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Jyrki Poussu

BORN

• 1.6.1960 Kuusamo, Finland 

PROFESSIONAL ART EDUCATION

• Liminka, school of fine arts, 1 class 1976-1977  
• Liminka, school of fine arts, 2 class 1983-1984  
• Institute of fine arts of Lahti, Finland 1984-1988

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND 

• The artists of september, Oulu City Art Museum 1988  
• Sand and paper, Arctic Gallery, Oulu 1991  
• Sand and paper, Raahe 1991  
• Wood and colour, Oulu City Art Museum 1991  
• Wood and colour, Galleria Ars Libera, Kuopio 1992  
• Wood and colour, Galleria Katariina, Helsinki 1992  
• Wood and colour, Gallery BE`19, Helsinki 1994  
• Sand and paper, Kempele 1994  
• Wood and colour, Galleria Saskia, Tampere 1995  
• Wood and colour, Porkkatörmä arthall, Kuusamo 1995  
• Wood and colour, Galleria Harmaja, Oulu 1996  
• Wood and colour, Varkaus Art Museum, 1997  
• Wood and colour, Gallery BE`19, Helsinki 1997  
• Wood and colour, Raahe 1997  
• Wood and colour, Kemi Art Museum 1998  
• Wood and colour, Gallery Tyko, Nurmes 1999  
• Wood and colour, Gallery BE`19, Helsinki 1999  
• Linnun elämää, installation, Lusto - Finnish Forest Museum, Punkaharju 2000 
• Wood and colour, Kaamos Gallery, Kuusamo 2000 
• Wood and colour, Oskari Jauhiainen Art Museum, Kiiminki 2000 
• Syitä myöten, Gallery Harmaja, Oulu 2001
• Wood and colour, SmartHouse, Technopolis, Oulu 2001
• Wood and colour, Gallery Myötätuuli, Raahe 2002
• Syitä myöten, tm-galleria, Helsinki 2004
• TEN YEARS AFTER, Lapinlahti Artmuseum, Lapinlahti 2004
• Wood and colour, Kuusamo-room, Helsinki 2006-2007

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS ABROAD 

• Suomi Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden 1988 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND 

• Regional exhibition of Oulu, 1987  
• Klemi-Poussu-Tevajärvi, Oulu 1987  
• Kuusamo XVI summer exhibition 1988  
• Regional exhibition of Oulu 1989  
• Skjl, Havahdu-tapahtuma, Oulu and Valkeakoski 1990  
• Ars Periferia, Lumijoki 1990  
• Oulusta!, Seinäjoki Arthall 1991  
• Art Pikisaari, Oulu 1991  
• Pajari-Poussu, TTS-Gallery, Turku 1991  
• Transform, Aine art museum, Tornio 1994  
• Siirtymä, Outside exhibition, Oulu 1994  
• Onko kanto taidetta ? Finnish sculpture in the 90`s, Oulu City Art Museum 1994  
• Matkalla-On the road, Transferable sculpture exhibition, province of Oulu 1995  
• Provincional exhibition of Oulu, Kajaani Artmuseum 1995  
• Matinlauri-Niemelä-Poussu, Gallery -A1, Oulu 1996  
• Finnish artists exhibition 101. Hyvinkää 1996  
• Finnish artists exhibition, Leikkaus 102. Helsinki 1997  
• Radio 103.1 projeckt, Oulu 1997  
• 59. exhibition of the Visual Arts Organizations of Finland, Hyvinkää Art Museum 1997  
• 60. exhibition of the Visual Arts Organizations of Finland, Savonlinna Art Museum 1998 
• Kaleva 100-years. Collections of newspaper-magazine Kaleva. Circular exhibition 1999 
• Päivien kuohu, Gallery Villa Vanamo, Oulu 2000 
• Palapeli, Oulu City Art Museum 2000
• Provincional exhibition of Oulu, Oulu City Art Museum 2002
• Provincional exhibition of Oulu, Kajaani Artmuseum 2003
• BY THE WATER-summer art happening in Oulu 2003
• 60-years exhibition of Nordic Art Assosiation of Finland, Suomenlinna, Helsinki 2004
• ÄÄRI-artgroup, Seinäjoki Arthall, 2005, Gallery Myötätuuli, Raahe 2005, Vilho Lampi artmuseum, Liminka 2006, Lapinlahti artmuseum 2007

