CURRICULUM VITAE / Anu Suhonen Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland studies 2002 Master of Arts, University of Art and Design, major in photography 1994 Tampere Institute of Art and Media, Visual Arts department 1993 Kanneljärvi Art school
supplementary studies 2013- Communications studies, Helsinki Open University, The Faculty of Social Sciences 2009-11 Senior Manager, TAIVEX - Training Programme for Art Exchange
selected solo exhibitions 2019 Block 336, London 2015 Gallerie Pleiku, Berlin 2014 Gallery Technopolis, Espoo 2013 Gallery ForumBox, Mediaboxi, Helsinki 2013 Galleria Torikorttelit 2007-08 Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art 2006 Gallery Heino, Helsinki 2008 Galleria RAJATILA, Tampere 2002 Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki 2001 Jorvi hospitals 50-year anniversary exhibition, Espoo, Qi1 2000 S-gallery, Helsinki / Unintentional Art
selected group exhibitions and screenings 2019 FLASH2 light art festival, Suomenlinna, Helsinki 2018 Galleri Box, Gothenburg, Sweden 2018 Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop, Germany 2018 Art Centre Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland 2017 Rauma Art Museum 2017 Gallery5, Oulu, Finland 2016 Gallery Lapinlahti, Helsinki / VIRUS 2015 Gallery Brinkkala, Turku / Paikka jota ei ole 2012 TR1 Kunstahalle / Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Tampere, Nykyajan raunioilla / Present remains 2012 TORI - oon kaupungissa, Lahti 2011 Gallery Stoa, Helsinki / Photographers Zamboree 2010 EMMA Prize, Espoo Museum of Modern Art 2010 Galleri Zebra, Fotocentrum Raseborg, Karjaa / Photographers Zamboree 2010 Arteground The Exhibition of the Finnish Arts, Viljandi, Estonia 2009 subvision. art. festival. off. Hamburg, Germany 2009 HARKKO Art Museum of Raisio 2008 Helsinki Short Film Festival, Helsinki 2008 Pictura, Dordrecht, The Netherlands / Art of inhabitation 2008 BACKLIGHT 08 / 8th International Photographic Triennal : 2008 The Sixth Pingyao International Photography Festival, China 2008 Pori Art Museum 2008 TR1 Kunsthalle / Festart08 / Tampere International Film Festival 2005 Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki Photography Festival 2004 Fiskars -environmental art exhibition / Desire fire-installation 2003 Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art / Pohjoisen hedelmä 2003 Gallerie Lichtblick, Köln, Germany / Images Against War 2002 Tampere International Film Festival 2002 Stockholm ArtFair, Sollentuna, Sweden 2002 Oulu music video festival 2002 Cable Factory, Helsinki / Suomi-Kannel3 2001 6th International Foto Tage Herten, Germany 2001 Hämeenlinna Cultural Center / VO 2000 CuLTUREN, Västerås, Sweden / (sic.) 2000 Profounders gallery / In the meantime somewhere else... 2000 Chaplin Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia, I Know Myself Best 2000 Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki / Photo.doc 1999 Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France 1999 Sammatti / Suomi-Kannel 1 1999 Gallery Naistenhuone, Helsinki / Yksityisnäyttely public art 2018 Päijät-Hämeen Jätehuolto Oy, Kujalan jätekeskus, Lahti 2013 Helsingin Energia, paikkasidonnainen valokuvateossarja, Museokadun sähköjakelukaapit art prizes 2018 Uusimaa Art Prize, Taike (Artist Collective Kunst) 2018 State Art Commission for electronic arts (3. prize) 2017 PHJ public art prize (1. prize) 2013 EMMA Prize memberships AV-Arkki, the Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art Union of Artist Photographers KUVASTO The Finish Copyright Organization of Visual Artists Suomen Taideyhdistys (transl.) Art Association of Finland Osuuskunta Lilith (transl.) Cooperative Lilith Artist Collective KUNST / Taiteilijakollektiivi KUNST 2016-2019 Curator, Gallery Lapinlahti (as a member of curator-group Artist Collective Kunst) 2006-13 Exhibition coordinator, member of selection comiteè, Gallery AARNI, Exhibition Center WeeGee 2003 Curator - The 108th Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists NUORET (as a member of jury) 2003 Member of Jury - The Finnish Comics Festival, comics contest Artist-in-recidence 2019 Art/Work -recidency, Balin House Projects in London 2018 Särö residency in Frankfurt Oder 2013 Särö residency in Berlin 2012 Finnish Cultural Institute In New York 2002 NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2000 The Åland Archipelago Artist Residency
works in collections Wihuri Art Collection / Rovaniemi Art Museum Saastamoinen Art Collection / Espoo Museum of Modern Art EMMA Suomen Taideyhdistys (transl. Finnish Art Association) Heino Art Collection Private collections
grants Arts Counsil Finland / Kuvataiteen näyttöapuraha 2004, 2010, 2018 / Taike Finish Art Association / Nuorten taiteilijoiden apuraha / Suomen taideyhdistys Residency and travel grants: Arts Counsil / Frame / Taiteen keskustoimikunta Uudenmaan taidetoimikunta Taiteen keskustoimikunta Oskar Öflundin säätiö Suomen kulttuurirahasto |