JUSSI NIVA

Born 1966 in Pello

Lives and works in Helsinki

Education

1984-89 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

Solo exhibitions

1990 Kluuvi Galleria, Helsinki, Finland

1991 Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland

1992 Galerie Gebauer und Günther, Berlin, Germany

1994 Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland

1995 Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm, Sweden

1997 Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland

1999 Galleria Kari Kenetti, Helsinki, Finland

2000 Viive Gallery, Rovaniemi, Finland; Ama Gallery, Turku, Finland

Group Exhibitions

1989

The 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Finnish Painter's-Union, Nordic Arts Centre, Sveaborg

Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland

1990

Finnish Visions, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway

1991

Seeing, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland

Stillstand switches, Shedhalle, Zürich

Germany face to face, Ars Baltica Prolog, Kunsthalle zu Kiel and Stadtgalerie im Sophienhof, Kiel

Kunsthalle Latvija, Museum of Foreign Art, Riga;

Künstlerhaus Bethanien and Kunst-Werke, Berlin

Aurora 4, Nordic Arts Centre, Sveaborg, Helsinki, Finland

Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

1992

Välimatkoja/Avstånd, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland Documenta IX, Kassel, Germany

Rakkautta raunioilla, Museum of Contemporary Art Tampere, Finland

Finlandi Dá-92, Stockholm, Sweden

Tidsanda, Konstmuseet, Malmö Museer, Malmö, Sweden

1993

Fünf Bilder, Galerie Gebauer und Günther, Berlin, Germany

XLV La Biennale di Venezia, Nordic pavilion, Venice, Italy

Entrée, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland

Valintoja, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland

Transit, National Museum, Helsinki, Finland

Fördomar, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm

Nordic Art Centre, Helsinki

1994

Fördomar, Östergötlands länsmuseum, Lindköping;

Oulu City Art Museum, Oulu, Finland

Örebro länsmuseum, Örebro, Sweden

Landskrona Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden

Museum for Contemporary Art, Varsaw, Poland

Museum for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania

Nordisk Önskemuseum, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden

8 rum för måleri, Galleri F 15 Alby, Moss, Norway

Kari Cavén, Jussi Niva, Galerie Quartair, Haag, Holland

Green, Tourch Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland

Jussi Niva, Nina Roos, Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland

Air Water Earth, The Azabu Museum of Arts and Crafts, Tokyo, Japan

1995

Ars- 95, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland

Air Water Earth, Takaoka Art Museum, Takaoka; Fukuyama Museum of Art, Fukuyama, Japan

Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland

Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany

1996

TAiDETTA, Karlskrona Konsthall, Karlskrona;

Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås;

Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping;

Skövde Konsthall, Skövde;

Värmlands Museum, Karlstad; Sweden

Konst I hemmiljö, The Nordic Arts Centre, Sveaborg, Helsinki, Finland

Comp I Box, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland

Enter, Kunsthalle Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland

1997

Galleri Wynick/Tuck, Toronto, Canada

Art Goes Kapakka, Taidehallin klubi, Helsinki, Finland

TAiDETTA, Konstens Hus, Luleå, Sweden

Kari Cavén, Henrietta Lehtonen, Jussi Niva, Galleria Kari Kenetti, Helsinki, Finland

1998

Carnegie Art Award; Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden;

Sophienholm, Copenhagen, Denmark;

Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway

1999

Carnegie Art Award; Kunsthalle Helsinki;

Listasafn Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland

Finnish Line: Starting Point, Musées de Strassbourg, Strassbourg, France Pohjoinen Maisema, Veturitalli, Salo City Art Museum, Salo, Finland Kekarainen, Niva, Vuokola; Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland

2000

100 VR-Makasiini, Helsinki, Finland

Premio Michetti, Francavilla al Mare, Italy

Public art works

Expose, Vuosaari Subway Station, 1998

Works in collections

Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Helsinki

Pori Art Museum, Pori

Malmö Museer, Malmö

Wihuri Foundation, Rovaniemi

Aine Art Museum, Tornio

Turku Art Museum, Turku

Oulu Art Museum, Oulu

Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna

City of Espoo

City of Tampere

Statens Konstråd, Sweden

Collection Swanljung

Paluu etusivulle/Back to the Beginning