FINNISH ART EXHIBITIONS ABROAD 

• "DUTY FREE" - 12 artitst from Finland, Putney, Vermont, USA 1996 

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 

• Nordkalottens höstsalong, Luleå, Sverige 1989  
• Avesta Art `98, Avesta, Sverige 1998 

COLLECTIONS

• City of Oulu  
• Oulu City Art Museum 
• Salo Art museum
• Kemi Art museum  
• Kuusamo Town  
• Newspaper magazine Kaleva  
• VR-yhtiöt  
• Neste-Moscow  
• Oulun Saskiat   
• Tampereen Saskiat
• Turun Saskiat   
• YH-Constructions of Nothern Finland  
• Liminka School of fine art  
• Livoli Oy 
• CCC Group
• Merikoski

PUBLIC WORKS 

• "Impulssit" a painted relief at the Päijät-Häme central hospital, Lahti, Finland, 1987  
• "Changing season" a painted relief at the Päijät-Häme central hospital, Lahti, Finland,1987  
• "Mother-Earth and Enigma" a spacial work with stone and colour at the primary school of Maikkula, Oulu, Finland,1990  
• "Firefox and the light of a powdercellar" a painted woodrelief at the Toranki highschool, Kuusamo, Finland, 1993  
• "Lux borealis" a painted woodrelief at the Oulu railway station 1997  
• "Exception proves a rule" painted sculptures at primary school of Myllytulli, Oulu, Finland, 1997  
• "Joy shared is Joy doupled" Painted woodrelief. Tuirankartanon palvelukeskus, Oulu, Finland, 1998  
• "Silent echoes" Painted woodrelief. Tuirankartanon palvelukeskus, vainajien huone, Oulu, Finland 1988  
• "Son of the wind", Painted woodrelief 1995, Aoy Peltokotkan juhlasali, Oulu, Finland, Riihi-foundation 1998 
• Salo Townlibrary, painted woodreliefs: Olemuksen yleväisyys", "Sivukatsomossa", "Maankorvessa" 2004

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

• Painting and drawing instructor at the Liminka School of fine arts 1988-1995, painting instructor of watercolor and acrylics 2002-2003  
• University of Oulu, Laborathory of Modelling and Art 2000 
• Painting instructor at the Kuusamo Summer Artcourse, since 2000-
• Painting instructor at the Kuusamo Landscape-painting course, since 2002-2005

MEMBERSHIP

• Since 1988 a member of the Finnish Painters Union  
• Since 1989 a member of the Art Association of Oulu 

RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS

• Art Assosiation of Oulu, Member of board 1989-1991, 2002-
• Art Assosiation of Oulu, Vice Chairman 2002-2003
• Art Assosiation of Oulu, Chairman since 2003-
• Union of Finnish Art Associations, Member of board since 2004-, chairman since 2006-
• Artists´Assosiation of Finland, delegation 2005

PUBLICATIONS

• Kuvataiteilijat, Taiteilijahakemisto. Julkaisija Suomen Taiteilijaseura, Helsinki 1991, ISBN 951-608-000-6  
• Jyrki Poussu, Oulun taidemuseon julkaisuja 13. Oulu 1991, ISBN 951-9234-23-3  
• Puuta ja väriä - wood and colour, Oulu 1996, ISBN 952-90-7547-2  
• Avesta Art `98, exhibition catalog, Avesta, Sverige, ISBN 91-630-6883-4