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Kim Simonsson Biography
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1974 |
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Born in Helsinki, Finland
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1995 - 2000 |
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Master of Arts, University of Arts and Design Helsinki, Finland
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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2008
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The Invisible Deer, Galleria Heino, ARCO 08, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2007
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Red Dot, Miami, Fl, Nancy Margolis Gallery
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2007
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SOFA NY, Nancy Margolis Gallery, NY
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2007
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Evil Eye, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
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2007
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I Would Like To Be A Dog, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
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2007
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XII Mäntän kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, Finland
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2007
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Herrmann & Wagner Gallery and Gallery Heino, Brussels Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
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2007
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Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland (solo) (October)
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2007
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Finnish Cultural Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (solo) (November)
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2007
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Dreams and Disappointments II, Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin, Germany (07.09.-20.10.2007)
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2007
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Kim Simonsson, K Galeria, Huittinen, Finland (solo)
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2007
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Do you want to be a dog, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
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2007
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Silent Violence, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland
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2007
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Present, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Areda, Norway
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2006
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Set, Forum Box, Hesinki, Finland
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2006
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Purnu Summer Exhibition, Purnu, Finland
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2006
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6 Rooms, Porvoo Art Factory, Porvoo, Finland
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2006
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Helsinki International, Korjaamo, Helsinki, Finland
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2006
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Camouflage, Gallery Heino, Helsinki, Finland (solo)
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2006
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Huoltamo, Tampere, Finland (solo)
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2005
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Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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2005
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Sculptures, Arabia Museum’s Gallery, Helsinki, Finland (solo)
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2005
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Dislocated Clay and a Transformative Mirror, NCECA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, USA (solo)
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2005
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Japan Pop, Tennis Palace Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
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2005
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Trans Ceramic-Art, 3rd Ceramic Biennale Korea, Icheon, Republic of Korea
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2004
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Young Artist of the Year 2004, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland (solo)
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2003
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K9 & NIKE, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland (solo)
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2003
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Wegway Show, S.P.I.N. Gallery, Toronto, Canada
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2003
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One Hundred Years of Finnish Ceramic, Designmuseum, Helsinki, Finland
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2002
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Inverno, Este Gallery, Toronto, Canada
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2002
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Group Show, The Palace, Toronto, Canada
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2001
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Made in LAC, Living Arts Center, Missisisauga, Canada
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2001
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Emerging Sculptors, Canadian Sculpture Center, Toronto, Canada
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2001
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Biennale of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Chateauroux, France
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2000
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K2000, Lappeenranta Art Museum, Lappeenranta, Finland
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2000
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THINK, Ateneum, Helsinki, Finland
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2000
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Realm of The Senses, Studio Hyöryllistä, Turku, Finland (solo)
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1999
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Ideaali, Gallery of the Fine Arts Academy, Helsinki, Finland (with Miklos Gaal) (solo)
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1999
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Nenonen, Partanen, Lerviks, Persson, Simonsson, Into galleria, Helsinki, Finland
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1998
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Contemporary Glass Art, Studio Mezzo, Helsinki, Finland
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1997
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Glass and Light, Tampere Modern Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
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| Literature |
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2006
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'Beautiful Mutants', Top Ten Trends In Contemporary Art, (Kay Larson), Artnews, February
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2006
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'Kim Simonsson – Little Girls, Big Questions', ( Anne Virtanen), Ceramics Art & Perception, Issue 63
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2006
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'Kim Simonsson at Nancy Margolis Gallery', (Ken Johnson) New York Times, Art in Review 28th of October
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2006
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'Kim Simonsson at Nancy Margolis Gallery', ( Lori Waxman) Artforum.com, Critics Picks, November
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2006
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Another Worlds Part II, exhibition catalogue, Arario Gallery, Republic of Korea (cat.)
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2006
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Naamioituminen/ Camouflage, courtesy Galleria Heino, Helsinki (cat.)
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2006
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Post-global Society, exhibition catalogue, 3rd Ceramic Biennale Korea, Trans Ceramic-Art, Republic of Korea (cat.)
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2005
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'A Waking Nightmare. The World Of Kim Simonsson', (Anne Virtanen), Ceramics Magazine October/November 2005
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2005
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'Kauden Taideteos', ( Leena Mattelmäki), Taidemuseo.fi, 3/2005
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2005
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'The Arabia Ware in Finland', (Hannele Nyman), The Scandinavian Stylish Design, 2005
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2004
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'Kim Simonsson: Dystopia-Porcelain Dogs as Guardians of a Pathological Fantasy', (Leevi Haapala), Framework, 2/2004
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2004
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'Truth is No Trend, a Close-up View of the Art of Kim Simonsson', (Anne Valkonen) Form Function Finland, 3/2004
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2004
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'Finnish Quasi-Manga', (Cynthia Nadelman), American Ceramics
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2004
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Kim Simonsson, exhibition catalogue, young artist of the year, Tamper Art Museum, Finland (cat.)
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2004
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'Kuvausvalmiita kolmiuloitteisia ideoita', (Jari Arffman), Taide,3/2004
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2004
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'Kohtaamiset/henkilöt', (Silja Lana), Cavada Suomen Kuvalehti, 20/2004
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2004
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'A Contemporary Tradition', (Åsa Hellman), Ceramic Art in Finland
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2004
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'Kim Simonsson, Young Artist of the Year', (Berndt Arell), Tampere Art Museum
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2004
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'Kim Simonsson', (Tapani Pennanen),1984-2004 Young Artist of the Year, Wegway Primary Culture
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2001
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11th Biennale of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Chateauroux, exhibition catalogue, Chateauroux, France (cat.)
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2000
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'Think', (Paula Hakkarainen and Elina Melgin), University of Art and Design
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2000
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'Posliinia uudessa paketissa', (Sami Sykkö) Arttu, 3/2000
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2000
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'Design in Helsinki', (Bernd Polster), Geo Saison, 2/2000
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