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Studies

2007 Master of Arts, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland

1999-2003 Institute of Design, Lahti Polytechnic, photography.

1990-1992 Oulu Vocational College, photography

1987-1988 Residential college for adult education, Kuusamo, Finland : Diploma in Photographic Arts 1988

Solo exhibitions

2008 Portait'S Gallery, Pori, Finland

2003 Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, Finland

2003 Myötätuuli Gallery, Raahe, Finland

Group exhibitions

2008 Taidepanimo, Lahti, Finland

2007 Absence, Jukka Male Museo, Helsinki, Finland

2003 Jugendsali, Helsinki, Finland

2002 Häme Gallery, Lahti, Finland

2001 The National Board of Antiquities

”Patria o muerte”, Helsinki, Finland

1997 ”The hotel of the broken heart” , Pori, Finland

1996 Photographers from northern Finland, Oulu, Rovaniemi

1995 Jansson Gallery, Raahe, Finland

Works in collections

City of Raahe

R-taso Oy

Pekka teather

Statistics Finland

Private collections

Grants

2008 The Arts council of Finland

2006 The Finnish Cultural Foundation

2006 Alfred Kordelin Foundation

2002 Alfred Kordelin Foundation

1999 Arts Council of Oulu Province

1999 City of Raahe

1994 Arts Council of Oulu Province

Memberships

2004 Finland's Union of Artist Photographers

Work

2002 Teacher of photography, Lybecker Institute of Design and Crafts

1996 Freelance photographer

1992-1996 Photographer, Raahen Seutu Newspaper Raahe, Finland

Books

Book of absence 2007

Kyyhky ja Karitsa 2006

Roskan rediltä-www.raahe.fi 2003

Lybecker 150 years 1994