Lothringer Str. 13
D-81667 München
www.lothringer13.de
halle@lothringer13.de


Hanna Maria Anttila Stig Baumgartner Pia Euro Rita Leppiniemi Mikko Maasalo Lena Séraphin Sari Tervaniemi


Lena Séraphin
Born 1962
Lives and works in Helsinki


I Can’t Remember Why I’m Here, photograph series, 2002


EDUCATION
1996-97 Goldsmiths College, University of London, MA in Fine Art
1995-98 University of Art and Design in Helsinki, MA in Fine Art

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2001 Come Back and Back, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki City Art Museum
2000 ‘Did You Come Alone?’ A project for ‘Helsinki, European City of Culture 2000
1999 The Lottery, Push Firma Beige, Helsinki
1994 The Bathroom, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki City Art Museum

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2001 Centre culturel de rencontre, Lyon Ranska
2001 Friends of Mine, Muu gallery, Helsinki
2001 Polarflex Aroma Media Group, Berlin
2001 Insider Trading, The Mandeville Hotel, London
2001 networkingproject.com, Seoul, Korea
2000 Invasive Properties, Sali Gia Gallery, London
2000 ‘Mix With Me’ Konstakuten, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 BOXing, Myyrmäkitalo,Vantaa, Finland
1999 Call Me, I´m Home, The Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
1998 Sights, Pro Artibus, Knipnäs, Finland
1997 media. art. project., Myyrmäkitalo,Vantaa, Finland
1997 MA degree show, Goldsmiths College, London, UK
1997 Fall In Love, Tallinn Art Academy, Estonia and Suomenlinna
1996 Jälki, Gallery Otso, Espoo, Finland
1995 Finnish Artists 100. Exhibition, Taidehalli, Helsinki, Finland
1994 XL-Art Fair, Turku, Finland

GRANTS
2001 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2001 Föreningen konstsamfundet
2000 Arts Council of Finland
1999 Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland, Helsinki City
1997 Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland, Arts Council of Uusimaa
1996 Stiftelsen Oscar Öflund, UIAH, Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland
1994 Helsingin City, Föreningen Konstsamfundet, Arts Council of Finland, FRAME

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hufvudsbladet 4/11 1994, Helsingin Sanomat 12/11 1994,
Como 24/2 1994, Artecultura /5 1994, Aamulehti 18/2 1995,
Hufvudstadsbladet 10/2 1995, Taide 1/95, valo(kuva) 5-6/1997, Arttu 1/1998,
Helsingin Sanomat 21/1 1999, a-n magazine October /2000, Hufvudstadsbladet
25/11 00, Helsingin Sanomat 18/1 01, Hufvudstadsbladet 20/1 01,
Flash Art March/April 2001

Radio broadcasts April 2001 onwards for FST/YLE

Curated exhibitions
MB Helsinki, London and Moscow 2002 featuring artists Alexander Vinogradov, Vladimir Dubossarsky and Saskia Olde Wolbers (curated with Patricia Ellis)

Scenography for Project 3 Hankoo 10th Annual Theatre Event 2001

Teaching at The Finnish National Gallery and Arcada College

Co-ordinating the annual workshop Writing as Art for The Academy of Fine Arts and the artist run organization Muu in 2001 and 2002

Research for Northern Exposure at The University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design 1998

MEMBERSHIPS
The Finnish Painter´s Union
Helsinki Artist Society
Muu ry

RESIDENCIES
at IASPIS Stockholm Sweden 2002
Centre culturel de rencontre Lyon France 2001
The Finnish Foundation for Visual Arts, New York 1999

COLLECTIONS
Pro Artibus
Suomen taideyhdistys