JYRKI PARANTAINEN b. 1962 Lives and works in Helsinki STUDIES 1999 Licentiate of Arts (Photography), University of Arts and Design, Helsinki 1992 Master of Arts (Photography), University of Arts and Design, Helsinki SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2008 ’Dreams and Disappointments, Galeri PF, Poznan, Poland ’Horisontti - Horizon’, Galleria Heino, Helsinki ’Fire’, KFA Ballery, Berlin 2007 ‘Dreams and Disappointments’, Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin 2006 ‘Dreams and Disappointments’, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki 2005 ‘Orientations’, Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin 2003 ‘The Mystery of Satisfaction’, Galleri Pio Diaz, Copenhagen 2002 ‘The Mystery of Satisfaction’, Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo ‘Stage’, Gallery Krista Mikkola, Helsinki 2000 ‘Fire’, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik ‘Fire’, The Nordic House, Reykjavik ‘Fire’, Foto & Co, Turin ‘Fire’, Fotografiska Center, Copenhagen 1999 ‘Fire’, Contemporary Art Museum, Tampere 1998 ‘Fire’, Zinc Gallery in Luma, Stockholm ‘Fire’, The Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki 1997 ‘Earth’, Le Parvis, Tarbes, France ’The Sparkling Circle of the Heavenly Host’, (installation in public space), Helsinki 1995 ’Paldiski’, f-Gallery, Malmö, Sweden ’C2H5 o No’, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki 1993 ’Earth’, Gallery Luukku, Joensuu 1992 ’Earth’, Tapetenfabrik, Bonn, Germany, Center of Culture, Turku; Gallery Elvis, Pori 1991 ‘Earth’, Gallery Laterna Magica, Helsinki GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 ’Between Earth and Heaven’, Galleria Heino, Helsinki 2011 Helsinki School, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich 2010 ‘Tru(E)motion: The Helsinki School’,Daegu Photo Biennale 2010. Daegu, South-Korea ‘Memory Traces’, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany ‘Memory Traces’, galerie Brotfabrik, Berlin ‘The Helsinki School – Urban Space’, Gallery Taik, Berlin ‘Punainen - Red’, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo 2009 ‘Kauneudesta’, Galleria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki 2008 Purdy Hicks Gallery, London 2007 Gallery Heino, Helsinki ‘Silent Violence’, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu ‘Harmaa aines – The Helsinki School’, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki; ‘Finn Art’, Eskiltuna Art Museum, Sweden 2005 ‘Photology’, Milano ‘Personality - Photographs from the Helsinki School’, Kulturhuset, Stockholm ‘To look or to see’, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki 2004 ‘30 by Taik’, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki ‘Love me or leave me’, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki ‘Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finland’, Salo Art Museum, Salo 2003 ‘Corner Society’ (Bremer, Lehtola, Parantainen), Gallery Krista Mikkola, Helsinki ‘Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finland, Berlin; Mannheim; Waldkraiburg; Kiel Cottbus 2002 ‘Northern Spell’, The Embassy of Finland, Washington DC; Art Centre of Toronto University; Pyynikinlinna, Tampere ‘New Photographs: Brotherus, Kella, Kolehmainen, Lajunen, Parantainen’, Helsinki City Art Museum 2001 ‘Magnetic North’, The New Art Gallery Walsall, England ‘Aurora’, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Canada ‘Single Room’, Trevi Flash Art Museum, Italy ‘Portfolio’, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki ‘Finnish Photography’, Gallery Christian Dam, Copenhagen; Gallery Christian Dam, Oslo ‘Une Histoire Finlandaise’, Galerie Photo, Montpelier, France 2000 ‘Works from Kiasma Collection’, Tensta Konsthall, Sweden ‘Aratta’, Kopavogur Art Museum, Reykjavik ‘Big Torino 2000 Biennale’, Turin, Italy International Photographic Exhibition, Alessandria, Italy 1999 ‘Tila - Espaces’, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris ‘Auf der Suche nach der Verlorenen Zeit’, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin ‘Spaces’, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki ‘Focus in Fire’, Galerie Nei Liicht, Luxembourg Biennale de Giovani Artisti dell’Europa del Mediterraneo, Rome ‘Light’, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki 1998 ‘Me, myself and I’, Gallery Taik, Helsinki ‘Underexposed’, Stockholm 1997 Romeo Martinez International Award, San Marino ‘Drum and Camera’, Gallen-Kallela Museum, Helsinki ‘Paysages et matieres’, NCE, Paris ‘Photographies pour une itinerance’, NCE, Paris ‘Momentum’, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki ‘Enter’, Kunsthalle, Helsinki ‘Reflections in Circle’, Aberdeen, Scotland 1995 ‘The Play of Living Forms’, Gallery Otso, Espoo ‘Vents du Nord’, Bibliothègue H. Vincenot, Talant, France ‘Mai de la photo’, L’Ancien college des Jesuites’, Reims, France ‘3 Photographers from Finland’, The Museum of Photography, Tallinn, Estonia ‘Finnish Images in Print’, Eirmos Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece ‘Northern Realities’, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; The Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki 1992 ’Finland -92’, Konstakademien, Stockholm ’Decennium’, Bucharest; Scotland; Istanbul; Ankara; Barcelona; Madrid ’Painettu valokuva’, Gallery Zebra, Karjaa ’56 Nord’, Loppehallen, Århus, Denmark 1990 ‘Photofinlandia 1989’, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki 1988 ‘Nuori Suomi’, Retretti Art Center, Punkaharju ARTIST BOOKS Jyrki Parantainen, R.Kovalainen, K.Holopainen: GAIA, Silverprint-portfolio, TAIK Helsinki 1993 Jyrki Parantainen: MAA, Offset-litography portfolio, Opus 18, Helsinki 1991 Jordi Guaridor (alias Jyrki Parantainen): UNS TRETZE PETITS CATALANS, Offset-litography portfolio, Helsinki 1987 AWARDS William Thuring Award, The Fine Arts Society of Finland, 2006 SUOMI Award, the Arts Council of Finland (photography), 1998 Fotofinlandia Award, Finnfoto ry., 1989 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris Grenoble Artheteque, Grenoble Lahti Art Museum, Lahti Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris Mois de la Photo, Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki The Museum of Contemporary Art, Tampere The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Finnish State Art Collection Espoo City Art Collection Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo Kodak Company, Finland Bibliothègue H Vincenot, Talant Dorint Hotel, Brussels Henna and Pertti Niemistö Foundation, Hämeenlinna Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo Pyynikinlinna Art Collection, Tampere Oulu Art Museum, Oulu Pétur Arason Collection, Reykjavik Pentti Kouri Collection, New York Lars Swanljung Collection, Helsinki Private collections in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Creece ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Professor for photographic art, Aalto University, School of Arts and Design, 2010-2011 Professor for photographic art, School of Arts and Design, 2006-2010 Lecturer, assistant, School of Arts and Design, 1992-2005 CONFIDENTIAL POSTS Member of the board of Jouko Lehtola Foundation 2011- Member of the board of the Union of Artist Photographers 2000 - 2006 Vice-chair of the Union of the Artist Photographers 2002-2006 Member of the Arts Council of Helsinki metropolitan region 2004-2010 .