Lena Séraphin
Education
2010- Aalto University School of Art and Design, Doctoral studies
1997 Goldsmiths College, University of London, MA in Fine Art
1998 University of Art and Design in Helsinki, MA in Fine Art
Employment History
Doctoral student position, Aalto University School of Art and Design
Lecturer 1.3.2008 onwards, Head of Department 15.8.2005 - 31.12.2007
Institute of Design and Fine Arts, Lahti University of Applied Sciences:
Solo Exhibitions and Projects
2011 Lena Séraphin, Andrea Meinin Bück & Don Quixote Complex
Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki Art Museum
2010 Value Beast, Forum Box, Helsinki
2009 In the Wintergarden, commissioned by the Helsinki City Art Museum
2007 Botkyrka konsthall, Sweden
2007 Kerava Artmuseum, Finland
2005 Gallery Heino, Helsinki
2004 Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki
2002 Intruders Are Paid In Marble, Leena Kuumola Gallery, Helsinki
2002 Tomorrow 10.20 p.m., comissioned by SOK, Helsinki
2001 Come Back and Back, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki City Art Museum
2000 Did You Come Alone?, a project for Helsinki European City of Culture 2000
Group Exhibitions
2009 Tracking Traces, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2007 Mental, Sinne Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Rauma Art museum, Finland
2005 Äga rum, Elverket Ekenäs, Finland
2005 publikation(pages) Lunds Konsthall, Sweden
2004 View, Helsinki
2003 Casino Royal at Art Kliazma, Moscow?
2003 Virasto, Turku, Finland
2003 Tomorrow´s News, Gallery 101, Ottawa
2003 Blue Hall, Market Place Berlin
2003 Billboard, Copenhagen and Malmö
2002 Urban Tales, Tampere Finland
2002 Mediavariations, Lothringen 13, Münich
2002 Glasspalace, Helsinki
2001 Enoncé de circonstance, Centre culturel de rencontre, Lyon France
2001 Friends of Mine, Muu gallery, Helsinki
2001 Polarflex, Aroma Media Group, Berlin
2001 Insider Trading, The Mandeville Hotel, London
2000 Invasive Properties, Sali Gia Gallery, London
Collectioned by Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki City,
Pro Artibus, SOK and Finnish State
Residencies
Botkyrka Residence, Sweden 2011
Villa Lante Rome Italy 2008, Nifca at IASPIS
Stockholm 2002, Centre culturel de rencontre, Lyon, France
2001, The Finnish Foundation for Visual Arts, New York 1999
Contributing editor Hufvudstadsbladet, Taide
Screenings
YLE TV1 2008, Kettupäivät 2007, 2005 View, Helsinki,
2003 Rev Finlande at the Batofar in Paris, Nordicliveart in Göteborg and
ID:I in Stockholm, Simrishamn Film Festival, Konstingeniörerna
in Malmö konsthall.
Grants (selection)
2011Arts Council of Finland (media art division)
2010 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland
2009 Finnish Film Foundation, Helsinki City
Curated Exhibitions
Urban Spaces, MUU gallery and Kiasma/Rear Window, 2005
Co-curated exhibitions with Patricia Ellis
Paintings for Finland, Vinogradov & Dubossarsky MUU Gallery 2002
Kilowatt Dynasty by Saskia Olde Wolbers, Helsinki Arthall 2002
Co-curated exhibitions with Patricia Ellis
2002 Paintings for Finland, Vinogradov & Dubossarsky, Muu Gallery
2002 Saskia Olde Wolbers, Helsinki Kunsthalle studio
2001 Paintings for England, Vinogradov & Dubossarsky, Vilma Gold Gallery, London
2001-2003 Writing as Art workshops
Tutors Patricia Ellis and Cedar Lewisohn, London