KANT ST. KONGENSGADE 3, BAGHUSET, 1264 COPENHAGEN Ea Vasko Born 1980 in Helsinki. Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland Education: 2004-2009 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland Department of photography. Studies for Master of Arts 2005-2006 Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences 2001-2004 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland Department of photography. Studies for Bachelor of Arts 2000-2001 Voionmaan opisto, Ylöjärvi, Finland Department of photography 1999-2000 Västra Nylands Folkhögskola, Karjaa, Finland Department of photography Exhibitions 2015 Solo exhibition: Ea Vasko - Ma, KANT Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark 2014 FIN(N)ISH, Fresh contemporary art from Finland, Curated by Peter Surace, RARE Gallery. New York, USA 2012 Gallery TaiK, Vienna Art Fair, Austria Helsinki Abstract, Curated by Olaf Becker, Gallery Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salltzburg, Austria 2011 Touching Dreams - The Helsinki School, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark Galerie Forsblom, (Jacob Hashimoto, Ola Kolehmainen, Ea Vasko, Niko Luoma, Kaarina Kaikkonen, Helsinki Gallery TaiK, Madrid Photo, Madrid, Spain Solo exhibition: Ea Vasko - Photographs, Gallery Pictor, Vihti, Finland Gallery TaiK, Arco International Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid, Spain 2010 Galerie Forsblom, ArtHelsinki, Helsinki, Finland Galerie Forsblom, Billnäs Summer, Billnäs, Finland Galerie Forsblom, Art Paris, France Helsinki School-Photography and video now, Meilahti Art Museum, Helsinki Echoes of Light, Nanna Hänninen, Rita Jokiranta, Sandra Kantanen and Ea Vasko. TR1 Kunsthalle, Tampere 2009 Gallery TaiK, Paris Photo, France Gallery TaiK, Artissima, Torino, Italy Gallery TaiK, Art forum Berlin, Germany Helsinki School - New Art Photography from Finland, Loft Project Etagi, St. Petersburg, Russia Masters on the road, Gallery Norsu, Helsinki, Finland Solo exhibition Ea Vasko: Defining Darkness, G/P gallery Tokyo, Japan Drawn by light, together with Mikko Sinervo, Gallery TaiK Berlin, Germany Masters of Arts, University of art and design Helsinki, Finland 2008 Gallery TaiK, Paris Photo, France Dialogue entre 4 générations, Gallery Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France Gallery TaiK, Art Forum Berlin, Germany Rose Boreal-Actualités de la jeune scène photographique de L’Ecole d’Helsinki, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France Art fair Suomi, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland Solo exhibition Radiant night, Photographic gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland Sotheby ́s Scandinavian art auction, London, Great Britain All Colors, Galerie Forsblom Projects, Helsinki, Finland Rose Boreal-Actualités de la jeune scène photographique de L’Ecole d’Helsinki, Ecole des Beux-Ats, Paris, France Galerie Forsblom, Arte Fiera, Bologna, Italy Galerie Forsblom, Palmbeach3, Florida, United States WWW.GALLERIKANT.DK [email protected] KANT ST. KONGENSGADE 3, BAGHUSET, 1264 COPENHAGEN 2007 Gallery TaiK, Paris Photo, France Galerie Forsblom 30th anniversary exhibition, Helsinki, Finland Gallery TaiK, Art Forum Berlin, Germany Space & Identity, Lume Gallery, Helsinki, Finland The Helsinki School, The Finnish Museum Of Photography, Helsinki, Finland Solo exhibition Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki, Finland Photo Finnish - The Helsinki School, The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway 2006 Gallery TaiK, Paris Photo, France Vad Är Fotografi? - The Helsinki School. Borås Museum of Art, Borås, Sweden Gallery TaiK, Art Forum Berlin, Germany Rlah, Meguro Museum, Tokyo, Japan 2005 Gallery TaiK, Art Forum Berlin, Germany Die Vierte Generation, PPS Medienbunker, Hamburg, Germany Finnish Versions-The Helsinki School, Centrum för Fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden Gallery TaiK, Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden 2004 Transparent, curated by Jyrki Parantainen, Photographic gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland Vision and mind, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland 2003 9 henkeä, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland Moby Click, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland 2000 Gallery Zebra, Karjaa, Finland Selected articles and publications Helsingin Sanomat,13.4.2010 “ Nuorten rosot silottuvat Helsingin koulussa” (The rough edges of the young artists are smoothened out in the Helsinki School) By Timo Valjakka The Helsinki School volume 3, Hatje Kantz, 2009 The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography by Lyle Rexer, Aperture, 2009 Photographica magazine vol.15, summer 2009 : Helsinki School by Shigeo Goto Helsingin Sanomat, 14.5.2009 “Nuorten näyttelystä puuttuu valoa” (The light is missing in young mas- ters exhibition) By Sami Sykkö Helsingin Sanomat, 22.8.2008: “Valon kuvat vievät peruskysymyksiin” (Pictures of light leads us back to the basics) by Timo Valjakka Brand Literary Magazine 03 Spring/Summer 2008 Rose Boréal - Photographies de l’école d’Helsinki, Exhibition catalogue, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, France, 2008 The Helsinki School –New photography from TaiK, Hatje Kantz, 2007 Helsingin Sanomat 18.11.2007: Galerie Forsblom juhlii 30-vuotista taivaltaan. (“Galerie Forsblom is celebrating its 30 years”) by Timo Valjakka. Helsingin Sanomat 1.7.2007:”Helsinki School tarjoilee tuoreimman kattauksensa”. (“Helsinki School presents its freshest works”) by Anu Uimonen Helsingin Sanomat 20.5.2007: Epäjärjestys saa muodon. (“Disorder becomes a form”) by Anu Uimonen Kauppalehti 19.4.2007: Suomalainen valokuva kansainvälistyi. The Helsinki Schoolin menestystarina päätyi hienoksi kirjaksi (“Finnish photography got abroad. The success story of the Helsinki School in a beautiful book”) by Otso Kantokorpi Hot Shoe, #144, October / November 2006: “ Gallery TaiK -The Helsinki School” by Bill Kouwenhowen Die Vierte Generation, Exhibition catalogue, 2005 Recent grants 2014 Frame Fund Finland for international exhibition use, FIN(N)ISH, RARE Gallery. New York, USA 2014 Arts Promotion Center Finland, travel grant, FIN(N)ISH, RARE Gallery. New York, USA WWW.GALLERIKANT.DK [email protected] KANT ST. KONGENSGADE 3, BAGHUSET, 1264 COPENHAGEN Works in collections The Helsinki City Museum collection The Finnish Art Foundation collection G/P Gallery collection, Tokyo Pentti Kouri collection, New York Dia Art Foundation collection, New York Private collectors in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, United States Gallery representation KANT Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark Gallery TaiK, Berlin, Germany Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland Ea Vasko www.eavasko.com WWW.GALLERIKANT.DK [email protected].