CV and the list of publications
Petri Hytönen, born 1963
Painter
Address: Linnankatu 6, 06100 Porvoo, Finland
Mobile: +358 40 583 5507
E-mail: phytonen@gmail.com
Studies
University of Industrial Arts and Design, Helsinki 1982-1984
Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki 1984-88 and 1989-2002 additional studies
Private exhibitions
Gallery Krista Mikkola, Helsinki, Finland 1988
Artcenter Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland, 1989
Kluuvi gallery, Helsinki, Finland, 1989
Gallery Janus, Helsinki, Finland, 1991
Gallery Katariina, Helsinki, Finland, 1992
Titanik, Turku, Finland, 1992
Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998
Gallery Valkoinen huone, Tampere, Finland, 1993
Gallery Artina, Helsinki, Finland, 1994
Pohjola, Helsinki, Finland, 1994
”Together first time”, Orimattila Artmuseum, Finland, 1996
”A Moment of Silence…”, Jah Live, Helsinki, Finland, 1997
GalleryJohan S, Porvoo, Finland, 1997
”Selfanalysis/Clearing the Table project”, Kiasma, Finland, 1999
”Toys”, gallery Kari Kenetti, Helsinki, Finland, 2001
Gerlesborgskolan, Hamburgsund, Sweden, 2002
”Timetraveling”, gallery Heino, Helsinki, Finland, 2003
”Nordic Watercolour”, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn 2003, Sweden
”Tidsresan…”, galleri 21, Malmö 2003, Sweden
”Tidsresan…”, Finlandsinstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
”Blandade godbitar”, Norrtälje Arthall, 2004, Sweden
”On the Lookout”, Amos Anderson Artmuseum, 2004/Helsinki festivals
”Meat and Spirit”, Konstepidemin, Göteborg 2005, Sweden
”Plaisir”, galerie Office d’Art contemporain, Bryssel 2005
gallery Heino, Helsinki 2005 (together with Marika Kaarna)
”GTA-Saga”, gallery Heino, Helsinki, Finland, 2008
”GTA-Saga”, galleri Thomassen, Göteborg, Sweden 2008
Galleria Orton, Helsinki, Finland, 2009
”Petri Hytönen and Akseli Gallen-Kallela on the road”, Gallen-Kallela artmuseum, 2009-2010
”Hommage a Arvo Elis Pitkänen”, gallery Visu, Kokkola, 2011
”The Finland Phenomenon”, gallery Heino, Helsinki, 2012
“Painters and Framers dialoque”, gallery Daisy, Porvoo, Finland, 2013
Heinävesi church, 2013 june – august, together with painter Marika Kaarna
Nationalgalleriet, “Fallet Finland av Petri Hytönen”, Stockholm, march/april 2014
Galleri SE, Falun, may/june 2014
Gallery Heino, “Something about us…”, 2015, Helsinki, Finland
“Back to the Woods”, galleria Pictor, Nummela, Finland 2016
“Something about Us…”, Porvoo 2017
“On Earth, as it is in Heaven and something in Between”, galleria Sinne, Helsinki, 2017-2018
“Human Fountain”, gallery Heino, Helsinki, 2019
Galerija Dogadanja. Cultural Center KNAP, Zagrep, 2023
Group exhibitions
Young artists exhibition in Helsinki Kunsthalle, Finland, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Pand, 1986, Turku, Finland,
Nurmijärvi library, 1987, Finland
Gallery Krista Mikkola, Helsinki 1988
Artists (annual show of finnish contemporary art)1989, 1992, 1993, 1994,1995
Helsinki region triennale 1986, 1989, 1992
Brinkkala gallery, Turku 1988
Fabula I, 1988, Suomenlinna, Finland
Gallery Mikkola & Rislakki, 1989-90, Helsinki, Finland
Gaudi premio de aquarela, 1990, Cordoba, Spain
