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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021

Portraits, St Catherine’s Church, Tallinn, Estonia

2017

Åland Islands Art Museum (duo with B.Talpsepp-Jaanisoo)

2013

Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland

Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden

2012

Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland

Oulu Art Museum, Finland (together with H.Vihriälä)

2009

Gallery Kone, Hämeenlinna, Finland

Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland (together with H.Jaanisoo)

Kaiku-Gallery, KUVA, Helsinki, Finland

2008

Turku Art Museum, Studio, Turku, Finland

2006

Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland

2002

Upton Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA

2001

Roterman Soolaladu, Contemporary Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022

Tuur Skulptuur, Telliskivi Creative City, Tallinn, Estonia

2019

Tila havainnon taustana, Riihimäki Old Glass Factory, Riihimäki, Finland

2019

IN SITU, Kunstgussmuseum, Hirzenhain, Germany

2017

Materian kans(s)a – kuvanveistoa tässä ajassa, Taidemuseo Eemil, Lapinlahti, Finland

2017

Laine parketil, Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Estonia

2014

Black Market, Gallery Sinne, Helsinki, Finland

2014

NordArt 2014, Carlshütte, Germany

2013

Monteaudio 13, Montevideo, Uruguay

OpenART 2013, Örebro, Sweden

NordArt 2013, Carlshütte, Germany

Events in Nature, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland

2012

53rd Edition of October Salon, Belgrade, Serbia

2011

Backstart, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland

Water – Sense and Sensation Exhibition, Turku, Finland

Wäinö! Sculpture Exhibition, Turku, Finland

Biennale of Contemporary Art, D-0 ARK Underground, Konjic, Bosnia

2009

The Father, the Son and the Holy Lake, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland

Pirkanmaa Triennal, Fine Art Exhibition of Tampere Region, Tampere, Finland

2008

Happy Together, Estonian Kunsthalle, Tallinn, Estonia

Hoviart, Anttola, Finland

The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland

2007

Hoviart, Anttola, Finland

2005

The 110th artist´s exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland

2004

Rauma Art Museum Rauma, Finland

Retretti Art Center Punkaharju, Finland

Compost, Pedvale Open-Air Artmuseum Sabile, Latvia

Home Sweet Home, Rotermani Soolaladu, Tallinn, Estonia

2003

City Art Exhibition, Jyväskylä, Finland

Keksi - Art Exhibition, Lahti, Finland

Pirkanmaa Triennial, Fine Art Exhibition of Tampere Region, Tampere, Finland

2002

Contemporary cast iron art, juried exhibition, Johnson Atelier, Trenton, NJ, USA

The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland

2001

Mehitamine, Roterman Soolaladu, Tallinn, Estonia

Art2Heart, Stockholm, Sweden

PUBLIC SCULPTURES AND COMMISSIONS

2018

Paradise Island, Lempäälä Municipality/Kiilto Family Oy, Finland

2018

Elephant, City of Jyväskylä, Finland

2018

Lokki, Helsinki Art Museum HAM, Finland

2016

Public artworks to Kuopio City Theatre, Kuopio, Finland

2015

Kuukkeli, Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland

2014

Second Rubberduck, City of Örebro, Sweden

2011

Rubber Duck, Tampere, Finland

2009

Everything is Possible, Viikki, Helsinki

2008

Munamuna, Pedvale Open-Air Artmuseum, Sabile, Latvia

2003

The House, Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

Sky Chair, Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum, Pedvale, Latvia

2002

Sally's Muffin, rubber, Griffis Sculpture Park, Ellicotville, USA

Mug, cast iron, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY, USA

Couch, rubber, PRATT Institute of Art, sculpture park, New York, USA

2001

Cow, cast iron, Pirkkala, Finland

Machine 1, wood, Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

2000

Dark Cloud, cast Iron, Veszprem town collection, Hungary

Monument for the Finnish civil war (1918), Pirkkala, Finland

1999

Hole, cast iron, Hamar, Norway

Monument for the 100 years of Finnish public education, (tog.with J.Mukala)

