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Juha Metso
Photographer, artist. Born September 27th 1965.

Address:
  Studio
  Vuorelankulma 2
  FIN  48100 Kotka

mobile:  +358 500 708883
e-mail:  first name.familyname@gmail.com

www.juhametso.com

A member of:
  • Finnish Union of Photographer Artists
  • Artist’s Association of Kotka
  • Finnish Press Photographer’s Union
Awards:
  • Honorary Award of the Kymi province Arts Council 1992 (for the Art Stevedores project)
  • Culture personalities of the Kymi province 1992 (for Art Stevedores)
  • PhotoFinlandia Honorary Prize 1990, -92, -96
  • South-Eastern Finland Art Award 1998 (together with M. Tieaho)
  • Press Feature of the Year 2000 and 2004
  • Press Photographer of the Year 2000
Publications:
  • Series of postcards “Kotka – Accordeon City” together with Matti Tieaho 1989
  • 20 record album covers & posters
  • Countless press photographs (Helsingin Sanomat, Kameralehti, Image etc.)
  • Valokuva (Photography)-magazine 10/91, 11/91, 3/92, 7/93, 2/96
  • Kuva (Picture)-magazine 2/98
  • Taide (Art)-magazine 3/98
  • Kamera magazine 10/98, 3/01
  • Annual Photography Art-book 1991 and 1994
  • Newspaper performance “Looking For The Present Moment” in Kymen Sanomat daily paper 1992
  • Peilaaja (art periodical) 2/98
  • Musta taide (Black art) 1999, -00, 01
  • The Life Of Albert – an ongoing 1996 internet documentary at www4.kotka.fi/albert
Works in collections:
  • The City of Kotka
  • Imatra Art Museum
  • Finnish National State collection
  • Helsinki City Art Museum
  • Oulu Art Museum
  • Art Museum of Southern Karelia, Lappeenranta
  • Finnish Museum of Photography Art
  • private collections
Group exhibitions:
  • Young Artists of the Kymi Province, Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 1989
  • PhotoFinlandia finals 1990, -92, -96
  • MAGMA, national young artists’ exhibition 1991, -93
  • The 5th AV-Biennale, Lahti 1992 (a multivision together with M. Kivinen)
  • Group 4+1, Klatovy Chechoslovakia 1992
  • Pictures Of The World, a provincial exhibition at the Imatra Art Museum 1992
  • Art Stevedores: Kotka, Lappeenranta, Hyvinkaa, Lahti, Greifswald, Lübeck and Gustrow 1995
  • The Finnish Artist’s Association’s annual exhibition 1994, -95, -96
  • Art Stevedores: Ars-Libera Gallery, Kuopio, and XL Fair, Turku 1994
  • 56th annual exhibition of Finnish Photographer’s Union, Lappeenranta 1994
  • Contemporary Art of the Kymi province, Southern Karelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta 1994
  • The Kotka Artist’s Association annual exhibition, Kouvola Art Museum 1994
  • Art Stevedores: Harju Gallery Tallinn, Port Of Art – international summer exhibition Kotka, 2nd Photography Art Triennale Helsinki City Arts Centre, Hyvinkaa Art Museum 1995
  • Art Stevedores: Bergen Norway 1996, Nordic Fine Arts, The Scream, Denmark 1995-96, and Arken Museum of Modern Art Denmark 1996-97
  • In & Out, Manege Gallery St. Petersburg Russia 1996
  • Gallery allinna, Riihimaki 1996
  • Pentagon, Kouvola Art Museum 1996
  • Tartu, Estonia 1998
  • Southern Karelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta 2000
  • Kouvola Art Museum 2001
  • Imatra Art Museum 2001
  • Espoo 2001
  • Tampere 2001
  • Iceland 2002
  • Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 2002
  • Viktor Baroschevitsch Centre, Kuopio 2002
  • Photo Centre, Mikkeli 2002
  • Hameenlinna Cultural Centre 2002
  • Lahti Art Museum 2003
  • Kouvola Art Museum 2003
  • Girona, Spain 2004
  • Greifswald, Germany 2004
  • The Finnish Photography Art Museum 2005
  • Kotka Photo Art Center 2005
  • Trygve Lie Gallery, New York, USA 2006
  • Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 2006
Private exhibitions:
  • Karhula library, Kotka 1986
  • Kotka Photo Gallery 1987
  • Kotka - Accordeon City (together with M. Tieaho), Kotka 1988, Tallinn Estonia 1989
  • Calotyphia exhibition, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki (together with M. Kivinen) 1989
  • Kotka Photo Gallery 1990
  • Iisalmi Cultural Centre 1992
  • Hamina Gun Powder Cellar 1992
  • Kanneltalo, Helsinki 1992
  • Maltinranta Arts Centre, Tampere 1992
  • TM Gallery, Helsinki 1993
  • Historical Museum, Lahti 1995
  • Historical Museum, Hameenlinna 1995
  • Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 1996
  • Work shop, Helsinki 1997
  • Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 1997
  • Gallery Laterna Magica, Helsinki 1998
  • Romance, Copenhagen Denmark 1998
  • Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki 1998
  • Oulu Art Museum 1999
  • Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 2001
  • Kouvola Art Museum (together with S.Mahonen) 2003
  • Lahti Art Museum 2003
  • Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 2004
  • Laterna Magica, Helsinki 2005
  • Kustaa Gallery, Valkeala 2005