ANU TUOMINEN | |
1961 |
Born in Lemi, lives and works in Helsinki, Finland |
ART STUDIES | |
1990-95 |
Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki, Master of Fine Arts |
1984-92 |
University of Art and Design UIAH, Helsinki, Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design, Master of Arts |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection) | |
2024-2025 |
Department Store, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä Finland |
2023 |
Kopplingar, Ålands konstmuseum, Mariehamn |
2022-2023 |
In the Rooms of Museums, Gallery Moletti, Forssa Museum, Forssa |
2022 |
The Ark Nature Centre, Pori |
2020 |
Tomorrow today will be yesterday, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
2018 |
Syli on kolme kyynärää, Vanhalinna, Lieto |
2017 |
Between Black and White, Gallery Ville, Nurmijärvi Finland |
2016 |
October, Window Gallery, Emmaus Vallila, Helsinki Finland |
2015 |
Vintergrönt (Evergreen), Galleri Mårtenson&Persson, Stockholm Sweden |
2014 |
Practical Theories,Gallery Factory, Seoul Korea |
2013 |
Isvattenfärger (Icewatercolours), Art Hall, Luleå Sweden |
2012 |
Nectar de couleurs, Johanna Gullichsen, Paris France |
2011 |
Blue, Gallery Art-U room, Tokyo Japan |
2010 |
Punaisia lankoja, Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum, Turku Finland |
2009 |
Recreation, Art-U room, Tokyo Japan |
2008 |
Thinkables, bookshop Flammarion Centre in the Pompidou Center, Paris |
2007 |
On olemassa, Heinola Town Museum, Finland |
2006-07 |
Kesäpäivät talviunta, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Finland |
2006 |
Kitchen, Art-U room, Tokyo Japan |
2005 |
Sur le chemin de l’école, Finnish Institute in Paris, France |
2004 |
Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels Belgium |
2003 |
Ars Fennica, Aine Art Museum, Tornio and Amos Anderson Art Museum, |
2002 |
Gallery AMA, Turku Finland |
2001 |
Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen Denmark |
2000 |
Forum Box, Helsinki |
1999 |
Real Colour Circles, Café Ateneum, Helsinki |
1998-99 |
South Carelian Art Museum, Lappeenranta Finland |
1998 |
Galerie Artek, Helsinki |
1997 |
Gallery Titanik, Turku Finland |
1996 |
Galerie Artek |
1995 |
Finnish Forest Museum Lusto, Punkaharju Finland |
1994 |
Galerie Artek, Helsinki |
1993 |
Artek, Helsinki |
1992 |
Cube, Diploma Work Exhibition, University of Art and Design UIAH, Helsinki |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection) | |
2024 |
10th International Artists’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024, Gallery SG, Venice Italy; Museum of Applied Arts and |
2023 |
Helminä, Anu Tuominen & Naomi Ito, Gallery Moletti / Forssa Textile Week, Forssa Finland |
2022 |
HIDDEN - Forms of the Senses, Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale 2022 |
2021 |
First International Festival of Manuports, Kohta, Finland |
2019 |
Gösta Serlachius Museum, Mänttä |
2018 |
L’Été photographique de Lectoure 2018, Cerisaie / Centre d’art et de photographie de Lectoure, Lectoure France |
2017 |
Classics, Helsinki Contemporary and WSOY |
2016 |
Gallery Orton, Helsinki Finland |
2015 |
Draw Now! Lahti Art Museum Lahti Finland |
2014 |
Kimpassa (Together), Marimekko&Kiasma, Kiasma, Helsinki |
2013 |
trois fois rien, Le 19 CRAC, Montbéliard France |
2012 |
Life and Design in Finland, Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo Japan |
2011 |
The Servant Nature, Logens Konsthall, Kisa Sweden |
2010 |
MUJI CHAIR, BAL gallery 33, Kobe and YURAKUCHO MUJI, Tokyo Japan |
2009 |
Fly me to the Moen, 44 Moen, Askeby Denmark |
2008-09 |
All Colors Permitted As Long As They Don´t Interfere With Business, |
2008 |
Against-The-Light, Jubilee exhibition 60 years, Zuiderzee Museum, |
2007 |
SLOW, Z33, Hasselt Belgium |
2007-2008 |
Pewna Finlandia, BWA Katowice and BWA Wroclaw and CRP Oronsko, Poland |
2007-2008 |
Strikknikk Knitnic, The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art (Bergen) and |
2007 |
