CANDIDATE 2003
Pertti Kekarainen
born 1965 in Oulu
lives and works in Helsinki
ART STUDIES
1989 De Vrije Academie van Beeldenden Kunsten, Den Haag
1985-89 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1984-85 University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002 Oulun Art Museum, with Janne Räisänen
2002 Photology, Milano, Italy
2002 Statens konstråd, Stockholm
2001 Voges & Deisen, Frankfurt (M), Germany
2000 Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden
1999 Gävle Konstcentrum, Sweden
1999 Galleri Andreas Brändström, Stockholm
1999 Kontti, Kiasma, Helsinki
1999 Akershus Kunstnersenter, Lilleström, Norway
1999 Galleria Kari Kenetti, Helsinki
1997 Galerie Artek, Helsinki
1996 Stichting de Bank, Enschede, Hollanti
1995 Galerie Artek, Helsinki
1994 Galleri Andreas Brändström, Stockholm
1993 Galleria d'Arte, Helsinki
1991 Oulun Art Museum
1990 Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2003 Finnish Contemporary Photography, Germany
Neue Berliner Kunstverein
Mannheimer Kunstverein
Städtische Galerie Waldgraiburg
Stadtgalerie Kiel
Brandenburgsche Kunstsammlung Cottbus
2003 Kunstverein Arnsberg, Germany
2002 Pyynikinlinna, Tampere
2002 Photography and Video, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere
2002 Unique 2002, Fiskars
2002 Correlations, Fotogalerie Wien, Austria
2002 Fotoforum West, Innsbruck, Austria
2002 27th Pontevedra Biennial, Talking about Space, Time and Stories, Spain
2002 LIEUX: Absences, Presences, Cafe Creme, Luxemburg
2001 Milano Europa 2000, "Fine Secolo, I semi del Futuro
2001 Finnish Photography, Galleri Christian Dam, Oslo and Copenhagen
2000 Kvit akse
Bergens Kunstforening, Norway
Bomulsfabrikken, Arendal, Norway
1999 Galleri Box, with Jan Kaila, Gothenburg, Sweden
1999 Retretti, Punkaharju
1999 "Can you hear me?", Ars Baltica, touring exhibition in the Baltic Countries
1999 Tila-Espace, Maison Europenne de la Photographie, Paris
1998-99 Mikä on todellista, 3rd Triennial of Ptography
Kunsthalle Helsinki,
Mikkeli Art Museum
1997 Galleria Kari Kenetti, Helsinki
1996 Palazzo Balbi-Valieri, Venetian Subconscious, Kimmo Friman, Marjatta Airas and Pertti Kekarainen, Venice, Italy
1995 Study of the Head, Kunsthalle Helsinki
1995 Galleri La Mente e L'Immagine, Rome, Italy
1994 Smart Show, Galleri Andreas Brändström, Stockholm
1994 Cologne Art Fair, Galleri Andreas Brändström, Germany
1994 Focus on Finnish Art 1880-1980 - Air, Water, Fire 1984-1985
Azabu Museum of Arts & Crafts, Tokyo
Takaoka Art Museum
Nagano Prefectual Shinano Art Museum
Fukuyama Museum of Art
Daimaru Osaka, Shihsaibashi Exhibition Hall
1993 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki
1992 Kerava Art Museum
1990 Galleria Mikkola & Rislakki, Helsinki
1989 GIART-89, Gothenburg, Sweden
1989 Finnish Painters' Union 60 Years, Pori Art Museum
1989 Diploma Work Exhibition, Helsinki
1988 Ässä-Galleria, Helsinki
1988 Muu ry, Vaasa Art Hall
1988 Academy of Fine Arts, Stakon Galleria, Helsinki
1986 Exhibition of the Young, Kunsthalle Helsinki
1985 Oulu Art Association Annual Exhibition
1985 Playwood, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
REPRESENTED
Hasselblad Collection
Harkonmäki Collection
Helsinki City Art Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki
Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art
Oulu Art Museum
Paulo Foundation
Saastamoinen Foundation
Finnish Museum of Photography
Wihurin Foundation/Rovaniemi Art Museum
Kouri Collection
Ilmarinen
Malmö Art Museum, Sweden
Stichting de Bank, Enschede, Holland
Collection Swanljung
Statens Konstråd, Sweden
Aksa, Germany
PUBLIC WORKS
Media Centre Lume/University of Art and Design UIAH, Helsinki
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Finnish Sculptors
Union of Artist Photographers
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