Studies
University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Master of Arts 1990
Selected Solo Exhibitions
No Man's Land 1984, Hippolyte Gallery, Helsinki, Strand-Gallery Oulu, Kajaani Art
Museum
Photographs 1990-1991, Galleria Soardi, Nice France, Hippolyte Gallery,
Helsinki, Strand-Gallery Oulu, etc.
When a Child Child was 1990, photographs of children ordered by city of
Kirkkonummi.
"KJIK" 1991, Laterna Magica, Helsinki
Sticks 1992-1993, Fotofest Happening, Estonia and around Finland
Photographs 1993, Potographic Gallery Peri, Turku, Fotografisk galleri,
Copenhagen, Danmark
Pictures from Tanzania 1996, Photographic Gallery Peri, Turku
Petites series 1998, Institut Finlandais, Paris
Laulupuu 1999, Rotterdam, Holland
Laulupuu 1999, Finnish Cultural Centre, Antwerpen, Belgium
Selected Group Exhibitions
Minne? Arthall in Helsinki 1988
Fotofinlandia 1991, Finnish Museum of Photography in Helsinki
Body of Nature 1991, Strand-Gallery Oulu, Norbottens Museum Luleo Sweden
and Fotogallery in Lund, Sweden
M'ars EXIT 1991, Museum of Fine Arts in Mikkeli
Making visible - Ritva Kovalainen and Ipi Kärki, 1992, Artina Gallery
Helsinki
Finnice 1992, Museum of Fine Arts in Kerava
Time of Photography 1992, around Finland
Printed Photography 1992, Galleria Zebra, Karjaa
Fotofinlandia 1996 Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
Kodak Award 1991, Arles France and around Europe
Exhibition of Art Books, 1991 Diplo Florence, Italy
Decennium, around Europe and South-America 1992
Una Luce dal Nord 1993 - Acquario Romano Rooma Italy
Corporacion Cultural de las Condes, Santiago de Chile
Three Finnish Photographers 1994 - Museum of Photographic Art in Tallin,
Estonia
Helsinki-St Petersburg, Exhibition of young Artists 1996, St. Petersburg
Russia
Terve Metsä - Hello Forest 1997, Museum of Fine Arts in Kuopio
Prints, Ancient & Modern -gallery 1997, together with Pentti Sammallahti and
Kristoffer Albrecht, Michigan USA
Nordisk Kunstnerisk Fotografi 1998, Gallerie NK, Lillehammer Norway
Puiden kansa - Tree people - Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo,1997, going
around Finland in the museums of Fine Arts (1997-2000), started from
Museum of Fine Arts in Hämeenlinna
UNDER/EXPOSE 1998-1999 - Stockholm Subway, Sweden
Works in Collections
Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
Collections of Finnish State
Collections of Finnish Parliament
Kodak
Collection of photographs of the Royal Library in Copenhagen
Museum of Fine Arts Copenhagen Danmark
Museum of Fine Arts in Kuopio
Hasselblad Center
Portfolios and Books
The Earth holds them all 1986, portfolio of Canadian Indians
One night stop 1986, video for Commercial TV in Finland/Drama (Pekka Turunen)
Nameless 1990, a photographic book
KJIK 1991, printed portfolio(1992)
Stics 1992, printed portfolio
Puiden kansa - Tree people 1997, a book about the mythical and spiritual
meaning of trees and forests, by Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo
Teacher of photography
Courses in several institutes f.ex.
Institute of Art and Design in Lahti 1993, 1994
Institute of Art and Media, Tutvo in Turku 1993, 1994
University of Art and Design in Helsinki 1988-1995
Graphic Design for books of art and photography
Pekka Turunen: Against the Wall 1995
Ilkka-Juhani Takalo-Eskola: Sammallautturi 1995
Juhani Hakalahti: Näyttelykuvia 1997
Marjukka Vainio: Hommage á Ester Helenius 1997
Recognitions
Kodak Award Prize in Finland 1991
Finnish state grant for artists for five years 1994-1998
Suomi (Finland) Prize, Finnish state price for artists 1997
"Most beautiful books of Finland" 1997 (Tree People)
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