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EDUCATION

1987-1993 University of Art and Design (Aalto University), Department of Photography, TaM, Helsinki

1985-1986 Free Art School, Helsinki

1981 Small Entrepreneur Course in Arts and Crafts, University of Helsinki and University of Art and Design (Aalto University), Helsinki

1976-1980 Textile Designer, Kuopio College of Arts and Crafts, Kuopio

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2025 Dog Emperors, Galleria Rikhard, HTS, Helsinki

2023 HYEENA herd of drawings, Galleria Arthur, HTS, Helsinki

2023 Maan osa, Window Gallery Fönari, Helsinki

2022 SIMILARITY -Photographs and Drawings, Galleria Longa, Helsinki

2021 LXXIXAD2021 -Archaeological Associations, Ikkunagalleria Fönari, Helsinki

2018 Domestic II – A Document of Solitude, Galleria Katariinan Studio, Helsinki

2008 January Artist, HTS Art Loan

2007 Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Projekti-tila, Helsinki

2004 Lulu and the Dog Emperors, Kanneltalo Gallery, Helsinki

2003 Lulu and the Dog Emperors, Vuotalo, Helsinki

2003 Zaza's Christmas Artist, Helsinki

2002 Opa and Gunnera, Galleria Artina, Helsinki

2000 Golden Lining and Various Still Lifes, Galleria Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki

1999 Domestic, INTO Gallery, Helsinki

1999 HS/Internet Connection, Nettigalleria (FlowerPower)

1996 Dog Emperors, Laterna Magica Gallery, Helsinki

1995 “9294”, Häme Gallery, Lahti

1995 Vessel, Finnfoto Gallery, Helsinki

1994 FlowerPower touring exhibition (Museum of Photography): Vehmaa, Turku Art Museum, Meriteijo, Mikkeli, Pertunmaa, Enonkoski, Sysmä, Kotka

1993 Grass, Zoo Gallery, Helsinki / Luukku Gallery, Joensuu / Peri Photo Center, Turku

1992 FlowerPower, Finnfoto Gallery, Helsinki

1991 Alberga, Leppävaara Library, Espoo

JOINT AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2025 Freedom, Galleria Longa, Helsinki

2025 HOME, Galleria Longa

2024 Bambi Forever, HAM Helsinki Art Museum

2024 BOOKED – Artist Book Exhibition, MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre, Helsinki and Art Centre Itä, Lappeenranta

2024 Nature, Galleria Longa, Helsinki

2022 My Nature, HTS, Art Loan, Helsinki

2022 Environment and Justice, Galleria Longa, Helsinki

2022 Summer Harvest, Galleria Longa, Helsinki

2021 Galleria Katariina, HTS members’ Christmas exhibition Colours into the Darkness

2021 Galleria Katariina, HTS members’ joint exhibition

2021 21/21 Group Exhibition, Longa, Helsinki

2020 Summer Harvest, Ars Longa Artists’ House Gallery Longa, Helsinki

2020 THE HOUSE OFFERS! Ars Longa Artists’ House Gallery Longa, Helsinki

2017 Abstract! Phenomenon of the century 1917-2017, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki

2017 Artist book exhibition, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki

2016 Orange, Rööperi art salon, Helsinki

2016 30 x 30 cm Gallery Katariina, Helsinki

2012 Polaroid, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki

2009 Portraits, Kulma Gallery, Helsinki

2008 Bring your angel with you! Kulma Gallery, Helsinki

2008 Miniature Exhibition, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä

2005 Something About a Human Being, Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki, Tiina Heiska, Heikki Marila, Ulla Paakkunainen, Anssi Törrönen

2004 Children's Finland, Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki (Polaroid transfers)

2003 Smile, Humor in Finnish Photography, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä

2002 DUUNI, Summer Exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki

2002 Helsinki Artists' Association's 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Mini 35 x 35 cm, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki

2002 107th Exhibition of Finnish Artists, Art Hall, Helsinki

2001 Onni, Ornamo's Jubilee Textile Exhibition, Museum of Central Finland, Jyväskylä

2000 Finnish Artists' Association 105th exhibition, Art Hall, Helsinki (from the series Domestic)

1999 The Floating Thoughts, Museum of Central Finland, Jyväskylä

1997 Drum and Camera, Gallen-Kallela Museum, Espoo (Dog Emperors)

1995 The Script, 2nd Triennial of Photography, Jury Chairman Marketta Seppälä, Pori Art Museum, Art Gallery, Helsinki, (Slow Lobotomy)

1995 Postfem, Postal Museum, Helsinki

1995 Angel, Christmas Exhibition of the Association of Photographic Artists, Hippolyte Photo Gallery, Helsinki

1994 Ceiling work DogGod, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki (photo-textile work)

1994 Patches, patches exhibition, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki

1994 Fotofinlandia, Cable Factory, Helsinki (Grass)

1993 Planket, Nordic joint exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden

1993 Museum of Applied Arts, Permanent Exhibition, Helsinki (Love - Don't Love)

1992 Stop, Dreams and Rusty Everyday Life, Museum of Photography, Helsinki (Alberga Series)

1992 Fotofinlandia, Helsinki (Loves Me - Loves Me ot)

1992 Tapetenfabrik, Bonn, Germany (FlowerPower)

1991 Paralux, Suomi-Galleria, Stockholm, Sweden

1991 Iisalmi Camera 91, Iisalmi (Alberga series)

1985 Espoo Art Crafts-85, Otso Gallery, Espoo

1985 Experimental Textile Symposium, Velem, Hungary

1984 International Mini Textile Biennial, Szombathely, Hungary

1983 Art Symposium – Group Exhibition, Györ, Hungary

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

2012-2014 Finnish Artists' Association Representative Board, Representative of the Association of Photographic Artists

