TEEMU CV LEHMUSRUUSU

Born 1981, . + 358 (0)44 588 7668 Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. [email protected]

EDUCATION

2018– Doctoral Studies Aalto University. Helsinki, Finland Artistic Research School of Art, Design and Architecture

2016 Master of Arts Aalto University. Helsinki, Finland in Photographic Arts School of Art, Design and Architecture

2011 Lens Based Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany Contemporary Practices prof. Hito Steyerl

2011 Bachelor of Arts Aalto University. Helsinki, Finland in Photographic Arts School of Art, Design and Architecture

2006 Bachelor of Social Science University of Helsinki, Finland in World Politics Faculty of Social Sciences

SOLO SHOWS

2017 Atmorelational Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland Joint show with Kalle Kataila and Lasse Lecklin

2016 Million Years Ago Jönköping County Museum, Sweden

2015 Island Illusions Finlandsinstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden

2014 A Declaration of Love I II III Fotocentrum Raseborg, Finland

2013 Union Gallery Kalleria, Helsinki, Finland

2012 Love Is a Dog From Hell 00130Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2012 Bonsai No Kokoro Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland

2011 Voyage to the Bottom Gallery Sinne, Helsinki, Finland of the Sea

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 Nykyisen ajanhetken Galleria Lapinlahti, as Lehmusruusu & Rauhala jälkeinen aika Curated by Taiteilijakollektiivi KUNST

2017 Joka hetki on poikkeus Finnish State Art Commission 60 years jubileum show Riihimäki Glass Factory, Finland

2016 Alive and Well Showroom Berliini, with Anna Estarriola, Juhana Moisander & Pasi Rauhala

2016 Man Cave by Marttikerho Photographic centre Peri, Turku, Finland Collaboration with Kenneth Bamberg, Mikko Haiko, Karoliina Paatos & Aukusti Heinonen

2015 Between Clouds and Fossils Myymälä2, Helsinki, Finland With Kalle Kataila

2015 A Declaration of Love II Gislaved konsthall, Black Box, Gislaved, Sweden Curated by Mike Bode

2015 Art Fair Suomi 2015 , Helsinki, Finland Curated by Muu Artists’ Union

2015 Helsinki-sur-Mer Finnish Culture Institute, Paris, France Curated by Niklas Sandström

2014 Runokuu Virka Galleria, Helsinki City Hall, Finland Helsingin juhlaviikot Collaboration with JK Ihalainen. Curated by Minna Joenniemi 2014 Hetkinen – Mänttä XIX Art Festival 2014, Finland Mäntän kuvataideviikot Curated by Minna Joenniemi

2014 Art Athina 2014 Athens, Greece International Contemporary Curated by Artemis Potamianou Art Fair of Athens Represented by 00130Gallery Helsinki

2014 SUPERMARKET 2014 Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Independent Curated and represented by 00130Gallery Helsinki Art Fair

2013 Summer School Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland & TR1 Kunsthalle, Tampere, Finland. Curated group show

2013 Hellää vierasta valoa Photographic centre Peri, Turku, Finland Curated by Peri

2013 Epävakauden museo Helsinki University Museum Arppeanum, Finland Museum of Instability Curated by Anna Virtanen

2012 Uusi Muu Curated exhibition part of the Muu 25 years jubileum Muu Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2012 No Exit Helsinki Photography Biennial 2012 main event , Finland Curated by Ari Kakkinen, Marko Karo, Harri Pälviranta, Kari Soinio & Hanna Weselius

2011 Looking Forward Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki, Finland & Gallery oyoy, Lahti, Finland Curated by Timo Kelaranta, Virpi Suutari & Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger

2011 Rundgang ‘11 UdK Berlin, Germany Curated by Hito Steyerl

2011 11x11 Elintila Gallery, Helsinki, Finland Curated by Anna Virtanen

2010 Je me souviens de Paris Finnish Culture Institute, Paris, France & Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland Curated by Andrea Holzherr

HAPPENINGS, PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS

2018– Trophic Verses – 4-year project in collaboration with Baltic Sea Action Group BSAG & 2022 Säkeitä ravintoketjulta Finnish Meteorological Institute. Funded by Kone Foundation.

2018 Field_Notes – Art &science field laboratory organized by the Bioart Society at the Ecology of Senses Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in Lapland, Finland.

2017 Museosafari Natural History Museum of Helsinki Curated by Laura Köönikkä

2016 Among Clouds and Fossils – Aalto University Department of Photographic Art On the Ontology of Art in the Master’s thesis Age of Humans

2015 Berlin Art Week 2015 Contemporary Video Art from Finland Gallery Toolbox, Berlin, Germany. Curated by Matti Vainio

2013 UNSEEN Book Market A Book of Lies at the Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam 26-29 September Editors Aukusti Heinonen & Teemu Lehmusruusu

2013 A Book of Lies – Editors Aukusti Heinonen & Teemu Lehmusruusu väritettyjä totuuksia Musta Taide 3 : 2013 Published by Valokuvauksen Opiskelijat ry & Musta taide

2012 Vartiosaaripäivä Vartiosaari Artists’ House, Helsinki, Finland

2012 YYY zine “Romantikko” Series in YYY’s issue nr 1 Laboratory - Art Space for Now Helsinki, Finland

2011 Karhunkaatoja – Aalto University Department of Photography Taide itsetutkiskelevana Bachelor’s thesis elämänmuotona 2011 Save the Males Gallery Kakelhallen, Mariehamn, Finland Live-installation with Kenneth Bamberg

2010 AHNE’10 Art Festival Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland

2009 Arabian Minimarket Arabian Minimarket, Temporary Art Space Helsinki, Finland

COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC WORKS

Coming 2019 Parent Material Unspecified location in Helsinki, produced by Telling Tree & Kunstventures. Supported by AVEK Mediarata.

Coming 2018 The Reservoir (working title) Commissioned installation for the collection of EMMA – Espoo Museum Modern Art.

2018 Stories from the Shore – Lehmusruusu§& Rauhala, Jyväskylä Kangas district Tarinoita rannalta

2017 Maa jalkojemme alla LUX Helsinki festival 2017

2017 5.5 Finland 100 years jubileum / The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners

2016 Törmänkätkö As Lehmusruusu§& Rauhala, Koroinen, Turku

2016 Joenvänkä As Lehmusruusu§& Rauhala, Silmänjuhla Art Festival, Salo

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art

Finnish National Gallery, The Collection of Finnish State Art Commission

Jönköping County, Sweden

Private collections

GRANTS

Koneen Säätiö, Kone Foundation

Finnish Art Society’s Young Artist Grant

Alfred Kordelinin säätiö

FRAME Visual Art Finland

Arts Promotion Centre Finland

AVEK The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture

Aalto University

Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse

Svenska kulturfonden

MEMBERSHIPS

Av-arkki – the Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art

Muu Ry – Muu Artists’ Association

Valokuvataiteilijoiden liitto – Union of Artist Photographers

TEACHING / LECTURING

Aalto ARTS, Department of Media

TAMK Tampere University of Applied Sciences

VNF Västra Nylands folkhögskola