- born 1958 in Helsinki, Finland
 

  STUDIES:
1979-81 Kankaanpää Art School
1981-87 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
 

  PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
1987 Letters from Paradise, Art Gallery of Painters Association, Helsinki
1988 Michelangelo and Me, Galerie Pelin, Helsinki
1989 The Third Eye, Espoo (Finland)
1989 Towards the Sun, Museum of Fiskars, Pohja (Finland)
1990 Gallery Mikkola & Rislakki, Helsinki
1993 Return, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
1995 The Nordic Institute, Aaland Islands, Mariehamn
1997 Paintings 1986-1997, Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki
1997 Centre Culturel Finlandaise,Antwerpen,Belgium
2000 Now, Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki
2001 Romberg House, Latina, Italy
2002 Kakelhallen, Mariehamn
2003 Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki
2003 Galleria AMA, Turku
2006 Kakelhallen, Mariehamn
2007 Galleria AMA, Turku
 

  GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
1984 Art Gallery of Finnish Painters Association
1984 37th Exhibition of the Young, Helsinki Art Museum
1986 39th Exhibition of the Young, Helsinki Art Museum
1987 Exhibition of Finnish Artists, Helsinki Art Museum
1987 Art Gallery of Old Studets House, Helsinki
1988 Exhibition of Finnish Artists Association, Cuba
1989 Aurora 3, Nordic Art Center, Helsinki and Reykjavik, Island
1989 Emotions and Announcements Finnish Artists Association,
          125 year Anniversery, Helsinki Art Museum
1990 1+1+1, Pyynikinlinna, Tampere, Finland
1990 Art in the Streets, Helsinki Art Festival
1995 Suvi-Pinx, Sysmä, Finland
1995 Attitude, Eckerö Postoffice Museum, Aaland Islands
1996 Comp i Box, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
2000 Romberg House, Latina, Italy
2001 Mäntän Kuvataideviikot, Mänttä
2004 Stream of vision, Amos Anderson, Helsinki
2006 Aquarelistas, Bilbao, Spain
2007 10.AX, Amos Anderson & Ålands Konstmuseum
 

  ART IN PUBLIC SPACES:
- Strandnäs primary schoool
 

  REPRESENTED IN ART COLLECTIONS :
- Amos Anderson Museum
- Espoo City
- Helsinki City
- Nelimarkka Foundation
- Pyynikinlinna, Tampere
- Swedish Cultural Foundation
- Wihuri , Rovaniemi
- Kiasma, Helsinki
- Pro Artibus
- Mariehamn City
- Åland Art Museum
 

 AWARDS AND GRANTS:
1988 Finnish government one year grant
1988 Award from Stina Krook Foundation
1989-91 Swedish Cultural Foundation, three year grant
1994-96 Finnish government three year grant
1996 Foundation of Helene and Walter Grönqvist
2001-03 Swedish Cultural Foundation, three year grant
2007-2008 Swedish Cultural Foundation, one year grant