HARRI PÄLVIRANTA
b. 1971, Tampere, Finland
lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
EDUCATION
2006–
PhD scholar / researcher, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland
2005
MA, media studies and political sciences. University of Turku, Finland
2000
BA, photography. Turku Arts Academy, Finland.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Melkveg Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands. (forthcoming)
2010
Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland. Solo show.
2009
Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland.
2008
PHotoEspana 2008, Complejo el Aquila, Madrid, Spain.
Center for Creative Photography, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Centro de Fotografia Isla de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Teneriffe, Canary Islands.
Galleri Image, Århus, Denmark.
Gallery Formato Comodo, Madrid, Spain.
The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s Centre for the Arts, Hereford, UK.
2007
Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland.
Photography Center of South-East Finland, Lappenranta, Finland.
Gallery Ibis, Vaasa, Finland.
2006
Fotonauta Gallery of Photography, Barcelona, Spain.
Center for Creative Photography, Jyväskylä, Finland.
2005
Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland.
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Studio, Turku, Finland.
2004
Cultural center Lindart, Tirana, Albania.
2001
Northern Centre of Photography, Oulu, Finland.
Gallery Just, Turku, Finland.
2000
Photography Center PERI, Turku, Finland.
1998
Gallery Just, Turku, Finland.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku. With sculptor Sofia Saari. (forthcoming)
Thessaloniki museum of photography, Thessaloniki, Greece. (forthcoming)
Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland. Curated by Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger. (forthcoming)
Kotka Photography center, Kotka, Finland. Curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland. Curated by Katrin Elvarsdottir and Spessi Hallbjörnsson.
Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland. With CJ Clarke. Curated by Karen Downey.
ArtParis + Guests, Grand Palais, Paris, France. FINLAND: "The Stressed Beauty". Represented by
Photographic Gallery Hippolyte. Curated by Leevi Haapala
LeadAwards exhibition, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, German
Media Museum Rupriikki, Tampere, Finland. Curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
2009
Museo de Huelva, Huelva, Spain. Lingua Franca I Agresión-Conflicto-Accidente, curated by Ivan de la
Torre Amerighi.
Museo Archeologico di Atri, Italy. A Pelle, curated by Giovanna Calvenzi, Mario Peliti and Laura Serani.
Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia. Variations on Transcending the Finiteness of Human Vision curated by
Marita Muukkonen.
9ème Rencontres Photographiques de Montpellier / Les Boutographies, Montpellier, France.
Screening within a group show.
Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland. (un)naturally, curated by Marja-Terttu
Kivirinta and Leena-Maija Rossi.
Emil Filla Gallery, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. REBUS SIC STANTIBUS, curated by Silja
Lehtonen and Michal Kolecek.
Museum Baluarte de la Candelaria, Cadiz, Spain. Nine Voices Nine Places − Finland, curated by Silvio Salgado.
2008
Singapore International Photography Festival, Old School, Singapore.
Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania. On a FinnIce – Moment of Everyday. Exhibition together with
Spessi (Iceland), curated by Kimmo Lehtonen.
XIII Mänttä Art Festival, Finland. The Art of Humanity, curated be Veli Granö.
Ars Nova, Turku, Finland. Rebus sic stantibus – Under the Circumstances. Curated by Silja Lehtonen & Michal Kolecek.
Institute Camões, Lisbon, Portugal. Nine Voices Nine Places − Finland. Curated by Silvio Salgado.
Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland. Hi Man!
Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland. Curated by Hannu Vanhanen.
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland. North-East from Kakola. An Exhibition Journey
Through the City.
The Northern Center of Photography, Oulu, Finland. The Sign of Fear. Curated by Jari Silomäki.
2007
Gallery Kakelhallen, Mariehamn, Åland. MaleStuff.
M.K.Ciurlionis National Museum Picture Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania. Kaunas Photo 07 decisive
exhibition.
Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland. The Sign of Fear. Curated by Jari Silomäki.
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Madrid, Spain. PhotoEspana 2007 Descubrimientos finalists’ exhibition.