Nordic identity, 1991, Århus, Denmark,
HTS 25-jubilee-exhibition, 1992, Helsinki, Finland
”Artist saw an Angel”, South Carelian Artmuseum, 1992, Lappeenranta, Finland
”Flowers”, gallery Wivi,1993, Jyväskylä, Finland
Carla Stellweg gallery, New York, 1993
”Mänttä contemporary artfestivals, 1993, Finland
Galerie Kaj Forsblom, 1994, Helsinki, Finland
Koivulinna, 1994, Pukkila, Finland
”Fair wind”, 1994, Hanko, Finland
”Woman, Man and Lace”, 1994, Lönnström Artmuseum, Rauma, Finland
Galerii Drakonii, 1994, Tallinn, Estonia
Maila Talvio salon, 1995, Hartola, Finland
Basque watercolor association´s international 50th jubilee-exhibition, 1995, Bilbao, Spain
”Time in Mazzano”, 1996, Helsinki Kunsthalle, Finland
Internacional biennal de aquarela, 1996, Museo de aquarela, Mexico
HTS 30-jubilee-exhibition,1997, Helsinki, Finland & Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Festival international de la peinture, 1997-98, Cagnes sur Mer, France
”Slurps”, Forum Box, 1999, Helsinki, Finland
”A Moment of Silence…”, 1999, Porvoo Cathedral, Finland
”Eight suitcases”, 1999, St Petersburg, Russia
”Carnegie Art Award”, 2000-2001, Helsinki Kunsthalle, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter/Oslo, Gothenburg Artmuseum, Sophienholm/Copenhagen,
Konstakademin/Stockholm, Listasafn Kópavogs/Reykjavik/Iceland
”Koivulinna” (together with Marika Kaarna),2002, Pukkila
”Interface”, Triennal of Finnsh Art, 2001-2002, Göteborg Artmuseum, Sweden
”Four Artists visiting Kerava”, (Tapio Junno, Rafael Wardi, Juho Karjalainen ja Petri Hytönen), 2002, Kerava Artmuseum, Finland
Matinpalo Artmuseum (together with Marika Kaarna), 2003, Nastola, Finland
”Holy – Bad Family”, congregation round trip exhibition allover Finland, 2003-2005
”Country and Urban”, 2003, Lappeenranta
”Tidsfryd”, 2004, Norway
“Seven Joymen and the spirit of the lamp”, NoA, Roslag, 2006, Norrtälje, Sweden
”Nordiske Spor”, galleri Trafo, 2006, Asker / Oslo, Norway
”Somerjoki – Sommarsång”, 2006 Rättviks Konsthall, Sweden
“The blue Square”, Finnish Independence jubilee exhibition, 2007, Visavuori, Finland
Stockholm artfair 2007, galleri Thomassen, Sweden
Bruessels artfair 2007, gallery Heino, Belgium
“Bite Open Art”, 2007, Klaipeda, Lithouania,
Bridge Miami Beach 2008, galleri Thomassen, Florida, USA
“Baltico-Mediterraneo sconfinamenti”, 2008, Castel SantAngelo, Roma, Italy
“Simple Life”, Fiskars 2008, Finland
Copenhagen artfair 2008, gallery Heino, Denmark
The Finnish Institute gallery in Berlin (with Hans Scheib and Jukka Vikberg ) 2008, Berlin, Germany
“Splätsh-extensions of watercolour”, Amos Anderson artmuseum,2009, Helsinki, Finland
Nordic Aquarelle, Dronninglund Kunstcenter,2009, Denmark
“Taabor 09”, 2009, Nurmijärvi , Finland
“Ei saa Peittää-Få Ej täckas”, Eskilstuna konstmuseet, Sweden 2009
”Play!”, Salo artmuseum, 2011, Salo, Finland
”H2O – Reflections” , Kuntsi artmuseum, 2011, Vaasa, Finland
”Julantijul”, gallery 21, Malmö, Sweden
”Watercolour differently”, 2010, Voipaala artcenter, Finland
”Drawing now”, 2010, Kappalaisentalo, Porvoo, Finland
Viborg International Billboard Painting Festival 2011, Denmark
