Education
1990-95
Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Master of Fine Art
1984-92
University of Art and Design, Helsinki, UIAH, Department of
Interior Architecture and Furniture Design, Master of Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2009
‘Anu Tuominen’ Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
2008
‘Anu Tuominen: Vita, blåvita, gula och gröna’ Finlandsinstitutets galleri, Stockholm, Sweden
‘Anu Tuominen’ Galleria Orton, Helsinki, Finland
‘Forester’ Art-U room, Tokyo, Japan
‘Kude’ Lohja, Finland
2007
‘On Olemassa’ Heinolan Kaupunginmuseo, Heinola, Finland
2006
‘Kesäpäivät talviunta’ Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Finland
‘Kitchen’ Art-U room, Tokyo, Japan
Galerie Anhava, Project Room, Helsinki, Finland
2005
‘Sur le chemin de l´école’ Finnish Institute in Paris, France
Galleri Mårtenson&Persson, Båstad, Sweden
Kajaani Art Museum (with Kari Cavén)
2004
Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium
Gallery Het Vijfde Huis, Antwerpen, Belgium
2003
Ars Fennica, Aine Art Museum, Tornio and Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki and Salo Art Museum
2002
Galleria AMA, Turku, Finland
Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001
Rogaland Kunstsenter, Stavanger, Norway
Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
2000
Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland
1999
Café Ateneum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
1998
Art Museum of South Karelia, Lappeenranta, Finland
Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland
Gallery Push Firma Beige, Helsinki, Finland
Petite Galerie, Paris, France
1997
Voipaala Art Center for Children, Voipaala, Finland
Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
1996
Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland
1995
Ministry of Education, Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Forest Museum Lusto, Finland
1994
Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finalnd
1993
Artek, Helsinki, Finland
1992
‘Cube’ Diploma Work Exhibition, University of Art and Design UIAH, Helsinki, Finland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
‘Fly me to the Møøn’ 44 Møen, Askeby, Denmark
‘The XIV Mänttä Art Festival’ Mänttä, Finland
Värähtelyä’ Danielson-Kalmari Museum, Vääksy, Finland
‘Ei saa peittää – får ej övertäckas’ Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Eskilstuna, Sweden
2008-2009 ‘All Colors Permitted As Long As They Don’t Interfere With Business’ BWA Katowice and National Museum in Szczecin, Poland
2008
Jubilee Exhibition, Zuiderzee Museum, The Netherlands
2007-2008
‘SLOW’ Z33, Hasselt, Belgium
‘Pewna Finlandia’ BWA Katowice, BWA Wroclaw and CRP Oronsko, Poland
‘Strikknikk–Knitnic’ The West Norway Museum of Decorative Art (Bergen), National Museum of Art – the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (Oslo) and Gallery Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall (Arendal), Norway
2007
‘Kauppala’ Cecilia, Vuosaari, Helsinli, Finland
‘Thread’ Gallery of Fine Arts Koroska, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
‘Toutes les couleurs sont permises à condition que cela n'empêche pas le commerce’ Atelier 340 Muzeum, Bruxelles, Belgium
‘Everyday Lines’ Gallery 51, MCLA, Massachusetts, USA
2006
‘Art, Life & Confusion’ the 47th October Salon Belgrade, Serbia
‘Check-In Europe’ EPO, Munich, Germany
‘Remix’ Fiskars, Finland
‘Sokerina pohjalla’ Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2005
‘Une Certaine Finlande’ Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium
‘On The Road’ Museu da Áqua, Lisbon, Portugal
‘Mouvement intuitif bis’ Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium
Kabusa Art Hall, Köpingebro, Sweden
2004
‘Ars Fennica 1991-2003’ Marble Palace, St.Petersburg, Russia
‘On The Road’ Museu da Áqua, Lisbon, Portugal
‘37.3 grader C’ Vikingsberg, Helsingborg, Sweden
‘Vasta Maalattu – Peinture Fraiche!’ Le Triage, Nanterre, France
2003
‘GOKANN’ Kyoto, Japan
2002
‘An der Schwelle des Unbekannten’ Kulturabteilung Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany
Art Forum Berlin/Galerie Anhava
‘Fluxus und die Folgen’ Wiesbaden, Germany
‘Biennale Balticum’ Rauma Art Museum, Finland
‘Uniikki 2002, Fiskars, finland
2000
Art Forum Berlin/Galerie Anhava
‘L’Art dans le Monde’ Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
1999
‘Aquarium’ Museum of Architecture, Tallinn
‘Umedalen Skulptur’ Umeå, Sweden
‘Textile Triennial’ Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
‘AIFACS’ New Delhi, India
1998
‘The 3rd International Conference on Environmental Aesthetics’ Ilomantsi, Finland
1997
Gävle Art Center, Gävle, Sweden
‘Finnish Artists’ Annual Exhibition’ Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland
1996
Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
1995
‘Mänttä Art Exhibition’ Mänttä, Finland
1993
Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
1992
‘The Young Artists’ Exhibition’ Helsinki Art hall, Helsinki, Finland (also 1989,1991)
1989
‘Ekobäng’ Old Student House, Helsinki, Finaland
1986
‘Young Sketches’ Furniture Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark
Prizes
2003
Ars Fennica, Henna and Pertti Niemistö Art Foundation
1999
Aquarium, Tallinn, Association of Estonian Sculptors
1995
Mänttä Art Festival, Grand Prize
1992
Wood Product Competition, 1st prize, Finnish Crafts Organization
1990
Art competition for the main entrance of the University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki, 1st prize
1986
Furniture design competition, 2nd prize, Finnish Furniture Exporters and UIAH
1986
Grave monument competition, 1st prize and honourable mention, Church House, SKSK,
Union of Helsinki Evangelic-Lutheran Parishes, Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo
Collections
Stalke Collection, Denmark
Collection René Block, Germany
Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki
The City of Espoo
The City of Tampere
Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere
Henna and Pertti Niemistö Contemporary Art Collection, Hämeenlinna
The Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo
Collection Swanljung, Helsinki
Finnish Art Association, Helsinki
Statens konstråd, Sweden
Malmö Art Museum, Sweden
Gävle Municipality, Sweden
Provincial Administration (Landstinget), Gävle, Sweden
Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Sweden
The Nordic Watercolor Museum, Sweden
Wihuri Foundation
Oulu Art Museum
Salo Art Museum
Art Association of Apoteksbolaget, Sweden
Hämeenlinna Art Museum
Aine Art Museum, Tornio
Vexi Salmi´s Art Collection
Kajaani Art Museum
Collection Källemo, Sweden
Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels, Belgium
Other public and private collections
Public Works
2006
Voutila Senior Home, Hämeenlinna
Arabianaukio Square, Helsinki
2004
Kaakkuri School, Oulu
2003
Mariner of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International
2000
Children’s Clinic, HYKS, Helsinki
1999
Veräjälaakso school, Helsinki
Awards
2003
Ars Fennica
1999
Aquarium, Estonian Sculptors’ Union
1995
Mänttä Art Exhibition
1992
Wood Product Competition, The Finnish Crafts Organization
Publications
‘Anu Tuominen: Thinkables’ Anu Tuominen/Art-U room/Galerie Anhava, 2008
‘Ars Fennica 2003 - Anu Tuominen’ Ars Fennica Art Foundation and Like, 2003
‘Anu Tuominen: Kuvan sijamuotoja’ Jack-in-the-Box, 2001
