born in Helsinki, Finland
lives in Helsinki and New York
studies
MA, University of Art and Design in Helsinki, 1998
Sudies at The International Center of Photography, New York, 1991
BA, Design Institute, Lahti Polytechnic, 1989
solo shows
2018 Hippolyte Gallery, Helsinki
2017 Love and Money/Hasan & Partners, Helsinki
2016 Station Independent Projects, New York, USA
2015 Finlandia University Gallery, Hancock Michigan, USA
2013 Station Independent Projects, New York, USA
2013 Storefront Bushwick, New York, USA
2012 Gallery Heino, Helsinki
2011 Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu
2011 Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki
2010 Institut Finlandais/Mois de la Photo, Paris, France
2010 Municipality of Neapolis Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2009 Gallery Heino, Helsinki
2009 Kerava Art Museum, Kerava
2009 Gallery Kulma, Lahti
2007 Satama ArtSpace, Helsinki
2007 Ingrid Hansen Gallery, Washington DC, USA
2006 Gallery Heino, Helsinki
2005 Häme Gallery, Lahti
2004 Gallery Heino, Helsinki
2003 Ingrid Hansen Gallery, Washington DC, USA
2002 Gallery Husa, Tampere
2001 Hippolyte Gallery, Helsinki
1997 Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki
1993 Luukku Gallery, Joensuu
1991 Finnfoto Gallery, Helsinki
1990 Rantagallery, Oulu
public artwork
2004 Hiidenkivi School, Helsinki
selected group shows
2018 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2017 Aine Art Museum, Tornio
2017 Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum, Turku
2017 Mältinranta Gallery, Tampere
2016 Station Independent Projects, New York, USA
2015 Serlachius museums, Mänttä
2015 PointB virtual Exhibition, New York
2015 El hombre del norte, Espacio de las Artes, Tenerife, Spain
2015 with Janet Biggs, Station Independent Projects, New York, USA
2015 TypoCraftHelsinki'15, Lokal, Helsinki
2015 Postmodernism 1980 - 1995, Design Museum, Helsinki
2014 L.E.S. Art Drive at New Museum, New York, USA
2014 Nordic Dummy Award 2014, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway
2013 Station Independent Projects, New York, USA
2012 Gallery Husa, Tampere
2011 Jyväskylä Museum of Art, Jyväskylä
2011 Serlachius museums Gösta, Mänttä
2011 Culture Tram, Korjaamo, Helsinki
2010 Gallery Papatzikou - Photobiennale Thessaloniki, Veroia, Greece
2009 Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2009 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2009 Mänttä Art, Mänttä
2009 Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa
2009 EMMA. Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo
2008 Kerava Art Museum, Kerava
2008 Korjaamo gallery, Helsinki
2007 Kakelhallen, Mariehamn, Åland
2007 Photography Center Peri, Turku
2007 Peer Gallery, New York, USA
2007 Signe Vad galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2006 Korjaamo gallery, Helsinki
2006 Vantaa Museum of Art, Vantaa
2006 Järvenpää Art Museum, Järvenpää
2006 Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku
2005 Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2005 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2002 Mänttä Art, Mänttä
2002 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2002 Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2001 Mikkeli Photography Center
2000 Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
1999 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
1999 Ludvig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
1999 Center for Creative Photography, Jyväskylä
1999 Salo Art Museum, Salo
1998 Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, England
1998 Photography Center Peri, Turku
1997 Center for Creative Photography, Jyväskylä
1997 Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi
1996 Arthouse, Sofia, Bulgaria
1995 The Art Hall, Helsinki
