Born 1981 in Forssa, Finland

Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland


Education

2008–                University of Art and Design Helsinki, Photography, MA

2004–2008      Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences, BA in photography


Solo exhibitions

2009    Elsa and Viola, Gallery TaiK, Berlin, Germany

2009    Elsa and Viola, Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku, Finland

2009    Elsa and Viola, Gallery FAFA, Helsinki, Finland

2009    I, Daughter, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland

2009    I, Daughter, Victor Barsokevitsch Photographic Centre, Kuopio, Finland

2008    I, Daughter, Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland


Group exhibitions

2010    reGeneration2 - Tomorrow’s Photographers Today, musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland

2010    Descubrimientos PHE, PhotoEspana, Madrid, Spain

2010    Helsinki School - Young photography by TaiK, Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland

2010    ARCO, Gallery TaiK, Madrid, Spain

2010    Platform 09, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

2009    Paris Photo, Gallery TaiK, Paris, France

2009    Helsinki school - New Art Photography From Finland, The Loft, St. Petersburg, Russia

2009    WIP 2009, Les Rencontres d`Arles, Arles, France

2009    Taiteen Kurssi, Gallery Nefret, Turku, Finland

2008    Young Guns, Jukka Male museum, Helsinki, Finland

2007    There`s something wrong with the view, Jukka Male museum, Helsinki, Finland

              There`s something wrong with the view, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland

2006    Piirustuskoulun tähdet, Gallery Nefret, Turku, Finland

2005    The North Wind, St. George`s Gate, Heraklion, Greece

              Auki, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland

2004    Voionmaa Institute VOV 2004, Kulttuuritalo Telakka, Tampere, Finland


Works in collections

                Helsinki City Art Museum

                The Finnish Art Association

                The Paulo Foundation

                Private Collections


Residencies

2010    Pole image Haute-Normandie, Rouen, France


Grants

2010    Arts Council of Finland

2009    Finnfoto ry

2009    The Paulo Foundation

2008    Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund

2007    Finnfoto ry

2007    TOP-Foundation

2004    Väinö Voionmaa Fund


Publications

2010    reGeneration2 - Tomorrow’s Photographers Today, Thames & Hudson 2010

2009    Elsa and Viola, The Paulo Foundation publication 2009

2009    The Helsinki School, Vol III, Young Photography by Taik, Hatje Cantz 2009


Memberships

                Union of Artist Photographers

                Photographic Centre Peri

                Union of Journalists in Finland

                Students of Photography, Vory

© NELLI PALOMÄKI 2009