S A N D R A   K A N T A N E N


Born 1974 in Helsinki
Lives and works in Helsinki
                          
EDUCATION
                          
2001Central Academy of Fine art, Beijing, Aug - Jan
2000University of Art and Design, Helsinki MA - program of Photography
1996Västra Nylands folkhögskola, Fine art
1995Västra Nylands folkhögskola, Photography
                          
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
                          
2005"Landscape and variations" Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo Norway
2003Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
                          
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
                          
2005Kulturhuset, Stockholm Sweden "30 by Taik"
2004Galerie Roellin I Duerr, St Gallen
CAFA gallery, Beijing
"30 by TaiK", Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
"The Helsinki School", Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense
Fotofinlandia, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki; Oulu City Art Museum, Oulu
2003HANKI -03 Union of artist photographers annual exhibition
Artissima/Galerie Anhava, Turin
"Landscape Now", Mikkeli City Art Museum, Mikkeli
Art Forum Berlin/ galerie Anhava
Stockholm Art fair/ galerie Anhava
2002Art Forum Berlin/ Gallery TAIK
Kultur-Räume Norden: An der Schwelle des Unbekannten, Kulturabteilung Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany
"Masters of arts ", Museum of photography, Helsinki
Artissima Torino, galerie Anhava
2001CAFA gallery, Beijing
"Bordets Lust och Lov", Millesgården, Stockholm
Gallery Brandstrup, Oslo
Stockholm Art Fair/ Gallery TAIK
2000"Having a ball", video installation, Profounders gallery, Helsinki
"(SIC)", group exhibition, CuLTUREN, Västerås, Sweden,
"Takaikkuna", photo.doc, KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
1999"Bengtskär - projekti", City gallery of Hankoo
"Yksityisnäyttely", Gallery Naisten Huone, Helsinki
1998"Rantaviiva - projekti", Gallery ATSKI, Helsinki
1997"Näkymätön kaupunki - Invisible city", Gallery ATSKI, Helsinki
1996Gallery FOKUS, Karjaa
1995Photogallery ZEBRA, Karjaa
"Sekvens", Kirjakaapeli, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
                          
FUTURE EXHIBITIONS
                          
2005Seydler AG Bank Frankfurt, Germany Solo exhibition
"30 by Taik" Berlin Germany
"Still" Finnish contemporary art in St.Petersburg curator Chris Gordon
                          
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
                          
KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art
Per Gessle collection, Halmstad Sweden
Wihuri Collection
Bo Bjergaard gallerie, Copenhagen
SOK
Pro Artibus Collection
Works owned in private collections in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, China and Japan
                          
GRANTS
                          
Finnish artcouncil
Svenska Kulturfonden
Konkordiaförbundet
University of Art & Design scholarship
Sleipnir, NIFCA
FRAME foundation for Finnish art exchange
                          
AWARDS
                          
Fotofinlandia finalist grant 2004
KESKO grant for young artist 2003