Updated 25.1.2012

JAANA KOKKO Artist

I was born in Joensuu on 15.5.1972. I live and work currently in Helsinki, Finland.

I am mother of one daughter (b. 2009).

Academic Studies

2010- Ph.D. Student
Aalto University - University of Art and Design Helsinki, Art Department

2002 Master of Arts
University of Art and Design Helsinki

1999 Master of Science in Economics
Helsinki School of Economics

Other Art studies

2006- Studies in Contact Improvisation in Germany and Finland
1995-1996 DanceLab - A full year workshop on contemporary dance. Helsinki.

Solo Exhibitions

Coming up:

2012 Moderna Museet, Stockholm 3.3.-21.3.

2010 Optica, Center for Contemporary Art, Montréal, Canada. Life Must be Alive. 16.1.-20.2.
2008 Cable Gallery, Helsinki, with Janne Virkkunen. What am I, Who am I, Why am I. 2.11.-30.11.
2008 MUU Gallery, Helsinki. Stakeout. 29.5.-30.6.
2007 The Museum of Anna Ahmatova, St. Petersburg, Russia. Home Is a Poem. 29.9.-21.10.
2006 Kunsthaus L6, Freiburg, Germany. Capitel four – Das vierte Kapitel. 28.4.-28.5
2004 MUU Gallery, Helsinki. About stories with open enclosure. 28.2-13.3.
2002 Gallery Atski, Uiah, Helsinki. Paintings and drawings. 16.8-29.8.

Selected group exhibitions

Coming up:

2012 The National Art Center, Tokyo. Exhibition of awarded works at Japan Media Arts Festival. 28.2.-4.3.
2012 Botkyrka Konsthall. Biograf. 17.4.-

2011 Gallery at the University of Lapland. Beyond Private and Public. With Kalle Lampela, Eemil Karila. 17.10.-3.11.2011
2011 Botkyrka Konsthall, Sweden. Fittja Open. 10.9.-14.10.
2010 RsProjectspace, Berlin. Antidote.27.11-22.1.2011
2010 Honkahovi, Mänttä, Finland. Path.6.10-18.12.
2010 Cable Factory, Helsinki. Art Fair Suomi. 28.8.-5.9.
2010 Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki. Take Care - Politics of Emancipation. 9.4.-25.5.
2009 A home exhibition at Punavuori, Helsinki. Private Universes. 17.-30.5
2008 Wanha Satama. Art Fair Helsinki 18.-19.10.
2008 Cable Factory, Helsinki. Art Fair Suomi. 12.9.-21.9.
2008 Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, Finland. Artists' 113. annual Exhibition. 25.9.-25.10.
2008 Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa. MOPE - Movement to performance. 19.-21.8.
2008 Cable Factory, Puristamo, Helsinki. Swap/ Vaihto. 9.9.-19.9.
2008 Bureau Gallery, Manchester, GB. Swap/ Vaihto. 18.7-3.8
2008 Cable Factory, Helsinki. Summer Exhibition of the Artists at Cable Factory.2.7.-19.8.
2008 Finnish Labour Museum, Tampere, Finland. Conflict. 14.6.-17.8.
2008 University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Digital Media. 17.4.-20.5.
2008 Gallery Mànes, Prabue, Czech Rebublik. Brave New World. 10.4.-4.5.
2007 Cable Factory, Helsinki. Summer exhibition of Artists at Cable Factory.
2007 Gallery Maa-Tila, Helsinki. National Landscape- Now! 18.1.-2.2.07
2006 Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland. Left! - 70 years of Kiila. 15.12.06-7.1.07
2006 Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland. Counter narratives. 11.11.06-7.1.07
2006 Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland. Counter narratives. 29.8.-29.10.
2006 Christopher Merian Stiftung. Basel, Switzerland. Open House. 20.-21.5
2005 MUU Gallery, Helsinki. Trialogy. 25.10-13.11
2005 Gallery Titanik, Turku. Trialogy 9.12.05-1.1.06
2005 Gallery Platform, Vaasa. Trialogy 15.1.-31.1.
2005 CableFactory, Helsinki. Muu Café , Art Fair Suomi. 29.9-9.10
2004 Joensuu, Finland. Art center Ahjo.
Young Finnish Artists exhibition, Rajaton , Borderless – Drawings, 20.10-21.11.
2004 Helsinki, A Scene for an ideal art – AesthEthics of Renuniciation. 13.– 20.12
2003 Vantaa City Art Museum, Finland. Daily life. Contemporary Finnish
Photography and video. 26.4.-30.9.
2002 Vapriikki, A museumcenter, Tampere, Finland. Backlight2.
6.th International Symposium of Photography and video. 19.10.-1.12.
2000 Galleria Atski, Uiah Helsinki. Photographs 3.4.–14.4.

