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Raimo Saarinen

1984 Born in Helsinki, Finland 

Education

2014–2017 (MFA), Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki,

Study programme in Sculpture

2011–2014 (BFA), Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki,

Study programme in Sculpture

2005–2011 Aalto University School of Art and design, Degree

Program in Ceramic and Glass Design (BA)

2010 Athens School of Fine Arts, department of sculpture,

Athens, Greece



Solo Exhibitions

2019 Forgotten Tomorrow, Finlands institutet Galleria, Tukholma, Sweden

2019 Silmät auki pimeässä, Turun taidemuseon studio, Turku, Finland

2018 Kasvitieteellinen puutarha, Viherpaja, Vantaa, Finland

2013 Devil’s Nest -Pseudo Scientific Studies of Nature, Vapaan taiteen tila, Helsinki, Finland


Exhibitions

2022 In Search of the Present, EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo

2021 Between us, Amos Rex, Helsinki

2019 Cholula, proceso abierto/Space invaders, Cholula, Mexico

2019 Beings with, Fiskars Village biennale, Fiskars

2019 Nuoret 2019, Taidehalli, Helsinki

2019 Päivien sisällä yö, Galleria Huuto, Helsinki

2018 Miltä koti tuntuu, Jätkäsaari, Helsinki

2018 Pori Biennale III - Centennial, Pori

2018 Goodwill, Gruppen Fyra & Maija Nurmio, Kanneltalo

2018 Luonnontiloja, Lapuan taidemuseo, Lapua

2017 Make Art Political / Make Art Public, Galleria Augusta, Suomenlinna

2017 Keskeneräiset utopiat, Kantola, Kotka

2017 Kohtauksia pöydillä, Taidekoti Kirpilä, Helsinki

2017 Vihreä maa kukkiva kaupunki, Keravan taidemuseo, Kerava

2017 Antroposeeni, MAA-tila, Helsinki

2017 Keskeneräiset utopiat, Kantola, Kotka

2017 Kohtauksia pöydillä, Kirpilä Art Collection, Helsinki

2017 Vihreä maa kukkiva kaupunki, Kerava Art Museum, Kerava

2016 Raimo Saarinen & Iida Valkonen, Project Room, Helsinki

2016 Matter Matter, Exhibition laboratory, Helsinki

2016 Kuvan kevät, Exhibition laborathory, Helsinki, Finland

2014 Misleaded, With Vanina Tsvetkova, EMG Factors, Groningen, Netherlands

2014 Installations, KUVA/TILA, Helsinki, Finland

2013 Kandinäyttely, KUVA/TILA, Helsinki. Finland

2013 Foreign Affairs, European Exchange Academy, Beelitz. Germany

2012 L3, Helsinki, Finland

2012 Art Safari, Berlin, Germany

2012 Kaiku galleria, Helsinki, Finland

2011 Tsiigaa, Art goes kapakka, Helsinki, Finland

2010 Orfeu Negro, Athens, Greece

2009 Graal it, Gallery Atski, Helsinki, Finland

2009 State of Mind, Gallery Airi, Helsinki, Finland

2008 New Finnish Design- export, University of Art and Design Helsinki

2008 Space and Borderline, Gallery Atski, Helsinki


Public Commissions

2022 Floating Island, Rauma, Finland

2020-2022 Keksitty menneisyys, Helsingin taidemuseo HAM Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland

2018 The Portrait of the President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland, made together with 100 artists.

The Collection of The Prime Ministers’ Office Finland

2018 Kirpilä Art Collection, Helsinki

2017 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki


Works in collections 

The Collection of The Prime Ministers Office Finland -The Portrait of the President Sauli Niinistö of the Republic of Finland, made together with 100 artists.

Kirpilä Art Collection

Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki