CV

Pasi Rauhala

born 1978 in Lahti, Finland
lives and works in Lohja, Finland
phone: +358 45 670 5236
e-mail: pasi(at)pasirauhala.fi

––––– LATAA CV PDF MUODOSSA SUOMEKSI TÄSTÄ (päivitetty 02/2023) –––––

Education

2020, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Professional specialisation studies, Public Art
2012, Aalto University, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Master of Arts in photography
2009, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, FI, Master of Fine Arts in time and space
2007, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, FI, Bachelor of Arts in photography
2003, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FI, Bachelor of Arts in digital media

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2022, Bears All Things – First 10 years – Seinäjoki Art Hall, Seinäjoki, FI
2019, Machina de Facto – Public Library Oodi, Helsinki, FI
2018, Fragmented Reality – Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, FI
2017, Fragmented Landscape – Gallery ForumBox / MediaBox, Helsinki, FI
2017, Wires – Tampereen Taidehalli, Tampere, FI
2016, Love Never Fails – Huuto Galleria, Helsinki, FI
2016, Bears All Things – Galleria Lapinlahti, Helsinki, FI
2015, Pasi Rauhala’s Home Museum (homesickness) – Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä, FI
2015, Lost Himself – Gallery ForumBox, Helsinki, FI
2013, Pasi Rauhala’s Home Museum (migration) – Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä, FI
2011, Pasi Rauhala’s Home Museum (family) – Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, FI
2010, Just a Moment – B-Gallery, Turku, FI
2010, Just a Moment – Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, FI
2009, Arkinen hysteria, Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki, FI
2009, Unemployed, Lasiboksi, Helsinki, FI
2008, Just Life – Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Helsinki, FI

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023, Hillitön Valo – Hyvinkään taidemuseo, Hyvinkää, FI (coming in 11/23)
2023, Lux & Umbra – WAM museo, Turku, FI (coming in 10/23)
2022, Illuusio – Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, FI
2022, Summer 2022 – Mäntän kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, FI
2022, Ihmisille ja kuoriaisille – Järvenpää Art Museum, Järvenpää, FI
2020, 2.0 – ARS Kärsämäki, Kärsämäki, FI
2019, The Human Era – Mäntän kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, FI
2019, Summer Camp – Örö Summer Exhibition, Örö Fortress island, FI
2018, Pyhäniemi 2018 – Pyhäniemenkartano, Hollola, FI
2018, Haltuunotto – Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, FI
2017, Nykyisen ajanjakson jälkeinen aika – Galleria Lapinlahti, Helsinki, FI
2017, Taidekupla – Bassoradio, Helsinki, FI
2016, Alive and Well – Showroom Berliini, Berlin, DE
2016, Lost in the Archive – Riga Art Space, Riga, LV
2015, This years’ model – Gallery ForumBox, Helsinki, FI
2014, This years’ model – Kunstahalle Grenland, Porsgrunn, NO
2014, Festen – Forum Box, Helsinki, FI
2013, Efekti – Purnu Summer Exhibition, Art Center Purnu, Orivesi, FI
2013, Olemisen Kevyt Sietämättömyys – Ars Auttoinen, Auttoinen, FI
2012, Rauma Biennale Balticum 2012 – Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, FI
2012, Vanitas – Finland Institut, Berlin, DE
2012, Kulttuuriluotsien löytöjä – Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä, FI
2011, Vanitas – Virka gallery, Helsinki, FI
2011, New Sculpture – Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, FI
2011, “I am liberalsosialist–zenarkist–individualist–collectivist–skeptic– humanist–capitalist–romantic–co-operativist–nihilist“ – Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä, FI
2010, Artists 2010 – TR1 Art Hall, Tampere, FI
2010, Salmela´s Summer Young Artist Exhibition – Art Centre Salmela, Mäntyharju, FI
2010, ”I am a socialist-anarchist-individual-collectivist-individualist-communist-cooperative-aristocrat-democrat”, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, FI
2010, My Home is My Castle, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, FI
2009, Young Artists 2009 – Art Hall, Helsinki, FI
2009, Forest – Fafa Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2009, Kuvan kevät – Kuvataideakatemian Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2009, Tase09 – Rüütelkonna building, Tallinn, EE
2008, Muu Christmas Tree – Muu Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2008, Lens Politica – Fafa Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2008, Port of Helsinki – Laituri, Helsinki, FI
2008, Kevyet Mullat – Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki, FI
2008, Fake Summer Exhibition – Kuvataideakatemia Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2008, Change – Gallery LEO, Helsinki, FI
2008, Velomania! – Vaprikki, Tampere, FI
2008, Master Class – Fafa Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2007, The three colors: Yellow – Gallery Maa-tila, Helsinki, FI
2007, Sound / Space – Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, FI
2006, Reality Interferes My Dream – Taidepanimo, Lahti, FI
2006, The Art Of Basware – Sanomatalo, Helsinki, FI
2006, Kenossa – Gallery Välivuosi, Helsinki, FI
2005, Kind of Real – Photographic centrum Zebra, Karjaa, FI
2005, Kind of Real – Lume gallery, Helsinki, FI
2005, Kankaalla – Lusto The Finnish Forest Museum, Punkaharju, FI
2005, The Art Of Analyste – Sanomatalo, Helsinki, FI
2005, My Name Is Ikahu – Cultur House, Imatra, FI
2004, Minaret Call – Museum of Cultures, Helsinki, FI

