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b.1975 Helsinki-Finland
lives and works in Hamburg - Germany

STUDIES:
2006 – 2009 Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg,
Postgraduate studies (Prof. Norbert Schwontkowski)
1996 – 2002 Academy of fine arts Helsinki, MA 2002
2000 Facultad des Bellas Artes, Spain
1995 – 1996 School of art and communication, Tampere
1991 – 1994 Art collage of Helsinki

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2010  ARJEN KAIVAUKSILLA - AUSGRABUNGEN DES ALLTAGS Niina Lehtonen-Braun, Outi Pieski & Mirka Raito in The Finnlish Institute in Germany Berlin.
2009  SEKAMETELISOPPA Mirka Raito & Thomas Tannenberg in Hafenbahnhof /Altonale Hamburg
2009  Niina L-B, Mirka Raito & Astrid Rausch in gallery Fenster C in Wien, May 2009
2008  AUSFLUG ZUM SAFTSEE with Niina Braun and Outi Pieski in Westwerk, Hamburg
2008  HE EIVÄT KERRO SITÄ KENELLEKKÄÄN galleria Huuto Uudenmaankatu, Helsinki
2005  KABINETTI Gallery Huuto Viiskulma, Helsinki
2005  KNOTEN PFLANZEN with Tatjana Sarah Greiner in Artspace Hinterconti, Hamburg
2004  IGLU SHERIE with Niina Braun, Agnes Domke & Miriam Ohorn, Gallery Weisser Elefant, Berlin
2004  PAINTINGS AND INSTALLATION with Niina Braun & Outi Pieski,Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki
2003  BETWEEN Taubenstrasse 13, exhibition-room, Hamburg
2003  STAMMBAUM with Niina Braun, Gallery Acud, Berlin
2003  ABSENCE gallery 88 /Elektrohaus, Hamburg
2003  ECHO with Vappu Kantola & Anna Vuorenmaa, Artspace Hinterconti, Hamburg
2001  PITÄISKÖ 00:00 gallery Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1999  MITÄ HÄN SIELLÄ TEKEE Käytävä! Gallery of Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
upcoming: 2011 "Spare Time - Utopias on the Verge" Prag National Gallery, curators Sonja Vectomov & Mark Divo
2009 Artists from gallery Huuto in SUBVISION-FESTIVAL-OFF www.subvision-hamburg.de
2008  WIR NENNEN ES HAMBURG Kunstwerein, Hamburg
           IHMISIÄ NIITYILLÄ gallery Huuto Viiskulma, Helsinki, Finland
           IHMISYYDEN TAITO Mänttä Art Festival, Pekilo, Mänttä, Finland
2007  WIR SIND WIEDER WER Harburg Kunstwerein
2007  GESTERN HEUTE ÜBERMORGEN klasse Schwontkowski, Westwerk, Hamburg
2006  TROTZ ALLEM – ZUSAMMEN Felleshus/Nordic Embassies, Berlin
2004  SAMMLUNG TAUBENSTRASSE Kunsthaus Hamburg
2003  INDEX 03 Kunsthaus Hamburg
2003  GREETINGS! & HUUTO Gallery Huuto, Helsinki
2003  ARTISTS ON THE ROAD Kunsthall Odense, Denmark
2001  GRADUATION EXHIBITION, Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki

SELECTION OF PERFORMANCES & EVENTS:
2009 JOKAklubi: OFF ART TALENT SHOW in Subvision festival, Hamburg & General Public, Berlin
2008 CLOWN UND LANDESMAN 2. Kunstgottesdienst, Passion Kirche, Berlin
2004 TYÖMAA MEM-festival in Bilbao, Spain & Gallery Weisser Elefant, Berlin
2002 & 2003 UNITED BUDDY BEARS, Berlin - Brandenburger Tor
2003 SCHURKENESSEN in Amorph! Festival, Helsinki
2003 & 2002 JOULU-LOUNGE with Niina Braun in Elektrohaus, Hamburg
2002 ARTISTS ON THE ROAD Inter-europian performance busstour,www.aotr.info
2001 – 2002 MYÖ "Evil North" exhibition in University of Art Berlin
Nordic Embassies/Berlin, Club Bastard/Berlin, La-bás in Cabel-Factory/Helsinki, Artgenda Art Festival/Hamburg
1999 – 2001 VUOKKOSET/VOUKKOSET”performace-choir,
Selection of Shows: Club Bastard/Berlin, 7 Stern/Wien, Pavian Club/Augsburg, Golden Pudel Club/Hamburg, ”Ylikierroksilla”/guided city tours, Gallery Push Firma Peige,”Poikkeustila” Performance festival in Cabel FactoryHelsinkik, "Kantele Festival" Sammatti-Finland
1998 HALVALLA with Niina Braun, Teemu Tuonela and Tellervo Kalleinen, Kiasma, Helsinki

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS:
Art Association of Finland
Helsinki City Art Museum
The State Art Collection, Finland