Jaakko Pernu

Hakalahdenkatu 74 as 3
67100 Kokkola, FINLAND
tel: +358-(0)6- 8314995, -(0)40-5640454
http://arthouse.oulu.net
jaakko.pernu@regionline.fi

Studies

1988-89 Academie van Beeldende Kunsten Rotterdam, Netherlands
1983-87 Lahti Institute of Fine Arts, Finland
1982-83 Liminka Art School, Finland
1980-81 The University of Helsinki

Solo exhibitions

2004 L´ Univers Parallel, La Galeria, Barcelona, Spain
2003 Kaustinen Folk Art Center
2000 Gallery Sitruuna, Kuopio
1999 The Finnish Precidency of the EU Ministerial Conference at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki
1997 Visual Centre, Oulu
Gallery Kipinä, Lahti
1996 Gallery Just, Turku
1992 Oulu City Art Museum
1991 Nordic Guest Studio, Bergen, Norway
Gallery Rannan Matala, Oulu

Joint Exhibitions

2005 Une certaine Finlande, Atelier 340 Muzeum, Bryssels, Belgia
K.H. Rendlund Muzeum, Kokkola (Korpela, Pernu, Portin)
In Art 2005, Catalonia International Art Fair, Girona, Spain
Le mouvement intuitif, Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels (Sjoerd Buisman, Maren Dubnick, Michael Kienzer, Bernard Pagès, Jaakko Pernu, Richard Serra, Vladimir Skoda, Anu Tuominen, Bernard Venet, Birgit Werres, Beat Zoderer)
Noésis, (Pernu, Erkkilä, Välimäki), Österbottens museum, Vasa
2003 Luleå Sommar Biennal 2003, Sweden
Riippumattomat - The Independents (Pernu, Rautio, Tuunala), Tobaksmagasinet, Jakobstad
2002 Art Taipalsaari
Gallery 5, Oulu
Kemi Art Museum (Lukin, Pernu)
2001 Finish Artists Annual Exhibition, Jyväskylä
Gallery Terttu Jurvakainen, Muhos
Wood Art Exhibition, Juva
2000 Wood Men, Oulu City Art Museun
1999 Mänttä Visual Arts Festival
Touring exhibition in the honour of the anniversary year of the Kaleva Newspaper
Joint exhibition of artists from Oulu at the Kemi Art Museum
1998 Visual Centre, Oulu
In a cube – mini-art contest, Oulu
P-Art Gallery, Pécs, Hungary
New products, Kälviä
1997 Finish Artists Annual Exhibition, Helsinki
Art 103.1, Oulu
Mänttä Visual Arts Festival
1996 The Spirit of Wood, K.H. Renlund Museum, Kokkola
Finnish Artists Annual Exhibition, Hyvinkää
1994,-95,-96 Art in Suitcase: Luleå, Oulu, Vilnius, Rovaniemi, Jyväskylä, Lillehammer
1995 Veijo Hukka, Jaakko Pernu, Arktic Gallery, Oulu
Oulu Province Regional Exhibition, Kajaani Art Museum
Summer Exhibitiom, Ruukki
Liminka Art School
Eeva-Kaisa Jakkila, Jaakko Pernu, Gallery Rannnan Matala, Oulu
Wood, Steel and Paper – Imported goods from Finland, Amsterdam Cultural Centre, Netherlands
Rauma Art Museum
1992 Vaasa Province Regional Exhibition, Seinäjoki
Meeting at the Museum, K.H. Renlund Museum, Kokkola
1991 Annual Exhibition of the National Federation of the Visual Arts Organisation
Kokkola Visual Arts Society, K.H. Renlund Museum
Jää-group, Gallery Huone ja Keittiö, Pori
Mailart Exhibition-veri, The Cultural Center of Oulu
1990 Gallery Vanha, Helsinki
Kokkola Visual Arts Society
1989 Academie van Beeldende Kunsten Roterdam
1988 Finish Artists Exhibition, Kunsthalle Helsinki
1990,-91 Gallery Manerheim, Kokkola
Jaakko Pernu, Sari Torvinen, Lieksa Cultural Centre
Summer Exhibition, Kokkola, Old Customs House
Jaakko Pernu, Sari Torvinen, K.H. Renlund Museum, Kokkola
1987 Annual Exhibition of the National Federation of Visual Arts Organizations
Kokkola Visual Arts Society
Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka
1986 Gallery Artteli, Joensuu
Gallery Gagarin, Kokkola
1985 Young People´s Art Event, Pori

Environment art projects

2002 Beacon, Kokkola
2001 Parasol, Oulu
Vagrant, Kotka
1999 NOMAD – An Outdoor Feast, Fiskars
The Sky is the Sailing – Urban Art in the Tampere
1997 NOMAD-Unclaimed land, environmental art event, Ruoholahti, Helsinki
1996 Flux Aura, Turku
The Ground Beneath, Hietasaari, Oulu
1995 On the Road, Linnasaari park, Oulu
The River, Rovaniemi
1994 Transitions, Linnasaari park, Oulu
Trans Forms, Aine Art Museum,Tornio
1993 Natur & Kunst, 2. Künstlerplainair im Mürtz Nationalpark, Germany
1992 OnThe Ground, Hupisaaret Park, Oulu
1990 The Ball-project (Torvinen, Pernu), Hollihaka park, Kokkola
1989 International Artworkshop Kazimierz Dolny (Torvinen, Pernu), Poland
1988 Polderpoulevard-project (Torvinen, Pernu), Numansdorp, the Netherlands

Works in the following collections

Burberry Italy Retail Ltd, Rome
Burberry Italy Retail Ltd, Milan
The City Hall, Kokkola
Oulu Art Museum
Fortum, Moscow
FINGRID Ltd, Oulunsalo
University of Oulu
Oulu Province Arts Committee
The Kaleva Newspaper Collection, Oulu
Oulu City Library
Kokkola City Art Museum

Prizes and awards

2005 The Finnish cultural Found
2004 The Finnish Found for Art Exchange, FRAME
2002 The Cultural Fund of Keski-Pohjanmaa
2002-04 The Finnish State
2001 The Cultural Fund of Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
2000 The Finnish State
1989,-99 Oulu City
1997 Oulu Saskiat
The Art Committee of Oulu province
The Finnish State
1996 The Cultural Fund of Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
The City of Oulu
1990,-91,-93 The Art Committee of Vaasa province
1989,-97 The Finnish Cultural Fund
1987 The Lahti Institute of Fine Arts
1985,-88,-90 The Cultural Fund of Keski-Pohjanmaa
1996 International Ice-sculpture Symposium, Oulu
1993 Kokkola - price
1992 The Art Committee of Vaasa province

Member
Finnish Sculptors Association, since 1998
Finnish Painters Association, 1992-1997
Oulu Artists Association