Selected Events and Shows

2023, Path of Light – Turku, FI (coming 12/2023)
2023, Winter Light – Paviljonki, Jyväskylä, FI
2017, Flow Festival 2017 – Music festival, Helsinki, FI
2013, Paikkari Performance – Performance festival, Paikkarin torppa, Sammatti, FI
2012, Pää pyörälle festival – Gallen-Kallela Museum, Espoo, FI
2012, Tsiigaa Art Goes Kapakka – Juttutupa, Helsinki, FI
2011, Cartes Flux 2011 – New Media Art Festival, Cable Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2011, Eri Klubi 2011 – “Naurua ja Neurologiaa” tapahtuma, Dance Theather Eri, Turku, FI
2010, Cartes Flux 2010 – New Media Art Festival, Espoo, FI
2010, Olohuone 306,4km2 – City Art Happening, Turku, FI
2009, Flow Festival 2009 – City Festival, Helsinki, FI
2009, Olohuone 306,4km2 – City Art Happening, Turku, FI
2009, Unknown City – City Art Happening, Helsinki, FI
2009, Common Playground – City Art Happening, Helsinki, FI
2008, Unknown City – City art happening, Helsinki, FI
2008, Amorph! – Festival for performative arts, Helsinki, FI
2007, Hekti – Street art happening, Lahti, FI

Grants and Scholarship

2023, Art Promotion Centre Finland, grant for book
2022, Alfred Kordelin foundation, grant (12 months)
2021, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant (12 months)
2021, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, corona grant
2020, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant (6 months)
2020, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, corona grant
2020, AVEK, grant
2019, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant
2019, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant (6 months)
2018, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant
2018, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Arts Council of Uusimaa, grant (4 months)
2017, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant
2017, Kone Foundation, grant
2016, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant (1 year)
2016, Kone Foundation, grant
2016, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant
2015, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant
2015, Kone Foundation, grant
2013, Visek, grant
2013, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, grant
2011, Oskar Öflund foundation, grant
2011, Patricia Seppälä foundation, grant
2011, The Arts Council of Finland, grant
2011, Finnish Cultural Foundation, grant (3 year)
2010, Finnish Art Association, grant for young artist
2009, Alfred Kordelin foundation, grant
2009, Anita Snellman foundation, scholarship
2009, Friends of Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, scholarship
2009, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional fund, grant
2008, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, grant

Works in Collections

Finnish State Art Collection
Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art / Swanljung Collection
Finnish Art Society
Lahti Art Museum
Jyväskylä Art Museum
Rauma Art Museum
Private collections in Finland and abroad

