Apollonkatu 13 E 1
00100 Helsinki, Finland
+358 50 5984201
jaakko.niemela@nic.fi
hietanenniemela.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
STUDIES
Architecture of Light 2008 – 2009, Aalto University
Taiteilija museossa, Kiasma 2008
The Art School of Kankaanpää 1982-85
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | "Nostalgia", Helsingin taidemuseo |
| 2018 | "Nostalgia", Turun taidemuseon studio, Turku |
| 2017 | "Nostalgia", Kunstplass, Oslo |
| 2015 | "Chaos & Beauty", Helsingin Taidehalli, with Helena Hietanen |
| 2011 | ”WHITE OPEN - Models of Imginary Structures”, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm |
| 2010 | ”PROCESS – lightworks and lightingplans”, Jyväskylä Artmuseum, together with Helena Hietanen |
| 2010 | ”Grid . Models of Unexpected”, Århus Artbuilding |
| 2009 | ”Twisted”, Amos Anderson Artmuseum, Helsinki |
| 2008 | ”Twisted”, Amos Anderson Artmuseum, Helsinki |
| 2007 | ”Twisted”, Amos Anderson Artmuseum, Helsinki |
| 2006 | GENESIS-UNFINISHED, Candyland / Hammarby ArtPort, Stockholm, together with Helena Hietanen |
| 2005 | Stagings of Sorrow, Forum Box Gallery, Helsinki |
| Gallery WHITE BOX / THEANNEX, New York | |
| 2004 | Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland |
| 2002 | ”Black Box”, Wäinö Aaltonen museum, Turku |
| Galleri 21, Malmö | |
| ”Little-Big-Man”, Myyrmäkitalo, Vantaa | |
| 1998 | Galerie Artek, Helsinki |
| Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå | |
| 1997 | Galerie Anhava, Helsinki |
| 1996 | Pori Art Museum, Kokemäki river |
| 1994 | Galleri Krister Fahl, Stockholm |
| 1992 | Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2018 | "Vejret Rundt", Rundetaarn, Copenhagen |
| 2017 | "Stadslandskap", Göteborgs konstmuseum |
| 2016 | Kiasman kokoelmanäyttely, Kiasma, Helsinki |
| 2015 | "Kosketus Beröröing Touch", EMMA, Espoo |
| 2015 | Nordic contemporary art part 3 – Finland, Galleri 21, Malmö |
| 2014 | ”Unelmia”, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma |
| 2013 | ”What am I doing here”, Esbjerkin Artmuseum, Denmark”JAA/EI/POISSA/KOKOELMA TODELLISUUKSIA”, EMMA, Espoo |
| 2010 | Ars Fennica, Kiasma |
| 2009 | Art Moscow, Central house of artists, Moscow |
| Turku Biennaali, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova - museo | |
| ”Ei saa peittää”, Eskilstunan taidemuseo | |
| ”Maalauksen paikka”, Porin taidemuseo | |
| ”Harharetki - Stray Trek”, Rauman taidemuseo / Felleshuset Berliini, yhteistyössä Helena Hietasen kanssa | |
| 2008 | ”Nieve y Sol”, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo ( MAC ), Santiago de Chile |
| ”On the Edge”, Tungenesin majakka, Stavanger Euroopan kulttuuripääkaupunki | |
| 2007 | ”Taiteilijatiloja”, Jugendsali, Helsinki |
| ”Laatikko”, Galleria Alkovi, Helsinki | |
| ”Vintti pimeenä / Vetoomus”, Hoviart, Anttola, | |
| together with Helena Hietanen | |
| 2006 | Galerie Omotesando, Tokyo, together with Helena Hietanen |
| Fokus Finland, Kultur Byro Barcelona | |
| ”Connecting People”, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway | |
| ”Silmästä silmään”, Hoviart, Anttola, together with Helena Hietanen | |
| ”Valohoitoa”, Retretti, together with Helena Hietanen | |
| ”Breaking the Ice”, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany | |
| ”Reconnaissance”, Gallery Interaccess, Toronto | |
| 2005 | Mäntän Kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, Finland |
| ”Valohoitoa”, Wäinö Aaltonen museum, Turku, together with Helena Hietanen | |
| ”Pyyteetöntä”, Rauma Art Museum | |
| 2004 | ”GRIDLOCK”, Govett – Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| ”Silmä ja mieli”, Kiasma, Helsinki | |
| ”Voids, Pads and Places”, Kunsthalle Lophem, Belgia | |
| 2003 | Peking Biennale |
| ”IDEOLOGIA”, Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art, Gothenburg | |
| ”Den Gyldne”, Charlottenburg, Kööpenhamina | |
| 2002 | ”Den Haag Sculptuur”, Den Haag |
| ”Klosterstrasse/Berlin”, Berlin | |
| 2001 | ”Interface”, Third Triennal of Finnish Art, Gothenburg Art Museum |
| ”Aurora”, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Canada / Embassy of Finland, Washington DC | |
| ”Nordisk Rörelse”, Århus Artbuilding | |
| 2000 | ”Transitions”,The 90th anniversary of The Association of Finnish Sculptors, Malmö Art |