1994 Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma
1994 NGBK gallery, Berlin, Germany
1992 The Art Hall, Helsinki
1990 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
1989 Museum of Photography, Helsinki
1988 Hippolyte Gallery, Helsinki
publications
2009 From Landscape to Place, Maahenki Oy, ISBN 978-952-5652-63-5
selected references in publications and appearances in media
2019 Helsingin Sanomat
2017 Turun Sanomat
2016 The History of European Photography 1970-2000, Vol. III, SEDF
2015 New York Times, Style Magazine
2015 Helsingin Sanomat
2015 Crave
2015 Baxter St
2014 Brooklyn Rail, May 2014
2014 Masculinities 101
2013 First Indigo
2013 NY Art Beat
2013 Museemagazine
2013 Actuphoto
2013 Time Out NY
2013 Bodies, Borders, Crossings Catalog, FCINY, USA/Finland
2012 New York Art Magazine, USA
2012 Helsinki Photography Biennial Catalog
2011 Tunne maisema Catalog, Maahenki, ISBN 978-952-5870-30-5
2011 Omakuva on jokaisen kuva, TAMK, ISBN 978-952-216-211-3
2010 Connaissance des Arts, Paris, France
2010 l'Humanite, Paris, France
2010 La Tribune, Paris, France
2010 Réponses Photo, Paris, France
2010 Art Actuel, Le Magazine des Arts Contemporains, Paris, France
2010 Next Level 20 - Helsinki edition. London, UK
2010 Valokuva, muisto - viesti - taide, Musta Taide
2009 Paul Wilson: Where There Were No Longer Walls. Globalization,
Nostalgia, and Art in Finland. (PhD Dissertation, University of Minnesota, unpublished)
2009 (Un)naturally, Kivirinta & Rossi, Like, ISBN 978-952-01-0296-8
2009 Art & Design Magazine #1
2007 Taide(Art) magazine 6/2007
2005 Journal of Finnish Studies, University of Toronto 12/2005
2005 Voimala, TV1, 15.11.2005
2005 Helsingin sanomat, 23.10.2005
2005 Tulva 3/2005
2005 Fractures of Time, Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art
2005 Art for Homes, TV1, 24.2.2005
2004 Taide(Art) magazine 3/2004
2004 Finnish Cultural History, part 4, Tammi, ISBN 951-31-1845-2
2003 The Aesthetic Subject, Yliopistopaino
2002 Kauneuden sukupuoli, Gaudeamus
2000URBS - Urban Culture in Helsinki, Edita
1999 Finnish Photography 1998 - 1999, Musta taide, ISBN 952-98-5125-1
1999 Europe’s northern frontier, PS-kustannus
1999 Identity and Environment, Ludwig Museum
1998 Frames, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
1997 Dislocations, Exhibition publication, Rovaniemi Art Museum
1994 Man, Woman and Lace, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma
1992 Valokuvan taide (Art of Photography), Finnish Literature Society,
ISBN 951-717-699-6
1991 The Whole Fragmented Picture, Kivirinta, Pohjola & Rossi. WSOY
prizes etc
2014 Shortlisted for Nordic Dummy Award 2014
art fairs and festivals
2010 Lens Culture Fotofest, Paris, France
2010 Station Independent Project, Scope Art Fair, New York
2010 Houston FotoFest, Portfolio Meetingplace
2010 Art Fair Suomi, Helsinki
2010 Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Art Fair Suomi, Helsinki
2008 Fatal Nordic Attractions, Helsinki Special. Flagfabriken, Bergen Norway
curating
2014 Bodies, Borders, Crossings. With Leena-Maija Rossi. ICPNA, Lima, Peru & Punto de Encuentro, Montevideo, Uruguay
2013 Bodies, Borders, Crossings. With Leena-Maija Rossi. Preuss Museum, Horten, Norway & Pori Art Museum, Finland
2012 Helsinki Photography Biennial. Member of curatorial group of six. Museum of City of Helsinki, Finland
2011 Bodies, Borders, Crossings. With Leena-Maija Rossi. Governors Island, New York, USA
works in several private collections in Finland and US
works in public collections in Finland
Museum of Photography, Helsinki
Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
EMMA. Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo
Tampere Art Museum
Art Collection of State of Finland
Helsinki Art Museum
Kari Soinio
kari@karisoinio.com