Public Works

2024, Pulse, City of Kuopio – Savilahti area, Kuopio (with Jaakko Niemelä)
2023, Mycelium of the Future – Aalto University, Espoo
2021, Tunnel, City of Tampere – Tulli Tram Stop, Tampere
2021, Oiva, Asunto Oy Helsingin Aida – Kruunuvuorenranta area, Helsinki
2019, Flamigos, City of Helsinki – Kalasatama area, Helsinki
2018, Tarinoita Rannalta, City of Jyväskylä – Service home in Kangas area, Jyväskylä (with Teemu Lehmusruusu)
2017, Luola ja Löydös, City of Outokumpu – Kumpu School, Outokumpu (with Petri Eskelinen)
2014, Mo(nu)ments, HAM Helsinki – Kulosaari Kindergarten, Helsinki

Jury and Art Coordination Works

2022, Lohja Hiidensalmi, phase two – Art Coordination
2020, Malva art museum, Art for new building facade – Art Coordination
2019, Lohja Hiidensalmi area and Housing Fair 2021 – Art Coordination
2018, President Mauno Koivisto Cenotaph Competition – Artist Member of the Jury
2015, Tampere Art Barrel Competition – Artist Member of the Jury

Publications

2023, Bears All Things, Kerber Verlag (with Mammu Rauhala)
2021, Puheenvuoroja julkisesta taiteesta, University of Arts, Helsinki, ISBN 978-952-353-409-4
2010, Moments Book, Self published, ISBN 978-952-92-8035-3

Membership and Position of Trust

Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Uusimaa region, member of the arts committee, 2021 – 2024
Association of Photographic Artists, member, 2018 –>
Länsi-Uudenmaan taiteilijaseura, member, 2018 –>
Örö Residency Center Association, Board member, 2015 –>
The Artists’ Association of Finland, Deputy board member, 2015
AV-Arkki, The Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art, Member, 2013 –>
Forum Box Space for Art, Member, 2012 –>, Board Member, 2017 – 2019
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, Board Member, 2012 – 2014
Finnish Media Art Network, Board Member, 2012
The Artists’ Association of Finland the Body of Representatives, 2011 – 2014
Artists’ association MUU, Board Member, 2011 – 2016
The Speech Karaoke Action Group, Founding member, 2010 –>
Artists’ association MUU, Member, 2007 –>
Kuvasto ry, member, 2007 –>

Teaching Assignments and Lectures

Lectures in Museums

2019, Rauma Maritime Museum, lecture under the title of interactivity in museum architectury – planning and realization the lecture
2013, Jyväskylä Art Museum, lecture under the title of interactivity in contemporary art – planning and realization the lecture

Part time teacher, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki

2018, Photography department, New photo platforms – planning and realization the lectures with Niklas Kullström
2013, MediaLab and Photography department, Interactive installation course – planning and realization the lectures with Matti Niinimäki
2010, Photography departement, Environmental and participatory art course – planning and realization the lectures

Part time teacher, University of the Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

2022-2023, Continuing Education, Public Art Specialties – instructor group member
2015, Time and Space department, Interactive installation course – planning and realization the lectures with Matti Niinimäki
2012, Time and Space department, Gismology Clinic and Interactive installation – technical help for students and lectures about subject
2011, Time and Space department, Gismology Clinic and Interactive installation – technical help for students and lectures about subject
2010, Time and Space department, Gismology Clinic and Interactive installation – technical help for students and lectures about subject
2009, Time and Space department, Gismology Clinic and Interactive installation – technical help for students and lectures about subject

Part time teacher, Kanneljärvi Folk High School, Lohja

2014, Art department, Media Art Laboratory – planning and realization the lectures
2013, Art department, Audiovisual project – planning and realization the lectures

Other Working Experience Related to Art

Founder, New Reality Studio – Virtual Art Production House, since 2022
Co-founder, Kunstventures Oy – Art Production Company, since 2013
Entrepreneur, Hauki Production – Art Production, Art Consulting, Public Art Coordination, since 2001