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Nanna Saarhelo – CV

Born in Espoo, Finland 1977, lives and works in Helsinki
Tel: +358 40 543 1825, email: nanna at nannasaarhelo.com,
www.nannasaarhelo.com, www.tarkkailuluokka.fi, www.helsinkischool.fi

Education
2003 - 2007 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland :
Master of Arts in Photography 2007
2002 - The University of Turku, Finland : Master of Arts -program in Media Studies
1997 - 2000 The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College, United Kingdom :
Bachelor of Arts Honors in Photography 2000
1996-1997 Västra Nylands Folkhögskola, Karjaa, Finland :
Diploma in Photographic Arts 1997

Solo exhibitions
2008 'Sleep with me', Center of Photography Peri, Turku, Finland
2007 'Sleep with me', Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland
2006 'Paesaggi Immaginati', Menotrentuno-triennal, Mamoiada (Sardinia), Italy

Group exhibitions
2008 'Intimidades', Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, Spain
2008 'What Happens Next', PM Gallery and House, London, UK
2008 Exhibition of artist group 'Observation Class', Ahjo, Lahden Taidepanimo, Lahti, Finland
2007 'Telling…', '7es Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie' -biennale, Bamako City Museum, Mali
2007 'Art Fair Suomi 07', Puristamo, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2007 'Photo Finnish - The Helsinki School', The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway
2007 'Absent' (artist group 'Observation Class'), The Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2006 'Menotrentuno, Tourism Revolution', at an international photography triennal, Villanova Monteleone, Sardinia, Italy
2006 'Vad är fotografi? -The Helsinki School', Borås Konstmuseum, Sweden
2006 'Helsinki School - Finnish Photography from the 20th Century', City Hall of Brussels, Belgium
2006 Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki, Finland
2003 '14 days', Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland
2003 'Stitch', Gallery Spectro, Turku, Finland
2003 'Outlines', Gallery Jangva, Helsinki, Finland
2001 'Roots in the forest', The Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2000 'Album', Laterna Magica, Helsinki, Finland
2000 'Traveler's Stories', The Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2000 'Mixt', The Mall Gallery, London, UK
1998 Laterna Magica, Helsinki, Finland
1997 'Spring exhibition', Gallery Zebra, Karjaa, Finland

Grants
2008 Patricia Seppälä Foundation
2007 Arts Council of Finland
2007 Arts Council of Helsinki Metropolitan Region
2007 Paulo Foundation
2003 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2000 Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Foundation

Works in publications
The Helsinki School New Photography by Taik, Hatje Cantz 2007
Book of Absence, Observation Class 2007 (see www.tarkkailuluokka.fi)

Works in collections
The Saastamoinen Foundation
Private collections

Memberships
2005 - Valokuvataiteilijoiden Liitto ry - Union of Artist Photographers, Finland
2005 - Artists´ Association MUU ry, Finland
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CV in printable format
(pdf, 63 KB)