Veikko Björk

1960 b. Kitee, Finland

Studies
1995 - 98 Master of Arts, The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1990 - 95 Artist, dep. of Free Art, The University of Gothenburg, Sweden
1994 Scholarship, The Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, Germany
1988 - 90 Art studies, The Artshool of the Nordic countries, Kokkola,Finland
1983 - 86 Photographer, The Art Institute in Lahti, Finland

Solo exhibitions
2000 Compact Forms, video, exhibited in a local wooden kiosk., Part of the project Feeling the City, Helsinki
2000 On the Ground / Under the Ground, periscope-installation in the Kaisaniemi Underground-station, Helsinki
1999 Two Eyes, Kluuvi, The Helsinki City Art Gallery, Helsinki
1999 Tomumaja-installation (”The Remains” -installation),TheTitanik Gallery, Turku, Finland
1997 Prefovea-installation, The Gallery of The Academy of F ine Arts, Helsinki
1995 Installation, Galleria Rotor, Gothenburg, Sweden

Joint exhibitions
1997 The Phone- project, The Art Museum of Helsinki City, Helsinki
1996 The Phone- project,The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tampere, Finland
1995 Liljevalchs vårsalong, Stockholm, Sweden
1994 Mountain & Forest -project, Galleri Wang, Oslo, Norway
1994 Degree Exhibition, Konsthallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
1994 ”Parafras - Kopia - Kommentar”, Konstmuseum Gothenburg, Sweden
1993 Mountain & Forest -project, The Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1991 Student Exchange, The Gallery Mladych, Prague

Scholarships
2002 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, one year scholarship
2001 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, one year scholarship
2001 The Committee for Visual Art in Finland
2000 AVEK
1999 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, half year scholarship
1999 The Central Committee for Art in Finland
1995 Eric Ericsons Stiftelse, Sweden