J O U K O   L E H T O L A

Born in Helsinki, Finland
Lives and works in Helsinki
                  
EDUCATION
                  
1986-93Master of Arts, University of Art and Design UIAH, Photography Department, Helsinki
1983-86Free Art School, Helsinki
                  
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
                  
2004Helsinki Kunsthalle; Finnish View- Fragments of Our Time
2002Rantagalleria, Oulu, Finland; Young, Proud & Beautiful
2001Institut Finlandais, Paris, France; Jeunes,Fiers& Beaux
20001% Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark; Young Heroes
1998Gallery Zebra, Karjaa; Young Heroes
1997Peri Photo Centre, Turku; Young Heroes
1997Viktor Barsokevich Centre, Kuopio; Young Heroes
1996Old Student House Gallery, Helsinki; Young Heroes
1994Kuopio City Art Museum, Kuopio; Potrait of Finnish Rock
1994Peri Photo Centre, Turku; Lionheart
1993Gallery Vapauden Aukio, Helsinki; Lionheart
1992Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä; Potrait of Finnish Rock
1991Old Student House Restaurant, Helsinki; Potrait of Finnish Rock
                  
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (curated, selection)
                  
2004Arken, Museum for Moderne Kunst, Denmark; Anders Zorn og Nordisk Samtidskunst
2004Finnish Museum of Photography,Helsinki; "30 by Taik- Helsinki School"
2004Salo Artmuseum; Zeitgennössische Fotokunst aus Finnland
2004Centrum Kultury Zamek, Poznan,Poland; Zeitgennössische Fotokunst aus Finnland
2004Kunsthalle Lophem, Belgium; Voids, Pads & Places
2003The National centre of Art and Landscape of Vassiviere, France; Regarde, il neige
2003Galleria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki; Bremer, Lehtola, Parantainen- Nurkkakunta
2003Pohjanmaa museum, Vaasa; ID
2003Kunstverein Schwerte, Schwerte, Germany; Fünf Positionen Finnischer Fotographie
2003Brandenburgische Kunstsammlungen, Cottbus, Germany; Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland
2003Stadtgalerie, Kiel, Germany; Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland
2003Städtische Galerie, Waldkraiburg, Germany; Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland
2003Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany; Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland
2003Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany; Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland
2003Fine Art Museum, Shanghai, China; Beyond Paradise
2003Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, Sweden; New Realities
2002Galerie Nei Liicht, Dudelange, Luxembourg: Lieux: présences-absences II
2002The Jugendsali, Helsinki; Almost Perfect
2002Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland; Clocwise
2002Vejle Kunstmuseum, Denmark; Clockwise
2002National Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malesia; Beyond Paradise
2002National Gallery, Bankok, Thailand; Beyond Paradise
2001Novyi Manez, Moscow; Urban Youth
2001Biennale di Venezia, Italy
2001Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; fotoFINLANDIA!
2001Antigo Tribunal, Braga, Portugal; Encontros da Imagem/Festival of Light
2001Helsinki City Art Museum; ITE,DIY Lives
2001Lönnström Art Museum,Rauma; ITE,DIY Lives
2000Caen, France; Les Boreales
2000Batofar, Paris, France; Le(s) Nord(s)
2000Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki; Urban Youth
2000Charlottenburg, Copenhagen, Denmark; Organising Freedom
2000Kajaani Art Museum; ITE,DIY LIves
2000Kaustinen; ITE, DIY Lives
2000Art Tank, Belfast, Northern Irland; Viva Scanland
2000Centro de Arte la Estancia, Caracas, Venezuela
2000Antigo Tribunal, Braga, Portugal; Encontros da Imagem/Festival of Light
2000Cavalerizza, Torino, Italy; BIG Torino 2000, Biennial of Emerging Artists
2000Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Organising Freedom
1999Musée d’art Moderne et Conteporain, Strasbourg, France; Finnish Line:Starting Point
1998Sörlandets Art Museum, Kristiansand, Norway; Photo/Realities
1998Annika Sundvik Gallery, New York, USA; Granny Pine
1998Peri Photo Centre, Turku, Finland 80-years
1997Hotel Otava, Pori; Heartbreak Hotel
1997Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki; Contact
1997Palazzo de Renzzo, Bologna, Italy; The Art of Growing Up
1997Peri Photo Centre, Turku; The Young in the North
1997Finnish Cultural Centre, Antwerpen, Belgium; The Young in the North
1996Rådhuset, Copenhagen, Denmark; The Young in the North
1994Sysmä; Suvipinx
1993Old Cable Factory, Helsinki; Fotofinlandia-The Competition Final
1992Gallery Zebra, Karjaa; The Printed Photograph
1992Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki; Stop, The Dreams and Rusty everyday
1991Art Hall, Helsinki; The Colliding Interpretations
1989Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki; Focus- An Invitational Exhibition for Young Finnish photographers
1989Old Student House, Helsinki; The Young Photographers Exhibition
1986Von Fersen-Sveaborg, Helsinki; The Young Photographers Exhibition
                  
