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Elina Brotherus Biography
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1972 |
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Born in Helsinki, Finland
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Master of Science (Analytic Chemistry), University Helsinki, Finland
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2000 |
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Master of Arts (Photography), University for Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH), Finland
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2000 |
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Award 3-year Artist's Grant, Arts Coucil of Finland
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2001 |
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Prix Mosaïque, Centre National de l'Audiovisuel, Luxembourg
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2002 |
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Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize
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2004 |
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5-year Artist’s Grant, Arts Council of Finland
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2004 |
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Young Artist’s Scolarship
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2005 |
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Prix Niépce, Gens d'images, France
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2005 |
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Finnish Cultural Foundation
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2007 |
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Grönqvist Stiftelse, Finland
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2008 |
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Finnish State Prize for Photography
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2009 |
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ArtsCouncilofFinland
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2010 |
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Finnish Cultural Foundation 2-year Artist’s Grant, Arts Council of Finland Book publishing grant (for Artist and her Model, work in progress), Arts Council of Finland
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Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland and Paris, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2013
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VIDEO, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2013
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The Other Portrait - MART- Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto
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2013
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Home Truths, Photography, Motherhood And Identity, The Photographers’ Gallery, London
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2013
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Annunciation, GB Agency , Paris, France (solo)
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2012
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Out of Focus, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
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2012
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Only You Only Me, Images of Love, Love of the Image, Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Musée d’art moderne et d’art contemporain MAMAC, Liège, Belgium
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2012
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Momentum, The Nordic Biennial, Moss, Norway
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2012
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Screaming from the Montain: Landscapes and View Points, Sörlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, Norway
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2012
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Pieniä tarinoita suurmiehestä, Kotkaniemi, P.E. Svinhufvudin kotimuseo, Luumäki, together with Leena Svinhufvud, Purnu Art Center, Orivesi, Finland
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2012
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Summer in the City, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2012
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The Nordic - Authentic Architecture, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
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2012
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Sense of Place, European landscape photography, Bozar Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
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2012
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Alice in Wonderland, Logomo, programme for the European Capital of Culture, Turku, Finland
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2012
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Galerie Les Voies Off, Arles, France
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2012
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Salle de bains, Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2012
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Martin Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
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2012
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Elina Brotherus & Kira Gluschkoff: 'What if?', Gallery Pick me, Helsinki, Finland (solo)
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2012
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Lauri Astala & Elina Brotherus: 'Poissa ja kotona' ('Home and Away'), Gallery Heino, Helsinki, Finnland (solo)
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2012
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Sequences and Consequences, Ama Gallery, Helsinki, Finnland (solo)
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2011
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The new painting / The artist and her model, Festival Pluie d'images, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Le Relecq Kerhuon, Le Radar, espace d’art actuel, Bayeux, France (solo)
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2011
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Sequences and Consequences, Ama Gallery, Helsinki, Finland (solo)
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2011
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Alice in Wonderland, Lokomo, Turku, Finland
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2011
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Summer in the city, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2010
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Fondazione Studio Marangoni, Florence, Italy (solo)
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2010
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Elina Brotherus, Artothèque, Angers, France (solo)
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2010
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Video Works, The Wapping Project - Bankside, London, UK (solo)
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2010
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Sequences and Consequences, Bloomberg SPACE, in the ‘Comma’ series, London, UK (solo)
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2010
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Time Series, Titanik Gallery, Turku, Finland (solo)
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2010
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Artists at Work, gb agency, Paris, France (solo)
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2010
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Elina Brotherus, Retrospective, gb agency, Paris, France (solo)
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2010
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Summer in the City, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2010
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Prix Nièpce, Rétrospective, Chambre avec vues, Paris, France
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2010
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Cinéphémère, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
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2010
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Nordic Models + Common Ground, The Scandinavia House, New York, USA
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2010
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Public Screen’s, i/o/lab senter for framtidskunst, Stavanger, Norway
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2010
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Cool Water, Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
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2010
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Spazio, MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome, Italy
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2010
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Starter, ARTER, Istanbul, Turkey
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2010
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Helsinki10, Rogaland Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway
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2010
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Retrospective, gb agency, Paris, France
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2010
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Export - Import, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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2010
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Artists at Work, gb agency, Paris, France
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2009
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Rencontres littéraires nordiques, Lieu Unique, Nantes
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2009
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Fly me to the MØØn, 44 Moen, Denmark (cat.)
