BIOGRAPHY
Biography
Perttu Saksa (b.1977) is Finnish photographer and visual artist.
He has graduated (MFA) in fine arts from The Helsinki Academy of Arts and photographer (BA) from The Lahti University of Applied Science, Institute of Design.
Perttu's photography and video works have been exhibited in various galleries and museums around Europe, including Stadt Galleri Kiel, Felleshus Berlin, Finnish Museum of Photography and Helsinki City Art museum. He's works can be also found in various public collections.
For his commissioned work, Perttu is known for his graphic and modern focus on portraits, landscape and still life.
Collections
State of Finland
Kiasma- Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Museum of Photography, Helsinki
The Polaroid Collection, Paris, France
Bildens Hus, Sundsvall, Sweden
Jenny&Antti Wihuri Foundation, Rovaniemi City Art Museum
Helsinki City Art Museum
Saastamoinen Foundation, EMMA, Espoo Modern Art Museum
Mikkeli Art Museum
Academy of Arts, Helsinki
Oulu City Art Museum
Northern Photography Center
Private Collections, Finland, Sweden, Denmark,Germany
Selected exhibitions
2012
Polaroid, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
Sin, Photographic centre Peri, Turku
Echo, Galleri Laboratory, Helsinki (solo)
2011
Galeri Passage Du Desir, Paris
Oulu City Art Museum, Oulu
Galleri Zebra, Karis
2010
Art Fair Suomi
2009
New Generation, Etagi, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2008
New Generation, Finnish Museum of Photography
Collection Works, Helsinki City Art Museum
Whats up man, Kerava Art Museum
2007
From North, Museum St. Peter an der Sperr, Neustadt, Austria
Mikkeli Art Museum ( solo exhibition )
Northern Cities, Landesgalerie Eisenstadt, Eisenstadt, Austria
IAW, Peace Museum, Chicago
Northern Cities, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz, Austria
2006
Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki ( solo exhibition )
Wait Until Dark, Galeri Iron inc, Copenhagen ( solo exhibition )
Northern Cities, Felleshus, Berlin
Northern Cities, Tromsš Kulturforening, Tromso, Norway
Sisu- Images from Finland, Gallery G4, Cheb, Chezch
Collection Works, Oulu City Art Museum
2005
Swan Song, Holden Gallery, Manchester
Stockholm Art Fair, Nordic Academies
Forever, Northern Photography Center, Oulu
Northern Cities, Kerava City Art Museum
Northern Cities, Oulu City Art Museum
Northern Cities, Aine Art Museum
2004
How to Send a Message, Kalemegdan, Belgrad
Someone ElseÕs Problem, Balat, Istanbul
Art Hall Helsinki
Galerie Lichtblick, Koln
2003
Globalism- meetings, Plovdiv Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgary
Works 2002-2003, Finnsih Museum of Photography (solo exhibition)
3/3, Bildens Hus Museet, Sundsvall, Sweden
3/3, Sanomatalo, Mediatori, Helsinki
3/3, Valokuvakeskus Peri, Turku
2002
Correlations, Fotoforum West, Innsbruck
Rajamaat, Victor Barsokevitch Museum, Kuopio
Correlations, Photo-Galeri Wien, Wien
Dissonansies and collisions, 6.th Phototage Herten
Aboa Ventus- Ars Nova, Turku
Light & Space, Art Hall, Helsinki
Savonlinna Art Museum
Dissonansies & Collisions, Kiel Stadt Galeri, Kiel
Grants and Awards
Arts Council of Finland
Finnfoto ry.
Finnish Art Associaton, Young Artist Grant
Art Academy Scholarship
Finnish Cultural Foundation
Magazines
Case Da Abitare
Monocle
Spike Art Magazine
Helsingin Sanomat
American Way
Image Magazine
Mondo
Evita
Trendi
HS Kuukausiliite
Pap
Suomen Kuvalehti
Kauppalehti
Falter Magazine
Muoto
My Jet
Blue1
Agencies
Phs/Tbwa
Tbwa/Norway
Dynamo Advertising
Taivas/Ogilvy
DDB
Sek&Grey
358
Hasan&Partners
Wunderman
Skandaali
Saatchi&Mantere
Bob Helsinki
Clients
Nokia
Emi Music
DHL
Warner Music
Odin Investment Group
Elektrobite
Mandatum Life
Outokumpu
OP-Pohjola
Helsinki University
Price, Waterhouse, Coopers
Johanna Publishing
Blue 1
Lapponia Jewelery
Kuusankoski
Madeira Tourism
Altia
Turku Culture Capital
Cupori
City of Helsinki
Parlophone
Kraft&Kultur
McDonalds
Finnish National Gallery
Ateneum Art museum
Glaceau
Alma Media
Fonecta
Stockmann
Sokos
Mtv
Demos Helsinki
City of Lahti
Maximus Vodka
Elisa Communications
Greenpeace
Sanoma Magazines
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