Artist's arttributes:
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Female |
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Photography, Fine art photography |
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Helsinki School |
Most exhibitions in:
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| France | 31 |
| Finland | 25 |
| Germany | 18 |
| Sweden | 15 |
| Denmark | 14 |
Biography: 
1972 Born in Helsinki (FI)
Elina Brotherus CV as pdf-File
2000 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Dept. of Photography ; MSc 1997, University of Helsinki, Dept. of Analytical Chemistry.
Awards 2002 the Citibank Photography Prize
2003 Carnegie Art Award’s Young Artist’s Stipendium
2005 Prix Nièpce of Gens d’images
2007 Shortlisted for Ars Fennica
2008 Finnish State Prize for Photography
Lives and works in Paris (FR) and Helsinki (FI)
External links:
| | Public exhibitions (Selection) 183 
until 20.7.
until 30.6.
Solo shows 38
2012
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| Elina Brotherus – Artists at Work - Gallery Taik, Berlin |
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| Elina Brotherus - Galleria Heino, Helsinki |
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| Elina Brotherus - Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels |
2010
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| Elina Bortherus - The Wapping Project / Bankside, London (England) |
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| COMMA 27 - Elina Brotherus - Bloomberg Space, London (England) |
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| Elina Brotherus - Galleria Ama - Helsinki, Helsinki |
2009
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| Elina Brotherus - The Wapping Project / Bankside, London (England) |
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| Elina Brotherus – The new painting - Centrum Kultury Zamek, Poznan |
2007
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| The New Painting - Le bleu du ciel, Lyon |
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| Elin Brotherus - - Centre pour l'image contemporaine Saint-Gervais Genève, Geneva (closed, 2008) |
2006
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| Model Studies - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Caen |
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| ELINA BROTHERUS - Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf - Berlin, Berlin |
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| Elina Brotherus - Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon sur Saône |
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| Elina Brotherus - Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin |
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| Elina Brotherus - The New Paintig - Millesgården, Lidingö |
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| Tærleikar - Kópavogur Art Museum - Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur |
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| Elina Brotherus: The New Painting - The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki |
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| Elina Brotherus - Galleria Heino, Helsinki |
2005
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| Elina Brotherus - Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf - Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt/Main |
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| Elina Brotherus - FRAC - Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-lès-Rouen |
2004
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| Elina Brotherus - Galleri Andersson Sandström - Umea, Umeå |
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| Elina Brotherus - Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki |
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| Elina Brotherus - Le Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse |
2003
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| Elina Brotherus - Kunsthalle Lophem, Loppem-Zedelgem |
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| Elina Brotherus - The New Painting - Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels |
2002
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| The New Painting - - Galeria Noua, Bucharest (closed, 2006) |
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| Elina Brotherus - INOVA - Institute of Visual Arts, Milwaukee, WI |
2001
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| Elina Brotherus - Galleri Andersson Sandström - Umea, Umeå |
2000
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| Elina Brotherus - i8 Gallery, Reykjavik |
1998
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| Elina Brotherus - Fotografi - Galleri Andersson Sandström - Umea, Umeå |
Group shows 143
2013
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| Kunst und Neue Arbeitsweltdrucken - Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg, Waldkraiburg |
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| Still Life/Work Life - Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg |
2012
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| Construire le paysage - Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels |
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| Sense of Place - European Landscape Photography - BOZAR - Palais des Beaux-Arts / Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels |
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| Mutations Ii: Moving Stills - Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Ljubljana |
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| Ladies and Gentlemen! - Moderna Museet Malmö, Malmö |
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| At Home - Ateneum Art Museum - Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki |
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| State of the Art Photography - NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Dusseldorf |
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| Learning Photographie - FRAC - Haute-Normandie, Sotteville-lès-Rouen |
2011
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| After Work - A Group Exhibition - Galleri Andersson Sandström - Umea, Umeå |
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| Elina Brotherus, Annabel Elgar, Aino Huhtaniemi, Peter KoŠtrun & Stephen J. Morgan - The Wapping Project / Bankside, London (England) |
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| A Female View – Part 2 - FOTO-RAUM, Vienna |
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| Out of Storage: Provisoire & Définitif - Marres - Centre for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht |
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| The 6th Momentum Biennial 2011 - Imagine being here now - Momentum Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art , Moss |
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| Landscape Experiences - Jyväskylän Taidemuseo - Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä |
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| Pour une république des rêves - Crac Alsace, Altkirch |
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| Femme objet, Femme sujet - Abbaye St André - Centre d'art contemporain Meymac, Meymac |
2010
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| Prix Niépce 1983-2010 - Musée du Montparnasse, Paris |
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| Ré-collection - Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels |
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| Mythos Kindheit - Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen |
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| FelicitÀ - Freude, Glück Und Emotionen In Der Zeitgenössischen Kunst - Kunsthaus CentrePasquArt - Centre d'Art, Biel/Bienne |
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| Cool Water - Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki |
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| Starter Works from the Vehbi Koç Foundation Contemporary Art Collection - ARTER - space for art, Istanbul |