Mänttä contemporary arts festival with joymen, 2011, Mänttä, Finland
H2O – reflections, Kuntsi Artmuseum, Vaasa, Finland, 2011
“Julantijul”, galleri 21, Malmö, Sweden, 2011
“My work”, Porvoo Arthall, Finland, 2012
“Blomart”, Turku Fair, Finland, 2012
“Öster om solen – vaster om månen…”, Växjö Konsthall, Sweden, 2012
Joymen in Orton, Helsinki, Finland, 2012-13
”Supermarket” Art Fair / Office dÁrt Contemporain from Belgium, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013
Kymönkosken X Taidekesä, “Luonnon valinta”, Finland, summer 2013
”Drawing in the Flesh”, Vantaa Artmuseum, Finland, 2013
Vilinius Painting Triennale, center of contemporary art, june – august 2013
Mäntän kuvataideviikot 2013, Finland
“Veteen piirretty viiva”, Hyvinkää artmuseum, September/october 2013
Nordic Drawing Triennale, Norrtälje Arthall (together with Joymen), Sweden,2013
”Supermarket” Art Fair / Nationalgalleriet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
BELA-biennal, Rio de Janeiro, 2014-2015
“Le vol en Prvenence d´Helsinki”, CRAC19, Montbeliard, France, 2014-2015
“Link”, Porvoo Art Factory and Porvoo Museum Square, 2015
“Nordic Contemporary Art, Part Three, Finland”, galleri 21, Malmö, Sweden, 2015
“Generation Disorder”, gallery Rankka, Helsinki, 2015/2016
Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm 2016 april, Joymen artistgroup lifedrawing, installation and performance
Porvoo Triennial, Joymen lifedrawing with refugees, Borgå Folkakademin, Finland 2016
Heino collection in Helsinki Art Museum, Finland, 2016
Seppo Fränti collection-exhibition, Helsinki, Finland, 2016
Borlänge Modern, Joymen go to the woods, Sweden, 2017
Koivulinna 30-year jubilee exhibition, Finland, 2017
“Itsenäisyys”, Finland 100 year exhibition, Uppsala Art Museum, Sweden, 2017
“Fusion”, Nordic Watercolor Museum, Sweden, 2018
“Finland 100 Year After Party”, Rivoli 59, Paris, France, 2018
Group Exhibition, Hefei Museum of Modern Art, Hui Yuan, Hefei, China, 2019-08-10
”Six Minds on Paper”, gallery Rankka, Helsinki, Finland
Nordic Watercolor 2019, Fredrikshavn Artmuseum, Denmark
“Joymen Greetings from Space”, Kummelholmen Art Center, Stockholm, Sweden, 2019
“Werner Molin and five contemporary artists”, Rättvik Arthall, Sweden, 2020
“Merry Things”, Wihuri collection exhibition, Rovaniemi Art Museum, 2020
”Degenerate Art”, galleria Rankka, 2020 march-april, Helsinki
“PTS goes Porvoo Triennial”, Porvoo, 2021
“Afterparty goes Forest”, Rivoli59, Paris, France, 2021
AllArtNow gallery, artist group Pilipalists show, Stockholm, January 2022
“Joyman Mythology”, Can Gelabert cultural center, Binissalem, Spain, april–may 2022
“Forest”, Porvoo, group exhibition, summer 2022
“Stockfors Art Festival 2022”, summer 2022
ArtTube !!, Pärnu Linnagalerii, 2022 october, Estonia
“Inside, I find my Happiness”, AllArtNow, Stockholm, autumn 2022
– Drawing theatre goes Koloni kulturcentrum, Sweden. march-may 2023
“Rankan Jengi”, galleria Rankka, 2023, maalis-huhtikuu, Helsinki
– Drawing theatre goes Koloni kulturcentrum, Arvika, Sweden, march-may 2023
–“Rankan Jengi”, galleria Rankka, 2023, march-april, Helsinki
Collections
• Malmö Artmuseum
• Göteborg Artmuseum
