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| EDUCATION |
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| 1993-98 | Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Department of Media Studies (Master of Fine Arts 1997) |
| 1996 | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Media Arts |
| 1989-95 | University of Art and Design Helsinki, Department of Ceramics and Glass, Master of Arts 1995 |
| 1988-89 | University of Oulu, Department of Architecture |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2007 | Galleri Thomas Wallner, Malmö, Sweden |
| Specimen, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York |
| Gallery Husa, Tampere |
| Terrarium, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden |
| Örebro konsthall, Sweden |
| 2006 | Gathering, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki |
| Casting, Pori Art Museum, Project Room |
| Staging, Nelimarkka museum, Alajärvi |
| 2004 | Fiktio (Fiction), Gallery Artina, Helsinki |
| Gallery K, Huittinen |
| 2003 | Amos Anderson Art Museum (with Markus Kåhre) |
| Välillä (In between) ,Galleria Sculptor , Helsinki |
| 2001 | Galleri Leena Kuumola, Helsinki |
| Uusia töitä (New works), Galleria Titanik , Turku |
| 1998 | Kluuvin Galleria, Helsinki |
| 1997 | Ero (Difference), Arabia Gallery, Helsinki |
| Nyt (Now), Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki |
| 1995 | Kiven voittaa paperi (Paper beats stone), Gallery of Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2008 | Fluid Street, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
| Sculpture and Object XIII, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Insiders in Landscape, AnnLanntair, Outer Hebrids, Scotland |
| 2007 | Carnegie Art Award 2008, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
| Beginnings: Sculptors as Draftsmen, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York |
| Zoo, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki |
| Boogie Woogie, Helsinki Kunsthalle |
| 2006 | Moving in Margins, Vantaa Artmuseum |
| Flower as Picture, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki |
| Eye to Eye, Anttolanhovi, Anttola, Finland |
| 2005 | Beijing Biennale, Beijing, China |
| Purnu, Orivesi |
| Labyrith, Fiskars * |
| Turku Biennale, Aboa Vetus Ars Nova, Turku* |
| WIEW05, Forum Box, Helsinki |
| MUU 18 v., Kunsthalle Helsinki , |
| Betonia (Conrete), Aune gallery, Kerava Artmuseum, Kerava |
| Riihigallery, Kuhmoinen |
| Finnish Artists' Association Annual Exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki, |
| 2004 | European Triennal of Small-scale Sculpture, gallerija Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| Vaiheilla, Nakkila |
| 2003 | Forum Box , Helsinki |
| K´03, South Karelia Art Museum , Lappeenranta |
| Mänttä Art Festival , Mänttä |
| Suvi-Pinx , Sysmä |
| 2002 | Finnish Artists' Association Annual Exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
| 2001 | Galleria K, Huittinen |
| Aniceto Ortega 117, Mexico City |
| 1998 | Artgenda98, Stockholm |
| 1997 | Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki Spring Exhibition, Helsinki |
| In&Spiritum ,Galleria Rajatila , Tampere |
| Impermanent , Gallery of Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki |
| Ja yöllä tuuli kääntyy (And in the night the wind changes) , |
| 1996 | Kaukolämpöä (District heating) , former Criminal Investigation Department premises, Helsinki |
| Nurkka(Corner) , Museum of Jakobstad |
| Lumo (Enchantment) , Gallery of Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki |
| 1995 | Exhibition of Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
| 1994 | Exhibition of Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
| 1993 | Exhibition of Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
| Toimintaan on varauduttava (We must prepare for action) ,Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka and Jyväskylä City Library |
| 1992 | Exhibition of Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
| Rajoilla (Borderlands) , Regional exhibition of Uusimaa province, Helsinki |
| Annilla ,Gallery Allinna , Riihimäki |
| Interaction in Ceramics , University of Art and Design Helsinki |
| 1991 | Exhibition of Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki |
| Reaktioita (Reactions) ,Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art |
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| PERFORMANCES WITH BAR (Björn Aho, Stig Baumgartner, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko) |
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| 2001 | DIA, Amorph 01, Helsinki |
| 2000 | A method, performance and installation, Momentum Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss, Norway |
| Method#3, Ex Teresa Arte Actual performance festival, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Brother, performance and installation, Paletten performance festival, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 1999 | Tekotapa (Method), performance and installation, Galleria Push Firma Beige, Helsinki |
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| PERFORMANCES WITH NE+ |
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| 2001 | Palo (Burning) , Brrrr live art festival, Porto, Portugal |
| 1998 | Palo (Burning) , Artgenda98, Stockholm |
| 1997 | Palo (Burning) , ON performance festival, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Ja yöllä tuuli kääntyy (And in the night the wind changes) , Finnish Artists' Association summer festival, Riihimäki |
| Ja yöllä tuuli kääntyy (And in the night the wind changes) , Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki |
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| VIDEO FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS |
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| 2006 | Wiew 2006, The Korjaamo culture factory, Helsinki |
| 2002 | Club Night, Galleri Leena Kuumola, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Neige sur neige , Quebec, Canada |
| 1999 | Nuit Blanche, Nordic Videotour (including): |
| Montevideo, Amsterdam |
| Moderna museet, Stockholm |
