Born 1961, Lemi, Finland

Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland

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Education

1990-95 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Master of Fine Art

1984-92 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, UIAH, Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design, Master of Arts

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Solo Exhibitions

2024-2025 'Department Store' Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland

2023 'Tori' Hyvinkää Art Museum, Hyvinkää, Finland

2022-2023 'In the Rooms of Museums' Gallery Moletti, Forssa Museum, Forssa, Finland

2020 'Tomorrow today will be yesterday' Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland

2017 'Between Black and White' Gallery Ville, Nurmijärvi, Finland

2016 ‘Flies, Butterflies’ Galleria Vanha Savu, Merikarvia, Finland

          ‘Nearest Horizon’ Gislaveds konsthall, Gislaved, Sweden

          ‘Transparente Blanche’ Söderlångvik Manor, Dragsfjärd, Finland

2015 ‘Vintergrönt’ (Evergreen)  Galleri Mårtenson & Persson, Stockholm, Sweden

2014 ‘Practical Theories’ Gallery Factory, Seoul, Korea

          ‘FÄRG/VÄRI’ Art Hall Märsta, Sigtuna kommun, Sweden

          Léo-Ayotte Exhibition Center, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada

2013-2014 ‘Isvattenfärger’ Kulturens Hus, Luleå, Sweden

2013 ‘Apelsinsol Morotsland’ Tobaksmagasinet, Jakobstad Finland

          ‘I found a Mountain, I found a Bread’ Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland

2012 ‘Anu Tuominen: Nectar de couleurs’ Johanna Gullichsen, Paris, France

          ‘Fingerprints’ Craft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland

          ‘Write Red in Blue’ The Nordic Watercolor Museum, Skärhamn, Sweden

2011 ‘Blue’ Art-U room, Tokyo, Japan

          ‘KYLA värme’ Galleri Mårtenson & Persson, Stockholm, Sweden

2010 ‘Punaisia lankoja’ Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum, Turku, Finland

          ‘Kevadega kõrvu - Kevään korvalla’ Monumentaalgalerii, Tartu Arthouse, Estonia

          ‘Igijää’ Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2009 ‘Recreation’ Art-U room, Tokyo, Japan

          ‘Työn tila I, Työn tila II’ University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

          Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland

2008 ‘Thinkables’ bookshop Flammarion Centre in the Pompidou Center, Paris, France

          Finlandsinstitutets galleri, Stockholm, Sweden

          Galleria Orton, Helsinki, Finland

          ‘Forester’ Art-U room, Tokyo, Japan

2007 ‘On olemassa’ Heinolan Kaupunginmuseo, Heinola, Finland

2006 ‘Kesäpäivät talviunta’ Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Finland

          ‘Kitchen’ Art-U room, Tokyo, Japan

          Galerie Anhava, Project Room, Helsinki, Finland

2005 ‘Sur le chemin de l´école’ Finnish Institute in Paris, France

          Galleri Mårtenson&Persson, Båstad, Sweden

          Kajaani Art Museum (with Kari Cavén)

2004 Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium

          Gallery Het Vijfde Huis, Antwerpen, Belgium

2003 Ars Fennica, Aine Art Museum, Tornio and Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki and Salo Art Museum

2002 Galleria AMA, Turku, Finland

          Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark

2001 Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway

          Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland

2000 Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland

1999 Café Ateneum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

1998 Art Museum of South Karelia, Lappeenranta, Finland

          Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland

          Gallery Push Firma Beige, Helsinki, Finland

          Petite Galerie, Paris, France

1997 Voipaala Art Center for Children, Voipaala, Finland

          Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland

1996 Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland

1995 Ministry of Education, Helsinki, Finland

          Finnish Forest Museum Lusto, Finland

1994 Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finalnd

1993 Artek, Helsinki, Finland

1992 ‘Cube’ Diploma Work Exhibition, University of Art and Design UIAH, Helsinki, Finland

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022 'HIDDEN - Forms of the Senses Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale 2022' Fiskars, Finland

2021 'First International Festival of Manuports' Kohta, Finland

2018 'L'Été photographique de Lectoure 2018' La Cerisaie, Centre d'art et de photographie de Lectore, France

2017 'Artist's Book Exhibition II' Gallery Katariina, Helsinki, Finland

2016 'Colours and Patterns' Almgrens Silkmill and Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

          'Draw Now!' Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi, Finland

2015 ‘Mansikkapaikka’ (Strawberry Fields) Gallery 4-kuus, Helsinki, Finland

          ‘Draw Now!’ Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland

          ‘Occupy Space!’ Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi, Finland

2014 ‘Kimpassa’ (Together) Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland

2013 ‘Trois Fois Rien’ Le19, Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain de Montbéliard, France

2012 ‘Life and Design in Finland’ Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo Japan

          ‘Nordic Day: Scandinavian Design in Everyday Life’ KF Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2011 ‘Kisa Art Festival 2011’ Logens Konsthall, Kisa, Sweden

          ‘XVI Mänttä Art Festival’ Mänttä, Finland

          ‘Puun Taju 2011’ Hyvinkää, Finland

2010 ‘Muji Chair’ BAL gallery 33, Kobe and Yurakucho Muji, Tokyo, Japan

          ‘Luvassa lämpenevää, Joensuu Art Museum, Finland

          ‘Highlights’ Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland

          ‘On Paper’ Stalke Galleri, Kirke Sonnerup Denmark

          ‘Rewind, Play/Forward’ Verzameld Werk, Ghent, Belgium

2009 ‘Fly me to the Møøn’ 44 Møen, Askeby, Denmark

          ‘Ei saa peittää – får ej övertäckas’ Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Eskilstuna, Sweden