1998

Homo Birkkalensis, bronze, Pirkkala, Finland

Cast iron sculpture Leinovalu Factories, Salo, Finland

Just the fucking stones, granite sculpture, Pori-Kankaanpää, Finland

1997

Relationship, granite sculpture, Kankaanpää, Finland

Fiancé, granite sculpture, Kankaanpää, Finland

1996

Steel sculpture in Bagsvaerd park, Gladsaxe, Denmark

Monument for the Victims of the m/s'Estonia', Tallinn, Estonia

1993

Reliefs for the A.P. Mäkikylä, Ylöjärvi, Finland

Birds, Nuoliala elementary school, Finland

1992

Portrait of Juice Leskinen, Nokia, Finland

1990

Monument for the Jakob Hurt in Otepää, Estonia

Relief for the Jakob Hurt in Otepää church, Estonia

Hands, Nauvo, Finland

Girl, Pirkkala, Finland

1989

Monument for Villem Reiman in Kolga-Jaani, Estonia

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

Espoo Museum of Modern Art EMMA, Espoo, Finland

Estonian Art Museum Kumu, Tallinn, Estonia

MEMBERSHIPS

The Association of Finnish Sculptors – Member of Board

The Estonian Sculptors’ Associations – Member

The Estonian Artists’ Union – Member

The Finnish Union of University Professors – Member

The Artists’ Association of Finland – Member of the Board of Exhibitions (2012 – 2014)

The Director of Pirkkala’s Sculpture Park, Pirkkala, Finland

Gallery Representation: Helsinki Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland

TEACHING

2009–2020

Professor of Sculpture, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts

2006–2008

Professor, Head of Sculpture Department in the Estonian Academy of Arts

2002

Visiting Professor in the Sculpture Department of the Buffalo State College, NY, USA

1991–1999

Teacher of Sculpture in Kankanpää Art Institute, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Kankanpää, Finland

1993–1995

Teacher of Sculpture in Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland

1993–1994

Head of the Fine Art Department in Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland


