CV
Jyrki Riekki contact: jyrki.riekki@gmail.com
Jyrki Riekki
Born 1976 in Oulu, Finland. Lives and works in Helsinki Finland.
Memberships
2008- Finnish Painters’ Union
Studies
2008 MFA, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
2000-2004 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (Painting Department)
1998-2000 Turku Drawing School
1995-1996 Imatra Art School
1993-1995 Liminka Art School
Nominations
2009 Ars Fennica, Other candidates: Jussi Kivi, Petri Yrjölä, Matti Kalkamo, Mika Karhu
Ars Fennica Expert: Vicente Todoli
Selected solo exhibitions
2011 Sunday Morning Coming Down, S.P.G, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 At The Crossroads, Hasan & Partners, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Got Blues, Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Inner Exile Resurrectum, Knoth & Krüger, Berlin
2010 The Ghost Of Freedom, Susanne Petterson Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Drunken Boat, Galleri 21, Malmö, Sweden
2008 All You Can Eat Buffet, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland
2007 Limn studio, Los Angeles, USA
2006 Faustian Thirst, Limn Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2005 Something from the.., Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland
2004 Cornflower Nightmare, Forsblom Graphics, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Salonkikelpoinen, Final Degree Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Helsinki
2003 Feel free to enjoy, the world´s gone mad!, Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Helsinki
2002 Paintings, Academy of Fine Arts, main building, Helsinki
Selected performances
2012 Friendly War, with Jasa Mrevlje. Kibla, Maribor, Slovenia
2011 New Teeth=New Life, performance held live online. Helsinki-the Lovest, Moderna
Galerija, Tomsiceva 14, Ljubljana
2010 Cold Men Celebrating Nuclear Power, front of the Parliament House
with Jani Lempiäinen, Helsinki Finland
2009 Born Between Piss & Shit, with Samuli Nieminen
Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland
2004 The Blackroom Act: “Bocks”, Direct Exposure City Festival, Helsinki
2003 The Blackroom Act, Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Helsinki
Stage performances
2006 The Blackroom Act: Born Under Saturn, Zodiak Center for New Dance, Helsinki, Fin
2004 The Blackroom Act: Love is redeemed at christmas, Zodiak Center for New Dance
Selected group exhibitions
2013 Deeper Than Surface, Pori Art Museum, Finland
2012 Öster om solen, väster om mÅnen…Växjön Konsthall, Växjö, Sweden
2012 Friendly War, with Jasa, Kibla, Maribor, Slovenia
2011 Lords Of Dirt, UGM, Maribor, Slovenia
2011 The Scream, exhibition about Fear, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway
2011 Degenerate Art Festival, Astoria Hall, Helsinki, Finland
2011 Market art fair, presented by Susanne Petterson gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Magma, 5 artists groupshow, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
2011 Olen Sosialisti, Anarkisti…Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
2010 Suffixiones, Galleria Gjutars, Vantaa, Finland
2010 Art Copenhagen, ( presented by SPG, Stockholm ) Denmark
2010 Vom Dunkeln Geschluckt, Ars Auttoinen, Auttoinen, Finland
2010 Art Today Louhitalo, Eno, Finland
2010 More Than Life, Lars Johnsson Collection, Pori Art Museum, Finland
2010 Olen Sosialisti, Anarkisti… Hämeelinna Art Museum, Finland
2009 Ars Fennica, Museum of contemporary art, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
2009 Ei Saa Peittää, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden
2009 Koti Taiteen Näyttämönä, Loviisa, Finland
2009 Ville Löppönen vs. Jyrki Riekki, Napa gallery, Rovaniemi, Finland
2008 Every Body Counts, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway
2007 Punk Panther, Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland
2007 The Wound, Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2007 The Wound, Gallen-Kallela Museum, Tarvaspää, Finland
2006 Vasemmalle, Taidehalli, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Taiteilija ja katsoja, Sara Hilden Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
2006 Seattle, Limn Gallery, USA
2006 Miami Art fair, Limn Gallery, USA
2006 Young Artists, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland
2005 Joulutähdet, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Pax 4 Paratiisi, Rauha Hospital, Joutseno, Finland
2004 Pysäkki, Kajaani Art Museum
2003 Pysäkki, Oulu Art Museum, , Finland
2002 Masters of the Universe, Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Turun taiteilijaseuran 75 – vuotisnäyttely, Brinkkala Gallery, Turku, Finland
