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Kuutti Lavonen in his Studio 2004
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KUUTTI LAVONEN
b. 1960, lives and works in Helsinki
ART STUDIES
1978-79 Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche, Urbino, Italy
1980-84 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 1981 | Valokuvakirjan galleria, Helsinki |
| 1982 | Kotka City Library
Galleria Pinacotheca, University of Jyväskylä |
| 1983 | Galleria Nykyaika, Tampere |
| 1984,1985 | Galleria Katariina, Helsinki |
1986 | Studio, Helsinki Art Hall
Studio, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä |
| 1987 | Kemi Art Museum
Galerie Pelin/Galleria Fantasia, Helsinki |
| 1988,1989 | Printmakers' Gallery, Helsinki |
| 1989 | Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku |
| 1990 | Siilinjärven Artsi, Siilinjärvi
Galleria Janus, Helsinki
Mikkeli Photography Centre
Promenadigalleria, Hyvinkää
Söderkulla Manor, Siuntio |
| 1991 | Heinävesi Municipal Centre, Heinävesi |
| 1992 | Galleria Sirius, Jyväskylä
Kerava Art Museum, (Aune's Gallery), Kerava
Joensuu Art Museum, (with Jean-Francois Octave), Joensuu
Galleria G, Helsinki |
| 1993 | Kirkkonummi Library |
| 1994 | Galleria Hippolyte, Helsinki
Pyynikinlinna, Tampere
Matinpalo Museum, Nastola
Galleria Andromeda, Mikkeli |
| 1995 | Villa Jankovsky, Kajaani |
| 1996 | Galleria Sirius, Jyväskylä
Jämsän Kivipankki (with Pertti Kukkonen), Jämsä
Galleria G, Helsinki |
| 1997 | Tikanoja Museum, Vaasa
Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka
Galleria Pictor, Nummela |
| 1998 | Studio G, Helsinki |
| 1999 | Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Galleria Joella, Turku
Galleria G, Helsinki |
| 2001 | Art Cabinet, Pori
Galleria K, Huittinen |
| 2002 | Turku Art Museum |
| 2003 | Boknäs Galleria (with Matti Hintikka), Helsinki
Galleria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki
Galleria Duetto (with Catherine Keun), Helsinki. |
OFFICIAL AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
has participated in official and group exhibitions since 1978
EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
| 1984 | Five Young Printmakers touring exhibition, Umeå, Sweden, Intergrafik, East Berlin
Young Finnish Printmaking, Aberdeen Youth Festival, Scotland
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| 1985,1986 | Nuremberg International Drawing Triennial, West Germany, 1985, Linz, Austria, 1986 |
| 1987-88 | A Visit by 8 Finnish Printmakers, Artists' Association of Finland turning exhibition, Denmark |
| 1987-88 | Arte Moderno Finlandés, Centro de Arte y Comunicacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Museo des bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay;
Sala Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela;
Museo de Arte Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Columbia;
Museo Omar Rayo, Rondanillo, Columbia
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| 1988 | Five Young Helsinki Artists, invited exhibition arranged by Artists' Association of Helsinki, Warsaw, Prague
Finnish-Soviet Association exhibition, Baku, USSR |
| 1989-90 | Finnish Printmaking, touring exhibition, Södermanland province, Sweden |
| 1990 | The Helsinki Group, Vaal galleria, Tallinn, Estonia |
| 1991,1993 | Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
Five Finnish Printmakers, Malaga University, Spain
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| 1992 | Arco 92, Madrid, (with Vaal Galleria, Tallinn)
Le mythe de la périphérie, Institut finlandais. Paris, France
Galeria La Ventana, Valencia, Spain
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| 1994 | Miart 94, Milan, Italy
Haus Ungarn, Berlin
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| 1995 | Arco 95, Madrid, Spain
Institut Finlandais, Paris, France
Galerie Memoranda, Caen, France
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| 1996 | Casino de Lons-le-Saunier, France
"Den Gyldne" (invited), Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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| 1997 | Galeria Brita Printz, Madrid, Spain (with Tuula Lehtinen) |
| 1998 | Unesco, Salle des Actes, Paris |
| 1999 | Foyer Européen, Luxembourg
Cercle Münster, Luxembourg
Finnish Cultural Institute for Benelux, Antwerp, Belgium
"Den Gyldne" (invited), Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Germany
Estampa, Graphic arts fair (with Tero Laaksonen), Madrid, Spain
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| 2002 | Northern Dimensions, Kuwait |
| 2003 | Foyer Européen, Luxembourg
Interférence I, Atelier Arcay, Paris, France
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WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
The Finnish State, Museum of Contemporary Art, Finnish Parliament, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Pori Art Museum, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Turku Art Museum, Alvar Aalto Museum / City of Jyväskylä, Imatra Art Museum, Kuopio Art Museum, Tampere Art Museum, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Kouvola Art Museum, Lahti Art Museum, Oulu Art Museum, Rauma Art Museum, Photographic Museum of Finland, the Cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Espoo, Vantaa, Kotka, Porvoo, Forssa, Lohja, Raisio and Rauma, the Municipalities of Heinävesi, Siilinjärvi and Siuntio, Rovaniemi Art Museum / Wihuri Foundation, Harkonmäki Collection, Yrjö A. Jäntti Art Collection, Kuntsi Art Museum, The Kaleva newspaper's collection, Teresa and Rafael Lönnström Foundation, Paulo Foundation, Saastamoinen Foundation, Pyynikinlinna art collection, Kerava Art and Culture Association, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki Evangelical Lutheran parishes, Mikkeli Diocese, Kirkkonummi Parish, Nordea Bank, OKO Bank, Sampo Insurance Company, Sonera, The Swedish State, Art Museum of Estonia, Malaga University collection, Spain
PRIZES
1984 Honourable mention at international Intergrafik exhibition, East Berlin
1986 Runner-up for Young Artist of the Year 1986, exhibition in Tampere Art Museum
1989 Joint first place Mino Pro Graphica, Lohja
1991 First place in mural painting competition for Vaasa City Theatre extension
1999 Channel MTV3 Cultural Prize 1998
2003 Honourable mention by Fine Arts Society of Finland
PUBLIC WORKS
1992 Vaasa City Theatre extension mural painting
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Finnish Graphic Artists
Union for Finnish Painters
Association of Photographic Artists
Artists' Association of Helsinki
Society of Photographic Art
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