• Göteborgs kulturnämnd
• Nordic Watercolour museum
• Carnegie
• Uppsala länsting
• Pro Artibus
• Red Cross
• Stora Enso
• Porvoo City
• Nurmijärvi
• Renlund foundation
• Helsinki Artmuseum
• Amos Anderson Artmuseum
• Wihuri foundation / Rovaniemi Artmuseum
• M.A.C, Tampere
• Posti
• Kiasma
• Oulu Artmuseum
• Saastamoinen collection / EMMA
• Nelimarkka foundation
• Tampere contemporary Artmuseum
• Tampere City
• The Finnish State
• Vantaa City
• Posti-Tele
• IVO
• Helsinki Media
• Sara Hilden Artmuseum
• Private collections
Public Works
“Summer 38-64”, Maikkula library, Oulu, Finland, 2002
“Arabiassa”, glass walls of Arabianranta, Finland, 2004
”Siluetti”, Hopeatie 9, Helsinki, Finland, 2007
Ceiling paintings, upseerinranta, Hämeenlinna, Finland, 2006-2007
”Bite Open Art”, 3rd International Workshop, Klaipeda, Lithuania, 2007
Falun Hospital “Lasaretten”, a performative group drawing installation performance, Sweden, 2017
“Limbo”, Pro Artibus, gallery Sinne office, ceiling painting, 2017
“The Ones falling from Heaven”, Nordic Watercolor Museum outdoor wall, 2018 only
works in Vantaa, Nurmijärvi and Porvoo libraries
– ”Color Party”, Public commission facade work & disco bus stop to Porvoo west coast art project, 2021
-2021 6 floor façade artwork of Rivoli59, Paris, France
Confidential posts
• The Finnish State Art Collection Committee 2002-04
• The Finnish Art Association´s purchase committee with Esko Jääsalo 1998-2001
• Helsinki Artist Association Board 1993-2003
• Finnish Painter´s Union boardmember 2005-2008
• Chairman of the representatives in the Artist Association of Finland 1990-1991
• Nordic Artist Association´s boardmember 1994-2002
• Artistic adviser in the Artist Association of Finland 2008-2011
• Arts Council of Uusimaa 2007-2013
• Lecturer in Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki 2009-2014
• Porvoo Triennial artistis director 2016/2017…
• Galleria Rankka board member and one of the founders, since 2015 -…
Prices
• Third Prize in Carnegie Art Award , 2000
• William Thuring Award, 2005
• Artist of the Helsinki Festivals ( artist of the year ), 2004
• 5-year state grant, 2002-2006, 2015-2019
• Porvoo City Art Prize, 2013
–Porvoo City Art Prize, 2013
-Marcus Collin Price, 2022
Curating
• “Emotion and Moment”, Konstepidemin, 1998, Gothenburg, Sweden
• “Splätsh-extensions of watercolor”, Amos Anderson Artmuseum, 2008
( curating workgroup Arantila, Hytönen and Pakkala )
• ”TAABOR 09 -Välillä Väriä – Värillä Väliä”, Taabor hill museum area, Nurmijärvi, Finland
• ” 4 artists from Manchester” , galleria FAFA, Finland, 2010
• ”Julantijul”, galleri 21, Malmö, Sweden, 2011
• “Kaamos”-exhibition, curated together with Jyrki Siukonen, Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Finland
• ”Aidon rajalla”-projectgroup, part of a carelian exhibition at Kerava artmuseum curated together with Juha-Heikki Tihinen 2011
november – 2012 january and the Lappeenranta Artmuseum summer 2012
• Porvoo Pretriennial 2016 and Porvoo Triennial 2017, 2020, 2021 and next year 2024 curator and artistic director ( www.porvoontriennaali.fi )
Pedagogical merits