BOOKS
                  
2004Jouko Lehtola’s Finlandia (POC) ISBN 2-915409-03-
2002Kuvitelmia/Fantasies(Sara Hilden Art Museum) ISBN 952-9652-24-0 Works included
2000Stadin Nuoret/Urban Youth (Tammi) ISBN 951-31-1782-0 Works included
2000Itse tehty elämä ITE/DIY Lives (Maahenki) ISBN 952-5328-06-6 Works included
1999Vile Bodies: Photography and the Crises of Looking (Prestel) ISBN 3-7913-1940-X Works included
1992The Dreams and Rusty Everyday(Tammi) ISBN 951-30-9919-9Participant photographer in the book project
                  
BIBLIOGRAPHY
                  
Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finnland, 2003, by Andreas Vowinckel, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein und Ernst Wasmuth Verlag ISBN 3-8030-3306-3 (catalogue)
Johnny Kniga 2/2003 "Jouko Lehtola kuvaa nuoret ja vammaiset" by Markus Ånäs ISSN 1458-9583
Clockwise- New Nordic Contemporary Art, Nifca Publications 16 by Stine Hoholt, ISBN 951-8955-65-4 (C)
Beyond Paradise - Nordic Artists Travel East, 2002 by David Elliott, Moderna Museet ISBN 91-7100-658-3 (C)
Valoa 1839 - 1999/Finnish Photography, pages 179-180, 224 by Arja Elovirta, Suomen valokuvataiteen Museo
Encontros da Imagem 2001 (C)
Katalog, Journal of Photography & Video, spring 2001 "Power to the People" by Staffan Schmidt ISBN 87-7766-106-0
Encontros da Imagem, 2000 (C)
Big Torino 2000, biennial of Emergencing Artists, Edizione Lindau (C)
Kunstmagasinet 1% no.9-10/ 2000 "The Evil North" by Mika Hannula
Organising Freedom/Nordic Art of the 90’s,2000 by David Elliott, Moderna Museet (C)
Siksi-The Nordic Art review no.3-4 1998
Finnish Line-Starting Point,1998 by Paul Hervé Parsy, Musées de Strasbourg ISBN 2-901833-42-X (C)
Daily Telegraph Magazine,september 1998, "Lost weekend" by Neil McCormick
Independent 24/3 1998 "Vile Bodies" by Ann Treneman
Dokumentti 11 valokuvaajaa, 1998, by Olli Haapio, Musta Taide
Biennale Syd 1998 Foto/Realiteter by Svein Thorud, ISBN 82-994332-1-5 (C)
Zoom International, may-june 1997
Fanny & Darko, the Art of Growing Up, 1997, by Carlo Roberti, Edizione Gabriele Mazzotta, ISBN 88-202-1223-4 (C)
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Valokuva/Finnish Photography 3/94 Fotofinlandia issue
Valokuva/Finnish Photography 1/94 by Ronald Winter
                  
TV PROGRAMS
                  
2000Hopi Lebel: Helsinki, Non Sous Titre, Paris Cable Channel
2000Penny Woolcock: Vile Bodies-Three Films about Photography and Our Taboos, Channel Four, U.K
                  
GRANTS AND PRIZES
                  
2002-03State Grant for Photographic Art
1998-00State Grant for Photographic Art
1996Young Finland Prize, Central Committee of Arts
1996State Grant for Photographic Art
1994State Grant for Photographic Art
                  
COLLECTIONS
                  
Arken , Museum for Moderne Kunst, Denmark
Moderna Museet, Sweden
KIASMA, Finnish Contemporary Art Museum
Finnish Museum of Photography
Helsinki City Art Museum
Espoo City Art Museum
State of Finland
Lars Swanljung Collection