Ville Yrjänä Mäkikoskela / Selected Biography

Born 1975

Education:

Lahti Polytechnic/ Institute of Fine Arts 1995-1999
Lahti Polytechnic/ Institute of Design; Basic pedagogy studies 1999-2001

Solo exhibitions:

Potentia, Studio Mezzo, Helsinki, 2002
Finger Exercise, Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, 2001 (with Jari Silomäki: Rehearsals for Adulthood)
Potentia, Gallery Kipinä, Lahti 2001
Bread Also, Gallery Titanik, Turku, 2000
Works, Parkano Town Hall, 1999

Selected group exhibitions:

107th Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists' Associations, Helsinki Art Hall, 2002
63rd Annual Exhibition of Union of Finnish Art Associations, Keuruu Museum, 2001
105 th Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists' Associations, Helsinki Art Hall, 2000
61st Annual Exhibition of Union of Finnish Art Associations, Art Center Poleeni, Pieksämäki, 1999
Graduate Exhibition of Lahti Polytechnic/ Institute of Fine Arts, Lahti Art Museum, 1999
60 th Annual Exhibition of Union of Finnish Art Associations, Savonlinna Art Museum, 1998
Young Artists' Exhibition of Päijät-Häme County, Matinpalo Museum and Art Center Taarasti,
Nastola, 1997

Grants:

Nifca 2002
Arts Council of Häme Region 2002
The Fine Arts Project KAUNO 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Finnish Cultural Foundation/ Päijät-Häme Region 2001
Arts Council of Finland 2000
City of Lahti 2000
Lahti Polytechnic/ Scolarship Foundation 1999, 2000
Wäinö Aaltonen Foundation 1999
City of Parkano 1997, 1999

Memberships:

The Association of Finnish Sculptors (candidate member)
The Artist Association of Sipoo

Ville Yrjänä Mäkikoskela / Artwork

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