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2009
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Ecology of Emotions, Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland (cat.)
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2009
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Works, Deeds, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
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2009
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Wonderful dreadful life, South-Karelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta
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2009
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Gioia, FotoGrafia Festival, Palazzo delle esposizioni, Rome (cat.)
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2009
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Teatri possibili. Dall’arte rinascimentale alla video-art, Palazzo Ferrero, Biella (cat.)
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2009
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Faire la peau de l’inconscient, Galerie Nei Liicht, Dudelange, Luxembourg, in connection with Mutations2, Moving stills (cat.)
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2009
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Myth of Childhood, Haus für Kunst Uri, Altdorf, Swizerland ; CCA Andratx, Mallorca
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2009
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La Ruche, cité des artistes, Palais Lumière, Evian (cat)
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2009
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Dance over the border, Dansens hus, Stockholm
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2009
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Identités, Ecole Supérieure dArt, Le Havre, France
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2009
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Wonderful, terrible Life, Etelä-Karjalan Taidemuseo, Lappenranta, Finland
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2009
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Nord, Nord-Ouest, gb agency, Paris, France
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2009
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Screening, Supernova, Riga, Latvia
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2009
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Model Studies, The Wapping Project - Bankside, London (solo)
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2009
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Artist and her model, Martin Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen (solo)
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2009
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Correspondences, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, together with Hannele Rantala (solo)
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2009
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The New Painting, ZAMEK Cultural Center & PF Photography Gallery, Poznan, Poland (cat.) (solo)
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2008
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ELINA BROTHERUS, Adventure Istiklal 6, Yapi Kredi Kazim Taskent Art Gallery, Istanbul (cat.) (solo)
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2008
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My Happiness is Round, The Wapping Project, London (solo)
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2008
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Paesaggi con montagna, Malga Valarica, Spera, Italy (solo)
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2008
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Elina Brotherus, in Artist File 2008, The National Art Center, Tokyo (cat.) (solo)
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2008
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Etudes d'après modèle, danseurs, AMA Gallery, Helsinki (solo)
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2008
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V.M. 21 Arte contemporanea, Rome (solo)
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2008
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Elina Brotherus, in Artist File 2008, The National Art Center, Tokio (solo)
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2007
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The New Painting, Oldenburger Kunstverein (solo)
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2007
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The New Painting, Centre pour l'image Contemporaine Genf (solo)
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2007
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Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf Berlin (solo)
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2007
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Mori Art Museum, Shop, Tokyo (solo)
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2007
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Oldenburger Kunstverein, Germany (solo)
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2007
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The New Painting, Centre pour l'image Contemporaine Geneva, Switzerland (solo)
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2007
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Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2007
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Global Feminisms, Brooklyn Museum New York, USA
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2007
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Private Public interface Berlin, Germany
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2007
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De l'Europe, Prix Mosaïque, Aciérie Dudelange, Luxembourg (cat.)
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2007
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Vision from North, Galleria Civiva, Modena, Italy
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2007
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Eine Frage [nach] der Geste, Galerie Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria
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2007
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Ars Fennica, KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Arts Helsinki, Finland (cat.)
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2007
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Le Bleu du ciel, Le traitement contemporain, In resonance with the Biennale d'art contemporain, Lyon (solo)
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2006
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Iitti Music Festival, Iitti, Finland (solo)
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2006
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The Finnish Museum of Photography Helsinki/ Konsthallen Millesgârden, Lindingö
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2006
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Estivales Photographiques Lannion, France
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2006
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Kopavogur Contemporary Art Museum Reykjavik, Iceland
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2006
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Sydney Biennale, Australia
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2006
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Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
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2006
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Ars Fennica, KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Arts Helsinki, Finland (cat.)
