CV Vesa Aaltonen, born in Pomarkku 1965, lives in Turku
tel. +358 400 546264
STUDIES
2013-14 Grafic Design (basics), The Summer University of Turku
2013 The Photobook, Going Beyond the Form -
ISSP (International Summer School of Photography) workshop, Latvia
2003 Digiart, Turku Arts Academy / Polytechnic
1992-95 Photographer, Turku School for Art and Communication
1990-91 Videoart, Polytechnical Institute, Oulu
1984 Student, Upper Secondary School, Pomarkku
WORK
2007 - freelance photographer:
art reproduction and art installation photography nationally for several museums and artists,
architecture, interours, illustrations, graphic design
2006-14 part-time lecturer, Turku Art Academy
1997-05 lecturer in Photography, Turku Art Academy
1997 Photographer, Turun Provincial Museum
1988-97 Theather photographer
1987-90 TV-cameraman MTV-news Finland (finnish commercial tv-channel)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 12/2018 MINDSCAPES, Photographic Centre Nykyaika, Tampere, Finland
2018 MINDSCAPES, Poriginal-gallery, Pori, Finland
2016 MINDSCAPES, Gallery Å, Turku, Finland
2015 AURAJOKI-PROMENAD – Cityscapes from Turku, Cafe Art, Turku, Finland
2012 CLASSPHOTO 2000-2011, Center Of Photography, Lappeenranta Finland
2011 CLASSPHOTO 2000-2011, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
2003 Falkenberg Museum, Sweden, 2003,Kulturhuset, Stockholm Sweden,
2000 Poriginal-gallery, Pori Finland1998, Photographic Centre Peri, Turku Finland
1998 Stabs gallery, Korppoo Finland, 1997 Gallery Workshop, Helsinki Finland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 HERITAGE30; Photographic Centre Peri´s 30-year anniversary exhibition, Turku Finland
2016 Wild Strawberries, Compiled from the Wäinö Aaltonen museum of Art Collection, Turku Finland
2015 Turku Artists Association, Gallery Berner, Turku, Finland
2013 ISSP-2013, Kuldiga Arts Hall, Latvia
2012 Äärimmäisyyksien yhteinen tekijä, Wäinö Aaltonen museum of Art, Turku, Finland
(Turku Art Acadedmy 20-year anniversary exhibition) KAKOLA-PRISON-installation
2008 Art-Photo-Therapy, Abacus from the Memories, Turku town library, Finland
2005 Sent via multimedia, Salo Art Museum, Finland
2005 Breakfast on the Quay – works from Wäinö Aaltonen museum of Art collections, Turku Finland
2004 Concerning the Commonplace, Turku Art Museum, Finland
2003 Human everyday, Vantaa Art Museum, Finland
2002 Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland
1997 Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland
1997 Theaterworks, competition exhibit. Tampere Theater, Finland
1995 Cappanawalla, Gallery Zebra, Karjaa, Finland
1994 Cappanawalla, Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
1994 Impressions, Town Library Pori, Finland
1994 Impressions, Gallery Kahdeksan tuolia, Turku, Finland
1994 Impressions, Reposaari, Pori, Finland
PROJECTS
2012-2014 Turku Arts Academy CSP (Contemporary Self-Portarait Project)
Exhibitions:
2014 Bildmuseet, Umeå Sweden
2014 Turku Arts Acdemy
2014 ISSP, Riga Latvia
2008-2011 Turku European Capital of Culture
Self-portrait project Turku-St.Petersburg-Cologne 2008-2011 (14 exhibitions )
Main exhibitions:
2011 Turku Library
2011 Public Spaces & buses Cologne, Germany 2011 Russian Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia
2011 Turku European Capital of Culture 2000&11 Self-Portraits Project, Turku Arts Academy
MEMBERSHIPS
Photographic Artists’ Association, Helsinki
Center of Photography Peri,Turku
Turku Artists’ Association, Turku
COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
Member, Arts Promotion Centre, National Council for Public display grants 2014-2015
Member, Arts Promotion Centre, National Council for Photographic Art 2013-2014
Member, Arts Promotion Centre, Varsinais-Suomi region 2014-2015
WORKS ON COLLECTIONS
Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland, University of Turku, Finland,
Turku City Art Museum, Finland, Town of Naantali, Finland
Private collections
PUBLIC WORK
Abacus of the Memories, 2007, Community art project at Portsakoti (home for elderly) Turku, Finland
Turku - St.Petersburg - Cologne, Self-portrait installation, Puolala Upper Secondary School, Turku, Finland
GRANTS
2018 City of Turku, artist grant 1-year
2017 City of Turku, project grant
2016 Arts Promotion Centre Varsinais-Suomi region (South West Finland), project grant
2015 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund, artist grant 8 months
2013 Kone Foundation, artist grant 4 months
2012 Turku2011 Foundation (group). project grant
2012 Art Council of Finland, project grant
2011 Art Council of Finland, project grant
2009 Turku 2011 Foundation (group), project grant
2007 Art Council of Finland (group) project grant
2005 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi, Regional Fund (group),project grant
2004 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi, Regional Fund, artist grant
2003 City of Turku, project grant
2003 Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation, project grant
2003 Art Council of Finland, project grant
2002 Finnish Cultural Foundation, artist grant 1-year
2000 Art Council of South-West Finland, artist grant
1998 Art Council of South-West Finland, project grant