1999 Pohjois-Suomen aluenäyttely, Oulu Art Museum, Finland
1998 Oulun taiteilijatyöpaja, Maximedian valomainostaulut, Oulu, Finland
1997 Galleria Art Halvare, Oulu, Finland
1996 Main Library, Oulu, Finland
Works in collections
Nordea, Stockholm, Sweden
Oulu Art Museum, Finland
Malmö Art Museum, Sweden
Sara Hilden Art Museum, Finland
Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland
Apoteksbolagets Konstförening, Sweden
Paulon Säätiö, Finland
Tuulensuu collections, Finland
Pori Art Museum ( Lars Göran Johnsson Collection ) Finland
Private collections, Finland, USA, Sweden, France
Grants and awards
2013 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2011 Arts Council of Finland
2010 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2009 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2008 Arts Council of Finland
2007 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2006 Cultural Foundation of Vantaa
2006 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2005 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2004 Kesko
2002 Oulun Saskiat
Selected public works
2010 Book Cover: Poems about Love, Death and Heavy Metal by Ron Riekki, Gypsy Daughter, USA
2008 Book cover: Ingenting, ingen, ingensteds, aldri by Morten Oen. Forlaget Oktober, Norway
2004 Illustrations for tv-series ”Historiaa huonomuistisille”, Yle Teema, Finland
1997 Series of portrait paintings, Highschool of Karjasilta, Oulu, Finland
Selected bibliography
2011 The Scream, exhibition catalog, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway
2010 Finnish contemporary artists close up, WSOY, Finland
2009 Ars Fennica, exhibition catalog, Finland
2009 Koti Taiteen Näyttämönä, Loviisa, Finland
2009 Ei Saa Peittää, exhibition catalog Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden
2008 Every Body Counts, exhibition catalog, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway
2007 “Wound” exhibition catalog, Gallen-Kallela Museum and Rauma Art Museum
2006 “Faustian Thirst”, exhibition catalog, Limn gallery, San Francisco
2006 Pinx Masters of Painting, (Pilvi Kalhama) Weilin-Göös, Finland
2005 “Tyhjän Mahan Kutsu”, Myllyteatteri publication, Like, Finland
Selected reviews and texts
2011 Brutal överdrift I granna färger, Huvudstadsbladet, Camilla Granbacka
2011 Magma, Exberliner, Berlin, Germany
2010 Maailma on suuri luurankokaappi Merja Ilpala-Klemm, Turun Sanomat
2010 Jyrki Riekki puree muttei kerjää, Leena NygÅrd, Keskipohjanmaa
2010 “Ruokkivaa kättä pitää purra” Sanna Hirvonen, Kiasma magazine
2010 Ars Fennica rewievs in several newspapers and magazines.
2009 Taidemaalaus/Taidemaalariliitto 1/2009
2009 Leikkejä Rimbaudin varjossa, Seija Lappalainen, Lapin Kansa
2009 Falloksia ja vyöryvää lihaa, Marjaana Niskala, Kaleva
2009 Hattupäinen hautajäärä, Richard Kautto. Lapin Kansa
2009 Spelet mellan ljus och mörker,Britte Montigny, Skånska Dagbladet
2009 På liv och död, Conny C-A Malmqvist, Kvälsposten
2009 Det grälla som gäller Måns Holst-Ekström, Sydsvenskan
2008 “Suomi: taidetta kasvihuoneesta” Olga Khoroshilova, Iskusstvo 6/08
2008 Puukko, pistooli, pommi vai pensseli? Erkki Pirtola, Taide 5(nettilehti)
2008 Top Ten Näyttelyt, Marja-Terttu Kivirinta, Helsingin Sanomat
2008 Gatorna at konsten, Janne Strang, Volt, HBL, (18.10.08)
2008 Kropp i krise (Every Body Counts), Trond Borgen, Aftenbladet, Norja
2007 Taiteen takia, Juha-Heikki Tihinen, Taide 5/2007
2007 Kritiikit, Erkki Pirtola, Taide 2/2007
2007 Haavoja iholla ja sielussa HS - Kulttuuri - 7.2
2007 Sadan vuoden sielunmaisemat LS 16. 6. 07, SK 29.5. 07, SK 25. 6. 07,
2007 Verta, hikeä ja haavaa LS 4.7. 07, Turun Sanomat 17. 6. 07
2006 Nuoret 2006 -näyttely Helsingin Taidehallissa 29.1 Turun Sanomat
2006 Faustinen jano purskahtaa silmille, Kaltio 5/2006, Päivi Parhi-Riikola
2006 Painajaismaista kriittisyyttä, Olli A. Ahlroos, Liikekieli.com
2004 Marraskuun taiteilija, Pirkko Vekkeli, Gloria, marraskuu
2004 Kritiikit, UllaMaria Pallasmaa, Taide 6/2004
2004 Kritiikit, Taava Koskinen, Taide 3/2004
Teaching/Educational
2013 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, 2 week wall painting course to main railway station.
2013 Mentor to graduation show, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki 2011 Nordic Art School, Kokkola, Finland, 2 week wall painting course together with Emil Holmer.
2011 Mentor to graduation show, Free Art School, Helsinki, Finland
2010 Mentor to graduation show, Turku Academy of Arts , Institute of Design and Fine Arts.
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Jyrki Riekki contact: jyrki.riekki@gmail.com