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2006
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Eine Frage [nach] der Geste, project of HGB Leipzig, Opera Leipzig, Germany
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2006
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Dreamlands Burn, Mücsarnok Kunsthalle Budapest, Hungary
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2006
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Mar Mater Materia, Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels, Belgium
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2006
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Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2006
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Model Studies, Musée des Beaux-Arts Caen, France (solo)
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2006
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The New Painting, Musée Nicéphore Niépce Chalon-sur-Saône, France; Temple Bar Gallery & Studios Dublin, Ireland; Millesgarden Stockholm, Sweden; The Finnish Museum of Photography Helsinki, Finland; Konsthallen Millesgârden Lindingö, Sweden (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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2005
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Brotherus Tyttö, Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Institute Oslo, Norway (solo)
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2005
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Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
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2005
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Contemporary Art Centre Tarragona, Spain (solo/ cat.)
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2005
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FRAC Haute-Normandie Rouen, France (solo)
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2005
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Maison de la culture Amiens, France (solo)
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2005
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Selbstauslöser / Automatic Release, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany (cat.)
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2005
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Open Space: An Exhibition Project at Art Cologne, Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Frankfurt / Berlin (cat.)
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2005
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The Helsinki School, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (cat.)
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2005
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Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art, TR1, Tampere
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2005
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Under Your Skin, White Box, New York
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2005
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Theorema, Collection Lambert, Avignon
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2005
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Baigneurs, Maison de la Culture, Amiens (solo)
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2005
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Model Studies, gb agency, Paris (solo)
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2004
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Brotherus, tyttö, Photography Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki (solo)
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2004
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Baigneurs, The Wapping Project, London (solo)
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2004
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The New Painting, Mai Manó, Hungarian Photography Center, Budapest
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2004
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The New Painting, Château d'Eau, Toulouse (cat.)
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2004
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Nordic Art, MKM Museum Küppersmühle Duisburg, Germany (cat.)
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2004
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Galleri Stefan Andersson Umeå, Sweden (solo)
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2004
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Vague II - Hommages et Digressions, Musée Malraux, Le Havre (cat.)
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2004
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Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF 04) (cat.)
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2004
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The Helsinki School, The Finnish Museum of Photography Helsinki / Kulturhuset Stockholm (cat.)
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2004
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Startistes, Ass. pour Développement des Initiatives Sportives et Culturelles Brussels
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2004
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Tusenfryd, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium
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2004
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Je t'envisage, la Disparation du Portrait, Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne
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2004
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Photobiennale 2004 Moscow
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2004
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GOKANN, IV Triennale of Finnish Art, Gallery Fleur, Kyoto / Helsinki Kunsthalle (cat.)
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2004
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Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen
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2004
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PHOTOfesta Maputo, Mozambique
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2003
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Blue Horizon / Feel Finland, Cassina Tokyo (cat.)
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2003
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Kunsthalle Lophem, Belgium (solo/ cat.)
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2003
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Le pire est à venir - Images contemporaines du monde, Musée Nicéphore Niépce Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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2003
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Cassina Art Project, Tokyo, in Blue Horizon / Feel Finland (cat.) (solo)
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2003
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Baigneurs, Istanbul Biennial side event organised by FRAME, Hotel Marmara, Istanbul (cat.) (solo)
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2003
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The New Painting, Pärnu uue kunsti muuseum, Pärnu ; Draakoni Galerii, Tallinn (solo)
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2003
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Suites Françaises 2, Image/Imatge, Orthez
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2003
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The New Painting, Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels (cat.) (solo)
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2003
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Sala Caballerizas, Murcia, in Fotoencuentros (cat.) (solo)
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2002
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Real Jardin Botánico, Madrid, in PhotoEspaña (cat.) (solo)
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2002
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Encontros da imagem, Braga (cat.) (solo)
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2002
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INOVA (Institute of Visual Arts), Milwaukee, Wisconsin (solo)
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2002
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Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna (solo)
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2002
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Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås (solo)
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2002
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Lunds Konsthall, Lund (solo)
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2002
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Orchard Gallery, Derry (solo)
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2002
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Face / Off, Kettle's Yard Cambridge, UK (cat.)