Thread, Gallery of Fine Arts Koroska, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia |
2006 |
Art, Life & Confusion, 47th October Salon, Belgrade Serbia |
2005 |
Une Certaine Finlande, Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels Belgium |
2004-05 |
Ars Fennica 1991-2003, Marble Palace, St.Petersburg Russia |
2003 |
Forum Box, Helsinki |
2002 |
Fluxus und die Folgen, Wiesbaden Germany |
2000 |
L’Art dans le Monde, Pont Alexandre III, Paris |
1999 |
Umedalen Skulptur, Sweden |
1998 |
Purnu, Orivesi, Finland |
1997 |
Sex, Snack’n Pop, Galleria Titanik, Turku Finland |
1995 |
Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä Finland |
1994 |
Forest and Mountain Project, Academy of Fine Arts Gallery and Gallery Wang, Oslo Norway |
1993 |
Wunderkammer, children’s exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
1992 |
Nordic Drawing Triennial, Sweden |
1992, 1991, 1989 |
The Young Artists’ Exhibition, Art Hall, Helsinki |
1989 |
Ekobäng, Old Student House, Helsinki |
1986 |
Nordic Furniture Design, Form/Design Center, Malmö Sweden |
PRIZES | |
2003 |
Ars Fennica, Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation |
1999 |
Aquarium, Tallinn, Association of Estonian Sculptors |
1995 |
Mänttä Art Festival, Grand Prize |
1992 |
Wood Product Competition, 1st prize, Finnish Crafts Organization |
1990 |
Art competition for the main entrance of the University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki, 1st prize |
1986 |
Furniture design competition, 2nd prize, Finnish Furniture Exporters and UIAH |
1986 |
Grave monument competition, 1st prize and honourable mention, Church House, SKSK, Union of Helsinki Evangelic-Lutheran Parishes, Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo |
REPRESENTED | |
Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki; Helsinki City Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki; City of Espoo; City of Tampere; Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation, Mänttä; Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä; Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere; Henna and Pertti Niemistö Contemporary Art Collection; Heino Art Foundation; Hämeenlinna Art Museum; Oulu Art Museum; Salo Art Museum; Aine Art Museum, Tornio; Wihuri Foundation; Saastamoinen Foundation; Collection Swanljung/Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa; Vexi Salmi´s Art Collection; Finnish Art Association; Kajaani Art Museum; The Finnish State Art Collection; Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku; Craft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä |
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PUBLIC COMISSIONS | |
New Children’s Hospital, Helsinki 2018 Ministry of Education, Helsinki 2008 Voutila Senior Home, Hämeenlinna 2006 Arabianaukio Square, Helsinki 2006 Kaakkuri School, Oulu 2004 Mariner of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International 2003 Children´s Clinic, HYKS, Helsinki 2000 Veräjälaakso School, Helsinki 1999 |
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OTHER | |
fabric design with Naomi Ito; nani IRO - Kokka, Japan book cover, Minna Canth: Työmiehen vaimo, WSOY 2017 (1885) Caroline Strubbe: Lost Persons Area-movie 2009 ("some of Tessa’s creations were inspired by the work of Anu Tuominen") www.vimeo.com/38090210 / The Nordic Watercolour Museum 2012 |
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PUBLICATIONS | |
Anu Tuominen - Tomorrow today will be yesterday, The Finnish Art Society 2020 anu tuominen - write red in blue; The Nordic Watercolour Museum 2012 Anu Tuominen: Naturally!; Art-U room and Anu Tuominen 2011 Anu Tuominen: Thinkables; Anu Tuominen 2009, Art-U room, Galerie Anhava, Anu Tuominen 2008 Ars Fennica 2003 - Anu Tuominen; Ars Fennica Art Foundation and Like 2003; Anu Tuominen 2006, 2008 Anu Tuominen: Kuvan sijamuotoja; Anu Tuominen 2009, Jack-in-the Box 2001
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