CURRICULUM VITAE
MARIA YLIKOSKI
born 1966
lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
maria(at)mariaylikoski.com
www.mariaylikoski.com
STUDIES
| 2008– | Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, MA -studies in moving image / Time and Space arts |
| 1998 | The School of Photography and Film at Göteborg University, Sweden, MA -studies in photography |
| 1995 | BA, Department of photography, Turku school of art and communication |
| 1994 | BA, Turku University |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2011 | Kaapeli Galleria, Helsinki |
| 2008 | Muu gallery, Helsinki |
| 2006 | Helsinki Kunsthalle studio |
| 2005 | Galleri Box, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 2003 | Happily ever after, Kluuvi gallery, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Ideas of order, Muu gallery, Helsinki |
| 1999 | Jangva gallery, Helsinki (together with Juha Nenonen) |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS
| 2010 | Almost There, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis USA |
| 2009 | Parkingallery, Teheran, Iran Galleria FAFA, Helsinki |
| 2008 | Cologne OFF IV Galleria Kone, Hämeenlinna Taiteilijat 2008, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, Norge Printemps immediat, Paris Art Fair, Muu gallery, Helsinki Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki Ljungbergmuseet, Ljungby, Ruotsi |
| 2007 | Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award, Fredriksborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark Hafnarborg, Hafnarjordur, Iceland |
| 2006 | Winterland, The Fifth Finnish photography triennal, Salo Art Museum Helsinki International, Korjaamo, Helsinki |
| 2005 | VAE9 International Media Art Festival, Lima, Peru (screening) A Good Day Today, Ujazdowski Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsav, Poland Art fair Helsinki, Kaapelitehdas A Good Day Today, Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland Pro Arte, St Petersburg Baltic Art Center, Visby Muu 18v, Helsinki Kunsthalle 18th Stuttgarter filmwinter, Germany |
| 2004 | Kettupäivät, Helsinki Measure of a man, Helsinki City Art Museum/ Tennis Palace Art Museum View04, Helsinki |
| 2003 | Women2003, Copenhagen View03, New Finnish video art, Muu gallery, Helsinki |
| 2002 | Photography and film in Sara Hildén Art Musem, Tampere Family, Finnish museum of photography, Helsinki View02, New Finnish video art on ATV and Kino K-13, Helsinki |
| 2001 | Rock the Campo, Finnish video art in Venice biennale Art goes Kapakka, Helsinki |
| 2000 | Mercy, Helsinki Cathedral |
| 1999 | Samma motiv, Rantagalleria, Oulu Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki Peri Centre of Photography, Turku |
| 1998 | Whipped Cream, Rauma Art Museum Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden Unge Kunstneres Samfund Gallery, Oslo Fotografisk Konst, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm Skilda Världar, Gallery 54, Göteborg, Fem väskor, Gallery Gufot, Göteborg |
| 1996 | T.E.C.E. Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles ArtGenda, Nikolaj -church, Copenhagen Galleria Workshop, Helsinki Post Fem, Post museum, Helsinki Naisen nauru, Peri Centre of Photography, Turku Cappanawalla, Galleria Zebra, Karjaa Thunderbirds are gone!, Photography and dance installation, Turku School of Art and Communication Thunderbirds are gone!, Pyhäsalmi Dance festival Prime Time, Brinkkala, Turku |
COMING EXHIBITIONS
| 2012 | WAM, Turku |
GRANTS
| 2011 | Finnish Cultural Foundation |
| 2010 | Avek |
| 2009 | Arts Council of Finland |
| 2007 | Avek |
| 2006 | Arts Council of Finland Arts Council of Finland, media grant Visek |
| 2005 | Arts Council of Finland, travel grant Arts Council of Finland |
| 2004 | Arts Council of Finland Avek Oscar Öflund’s foundation |
| 2003 | Visek |
| 2002 | Erna and Victor Hasselblad’s Foundation, Sweden Finnish Culture foundation |
| 2001 | Nifca Artist recidency, Gothenburg, Sweden Frame, Travel grant |
| 1999 | Helsinki town Art Council of Uudenmaa County Nordisk Konst och Konstindustri Kommittee Letterdska Förening Finnish-Swedish Culture foundation Sleipnir |
| 2007 | Brewer J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award Alfred Kordelin’s Foundation Nordisk Konst och Konstindustri Kommittee |
| 1997 | Art council of Turku and Pori County Oscar Öflund’s Foundation |
VIDEOS AND OTHER
| 2011 | Det smakar lite konstigt, video |
| 2008 | Eungyung, video |
| 2006 | Tuula, video |
| 2005 | Through the Looking Glass, two channel video installation Little Red Riding Hood, five channel video installation Tie, video Moon, video |
| 2001 | Smiling, video |
| 1999 | Blonde Men, video installation |
| 1998 | And no swinging!, video 2X, video installation 28. February, cd-rom |
| 1995 | Liivi-lehti, video Boxing Helenat, video |
RECIDENCIES
| 2006 | Berlin |
| 2005 | New York |
| 2004 | Kökar skärgårdsatelje |
| 2001 | Nifca, Gothenburg, Sweden |
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
| State of Finland |
| Helsinki City Art Museum |
| Turku town |
| Private collections |