Teaching and lecturing in various Art Schools in Finland since 1986 : Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Aalto University, Turku Academy, Kankaanpää Artschool, Tampere University of applied Sciences, Lahti Institute of Fine Arts, Imatra Art School, ,LAB, Orivesi College of Arts, Free Art School,
And in Sweden ; Valand Academy, Gothenburg University, Gerlesborgskolan, collaborational workshop in Nordic Watercolor Museum organised by HDK and Lund University,
List of Publications
• Gertrud Sandqvist, Hufvudstabladet, elokuu 1988
• Marja-Terttu Kivirinta, Helsingin Sanomat, huhtikuu 1994
• Mikko Paakkola, Le 29eme Festival international de la peinture, Cagnes sur Mer 1997
• Markku Arantila, Taide-lehti 3/1999
• Maria Hirvi/Petri Hytönen, Cleaning the table-project / Kiasma 1999
• Timo Valjakka, Carnegie Art Award catalogue, 2000
• Maaretta Jaukkuri, ”Painovoiman keveys”, 2001 ISBN 952-91-3445-2
• Otso Kantokorpi, ”Erään iltapäivän kuvaus”,Interface/Kosketuspintoja-catalog, 2001 ISBN 952-9864-15-9
• Rauli Heino, ”Timetraveling…”, ISBN 952-91-5772-X
• Kuutti Lavonen, ”Mängden förlorad kärlek”, Nordiska Akvarellmuseetin julkaisema katalogi samassa katalogissa Bera Nordalin
esipuhe
• Satu Itkonen, ”Enkelin kosketus”, ikkuna suomalaiseen taiteeseen 2002 ISBN 951-625- 843-3 sekä ”Sydän ääniä”, äiti ja
lapsi suomalaisessa taiteessa, 2003 ISBN 951-625-956-1
• Maria Hirvi, Pinx 2003
• Bianca Gräsbäck, Hufvudstabladet/Vision, huhtikuu 2003
• Pirjetta Brander, Jan Kaila ja Henry Wuorila-Stenberg/”On the Lookout”-catalog, Helsinki Festivalsj exhibition cataloque,
2004
• Maarit Jaakkola, Helsingin Sanomat, elokuu 2004
• ”Fillarijuttu”, comics novel 2006 WSOY (manuscript Mark Mallon)
• Emilia Siltavuori, Hufvudstabladet 2008, helmikuu 20.
• Jukka Yli-Lassila, Helsingin Sanomat 2008 helmikuu 23.
• Yvonne Eriksson “ Watercolour studies / Akvarellstudier “ (Nordic Watercolor Museum and Gothenburg University
common bookproject 2008)
• Gta-Saga, text Petri Hytönen, exhibition cataloque/gallery Heino 2008
• ”Petri Hytönen and Akseli Gallen-Kallela traveling”, Gallen-Kallela Art Museum´s publication 2009
• ”The Finland Phenomenon by Hytönen”, tabloid, 2012, ISBN 978-952-5636-25-3
• ”Fallet Finland av Petri Hytönen”, booklet in swedish, 2014
• ”Something about us…”, exhibition cataloque/booklet / gallery Heino 2015
• Sepeteus ja Varikon ihmetauluhuoneet, Rovaniemen taidemuseon julkaisu, 2021
• https://watercolornordic.com/index.php/contemporary-finland/
• tidskriften Hjärnstromen ”Drömmar”, 2023 text by Bengt Jahnsson-Wennberg
Upcoming and ongoing events and exhibitions;
-”Pieniä hetkiä / Short Moments”, private show at galleria AMA, Helsinki 2023 november
– ”Made in Porvoo 1996-2024”, galleria Kappalaisentalo, Porvoo
– Porvoo Triennial 2024 with the theme ”Space is a Common Thing” at www.porvoontriennaali.fi
– Nordens Hus, private show, Copenhagen, Denmark, august-september 2023
– Pilipalist show, Karlstad, Sweden, autumn 2023
– “Rankka goes Hollywood”, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, 2024
– “Kondas Centre of Outsider Art”, 2025, Estonia, privateshow with PauliinaTurakka Purhonen
Web-address: petrihytonen.com