Ola Kolehmainen (Finnish, born )

Timeline

Born 1964, Helsinki, Finland, lives and works in Berlin
1993-1999 Master of Arts, (Photography), University of Art and Design, Helsinki
1988-1992 University of Helsinki, Department of Journalism
1996 - Union of Artist Photographers, Helsinki

Exhibitions

2015
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (solo)
2015
Sense of Volume, Galerie Forsblum, Helsinki (solo)
2014
Reason & Intuition: Alvar Aalto and Ola Kolehmainen in Soane, Pitzhanger (solo)
2014
Manor House & Gallery, London (solo)
2014
Geometric Light, by Sauerbruch Hutton, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin (solo)
2012
Alles nur Fassade? Architektur als Abstraktion. Galerie Beck & Eggeling, Dusseldorf, Germany
2012
Helsinki Abstract, Curated by Olaf O. Becker and co-curated by Timothy Persons. Galerie Ruzischka, Salzburg, Austria
2012
Segment 1A, Borusan Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
2012
Enlightenment, Alvar Aalto Museum, Kyvaskyla, Finland (solo)
2011
Gallery TAIK, Bergstrasse, Berlin (solo)
2011
Gallery TAIK, Lindenstrasse, Berlin (solo)
2011
Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki (solo)
2011
Helsinki School, Group Show, Curated by Timothy Persons, Cristophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, CH
2011
Helsinki School, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, UK
2011
Façade: Through a Glass Darkly, National Glass Centre, University of Scotland, UK
2011
Verotung. Die Frage nach dem Raum in der zeitgenossischen Kunst. KunstmuseumWolfsburg, Germany
2010
A Building is not a Building, KUNSTI, Museum of Modern Art, Wasa, Finland
2010
Deutsche Werkastatten, Dresden
2010
Alvar Aalto, Galeria Senda, Barcelona, Spain (solo)
2010
17th Biennale of Sidney (solo)
2010
Export-Import, Taidehalli Helsinki
2009–2010
A Building Is Not A Building, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki; The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen; The New Art Gallery, Walsall, Kunsti Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, Finland (solo)
2009
Galeria Vanguardia, Bilbao, Spain
2008
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (solo)
2007
The Helsinki School Photography, Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
2007
Mirrors and Windows, Sint-Lukasgalerij, Brussels (solo)
2007
Ola Kolehmainen and Pertti Kekarainen, Galerie Brandstrup, Oslo (solo)
2007
Three Colours – White, Rohkunstbau Galerie Brandstrup, Oslo (with Pertti Kekarainen)
2007
Galerie Brandstrup, Oslo (with Pertti Kekarainen)
2007
Helsinki School, Stenersen Museum, Oslo
2006
Intersection – between past and Future, Pori Art Museum, Finland
2006
Ideal Cities, Invisible cities, Zamosc, Poland
2006
Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier, Sauerbruch & Hutton Architecs, Pinakothek der Moderne, München
2006
Minimal quotation, Galerie ArtFinder, Hamburg
2006
Helsinki School, Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles, Brussels; Prague; Borås; Zagreb
2006
Fraction, Abstraction, Recreation, Galerie Salvador Diaz, Madrid (solo)
2006
Arquitectura en dos dimensions, SEA, Castillo Santa Barbara, Alicante (solo)
2006
Opterracuna, Robert Miller Gallery, with Anton Henning, Sven Kroner, Anj Smith
2005
Helsinki School, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2005
Helsinki School, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2005
Space is Unknown, Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris (solo)
2005
Minimalism is my Great Love, Galerie Artfinder, Hamburg (solo)
2005
Search for Mastery, Galerie Neii Licht, Dudelange, Luxembourg (solo)
2004
Search for Mastery, Museum Waldhof, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Bielefeld (solo)
2004
Construction II, Galerie sphn, Berlin (solo)
2004
Galerie Salvador Diaz, Madrid
2004
Made in Berlin, Berlin Art Forum
2004
roellin|duerr galerie, St. Gallen
2004
The Helsinki School, Museet for Fotokunst, Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense
2004
30 by TaiK, The Helsinki School, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2003
Construction, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (solo)
2002
Le Bâti et Le Vivant (The Built and Living), Chapelle du Rham, Luxembourg
2002
Brussels - Helsinki, Maison L’Art Actuel Chartreux, Brussels
2002
Helsinki - Brussels, Valkoinen Sali, Helsinki
2002
New Images, Helsinki City Art Museum
2002
Northern Spell, Finnish Embassy, Washington D.C.
2002
Toronto University Art Center, Toronto
2002
Kuvitelmia / Fantasies Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
2001
Magnetic North, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall
2001
Finnish Photography, Gallery Christian Dam, Copenhagen
2001
Gallery Christian Dam, Oslo
2001
The Yellow Staircase, site specific public work commissioned by Helsinki Festivals (solo)
2000
Golden Hall, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik (solo)
2000
100 Show: 90 Designers – 10 Artists, Helsinki
1999
Tila – Espaces, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
1999
Pyramid, gallery installation, Zinc Gallery, Stockholm (solo)
1999
Spaces, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
1998
Blue You, Into Gallery, Helsinki
1998
Me, Myself and I, Bensow House, Helsinki
1998
Portaikko-Trappan, gallery installation, Galleria Kari Kenetti, Helsinki (solo)
1997
Temple, gallery installation, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki (solo)
1996
Exitus, Rantagalleria, Oulu, Finland (solo)
1996
Photography Finlandia Award, Helsinki
1996
European Photography Award, Bad Homburg, Germany
1995
Exitus, Laterna Magica, Helsinki (solo)
1995
Gallery installation, Gallery Finnfoto, Helsinki (solo)

Public Collections

FAIF Collection, Zurich, Switzerland