curriculum vitae
Toni Kitti
Artist, Designer
Born in 1975 in Ii, Finland. Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
Telephone: +35840 555 1694
Email: toni.kitti@gmail.com
www.tonikitti.com
https://www.facebook.com/ToniKittiArt
https://www.tonislightingfactory.com/
Education
2010 Master of Arts, Photography, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
1998 – 01 Bachelor of Arts, Photography, University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki, Finland
1997 – 98 CAP basics, Joensuun Oppimiskeskus, Joensuu, Finland
1994 Student from the Gymnasium of Haukiputaan lukio, Haukipudas
Artistic activity
Solo Exhibitions
2021 "The Persistence Of Plastic II", Galleria A2, Helsinki, Finland
2020 "The End Of The Tunnel” - lighing fixtures, Kalleria, Helsinki, Finland
2019 "The Persistence Of Plastic”, Copeland Gallery, London, Great Britain
2018 “Light. In new light!" - Lighting exhibition, Habitare, Helsinki, Finland
2017 "The Persistence Of Plastic”, Galleria Lapinlahti, Helsinki, Finland
2017 “Light. In new light!” - Lighting Exhibition, Hotelli Rantapuisto, Helsinki, Finland
Group Exhibions
2019 "Ilmanpieli", Galleria Käpy, Konnevesi, Finland
2017 “BODYSPACES | HUMANS+HYBRIDS”, Rome, Italy
2010 "Fiinnish Queer Art”, Q Art Lounge, Helsinki, Finland
2003 ”Das Einverlasste Korsett”, St. Johan, Austria
2003 ”The Northern Fruit – Erotic photographs of disabled”, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
2002 ”Correlations”, Fotoforum West, Inssbrück, Austria
2002 ”Correlations”, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna, Austria
2001 “Young Contemporary Finnish Photography”, 6th Internationale Fototage Herten, Germany
2000 “Human Everyday Life”, Gallery Atski, Helsinki, Finland
Grants
2022 Taike
2021 Taike
2020 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2020 Kuvasto Finland
2019 Frame Finland
2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation
Achievements
2017 Grand Prize, Pitch You Design, Habitare Furniture Design Fair, Helsinki, Finland
Other work
2016 Designer of lighting fixtures
2013 - Entrepreneur, artist
2009 Teacher: photography, Muurlan kansanopisto, Salo
2008 Photographer, Ilta-Sanomat, Helsinki
2007 News photographer, Forssan Lehti, Forssa
2004 – 09 Teacher: photography, (Muurlan kansanopisto, Heltech, Salon Kansalaisopisto)
2003 Photographer, Talouselämä, Helsinki
1999 – Freelance -photographer
Language skills
Finnish Mother tongue
English Excellent
Swedish Excellent
German Basic
In Media
TV-program about my art and philosophy in Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
https://areena.yle.fi/1-4549324
An article about art and plastic in YLE
https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/04/18/muovin-seuraava-elama-kirpputorien-rihkama-paatyy-toni-kitin-valokuviin-ja
An article about my art and AIDS and HIV in A&U Magazine
https://aumag.org/2019/01/09/toni-kitti-artist
100 Finnish Photographers, a celebration of Finnish photography and 100 years of independency
http://www.100finnishphotographers.fi/toni-kitti/
An article in Art Reveal Magazine
http://www.artrevealmagazine.com/tag/toni-kitti
An article in Finnish Broadcasting Compaly (YLE) about art and hiv and aids and shame
http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9534966
An article in the biggest Finnish newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, about life and hiv and aids and shame
http://www.hs.fi/elama/art-2000005137481.html
An article about colours and my lifestyle
https://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/28042019/art-2000006085282.html
An article about my lifestyle
https://www.is.fi/asuminen/art-2000005972797.html
An article about my lifestyle
https://www.iltalehti.fi/asuminen/a/2014052018315082