A U R O R A   R E I N H A R D


Born in 1975 in Helsinki
Lives and works in Helsinki
                  
Studies
                  
1995-03MFA, Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Department of Media Studies
1998School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University, Sweden
                  
Filmography
                  
2006-08Encounters, 12 min. (ongoing project)
2004Julio & Lupitá, 4:35 min.
2003Female, 25 min.
2002Boygirl, 12 min.
                  
Selected Solo Shows
                  
2008Teaser, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
2006Extraspazio, Rome, Italy
2005Helsinki City Art Museum, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki
2002Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania
1997Young Healthy Female, gallery of Academy of Fine Arts
                  
Coming 2008
                  
Just different - an extraordinary sexy show, 13.6-22.9.08, Cobra Museum, Amsterdam
"Kiosk", September 2008, site-specific art project commissioned by Vilnius 2009 Culture Capital Bureau
"remake 5", Room X, 10.10.2008 -11.1.2009, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
                  
Selected Group Shows
                  
2008La position de la terre, 17.2-4.5.08 CRAC Alsace, Rhinelander Contemporary Art Center
2007In Search of the Miraculous, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
2007Love Addiction, Gallery of Contemporary Art Monfalcone, Italy
2007Lost & Found, Shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
2007-08CasZuidas, Public Art Project, Amsterdam
2007Images Festival, Toronto, Canada (screening)
20065 Tage bis zum Ende der Kunst - Fremd bin ich eingezogen Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel
2006The Eighth Square - Gender, Life and Desire in Art since 1960, Museum Ludwig, Cologne
2006Art, Life & Confusion, 47th October Salon, Belgrade, curated by Renč Block
2006Cooling Out - On the Paradox of Feminism, The Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland
2006Cooling Out - On the Paradox of Feminism, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel
2006Suspended e-motion, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius
2006Fantastiskt Finsk, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm 8.4-22.5.06
2006The Faraway Nearby, White Box, New York 30.3-22.4.06
2006Songs of Love and Freedom, Platform Garanti, Istanbul 19.3-22.4.06
2006Paris Photo: Project Room: Singing, Swinging North, Carrousel du Louvre in Paris 16. -19.11.06 (screening)
2005-06Coolhunters, Kunsthalle Budapest, Künstlerhaus Vienna, Stadt Galerie Karlsruhe
2005Fractures of Life - works from the Museum Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki
2003Coup de Coeur, a Sentimental Choice, CRAC Alsace, France
2003Girls Don't Cry, Parco Museum, Tokyo Japan
2002Media Art in Dialog 1992-2002, ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
                  
Selected Awards and Scholarships
                  
2005-073-year State Grant, Arts Council of Finland
20041-year State Grant, Arts Council of Finland
2002International Media Art Award, Centre for Art and Media (ZKM) Karlsruhe, Germany
                  
Public Collections
                  
Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
Helsinki City Art Museum
The Finnish State Art Collection
Oulu City Art Museum
Private collections in Italy, Belgium, Finland
                  
TV Broadcasts
                  
2007CAC-TV, Lithuania
2002ARTE Germany and France, 3sat Germany, SWR Germany
                  
Residencies
                  
2007Vilnius, CAC - Guest House (Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius), 1 month
2004-05Tokyo, AIT, 3 months
                  
Selected Articles
                  
2006Not just make-up: Teresa Macri, Artist of the Month, June 2006, Frame web page
2006The Tears of Eros: Laima Kreivyte, Framework 5/July
                  
Critiques
                  
Frieze, March 2007, critique on Cooling Out - Show
Circa, issue 118 winter 2006, critique on Cooling Out - Show
Art Review, December 2006, critique on Cooling Out - Show
Flash Art Italy, July-September 2005