T I M O T H Y   P E R S O N S                    EDUCATION                    1981 MFA, Master of Fine Arts, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California, USA                    WORK EXPERIENCE                    1977 Visiting Artist in Residence, Farollones Institute, Occidental, California, USA 1978 Art Consultant, Claremont Unified School District, California, USA 1980 Ceramic Instructor, summer session, Rhode Island School of Design, Nantucket, Massaschusetts, USA 1981–82 Ceramic Instructor, La Verne College, La Verne, California, USA 1982–83 Instructor, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland 1983 Instructor, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden 1983–86 Ceramic Director, Västra Nylands Folkhögskola, Karjaa, Finland Director of Ceramic Sculpture, National Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland 1988–91 Managing Director of Persons and Lindell Gallery, Helsinki, Finland 1994–99 Senior Lecturer, professional studies, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland 1999– Director of Professional Studies, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland                    EXHIBITIONS                    GROUP EXHIBITIONS                    1977 Irvine Gallery, University of California, Irvine, California, USA 1977–78 Library Gallery, Ink and Clay Show No. 5,6,8, State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, USA 1978 College Show, Design Division of the American Ceramic Society, Los Angeles, California, USA 1979 Barnsdale Municipal Arts Gallery, Terra Sigillata, Los Angeles, California, USA 1980 State Polytechnic University, Ceramic Sculpture, Pomona, California, USA 1984 Gallery Ackerman, Stockholm Art Fair, Paintings, Stockholm, Sweden 1985 Barnsdale Park Municipal Gallery, "Art in Clay", Los Angeles, California, USA 1986 Lilla Galleriet, Stockholm Art Fair, Paintings, Stockholm, Sweden 1995 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, "Estrada", Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 1995 Galerie Apollo, Paintings, Porvoo, Finland 1996 Into Gallery, Mix Media, Helsinki, Finland 1998 Gallery TAIK, Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden 2000 Gallery Uusitalo, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 2000 Gallery Anhava, Stocholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden 2001 Gallery Anhava, Stocholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden 2002 "Enviroments", 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland                    SOLO EXHIBITIONS                    1979 Museum of African American Art, Ceramics, Los Angeles, California, USA 1979–80 Untitled Gallery, Teraa Sigillata and Sculpture, Los Angeles, California, USA 1980 Mandell Gallery, Terra Sigillata, Los Angeles, California, USA 1979 Marcia Rodell Gallery, Sculpture, Brentwood, California, USA 1981 Elemets Gallery, Ceramic Sculpture, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, USA 1981 Union St. Gallery, Ceramic Sculpture, San Francisco, California, USA 1980 Clayhouse Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA 1982 Gallery, Ceramic Sculpture, San Francisco, USA 1983 Arabia Gallery, Ceramic Sculpture, Helsinki, Finland 1984 Galerie Ackerman, Paintings and Ceramics, Helsinki, Finland 1984 America Center, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 1985 Lilla Galleriet, Paintings, Helsingborg, Sweden 1985 Galerie Ackerman, Ceramics, Tammisaari, Finland 1985 Galerie Grafiart, Paintings. Turku, Finland 1986 Lilla Galleriet, Paintings and Ceramic Sculpture, Helsinborg, Sweden 1986 Gallery Nuovo, Paintings, Lahti, Finland 1986 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 1986 Gallery Elva, Paintings, Stockholm, Sweden 1987 Galerie Grafiart, Paintings and Ceramics, Turku, Finland 1987 Salo Cultural Centre, Paintings, Salo, Finland 1988 Gallery White Room, Paintings, Tampere, Finland 1988 Lilla Galleriet, Paintings, Helsingborg, Sweden 1991 D’Arte Gallery, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 1993 Bronda Gallery, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 1993 Galerie Grafiart, Paintings and Ceramics, Turku, Finland 1994 Gallery Kiirina, Paintings, Tammisaari, Finland 1994 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 1995 Galerie Grafiart, Paintings and Ceramics, Turku, Finland 1997 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 2001 Gallery Uusitalo, Paintings, Helsinki, Finland 2002 Gallery Uusitalo, Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden 2003 Galerie sphn, Berlin, Germany                    CURATORIAL & PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE                    1997 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, "Take Off", 7 ceramic perspectives, Helsinki, Finland 1997– Stockholm International Art Fair, Gallery TAIK, Stockholm, Sweden 1998 Gallery TAIK, Me, myself and I: 20 perspectives mixed media, Helsinki, Finland 2000 Finnish National Gallery "Think" millennium exhibition, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland 2000– Art Forum Berlin, Gallery TAIK, Berlin, Germany 2000 New Art Gallery Walsall, "Magnetic North", 5 finnish photographers, Walsall, UK 2001 Christian Dam Gallery, 11 finnish photographers, Oslo, Norway 2002 Finnish Embassy, "Northern Spell", 4 finnish photographers, Washington DC., USA 2001 Toronto University Art Center, "Northern Spell", 4 finnish photographers, Toronto, Canada 2002 Helsinki City Museum, "New Photography", 5 finnish photographers, Helsinki, Finland 2002 Museum of Art and Design, "Masters of Arts", mixed media, Helsinki, Finland 2002 Finnish Museum of Photography, "Masters of Arts", photography, Helsinki, Finland 2002 Forum Box, "Masters of Arts", paintings and installations, Helsinki, Finland 2004 Finnish Museum of Photography, "30 by TaiK", Helsinki, Finland 2005 Kulturhuset, "30 by TaiK", Stockholm, Sweden                    GRANTS/AWARDS                    1979 Travel material grant from Air France, Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, California, USA and Clark Humanities Museum, Claremont, California, USA to photograph West African ceramic architecture 1980–81 Claremont Graduate School Fellowship Award, Claremont, California, USA 1996–02 Grant from Frame in 5 years 1996– Finnish-Swedish Cultural Fund 2001 Finnish Cultural Fund 2004 30 by TaiK, The Finnish Cultural Foundation 2004 30 by TaiK, Arts Council of Finland 2004 FRAME                    COLLECTIONS                    Fred Maer Ceramic Collection, Los Angeles, California, USA Väinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland Clarke Humanities Museum, Claremont, California, USA Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, California, USA OKO Bank Collection, Helsinki, Finland Nordea, Bank Collection, Helsinki, Finland Alko Collection, Helsinki, Finland Pentti Kouri Collection, New York, USA