Gallery Signe Vad, Copenhagen, Denmark. MaleStuff.
2005
National Gallery of Art, Tirana, Albania. Onufri 2005.
Museum center Vapriikki, Backlight2005, the 7. International Photographic Triennial in
Tampere, Finland. Untouchable Things.
2004
Victor Barsokevitsch Photographic Centre, Kuopio, Finland. LIFE. Curated by Anna Vilkuna.
Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland. In blue light.
2002
Photography Center PERI, Turku, Finland. Boys.
2001
Mikkeli Photography Center, Mikkeli, Finland. Virne, Humour in Finnish Photography.
1999
Manilla, Turku, Finland. Café Ananas.
Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photo, Arles, France. TECE exhibition.
1993
Happy Freedom, Tampere, Finland.
RECIDENCIES
2007–2009 Belfast Exposed Photography, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2007
Sirius Arts Center, Cork/Cobh, Ireland
2004
Cultural center Lindart, Tirana, Albania. NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary Arts) –recidency.
CURATORIAL WORK
2009
Sotiri 2009, A Touch of Violence, Albania. Exhibition at gallery/Korca (23.5.–) and National
Gallery/Tirana.
2007
Digitally Yours, Ars Nova Museum Turku, Finland. Curator together with Andy Best and Maija
Koskinen. (31.3.–13.5.2007)
MaleStuff, Gallery Signe Vad, Copenhagen, Denmark (1.3.–31.3.2007); Peri Center for Photography,
Turku, Finland (31.8.–30.9.2007); gallery Kakelhallen, Marienhamn, Åland (10.11.2007–16.1.2008)
2004
Concerning the Commonplace, Turku Art Museum. (1.10.–12.12.2004)
GRANTS & PRICES
2010
The National Council of Photographic Art
2009
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation
The Arts Council of Finland, Board for Public Display Grants to Visual Artists
The Finnish Cultural Foundation
2008
FRAME
2007
PhotoEspana 2007 Descubrimientos Award
Patricia Seppälä Foundation; The Arts Council of Varsinais-Suomi; FRAME
2006
The Finnish Cultural Foundation / The Regional Fund of Varsinais-Suomi
The Arts Council of Finland, Board for Public Display Grants to Visual Artists
The National Council of Photographic art
2005
Foundation of Press Photographers Finland
2004
Patricia Seppälä Foundation
The Arts Council of Varsinais-Suomi (group grant)
The National Council of Photographic art (group grant); TOP-foundation (group grant)
The Finnish Cultural Foundation / The Regional Fund of Varsinais-Suomi (group grant)
2003
The National Council of Photographic art
2001
The National Council of Photographic art; Turku City
1998
Finnfoto
1997
The Finnish Cultural Foundation (group grant)
The Arts Council of Finland (group grant)
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art / Turku City art collection, Finland
The Northern Centre for Photography, Finland
Turun Sanomat, Finland
Private collections in Finland and Spain
PICTURES & ARTICLES IN PUBLICATION (selected)
Foto Kvartals (Latvia), No. 5(19) October/ 2009
Rolling Stone Italia, n. 71, September 2009
DUMMY magazine (Germany), Summer 2009: Menner
(un)naturally, book written Marja-Terttu Kivirinta and Leena-Maija Rossi.
VIEW − photography magazine (Belgium). No 14, 2009
PLAZM magazine Online
Publico (Portugal), 25.9.2008
PHOTONEWS (Germany), October 2008
The art of humanity, Mänttä XIII art festival catalogue 2008.
Lens Culture Online
PHotoEspana 2008 catalogue. Madrid: La Fabrica 2008.
Battered − Harri Pälviranta. Exhibition catalogue. Århus: Galleri Image 2008.
Lens Culture Online
Rebus sic stantibus. Exhibition catalogue, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova ja Emil Filla Gallery 2008.
ZEIT magazin Nr. 41, October 2007: Leben
MOTIV magazine #11, June 2007: Home
Backlight05, 7th International Photographic Triennial in Tampere, Finland. Catalogue.
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