Theatre, Performances

Coming up:

2012 Kiasma Theatre at the museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki.

2011 Theatre Takomo, Helsinki. Visualization for the performance National Project by Aune Kallinen and Laura Murtomaa.
2010 Kiasma Theatre at the museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki.Visualization for the performance National Project by Aune Kallinen and Laura Murtomaa.
2009 Suvilahti, Helsinki. Visualization for the Performance Juhlat by Helsingin Taiteellinen Teatteri. Dir. Aune Kallinen. 20.9.-17.10.
2009 Kiasma Theatre at the museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Life like - A Performance by Aune Kallinen & al. Visualization 25.3.-29.3.
2004 Theatre week at Mikkeli, Finalnd. Photo Triptychs – Visualization for the theatre performance “A house of fashion” produced by Helsinki Student theatre, dir. Aune Kallinen
2004 Helsinki Student Theatre. Photo Triptychs – Visualizationfor the theatre performance “A house of fashion” produced by Helsinki Student theatre, dir. Aune Kallinen
2004 Art Hall – Tallin, Estonia. 8.-9.7. Performance weeks. Writing as Preformance.
2004 Paide, Estonia. 10.7. Reading as Prehearsal – The second part of the Performance.
2004 Forum Box, Gallery in Helsinki. 15.5. Writing performance: Writing as
Preformance – The first part of the Performance.

Other selected artistic activity

2010 Theatre Takomo, Helsinki. Invitation on Willing to Think. A seminar organized by me. 16.5.
2005 Kiasma, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Kokemus ja reflektio -
A serie of public lectures and discussions organized by me.
2003 An institute for Finnish culture in Stockholm, Sweden.
The night of arts happening. Sauna-bus –project with Janne Virkkunen and Heikki Tolonen.
2001 Muu Ry. Dispensing with formalities. A city space art project. Helsinki 1.4.-15.4.

Talks

2011 Miten tätä elämää olisi elettävä? How should one live this life? Taiteen ja politiikan rajapinnoilla -seminaari 17.10.2011 Lapin yliopisto, Rovaniemi, Finland.

2011 Thoughts on anarchism at the Symposium "to have / to own", 23.–25.9.2011. Vaasa City Hall, Chamber Music Room, Vaasa, Finland.

Videoworks shown in screenings or festivals

Coming up:

2012 Moderna Museet Cinema, Stockholm, Sweden 3.3.
2012 Japan Media Arts Festival – Jury Selection at d-labo, Tokyo Midtown, Japan 22.2.-4.3.
2012 Japan Media Arts Festival, TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan 22.2.-4.3.

2011 Cartes Flux Festival, Helsinki. 14.-16.10.
2010 Gallery 91 sqm, Berlin, Germany. 29.8.
2010 Neues Kino, Basel. 16.6.
2010 Kumu, Tallinn, Estonia. Take Care - Poltics of Emancipation. 13.4. and 15.5.
2009 Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. Falstaff International Film Festival, 14.-20.11
2009 The Cable Factory, Helsinki. Esityspannuhalli. 4.4.
2009 Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India. Carnival of e-creativity 27.2.-1.3.
2009 The Cable Factory, Helsinki. View 2009 - Videofestival for Finnish Media Art. 27.2.-1.3.
2008 International Biennial of Graphics, St. Petersburg.28.11.
2008 The Cornerhouse, Manchester. 15.7
2008 Andorra, Helsinki. View 2008 - Videofestival for Finnish Media Art. 24.-26.5.
2008 Finnish Institute at Paris, France. A stream of Electrons – (La Récite), 7.-10.5
2007 Andorra, Helsinki. View 2007 - Videofestival for Finnish Media Art.
2006 Kunsthalle Helsinki, Koukkuja vasemmalta. 15.12.-7.1.07
2006 MUU gallery, What a Video, Helsinki. 6.10-12.11.
2006 MUU gallery, Muu café, Helsinki. 22.9.-1.10.2006
2005 Huuto Gallery, Helsinki. 28.10
2005 Kiasma, Contemporary Art museum, Helsinki. 30.9
2004 Kiasma, Contemporary Art museum, Helsinki. 10.12
2004 Bergen Art Hall, Norway. Videoart from Nordic region. 6.-8.12.
2003 Gallery Leena Kuumola, Helsinki. Club-evening 7.12.
2002 Hanasaari culture center, Espoo. 4.12.