Villu Jaanisoo Sculptor Born in 1963, Tallinn, Estonia Graduated from Estonian Art Academy, 1989 Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2021 Portraits, St Catherine’s Church, Tallinn, Estonia 2017 Åland Islands Art Museum (duo with B.Talpsepp-Jaanisoo) 2013 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden 2012 Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland Oulu Art Museum, Finland (together with H.Vihriälä) 2009 Gallery Kone, Hämeenlinna, Finland Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland (together with H.Jaanisoo) Kaiku-Gallery, KUVA, Helsinki, Finland 2008 Turku Art Museum, Studio, Turku, Finland 2006 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland 2002 Upton Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA 2001 Roterman Soolaladu, Contemporary Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2022 Tuur Skulptuur, Telliskivi Creative City, Tallinn, Estonia 2019 Tila havainnon taustana, Riihimäki Old Glass Factory, Riihimäki, Finland 2019 IN SITU, Kunstgussmuseum, Hirzenhain, Germany 2017 Materian kans(s)a – kuvanveistoa tässä ajassa, Taidemuseo Eemil, Lapinlahti, Finland 2017 Laine parketil, Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Estonia 2014 Black Market, Gallery Sinne, Helsinki, Finland 2014 NordArt 2014, Carlshütte, Germany 2013 Monteaudio 13, Montevideo, Uruguay OpenART 2013, Örebro, Sweden NordArt 2013, Carlshütte, Germany Events in Nature, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland 2012 53rd Edition of October Salon, Belgrade, Serbia 2011 Backstart, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland Water – Sense and Sensation Exhibition, Turku, Finland Wäinö! Sculpture Exhibition, Turku, Finland Biennale of Contemporary Art, D-0 ARK Underground, Konjic, Bosnia 2009 The Father, the Son and the Holy Lake, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland Pirkanmaa Triennal, Fine Art Exhibition of Tampere Region, Tampere, Finland 2008 Happy Together, Estonian Kunsthalle, Tallinn, Estonia Hoviart, Anttola, Finland The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland 2007 Hoviart, Anttola, Finland 2005 The 110th artist´s exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland 2004 Rauma Art Museum Rauma, Finland Retretti Art Center Punkaharju, Finland Compost, Pedvale Open-Air Artmuseum Sabile, Latvia Home Sweet Home, Rotermani Soolaladu, Tallinn, Estonia 2003 City Art Exhibition, Jyväskylä, Finland Keksi - Art Exhibition, Lahti, Finland Pirkanmaa Triennial, Fine Art Exhibition of Tampere Region, Tampere, Finland 2002 Contemporary cast iron art, juried exhibition, Johnson Atelier, Trenton, NJ, USA The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland 2001 Mehitamine, Roterman Soolaladu, Tallinn, Estonia Art2Heart, Stockholm, Sweden PUBLIC SCULPTURES AND COMMISSIONS 2018 Paradise Island, Lempäälä Municipality/Kiilto Family Oy, Finland 2018 Elephant, City of Jyväskylä, Finland 2018 Lokki, Helsinki Art Museum HAM, Finland 2016 Public artworks to Kuopio City Theatre, Kuopio, Finland 2015 Kuukkeli, Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland 2014 Second Rubberduck, City of Örebro, Sweden 2011 Rubber Duck, Tampere, Finland 2009 Everything is Possible, Viikki, Helsinki 2008 Munamuna, Pedvale Open-Air Artmuseum, Sabile, Latvia 2003 The House, Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia Sky Chair, Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum, Pedvale, Latvia 2002 Sally's Muffin, rubber, Griffis Sculpture Park, Ellicotville, USA Mug, cast iron, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY, USA Couch, rubber, PRATT Institute of Art, sculpture park, New York, USA 2001 Cow, cast iron, Pirkkala, Finland Machine 1, wood, Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia 2000 Dark Cloud, cast Iron, Veszprem town collection, Hungary Monument for the Finnish civil war (1918), Pirkkala, Finland 1999 Hole, cast iron, Hamar, Norway Monument for the 100 years of Finnish public education, (tog.with J.Mukala) 1998 Homo Birkkalensis, bronze, Pirkkala, Finland Cast iron sculpture Leinovalu Factories, Salo, Finland Just the fucking stones, granite sculpture, Pori-Kankaanpää, Finland 1997 Relationship, granite sculpture, Kankaanpää, Finland Fiancé, granite sculpture, Kankaanpää, Finland 1996 Steel sculpture in Bagsvaerd park, Gladsaxe, Denmark Monument for the Victims of the m/s'Estonia', Tallinn, Estonia 1993 Reliefs for the A.P. Mäkikylä, Ylöjärvi, Finland Birds, Nuoliala elementary school, Finland 1992 Portrait of Juice Leskinen, Nokia, Finland 1990 Monument for the Jakob Hurt in Otepää, Estonia Relief for the Jakob Hurt in Otepää church, Estonia Hands, Nauvo, Finland Girl, Pirkkala, Finland 1989 Monument for Villem Reiman in Kolga-Jaani, Estonia WORKS IN COLLECTIONS Espoo Museum of Modern Art EMMA, Espoo, Finland Estonian Art Museum Kumu, Tallinn, Estonia MEMBERSHIPS The Association of Finnish Sculptors – Member of Board The Estonian Sculptors’ Associations – Member The Estonian Artists’ Union – Member The Finnish Union of University Professors – Member The Artists’ Association of Finland – Member of the Board of Exhibitions (2012 – 2014) The Director of Pirkkala’s Sculpture Park, Pirkkala, Finland Gallery Representation: Helsinki Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland TEACHING 2009–2020 Professor of Sculpture, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts 2006–2008 Professor, Head of Sculpture Department in the Estonian Academy of Arts 2002 Visiting Professor in the Sculpture Department of the Buffalo State College, NY, USA 1991–1999 Teacher of Sculpture in Kankanpää Art Institute, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Kankanpää, Finland 1993–1995 Teacher of Sculpture in Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland 1993–1994 Head of the Fine Art Department in Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland

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