| Uppsala Konstmuseum |
| Salon 3, London, England |
| Kunstahalle Basel, Switzerland |
| Soros Center, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Modena Galerie, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Soros Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Soros Center, Kiev, Ukraine |
| Museum Ludvig, Budapest, Hungary |
| 1998 | Soros Center, Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Soros Center, Chsnau, Moldovia |
| VideoKapuum, Galleria Titanik Turku |
| Nuit Blanche, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris |
| 1997 | AV-Biennale, Lahti |
| MuuMedia festival, Helsinki |
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| OTHER ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES |
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| 1998 | Live installation project, Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki and Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki |
| 1994 | Three short films (Group Hanna Pajala, Aku Louhimies, V-P Rannikko) Screened at the TV1 Gabriel-bakkanaali |
| 1993 | Video set design together with Marika Orenius for dance performance Aliisa, enkelintekijä (Aliisa, the angel maker) by Jussi Nousiainen, Helsinki |
| 1991 | Lokakuu (November) project, performance project by Zodiak and Venus Theatre, Helsinki Purkusaneeraus (Demolition Redevelopment) , performance, Night of the Arts, Helsinki |
| 1988-89 | Actor and set designer in the Oulu Student Theatre |
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| WORKS IN COLLECTIONS |
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| Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma |
| Amos Anderson Art Museum |
| Helsinki City Art Museum |
| Arabia Museum |
| Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation |
| Fine Arts Association of Finland |
| Saastamoinen foundation |
| SOK |
| Tikkurila |
| Pohjola Group Plc |
| Private collections |
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| PUBLIC WORKS OF ART |
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| 2000 | Approx. 6 billion kilometres , Mellunmäki Primary School, Helsinki |
| 2005 | Aaumu, Torpparinmäki, Helsinki |
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| AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS |
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| 2008 | Arvo Ylppö Sculpture Competition, 2nd prize |
| 2007 | Maire Gullichsen Foundation Award |
| 2006 | Stina Krooks Foundation Award |
| William Thuring Award |
| 2003 | Fine Arts Association of Finland Ducat Prize |
| 2003 | University of Jyväskylä, Ylistönrinne sculpture competition (Committee for the Purchase of Works for the State Art Collection), 2nd place, honorary mention |
| Uutela district invited competition (City of Helsinki), 3rd place |
| 2002 | Raimo Utriainen Foundation award |
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| GRANTS |
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| 2006 | Finnish Cultural Foundation, 3-year grant |
| 2004 | 1-year government grant |
| 2003 | Alfred Kordelin Foundation |
| City of Helsinki, project grant |
| Ministry of Education grant for the public use of works of art |
| 2002 | Fine Arts Association of Finland |
| Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Fund |
| 2001 | VISEK Centre for the Promotion of Visual Art |
| 2000 | 1-year government grant |
| 1999 | The Arts Council of Finland |
| Alfred Kordelin Foundation |
| 1998 | Paulo Foundation |
| Finnish Cultural Foundation, Varsinais-Suomi Fund |
| 1997 | he Arts Council of Finland, project grant |
| City of Helsinki |
| Ministry of Education grant for the public use of works of art |
| 1996 | Arabia Cultural Foundation |
| 1992 | Arabia Cultural Foundation |
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| MEMBERSHIPS |
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| Association of Finnish Sculptors |
| Muu ry (member of exhibition team 2001-2003) |
| AV-arkki |
| Forum Box co-operative (member of action group 2) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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| 2006 | Valos, catalogue, Porin Taidemuseo |
| Roger Gustaffsson:"The Magic of the singular", World Sculpture News 1/2006 |
| 2005 | Artists presentation , tv-program, Yle-Teema |
| Pessi Rautio:"Vesa-Pekka Rannikko", Taidetta talossa catalogue |
| Vesa-Pekka Rannikko: text in the exhibition Labyrinth catalogue, Fiskars |
| Silja Lehtonen: Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Turkubiennal 2005 catalogue |
| Klas Fontell:"Vihdoinkin betonia!", Taidemuseo.fi 02/2005, Helsinki City Art museum |
| Klaus Söderlund:"Betonia!-betonitaidetta kaupunkeihin", Betoni-magazine3/2005 |
| 2004 | Bo Nilsson:Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, European Triennal of small-scale sculpture, exhibiton catalogue, Gallerija Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| Paula Toppila:”The joy of asking and experimenting”, Artist of the month, Frame, www.frame-fund.fi |
| 2003 | Vesa-Pekka Rannikko: text in the K´03 exhibition catalogue, Lappeenranta |
| 2000 | Paula Toppila: "A brief introduction to B, A and R", Park (catalogue for the Momentum exhibition), Moss, Norway |
| 1998 | Maaretta Jaukkuri: "Stories told and repeated, video works from Finland", Nuit Blanche, Scènes Nordiques: les années 90. exhibition catalogue, Paris |
| 1998 | Leevi Haapala: Luolasta kohti auringonvaloa", Kuvas magazine, Helsinki |
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| TEACHING |
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| 2005 | Helsinki University of Art and Design, Ma project supervision |
| 2004 | Tampere Polytechnic, School of Art and Media , course teacher, lecture |
| Lahti Institute of Fine Arts, evaluation |
| 2001- | MAA Art School , courses, basic instruction in art |
| 2003- | Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, MA project supervision, lectures |
| Pekka Halonen Academy , lecture, evaluation |
| 2000-01 | Annantalo Arts Centre video courses for children |
| 1993-00 | Espoo School of Art, art courses for children and young people |