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IIRI POTERI

Artist who lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
Contact: iiri.poteri (at) hotmail.com


EDUCATION

2021    Ma
ster of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki / Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki (FI)
2018    Student exchange, Zürich University of the Arts, Zürich (CH)
2018    Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki / Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki (FI)
2014    Vocational degree in Visual Expression, Study Programme Area in Photography, Pekka Halosen Akatemia, Tuusula (FI)
2011    Finnish Matriculation Examination, Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts, Helsinki (FI)


EXHIBITIONS
 
Solo exhibitions
2024    Näkemisiin! / See you and Let’s see!, Gallery Valo / Katve 1, Arktikum, Rovaniemi (FI)
2020    Here we are, Project Room, Helsinki (FI)
2019    when we shatter we matter, Zürich University of the Arts, Zürich (CH)

Group exhibitions
2023    Out of Nowhere, Mänttä Art Festival, Pekilo, Mänttä-Vilppula (FI)  
2023    In Continuous Dialogue: Tracing Memories, Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki (FI)
2021    Opus One ’21, Bruges (BE) 
2020    Kuvan kevät, Helsinki (FI)
2019    Can’t Leave Home Without It, Multimedijalni Kulturni Centar, Split (HR)
2019    Semesterfazit MFA, Zürich University of the Arts, Zürich (CH)
2018    Rajallisia tilaisuuksia, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki (FI)
2018    Elektrophonics, Musiikkitalo, Black Box, Helsinki (FI)
2017    BFA exhibition 2017, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki (FI)
2017    Storage, Galleria Lapinlahti, Helsinki (FI)
2017    Thresholds, KASKL Gallery, Berlin (DE) / Free Art Space, Helsinki (FI)
2017    S/N – signal-to-noise ratio, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki (FI)
2014    Hiljaista huutoa, Pekka Halonen Academy’s graduation exhibition, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki (FI)


PERFORMANCES

2024    The Gate Between of Us, performace in response to exhibition We Glup Black Moons by Jane Hughes, Galleria Napa, Rovaniemi (FI)
2019    Let Your Earthly Spoils Be Soiled, Linda Straehl, Zürich University of the Arts, Zürich (CH)
2018    Multispecies Salon, Interspecies, Manifesta 12, Palermo (ITG)
2017    Part 1 – White, Vibrating raspberries, Arabia Street Festival, Helsinki (FI)
2016    Part 1 – White, Vibrating raspberries, Kiasma, Helsinki (FI)


WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation


RESIDENCES

Upcoming
2024    Fair Sculp­ture res­i­dency, Espoo (FI)

2024    Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation & University of Lapland, Residency scholarship,  Rovaniemi (FI)
2017    Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Residency, Berlin (DE)


MEMBERSHIPS

Artists’ Association MUU


GRANTS & AWARDS  

2023    Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2023    Héléne and Walter Grönqvist foundation
2022    The Young Visual Artist Award, Outi and Jan Vapaavuori Foundation
2022    Paulo Foundation
2022    Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2021    Frame Contemporary Art Finland
2020    Finnish Art Society