| Museum, Kunsthalle Rostock | |
| ”Byn / Kylä”, Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm | |
| Umedalen Skulptur, Umeå | |
| ”Luma-Luma”, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg | |
| ”Northern Echoes”, The Czech Museum of Fine Arts, Prague / The West Bohemian | |
| Gallery, Plzen /The Gallery of Fine Art – House of Art, Ostrava | |
| 1997 | Art Fair/ Galerie Anhava, Stockholm |
| ”No Vacancies” 2, Myyrmäkitalo, Vantaa | |
| 1996 | Art Fair/ Galerie Anhava, Stockholm |
| 1995 | ”No Vacancies”, Amsterdam |
| 1994 | ”Art by Air Freight”, Sao Paulo |
| 1993 | Galerie Anhava, Helsinki |
WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
SELECTED PUBLIC WORKS
| 2018 | 'Kartasto 1708/2018', Tikkurilan railwaystation, Vantaa, with Helena Hietanen |
| 2018 | 'Kartastoja', Kangas parking garage, Jyväskylä, with Helena Hietanen |
| 2018 | 'Nostalgia', Oslo Culture night, the roof of Oslo National Opera |
| 2017 | "Lähtö", Rauman merimuseon Paarlastipuisto, Raumo Sjömuseum trädgård, Rauma Maritime Museum garden |
| 2016 | "Shadow", Helsingin kaupunginmuseo, Helsingfors stadsmueum, Helsinki City museum |
| 2016 | "Shadowplay", Oslo Culture night, Oslo |
| 2016 | "Brykä", SuomiAreena, Pori |
| 2015 | "Te olette oksat", Olari church, Espoo, with Helena Hietanen |
| 2014 | National Church Council’s chapel, Helsinki, with Helena Hietanen |
| 2014 | Kajo, Saari Mansion, Mietoinen, Finland, 2014,text poet Henriikka Tavi |
| 2014 | ”White Open”, Vaasa, Finland 2014 |
| 2012 | Three Levels, 2012Otaniemi Espoo |
| 2012 | SHADOWPLAY, IHME Contemporary Art FestivalHelsinki - Vantaa |
| 2011 | SPOT, Lörenskog Hus, Oslo, Norway |
| 2011 | ANIMO, Leppävaara, Espoo |
| 2011 | Oksisto- valon ja varjon viivoja, Recidency of Finland´s President, Mäntyniemi, Helsinki |
| 2008 | Lightgame, Helsinki, Arabiastrand |
| 2006 | Gridlock, Vaasa |
| ”SAMASAMA”, Villagehouse ”Palttina”, Espoo | |
| 2005 | ”Metsä” Kuntien eläkevakuutus building, Helsinki, together with Helena Hietanen |
| 2004 | ”Coumting numbers”, Kaakkuri school, Oulu |
| 2004 | ”Let´s go”, Linnainmaa school, Tampere |
| 2004 | ”KIÄL”, The City Library of Rauma, |
| 2002 | DOWNTOWN – transparent city, Korso / Vantaa |
| 2002 | ”Drop”, Finnish Embassy , Canberra, Australia |
| 2002 | ”Kylä”, Keskusta school, Salo |
| 2001 | ”Onion”, The City Library of Vaasa |
| 1999 | ”Air Rooms”, Mitthögskolan, Örnsköldsvik,Sweden |
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
| 2018 – 2020 | Art coordinator at Länsimetro |
| 2018 | Art coordinator at Lauttasaari mansion art competition |
| 2014 – 2015 | Art Coordinator at Matinkylä Metro Center, Espoo, Finland |
| 2013 – 2014 | Expert member in Raimo Utriainen Foundation |
| 2013 – 2014 | Member of National Council for Visual Arts |
| 2013 – 2014 | Art Coordinator at KPMG new office building Atr project, Helsinki |
| 2010 – 2013 | Art Coordinator at Länsimetro / Westmetro, Helsinki – Espoo |
| 2006 – 2008 | Member of the Committee of Acquisitions, The Contemporary Art Museum, Kiasma |
| 2004 – 2005 | Member of the Art Purchasing Commitee, Finnish Art Society |
PRIZES
| 2010 | ”Oksisto-valon ja varjon viivoja”, Artcompetition to the recidency of Finland´s president,together with Helena Hietanen, 1st price |
| 2009 | Helsinki City Culture Prize, together with Helena Hietanen |
| 2007 | Tapiola terminal art competition, 2nd price, together with Helena Hietanen, |
| Honourable Mention, Highway 6. environmental art competition Lappeenranta, together with Helena Hietanen | |
| 2006 | Tikkurila centralpark and walking street enviroment art competition, 2nd price, together with Helena Hietanen, in co-operation with Architect office Molino, |
| 2005 | State price for visual arts |
| 2004 | ”Mäntän kuvataideviikot”, mainprice, |
| 1997 | Kuntien Eläkevakuutus new officebuilding, Kaisaniemi , Helsinki, 1. Prize, together with Helena Hietanen |
| Werkstattpreiss der Kunststiftung Eric Hauser, Rotweil, Germany | |
| 1987 | Biennale Balticum, Rauma, Finland |
JAAKKO NIEMELÄ born 1959 Apollonkatu 13 E 1 00100 Helsinki Finland +358-50-5984201 jaakko.niemela@nic.fi www.jaakkoniemela.com
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