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
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