1996-2002 Kustannus Oy Taide, Board Member, Representative of the Association of Photographic Artists

1993-1997 Association of Photographic Artists, Board Member

TEACHING

2014 South Korea, Seoul, Visiting Art Teacher, Children's Art Camp (Samsung)

2008-2014 Saimaa University of Applied Sciences/Fine Arts/Photography Instructor

1995-2002 Photography Instructor, Turku Institute of Art and Communication

1991-2003 Photography Instructor, Vantaa Adult Education Center

GRANTS

2022 Arts Promotion Centre

2021 Arts Promotion Centre

2020 Arts Promotion Centre

2008 Arts Promotion Centre Central Committee/Ministry of the Arts, exhibition compensation grant

2000- Several grants for book illustration projects, WSOY, Otava, Tammi

2002 Central Committee of the Arts/Ministry of the Arts, exhibition compensation grant

2002 Uusimaa Arts Council

2001 State Photography Committee

2000 Central Union of Photography Organizations Finnfoto ry

2000 Alfred Kordelin Foundation

1997 Central Committee of the Arts/Ministry of the Arts, exhibition compensation

1996 Uusimaa County Arts Council

1995 Kopiosto grant

1993 City of Espoo, travel grant

1993 State Photography Committee

1993 Kopiosto grant

1992 Finnfoto ry, diploma and scholarship

1985 City of Espoo

1983 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Häme Fund

1982 Finnish Cultural Foundation, North Savo Fund

1982 City of Kuopio, travel grant (The art symposium in Györ, Hungary)

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

State Art Collections

Helsinki Art Museum (HAM)

Museum of Applied Arts (Design Museum)

Paulo Foundation

Solar Films inc. Oy

Private Collections

MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Photographic Artists

Helsinki Artists’ Association

Visual Arts’ Copyright Society Kuvasto

Garden Art Society

MENTIONS, ACTIVITIES and RECOGNITIONS

2021 PhD Laura Nissinen's doctoral thesis The Age of Abstraction. Non-representational Finnish Photography 1920-2020

2018 Tiheä hetki, The Finnish Photographic Yearbook 2018

2017 Katalog 28.2 Journal of Photography & Video 2017, Abstract! (Laura Nissinen)

2015 Communal photographic work "Thanks to the Author!" HUS Servis text processors to Pitäjänmäki offices, Helsinki

2005 “Under the Sun”, a photographic work in Skanska office building

2004 Works included “In Cold Blood Yours”, TV Nelonen

2001 PPTH-Norden Oy/ Steel in Construction photo competition, certificate of honor and cash prize

1996- Regd. Ulla Paakkunainen

1994 Fotofinlandia nomination, finalist

1993 University of Art and Design (Aalto University), special award for an especially good thesis

1992 Fotofinlandia nomination, finalist

1992 Finnfoto ry, diploma and scholarship for the photo series Alberga, about the change in the residential environment, presented at Iisalmen Kamera in the summer of 1991

1992 Valokuva 1/92, “Algebra of Alberga”, text by Kai Wartiainen

BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS (selected):

2010 A Garden on a Small Plot, Ulla Kervinen, Tammi

2009 Printti&pisto, Tupu Mentu, Tiina Mikkelä, Otava

2009 Crafting Beautiful Things for Your Home from Natural Materials, Maija Paavilainen, WSOY

2009 A Garden in Small Jars, Ulla Kervinen, Tammi

2006 The Little Giant of Crafts, Annukka Mikkola, WSOY

2005 Felt Book, Tupu Mentu, Tiina Mikkelä, Otava

2003 I Bet You Like It, Anna Paljakka, Oy Veikkaus Ab

2001 Finnish Jewelry, Eija Mäkelä, Kaarin Bonde Jensen

1995 Jewelry of Our Time, (some of the pictures), Thames and Hudson

1994 Amorphous, Paper Shapes, Kai Rentola, Salpausselkä printing house

1993 A.B. Iris, a Large Company, (some of the images) Marja Supinen, publishing company Taide

PRESS/EXHIBITION REVIEWS (selected)

Helsingin Sanomat, Arja Maunuksela: “Dog as Emperor”, 13.2.2003

Helsingin Uutiset, Marketta Karjalainen: “Ulla Paakkunainen searches for manifestations of nature”, 21.12.2003

Vuosaari-lehti, “Lulu and the Dog Emperors”, 5.2.2003

Helsingin Sanomat, Anu Uimonen: “The Boy and the Plant in the Greenhouse”, 21.9.2002

Helsingin Sanomat, Pessi Rautio: “The Most Beautiful Poems in Visual Arts”, 21.2.2002

Länsi-Uusimaa, Piia Arnould: “Paakkunainen's fictional ansari archives the moods of nature”, 11.7.2001

Helsingin Sanomat, Arja Maunuksela: “Soft shadows and colors of the landscape”, 09/99

Helsingin Sanomat, Marja-Terttu Kivirinta: “Five days until Independence Day”, 5.12.1996

Hufvudstadsbladet, Keth Strömdahl: “Questions About Identity”, 23.10.1995

Helsingin Sanomat, Anu Uimonen: “The broken me”, 14.10.1995

Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Nora Schuurman: “The reduced aesthetics of the straw”, 11.1.1995

Turun Sanomat, Seppo Hänninen: “In front of the mirror or the window”, 3.11.1993