Public Collections

2011 Botkyrka Konsthall, Sweden
2006 The State Art collection, Finland
2005 Arabianranta, Helsinki. Public art – A Public photo triptych in a house of
students.
2001 Women of Left Alliance, Finland.
1999 Helmi ry, Helsinki, Finland.

Memberships

Artist association of Finland/ Artist Association MUU www.muu.fi
Kuvasto – Copyright organization of Visual artists www.kuvastory.fi
AV-Arkki– Finnish distribution center for media-art www.av-arkki.fi
The Helsinki Ooppera Skaala (Contemporary Finnish opera)
www.oopperaskaala.fi
The Artists at Cable Factory
Kiila ry www.kiila.org

Bibliography

(Incomplete)

Art in Arabianranta. Art collaboration 2000-2010.
Arabianrannan taide. Taiteellinen yhteistyö vuosina 2000-2013. Helsingin kaupungin talous- ja suunnittelukeskuksen julkaisuja 2/2010.

Björkman Nina: Vardagen som motiv och medel. Hufvudstadsbladet 26.7.2003

Contemporary Art in Traditional Museums - A catalogue. Pro Arte Institute, St. Petersburg. 2006

Grabacka, Camilla: Livet sett genom buren. Huvudstadsbladet 17.4.2010.

Giesebrecht, Georg: Jaana Kokko - eine Finnin in Freiburg. Chilli - Das Kunstmagazin 4/ 2006. Freiburg, Germany.

Green, Egil: Med Huvudet i Ugnen på Utställning. Bårgobladet 1.5.2010.

Graphic Arts Development Fund: Contemporary Graphic Arts: 4 th International Festival of Graphic Arts. St. Petersburg 2008. (Pages 52-55)

Heinänen Kaisa: Nainen ängetään pieneen tilaan. 11.4.2010

Heiskanen, Seppo: Kuka meitä suojelee. Uutispäivä Demari 14.4.2010.

Kantokorpi Otso: Näytteykuvia 36. Alastonkriitiokko.blogspot.com 26.4.2010

Karjunen Antti: Arkisia kuvia taidemuseossa. Vantaan Kaupunki. 19.5.2003.

Kautto, Richard: Käsitteiden solmukohtia. Lapin Kansa. 2.11.2011

Kokko, Jaana: Missä taide ja talous kohtaavat. A column at 1/2 -art magazine. 1/ 2011. s. 10

Kokko, Jaana: Missä taide ja talous kohtaavat? Kolumni. 1/2-lehti. No: 1/ 2011

Kokko, Jaana: Miten tätä elämää olisi elettävä - suhteessa elävään? Artikkeli. 1/2-lehti. No: 3/ 2011

Kokko, Jaana: Taiteilija teoksen materiaalina ja juonenkuljettajana. Av-Arkki/ View tour -katalogi 2009.

Kokko, Jaana: Avaus poliittiseen ystävyyteen. Avek-lehti 1/2008. s.28-29.

Kokko, Jaana: Berliinin kevät vailla varjoja? Taide-Lehti, verkkonumero 4/08.

Kokko, Jaana: Valjut pidot – Nuorten taiteen biennaali Tallinnassa. Taide-Lehti 6/07.

Kokko, Jaana: Zar - Su - Sed. Ice-Flow, International Poetry of the Far North. s. 104-105. Translated by Sarka Hantula. Vol. 7. Number 1 / 2006.

Korosteleva, Maria: Home Is a Poem - Jaana Kokko. Contemporary Art in Trad. Museum. Pro Arte Institute, Pietari, 2007

Laakso, Harri: "Vastoin kaikkia odotuksia", catalogue of "Counter Narratives" exhibition, Kerava Art Museum, 2006.