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| Hovedutstillinger - Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger |
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| Group Show - Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf - Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt/Main |
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| Elina Brotherus / Jan Neva / Teemu Korpela: ARTISTS AT WORK - Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki |
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| Export - Import - Taidehalli - Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki |
2009
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| dm 145. légendes - CCC - Centre de Creation Contemporaine, Tours |
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| Northern Lights and White Russians - Galleri Andersson Sandström - Umea, Umeå |
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| Les nuages… là-bas… les merveilleux nuages - Musée Malraux, Le Havre |
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| I Love Malmö - Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn |
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| Fly me to the moon - 44 Moen, Askeby |
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| Elina Brotherus & Hannele Rantala - Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki |
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| Mythos Kindheit - Haus für Kunst Uri, Altdorf |
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| Finnish Contemporary Art from our Permanent Collection - Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg |
2008
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| Heijastuksia – Speglingar - Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa |
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| ON AIR – from North to South - Villa San Michele, Anacapri |
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| So Close So Far Away - H+F Collection - Museum het Domein, Sittard |
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| REAL. Fotografien aus der Sammlung der DZ-BANK - Städel Museum, Frankfurt/Main |
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| Nordic Moods - Landscape Photography of our Time // NORDISKE STEMNINGER – vor tids landskabsfotografi - ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishoj |
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| Las Implicaciones de la Imagen (The implications of image) - MUCA Roma - Museo Universitario de Ciencias y Arte, Mexico City |
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| L´Homme Merveilleux - Château de Malbrouck , Manderen |
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| Artist File 2008 - The National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo |
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| Maan Asema / La position de la Terre - Crac Alsace, Altkirch |
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| CO2 - Infinit Brussels - National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Bucharest |
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| Harvat ja valitut - HIAP Project Room - Cable Factory, Helsinki |
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| Image and After - Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
2007
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| So Close / So Far Away (Zo dichtbij, zo veraf) - BE-PART - Platform voor actuele kunst, Waregem |
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| Merveilleux! D´après nature - Château de Malbrouck , Manderen |
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| Global Feminism - Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA |
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| Je est il, Je sont ils ? - Abbaye St André - Centre d'art contemporain Meymac, Meymac |
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| IMAGES OF MAN today - ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishoj |
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| Shot and go – A vision of today's international photography - Isola di San Servolo, Venice |
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| Cartes Flux vol2 - CARTES Centre of Art and Technology, Espoo |
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| Lund Konsthall 50 years - Lunds konsthall, Lund |
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| L'oeil-Écran Ou La Nouvelle Image - Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg |
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| Global Feminisms - Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York City, NY |
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| So close / So far away - Crac Alsace, Altkirch |
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| Self-Timer - National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Bucharest |
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| Melanie Manchot - Eine Frage (nach) der Geste - Galerie Fotohof, Salzburg |
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| Sguardi da nord. Reflecting with Images - Galleria Civica di Modena, Modena |
2006
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| Dreamlands Burn - Mucsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest |
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| Eine Frage (nach) der Geste - Galerie der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig (HGB), Leipzig |
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| Self-Timer - Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Copenhagen |
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| CO2. Brussels to Infinity - International Cultural Centre / Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury, Krakow |
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| Ars Fennica 2007 - Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
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| 47th October Salon - Oktobarski Salon / October Salon, Belgrade |
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| Girls' Night out - - Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD (closed, 2012) |
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| Kvindens Rum - Galerie MøllerWitt, Aarhus |
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| Nature, natures… - L´Imagerie, Lannion |
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| ÄIDIN TAJU // Mothers Sence - Hyvinkään Taidemuseo - Hyvinkää Art Museum, Hyvinkää |
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| Intersections - Between Past and Future - Pori Taidemuseo / Pori Art Museum, Pori |
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| 15th Biennale of Sydney 2006 - Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, NSW |
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| Mar Mater Materia - Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels |
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| Clarities - Kópavogur Art Museum - Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur |
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| Absolutely Private - On Photography from the 2000 to the present - Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo |
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| Presence - Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku |
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| Girls' Night Out - Blaffer Gallery - The Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston, TX |
2005
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| Selbstauslöser - Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel |
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| Naturalia - Futura, Prague |
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| Girls' Night Out - Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO |
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| The Helsinki School - A New Approach - Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin |
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| Girls' Night Out - Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO |
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| Under my Skin - White Box, New York City, NY |
2004
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| Nordic Art - MKM Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst, Duisburg |
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| De leur temps. Collections privées Francaises - MUba Eugène Leroy, Tourcoing |
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| LIAF 04 - Lofoten International Art Festival, Svolvær |
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| Tusenfryd - Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Vestfossen |
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| Samtidigt - Västeras Konstmuseum, Västerås |
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| Making Faces: The Death of the Portrait (Je t’envisage: La disparition du portrait) - Musée de l´Elysée, Lausanne |
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| Girl's Night Out - Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach |
2003
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| Zeigenössische Forokunst aus Finnland - Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus, Cottbus |
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| Le pire est à venir - Images contemporaines du monde, sélection du musée Nièpce - Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon sur Saône |
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| Cara a Cara - Fundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos - Culturgest, Lisbon |
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| Girls' Night Out - Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach |
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| Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland - Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel |
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| De bortbjudna – Malmö Art Museum is visiting Rooseum - - Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö (closed, 2006) |
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| exposition collective - CEAAC - Centre européen d'actions artistiques contemporaines, Strasbourg |
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| fables de l'identité - Centre national de la photographie, Paris |
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| Le collezioni: acquisizioni per MAXXI arte - MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome |
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| Carnegie Art Award - Röda Sten, Gothenburg |
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| Trasparente - MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome |
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| Carnegie Art Award - Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki |
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| Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland - NBK - Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin |
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| Carnegie Art Award - Victoria Miro Gallery, London (England) |
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| Nostalgic Real - magnus müller, Berlin |
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| Nostalgic Real - magnusmuller, Berlin |
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| Carnegie Art Award - Kunstforeningen GL Strand, Copenhagen |
2002
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| Carnegie Art Award - Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo |
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| Face/Off - a portrait of the artist - Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (England) |
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| Carnegie Art Award - Listasafn Reykjavikur - Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavik |
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| Symptomania - Kunsthalle Lophem, Loppem-Zedelgem |
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| New Pictures - Brotherus, Kella, Kolehmainen, Lajunen, Parantainen - Tennis Palace, Helsinki |
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| Umedalen Skulptur 2002 - Umedalen Skulptur, Umeå |
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| Beyond Paradise: Nordic Artists Travel - Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur |
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| Beyond Paradise - Nordic Artists Travel East - National Art Gallery Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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| Photography and Video - Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere |
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| Platform of Encounters - Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius |
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| Beyond Paradise - Nordic Artists Travel East - The Art Center - Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok |
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| Attachment+ - Kunsthalle Lophem, Loppem-Zedelgem |
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| Popcorn and politics -Activists of Art - Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
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| The Citigroup Private Bank - Photography Prize 2002 - The Photographers' Gallery, London (England) |
2001
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| Rendez-vous #3 - Collection Lambert, Avignon |
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| ARS 01 Unfolding Perspectives - Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
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| printemps de septembre - Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse |
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| Confidences - Parce Que C'etait Lui, Parce Que C'etait Moi - Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg |
2000
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| Nordic Light - Platform, Vaasa |
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| One of those Days - Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim |
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| Narcisse Blesse - Passage de Retz, Paris |
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| Norden - Kunsthalle wien project space karlsplatz, Vienna |
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| Parallax - - Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles, CA (closed, 2009) |
1999
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| 6th International İstanbul Biennial 1999 - International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul |
1998
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| Groupshow - Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm |
Dealer Directory 6 |
Denmark
Finland
| | Galleria Ama - Helsinki, Helsinki
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France
Germany
| | Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf - Berlin, Berlin
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| | Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf - Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt/Main
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Sweden
| | Galleri Andersson Sandström - Umea, Umeå
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Collections 7

Finland
| | The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
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| | Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
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France
| | Kadist Art Foundation, Paris
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| | Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCS), Strasbourg
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Luxembourg
| | Centre national de l'audiovisuel, Dudelange
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Sweden
| | Västeras Konstmuseum, Västerås
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United Kingdom
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