          ‘Värähtelyä’ Danielson-Kalmari Museum, Vääksy, Finland

          ‘The XIV Mänttä Art Festival’ Mänttä, Finland

2008-2009 ‘All Colors Permitted As Long As They Don’t Interfere With Business’ BWA Katowice and National Museum in Szczecin, Poland 

2008 Jubilee Exhibition, Zuiderzee Museum, The Netherlands

2007-2008 

          ‘SLOW’ Z33, Hasselt, Belgium

          ‘Pewna Finlandia’ BWA Katowice, BWA Wroclaw and CRP Oronsko, Poland

          ‘Strikknikk–Knitnic’ The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art (Bergen), National Museum of Art – the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (Oslo) and Gallery Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall (Arendal), Norway

2007 ‘Kauppala’ Cecilia, Vuosaari, Helsinli, Finland

          ‘Thread’ Gallery of Fine Arts Koroska, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia

          ‘Toutes les couleurs sont permises à condition que cela n'empêche pas le commerce’ Atelier 340 Muzeum, Bruxelles, Belgium

          ‘Everyday Lines’ Gallery 51, MCLA, Massachusetts, USA

2006 ‘Art, Life & Confusion’ the 47th October Salon Belgrade, Serbia

          ‘Check-In Europe’ EPO, Munich, Germany

          ‘Remix’ Fiskars, Finland

          ‘Sokerina pohjalla’ Rauma Art Museum, Finland

2005 ‘Une Certaine Finlande’ Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium

          ‘On The Road’ Museu da Áqua, Lisbon, Portugal

          ‘Mouvement intuitif bis’ Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium

          Kabusa Art Hall, Köpingebro, Sweden

2004 ‘Ars Fennica 1991-2003’ Marble Palace, St.Petersburg, Russia

          ‘On The Road’ Museu da Áqua, Lisbon, Portugal

          ‘37.3 grader C’ Vikingsberg, Helsingborg, Sweden

          ‘Vasta Maalattu – Peinture Fraiche!’ Le Triage, Nanterre, France

2003 ‘GOKANN’ Kyoto, Japan

2002 ‘An der Schwelle des Unbekannten’ Kulturabteilung Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany

          Art Forum Berlin/Galerie Anhava

          ‘Fluxus und die Folgen’ Wiesbaden, Germany

          ‘Biennale Balticum’ Rauma Art Museum, Finland

          ‘Uniikki 2002, Fiskars, finland

2000 Art Forum Berlin/Galerie Anhava

          ‘L’Art dans le Monde’ Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France

1999 ‘Aquarium’ Museum of Architecture, Tallinn

          ‘Umedalen Skulptur’ Umeå, Sweden

          ‘Textile Triennial’ Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland

          ‘AIFACS’ New Delhi, India

1998 ‘The 3rd International Conference on Environmental Aesthetics’ Ilomantsi, Finland

1997 Gävle Art Center, Gävle, Sweden

          ‘Finnish Artists’ Annual Exhibition’ Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland

1996 Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland

1995 ‘Mänttä Art Exhibition’ Mänttä, Finland

1993 Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland

1992 ‘The Young Artists’ Exhibition’ Helsinki Art hall, Helsinki, Finland (also 1989,1991)

1989 ‘Ekobäng’ Old Student House, Helsinki, Finaland

1986 ‘Young Sketches’ Furniture Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Awards

2003  Ars Fennica, Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation

1999  Aquarium, Tallinn, Association of Estonian Sculptors

1995  Mänttä Art Festival, Grand Prize

1992  Wood Product Competition, 1st prize, Finnish Crafts Organization

1990  Art competition for the main entrance of the University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki, 1st prize

1986  Furniture design competition, 2nd prize, Finnish Furniture Exporters and UIAH

1986  Grave monument competition, 1st prize and honourable mention, Church House, SKSK,

           Union of Helsinki Evangelic-Lutheran Parishes, Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo 

 

 

Collections

Uppsala Art Museum, Sweden

Stalke Collection, Denmark

Collection René Block, Germany

Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki

Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki

The City of Espoo

The City of Tampere

Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere

Henna and Pertti Niemistö Contemporary Art Collection, Hämeenlinna

The Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo

Collection Swanljung, Helsinki

Finnish Art Association, Helsinki

Statens konstråd, Sweden

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Gävle Municipality, Sweden

Provincial Administration (Landstinget), Gävle, Sweden

Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Sweden

The Nordic Watercolor Museum, Sweden

Wihuri Foundation

Oulu Art Museum

Salo Art Museum

Art Association of Apoteksbolaget, Sweden

Hämeenlinna Art Museum

Aine Art Museum, Tornio

Vexi Salmi´s Art Collection

Kajaani Art Museum

Collection Källemo, Sweden

Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium

Other public and private collections

 

 

Public Comissions

2008 Ministry of Education, Helsinki

2006 Voutila Senior Home, Hämeenlinna

          Arabianaukio Square, Helsinki

2004 Kaakkuri School, Oulu

2003 Mariner of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International

2000 Children’s Clinic, HYKS, Helsinki

1999 Veräjälaakso school, Helsinki

 

 

Publications

‘Anu Tuominen: write red in blue’   The Nordic Watercolor Museum, 2012

‘Naturally!’  Art-U room and Anu Tuominen, 2011

‘Thinkables’   Art-U room, Galerie Anhava and Anu Tuominen 2008 / Anu Tuominen 2009

‘Ars Fennica 2003 - Anu Tuominen’   Ars Fennica Art Foundation and Like, 2003 / Anu Tuominen 2006, 2008

‘Anu Tuominen: Kuvan sijamuotoja’  Jack-in-the-Box, 2001 / Anu Tuominen 2009