CURRICULUM VITAE

Photographer Kati Leinonen
BA (Hons) Photography
Born in Oulu, Finland on 14th of May 1974

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
2011- Master’s Degree programme in the University of Lapland, Faculty of Arts and Design
2008- Working on independent art projects using wet-plate collodion process
2008 Studied wet-plate collodion process with France Scully-Osterman in Rochester, New York, USA
2001- Working as a freelance photographer
1997-1999 BA (Hons) Photography London College of Printing, London, England
1995-1997 BTEC Higher National Diploma in Photography, Berkshire College of Art and Design, Reading, England

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Fotofinlandia finalists’ exhibition at Sanomatalo, Helsinki Finland
2011 Lifes; wet-plate portraits at Gallery Metsola, Oulu, Finland
2011 Lifes; wet-plate portraits at Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland
2010 Lifes; wet-plate portraits at Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, Finland
2010 ’Valoja ja kuvia’ – solo exhibition at Gallery 5, Oulu, Finland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 ArtOulu group exhibition at Gallery Valve, Oulu, Finland
2011 Finnish Advertising Photographers’ annual exhibition 2011 at Sanomatalo, Helsinki Finland
2011 SKjL Yearly Exhibition at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
2010 Finnish Advertising Photographers’ annual exhibition 2010 at Sanomatalo, Helsinki Finland
2010 ArtOulu group exhibition at Gallery Valve, Oulu, Finland
2010 Horizon; Oulu Artists’ Association’s group exhibition at O. Jauhiaisen museo, Kiiminki, Finland
2010 Art Fair Suomi 2010 at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
1999 Ripe; graduates group exhibition at LCPDT Gallery, London, England
1999 ‘Keijuja ja kuvajaisia’ -exhibition at Gallery Viljan, Haaparanda, Sweden
1997 Final year group exhibition at The Hexagon Center., Reading, England
1997 Final year group exhibition at The Strand Galleries., London, England

GRANTS
2011 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Artist’s Grant
2011 Arts Council of Oulu Province, Project Grant
2011 Finnfoto, Project Grant
2011 National Council for Photographic Art, Project Grant

COMPETITIONS
2010 Winner of Finnish Advertising Photographers yearly competions 2010 category Portraits series

MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Association of Artist Photographers
Oulu Artists’ Association
Northern Photographic Centre
Finnish Association of Journalists
Finnish Association of Advertising Photographers