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PÄIVI ALAJUNTTI - CURRICULUM VITAE

paivi.alajuntti(at)gmail.com 

https://paivialajuntti.com

BORN

1956 in Tervola, lives and works in Raasepori

EDUCATION

1980 - 91 Master of Arts, University of Art and Design Helsinki (Aalto University,  School of Arts, Design and Architecture)  

1987 - 88 Photographic and Conservation Summer Courses, University of London

1985 - Music studies e.g. the Sibelius Academy

PUBLIC, SITE-SPECIFIC AND COMMUNITY ART

2021 What’s Now, light installation, invitation, Reflektor Vantaa

2019 Who’s There, light installation, invitation, Polar Night Light Festival, Kuusamo

2018 Who’s There, light installation, Reflektor Helsinki

2018 100 Peace Candles, installation, FireLight Exhibition and online radiofiskars, Fiskars

2015 Wing, Pohja Library, Raasepori

2012 Fairies and Giant's Buttons, installation, Pohja Primary School, Raasepori

2000 - 02 Nest Trees, light installation, competition, Landscape Gallery on Viitostie, Varkaus

1997 Echoes of Light, light and sound art, Valon Voimat Festival, Helsinki

1996 Walk this way, light and sound art, direction, Valon Voimat Festival, Helsinki

1995 The Place of Fear, light and sound art, direction, Valon Voimat Festival Festival, Helsinki

1993 Light installation, collaboration with Saila Puranen, Night of the Arts, Helsinki

1990 As two, light and sound art, Annantalo Art Center, Helsinki

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Some Light, Onoma Gallery, Fiskars, Raasepori

2008 Some Light, invitation, Art Gallery Naantalin Taidehuone, Naantali

1992 Concerto for Lights, Photographs and Birch, Gallery Finnfoto, Helsinki

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2025 Changing Songs, Performance, Utopia, Onoma Exhibition, The Copper Smithy, Fiskars

2024 Fragments, Installation, Fragile, Onoma 30th anniversary Exhibition, Copper Smithy,  Fiskars

2023 Koti | Home, sound art, collaboration with Leena Hurri, Copper Smithy, Arts & Crafts and Rabbit Holes, Onoma Exhibition, The Copper Smithy and radiofiskars.fi

2021 Woodshed Joker and Forest Beings, installation, The Copper Smithy, Fiskars    

2020 Melissa Officinalis, The Copper Smithy, Fiskars

2012 - 14 Summer exhibitions of Antskog artists, Työväentalo, Antskog, Raasepori

2007 Waiting for the Rain, Part 2, The Copper Smithy, Fiskars  

2003 Mother's Breads and Other Homely Stuff, invitation, Iisalmi Camera Biennale

2002 What Exactly Is Behind All This? invitation, WeeGee Event, Espoo

1999 Espoo visual artists in Weegee and Otso Gallery, Espoo

1998 Espoo visual artists in Cultural Center Poleeni, Pieksämäki

1995 PostFem - about a hundred female photographers, Postal Museum, Helsinki

1994 - 96 reMODE, collaboration (Sari Poijärvi and Saila Puranen): Helsinki, Tampere, Rauma, Espoo, Tukholma, Helsinki, Hyvinkää ja Oulu      

1993 As two, 1st International Forum of Radio Art in Helsinki, Iso Paja, Finnish National Broadcasting Company YLE

1985 Soft Dreams (collaboration with Sari Poijärvi, Saila Puranen), Sturm und Drang,  the Old  Student House, Helsinki

1984 Tavaramarkkinat: Baby mä en haluu, music video (Sari Poijärvi, Saila Puranen), YLE TV1

COLLECTIONS

Helsinki Art Museum

City of Raasepori Art Collections

 Iisalmen Kamera Collections

Eila Juntunen Collections

Private Collections

ART TEACHING (selected)

1995 - 99 Site-specific light art, Open University, University of Art and Design Helsinki

1992, 94-95 Audiovisual design, Department of Photography, University of Art and Design Helsinki

1987 - 06 Interaction of color, photography, video and bookbinding, Annantalo Arts Centre and civic colleges, Helsinki, Muurla

OTHER ART ACTIVITIES (selected)

2018    FireLight theme period, member of the design and curating team, Onoma, Fiskars

2003 - 04 Visual Arts consultant, LT-Konsultit Oy, Helsinki

1998    Northernlights website content design, University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH)

1997    Light, sound, space - perspectives on contemporary art, seminar, planning and management, 

University of Art and Design Helsinki

1994 - 96 Visual designer, Karico ky, Espoo

1994    B - photographic art from the Baltics exhibition, curator, collaboration (Eija Haapalainen), Gallery Finnfoto and Photo Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki

1989 - 92 Member of planning and organization working groups, workshop instructor, Children's Festival, Helsinki

1982 - 88 Freelance photographer

GRANTS

People's Education Fund 2023

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland 2021

Arts Council of Uusimaa 2012

City of Espoo 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland 1993, 1993, 1995

The Finnish Cultural Foundation 1994 

Arts Council of Uusimaa 1994

Kopiosto 1992, 1993, 1993

University of Art and Design Helsinki, scholarship 1991 

Memorial Foundation for the Fallen 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989

 Ministry of Education 1987, 1988

      

MEMBERSHIPS

2003 -  Association Of Finnish Sculptors

2016 -  Onoma Cooperative of artists, designers and artisans in Fiskars, member of the artistic committee 2017 - 19, member of the board 2026 - 28

1996 - 09 Artists’ Association MUU

1992 - 07 Association of Photographic Artists, member of the board 1994 - 95

1989 - 08 Memberships and member of the boards in local art associations, Helsinki, Espoo, Fiskars, Antskog

CONTACT

paivi.alajuntti(at)gmail.com