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2002
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Galeria Noua, Bucharest, Romania (solo)
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2001
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Spring, The Wapping Project London, UK (cat.) (solo)
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2001
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Rendez-Vous 3, Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
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2001
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Suites Françaises 2, gb agency, Paris (cat.) (solo)
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2001
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The New Painting, Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå (solo)
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2000
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Suites Françaises 1, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (cat.) (solo)
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2000
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Galerie i8, Reykjavik (cat.) (solo)
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2000
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Jahresgaben, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Germany (cat.)
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2000
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Encontros de Fotografia Coimbra, Portugal (solo)
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1999
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Pohjoinen Valokuvakeskus, Northern Photography Centre, Oulu, Finland (solo)
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1999
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Tila - Espaces, Maison Européenne de la Photographie Paris, France
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1999
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The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki (solo)
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1999
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Dance Portraits, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (solo)
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1998
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Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå (cat.) (solo)
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1998
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Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, with Andrei Lajunen (solo)
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Tampere City Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
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FRAC Haute-Normandie, Rouen, Switzerland
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Galeria Civica d’Arte, Modena
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Gothemburg Art Museum, Gothemburg
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Gävle Konstcentrum, Gävle, Sweden
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MAC/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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Museo da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
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Swedish State Art Council
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Société Générale, Paris, France
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SOK Art Collection, Helsinki, Finland
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South Carelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta, Finland
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StatoilHydro, Stavanger, Norway
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The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
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Umeå municipality, Sweden Västerås Art Museum, Västerås, Sweden
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Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg, France
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Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo (MAXXI), Rome, Italy
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Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
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Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland
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Saatchi Collection, London, UK
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Saastamoinen Foundation, Finland
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Fondation Kadist, Paris, France
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FRAC Alsace, Sélestat, France
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Hasselblad Center, Gothemburg, Denmark
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Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
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Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, Finland
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L’Imagerie, Lannion, France
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Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
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Koç Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey
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Malmö Art Museum, Malmö, Sweden
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Colección H+F, Barcelona, Spain
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Collection Lambert, Avignon, France
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Collection Neuflize, France
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Coppel Collection, Mexico
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City Corcoran Gallery, Washington, USA
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County Councils of Gävleborg, Halland, Jönköping, Skåne, Uppsala and Västerbotten, Sweden
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DZ Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
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Apotekets Kulturförening, Stockholm, Sweden
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ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark
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Art Foundation Mallorca, Spain
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Artothèque d’Angers, Angers, France
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Artothèque de Brest, Brest, France
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Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP), France
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Carnegie Art Collection, Sweden
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Centre national de l’audiovisuel, Luxembourg
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| Literature |
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2012
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ELINA BROTHERUS Artist and her Model, Le Caillou bleu, Brussels 2012
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2011
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Artist and her Model. Text: Susan Bright. Le Caillou bleu, Brussels 2011
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2009
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ELINA BROTHERUS, The New Painting. Text: Pawel Leszkowicz. Galeria Fotografii PF, Centrum Kultury Zamek, Poznan 2009
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2008
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ELINA BROTHERUS, Adventure Istiklal 6. Text: René Block, Timo Valjakka. Yapi Kredi Kazim Taskent Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul 2008
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2008
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ELINA BROTHRUS, Artist File 2008. Text: Yayoi Motohashi-Mäki-Mantila. National Art Center, Tokyo 2008
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2007
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Etudes d'après modèle, danseurs. Text: Marc Donnadieu, interview: Patrick Scemama with Elina Brotherus. Les éditions Textuel, Paris 2007, distributed by Volumen
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2000
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ELINA BROTHERUS. Text: Caryn Faure Walker, Elina Brotherus. i8 Galleri, Reykjavík / Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Reykjavík 2000
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1998
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ELINA BROTHERUS. Text: Yrjänä Levanto, Elina Brotherus. Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå
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