Jiri Geller Born 1970
Education
1991 – 1994
Silversmith Graduated from the Lahti Polytechnic; Institute of Design; Faculty of Goldsmith (MFA)
Solo Exhibitions
2009
Series of Disapointments, LARMgalleri, Copenhagen Soloshow, Art Brussels, Belgium Pettymysten sarja, Gallery Kalhama&Piippo Contemporary, Helsinki
2008
Jiri Geller, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2007
DUNKELHEIT, galleria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki The Art of the Beast, Norrtälje Konsthall, Norrtälje The Art of the Beast, Galleri 21, Malmö The Art of the Beast, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro
2006
Jiri Geller 1:1, the Korjaamo Culture Factory Gallery, Helsinki
Group Exhibitions
2008
ROR, Fennofolk – New Nordic Oddity , Design Museum, Helsinki
2007
ROR: POWERTRIP, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
ROR: Revolutions On Request, Brändström + Stene gallery, Stockholm
2006
The State of Things, Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design, Oslo
2005
ROCK`N ROR, “FAITES VOS JEUX”, Shedhalle, Zurich
ROR Forever! MAM project 003, Mori Art Museum, Tokio
2004
ror: ultima thule, DaDaDa, Temporary Contemporary Gallery, London
ror: ultima thule, Together Forever, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver
2003
ror: ultima thule, Tirana Biennale 2, Tirana
ROR : Contemporary Plastic, ctrl_alt_del, Marres, Maastricht ROR: Contemporary Plastic,
ROR galleria, Helsinki
Utopia Station, 50th Venice Biennale, Venice
ror: piece by piece, The Straight or Crooked Way, Royal College of Art, London
2002
ror: piece by piece, Fundamentalisms of the New Order, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
ror: piece by piece, Manifesta 4, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main
2001
ROR: UTOPIA, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm
ROR: UTOPIA, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel
ROR: UTOPIA, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2000
ROR: TERROR 2.0, Finnish Institute Gallery, Stockholm
ROR: TERROR 2000, Nordic House, Reykjavik
ROR: TERROR 2000, Into gallery, Helsinki
Joint Exhibitions
2008
Every Body Counts, Vestfossens Kunstlaboratorium, Norway
Night On Earth – Connecting Urban Art Scenes, Suvilahden voimala, Helsinki
Night On Earth – Connecting Urban Art Scenes, Moca – Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai
Night On Earth – Connecting Urban Art Scenes, Gallery Zero, Berlin
Behind the Mustache, Cable Factory, Helsinki Dark, Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamon galleria, Helsinki
2007
Evil Eye, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
The 25 Best Artists in Finland, Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä
Caught in a Moment, Kuopio Art Museum, Kuopio
2006
Taidesupermarket Pikasso, Helsinki
Carousel of Concepts, Gallery NORSU, Helsinki
HUUMA, Skövde Konsthall, Skövde
HUUMA, Linköping Konsthall Passagen, Linköping
2005
HUUMA, Örebro Konsthall, Örebro
Joia Finlandesa, FAD, Barcelona
2004
Love Me or Leave Me, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2003
Sculpting, the 8th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä
Tomorrows News, Gallery 101, Ottawa
Koru 1, South-Karelia Museum, Lappeenranta
2000
100-näyttely, makasiinit, Helsinki
Grants
2008
Arts Council of Finland.
2007
FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Alfred Kordelin fund.
2006
The City of Helsinki, grants for Visual Arts. Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation.
2005
Arts Council of Finland. Finnish Cultural Foundation.
2004
Arts Council of Finland. Paulo Foundation. Finnish Cultural Foundation.
2003
Finnish Cultural Foundation, annual grant. Arts Council of Finland. Nifca / Sleipnir.
2002
Finnish Cultural Foundation.
2001
Alfred Kordelin fund.
2000
The National Council for visual arts. Finnish Cultural Foundation.
1999
Greta and William Lehtinen Foundation.
1998
The Board for Public Display Grants for Visual Arts.
1997
The State Art Collection Committee.
Public collections
Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Finland
Helsinki Design museum, Finland
Åbergsmuseum, Karlstad, Sweden
Fondation Frances, Senlis, France