Lampela, Kalle: Emansipaatio taiteellisen toiminnan taustalla. Sosiologian harjoitustyö/ Uusi poliittinen toiminta/ Lapin yliopisto 2009.

Lampela, Kalle: Taiteilija Vallanpitäjänä. Puolilehti 1/2010. s. 30.

Maunuksela Arja: Avoin kertomus toimii kuin uni. Helsingin Sanomat 12.3.2004.

Rastenberger, Anna-Kaisa: Kuinka olla vastakarvaan. Taidelehti 10/2006

Scharrer Eva: Choreographie der Distanzen. Eva Scharrer. Regioartline Kunstmagazine. Zeitgenössische Kunst im Raum Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe. 5/ 2006.

Scharrer Eva: Jaana Kokko verbindet im Freiburger Kunsthaus L6 autistische Fremdkörper miteinander. www.regioartline.org 4/5/2006. Zeitgenössische Kunst im Raum Basel, Freiburg, Karlsruhe.

Schumann-Bacia, Eva: Hier ist der Norden spürbar. Porträt: Jaana Kokko. Die Badische Zeitung, Freiburg. 11.5.2006

Tykkyläinen Mia: Sekava Keskustelu.Turun Sanomat 27.12.2005

Vasen/ Left - The catalogue of the 70th anniversary Exhibition of Kiila (in Kunsthalle Helsinki), 2006

Von Wright Heidi: Dialogisk konst. Åbo Underrättelser 17.12.2005

Wallin Riikka: Att bry sig om. Nytid 16/ 2010

Ways often wandered. Polku, valokuva- ja videotaidenäyttely. Exhibition Catalogue. Taidekeskus Honkahovi 2010

Grants, prizes and residencies

2012 Jury Selection, Japan Media Arts Festival
2011 Frame-Fund Finland
2011 Avek - (Center to promote Audio-visual culture, Finland) – Production Grant
2011 Arts Council Finland, Grant for Media Art
2011 Honkahovi Art Prize
2010 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture, Finland) – Grant for travelling
2010 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture, Finland) – Grant for Scriptwriting
2010 Arts Council of Finland, Grant for Photo Art
2009 Arts Council of Finland, Grant
2009 Arts Council of Finland, Travel Grant to Canada
2009 Arts Council Finland, Grant for Media Art
2008 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture, Finland) – Grant for Media-Art
2008 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Artist Grant
2008 Arts Council Finland, Grant for Publication
2008 Arts Council Finland, Grant for Media Art
2007 Arts Council of Finland, Travel Grant to Russia
2007 Arts Council of Finland, Grant for Photography project
2007 Frame-Fund (Finnish Fund for Art Exhange)
2007 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture), Grant for Scriptwriting
2007 Art Council of North-Carelia. Grant (Kokko+Timonen)
2007 Visek, (The Promotion Centre for Visual Arts)
2006 Sleipnir, Nordic Institute For Contemporary Art, Travel Grant
2006 The Cultural Foundation of Uusimaa and Arts council of Finland – Grants (Group) for
group exhibition Counter Narratives (Rinne,Kaila+)
2006 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture) – Grant for Media-Art
2006 Frame (Finnish Fund for Art Exhange)
2006 Arts council Finland and Artists association of Finland – Grant for a Residence
2005 Arts Council of Uusimaa, Artist Grant
2005 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture, Finland), Grant for Scriptwriting
2005 Sleipnir, Nordic Institute For Contemporary Art, Travel Grant
2005 Visek, (The Promotion Centre for Visual Arts),
2004 Itu – A competition, grant and course for scriptwriting (Av-Arkki, Muu ry, Arts
council of Finland)
2004 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture, Finland), Grant for Media Art
2003 The Cultural Foundation of Uusimaa, Finland, Grant (Virkkunen, Puintila, Kokko, Berg)
2003 The Cultural Foundation of Finland, Grant (Group) for the group exhibition "Daily life"
2001 Visek (The Promotion Centre for Visual Arts), Grant (Nuutinen, Kokko)
2001 Avek (Center to promote Audio-visual culture, Finland) – Grant for Scriptwriting
2000 2. prize in a multimedia competition "Tiina" (Kokko-Pelo-Saarinen)