CANDIDATE 2005
Mari Sunna
b. 1972, Espoo
STUDIES
1999-2000
Chelsea College of Art and Design, MA course in Fine Art, London
1994-98
Free Art School, Helsinki
1989-94
Lahti Design Institute, Lahti
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004
The Approach, London
2002
Finsk-Norsk Kulturinstitutt, Oslo
Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
2001
Galerie Anhava/ project room, Helsinki
The Approach, London
2000
Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
1999
Gallery of the Finnish Institute, Stockholm
A Scent More Mature than Childhood, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
1998
Gestures, Cable Gallery, Helsinki
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004
Biennale of Sydney
Art Brussels / Galerie Anhava
Vasta Maalattu – Peiture Fraîche, Le Triage, Nanterre
Inside Out, Milton Keynes Gallery, Central Milton Keynes
2003
Dirty Paintings, The approach, London
2002
S.1972, Kunsthalle Helsinki
Chamois, MOT, London
Kultur-Raume Norden: An der Schwelle des Unbekanten, Bayer, Leverkusen
Galleries Show 2002: Contemporary Art in London, Royal Academy, London
The Armory Show / The approach, New York
Nausea: Encounters with Ugliness, Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, G.B, London Print Studio, London
2001
Brighton Icons, THE CAP, Brighton
Art in St Magdalene Church and Crypt, CAP, London
Baltic Painting Biennale, Väsby Art Exhibition Hall, Sweden
Polarflex, Aroma Project Space, Berlin
2000
MA Fine Art Show, Chelsea College A & D, London
Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
1999
Many Ways of Painting, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
Brainstorm, Goldsmith College of Art, London
Cable Gallery, Helsinki
Borey Art Gallery, St Petersburg
Homes for Broken Mind Campaign, various venues in Finland
Boxing, Myyrmäki House, Vantaa
1998
Maarja Gallery, Tallinn
10 m2, BA Fine Art Show of the Free Art School, Cable Factory, Helsinki
COLLECTIONS
Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki
Amos Anderson Museum
Sara Hildén Art Museum
Tampere City
The Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo
The Nelimarkka Foundation, Helsinki
Paulo Foundation, Helsinki
Abroad
SOK
Deutche Bank
Frank Cohen Collection
Saatchi Collection
Apoteksbolagets Konstförening, Sweden
Nordisk Akvarellmuseet, Sweden