallery h2o, Madrid, Spain
2011 Mulier, Mulieris, University of Alicante Art Museum, Alicante, Spain
2011 Charlottenborg Spring Exhibit, Kunsthall Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 From Reality to Desire, Discoveries PHE 2010, Bilbao Arte, Bilbao, Spain
2010 From Reality to Desire, Discoveries PHE 2010, Punto del Carmen, Valencia, Spain
2010 From Reality to Desire, Discoveries PHE 2010, Center of Arts, CeS, Sevilla, Spain
2010 Artists 2010, Tampere Museum of Modern Art, TR 1, Tampere, Finland
2010 Art Fair Finland 10, The Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2010 H2O - La Fórmula Mágica, Group exhibition, La Capella, Sitges, Spain
2010 Foto8 Summershow 2010, Host Gallery, London, UK
2010 Tuleminen, Group exhibition, Gallery Palsa, www.galleriapalsa.net
2010 Cool Water, Group exhibition, Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2010 SKSL Group exhibition 2010, Museum of Loviisa, Loviisa, Finland
2010 Descubrimientos PhotoEspaña 2010, Madrid, Spain
Studies
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Institute of Arts, University of Lahti, Lahti, Finland
2008 Further Qualification in Photography (VAT), Heltech, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Bachelor of Arts, Humanistic Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
Grants
2018 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional Fund
2015 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2015 The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland
2014 Åkerlund foundation
2013 The Art Council of Finland, public display grant
2012 Frame Fund for Art Exchange
2012 The Arts Council of Finland
2011 Frame Fund for Art Exchange
2011 The Arts Council of Finland
2010 Åkerlund Foundation
2010 Patricia Seppälä Foundation
2010 The Arts Council of Finland
2009 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional Fund
2009 The Arts Council of Finland
2020 Det blåser upp en konststrid in Göteborg, Dagstidningen ETC Göteborg, 3.4.2020
2018 Surprise in President Niinistö´s official portrait, Helsingin Sanomat, 23.5.2018
2018 Presidentens högra kind tillhör asylsökäande, Huvudstadsbladet, 23.5.2018
2017 Kaunas photo kviecia j didziausia fotografijos naktj Kaune skaitykite daugiau, 15 min, 30.8.2017
2013 Fire destroys painful memories, Uusi Lahti, 27.3.2013
2013 Personal realities, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 27.3.2013
2013 Burning away the past, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 20.3.2013
2013 Whose voice is heard, Uusi Lahti, 23.1.2013
2012 Individual and his Roles, Satakunnan Kansa, 3.6.2012
2012 Puzzle - Niinistö Received by the President, Helsingin Uutiset, 8.5.2012
2012 Flush Down Your Worries, Ylioppilaslehti #99, 30.3.2012
2012 The Presidential Portraits in Gallery Nuovo, Uusi Lahti, 11.2.2012
2011 Showering with..., Aamulehti, 12.3.2011
2010 Descubrimientos 2010 PhotoEspana, PHE Books, La Fabrica
2010 Rainy days and Mondays, Helsinki Times, 6.5.2010
2009 Lunes de Paivi Koskinen, Bon Art nro.120, October 2009, ISNN: 1885-4389
2009 Lunes by Paivi Koskinen, Le Cool Magazine #300, Edition BCN, October 2009
2009 Connexió Barcelona, Barcelona TV, 7.10.2009
Works in collections
The Collection of the Prime Ministers Office Finland, Helsinki, Finland
University of Alicante Art Museum, Alicante, Spain
Tampere City Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
Nordens Hus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Göteborg City Art Collection, Gothenborg, Sweden
Private collections in Europe and USA
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