Tapio Kettunen - CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

BORN

 

6.10.1963 Tuusniemi

Kilpalantie 15, 37470 Vesilahti

Finland

tel. +358 405152873

 

FIELD

 

Sculptor

 

STUDIES

 

1998   Kankaanpää Art School

 

ART ASSOCIATIONS AND UNIONS

 

The Association of Finnish Sculptors

Tampere Artists' Association

Finnish Guild of Medal Art

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

1999   Hotel Torni, Helsinki

2001   Scholarship exhibition, Kankaanpää Art School Gallery

 

JOINT EXHIBITIONS

 

2002   Current Medal Art – An Exhibition of Finnish Guild of Medal Art, Purnu, Orivesi

2002   FIDEM, medal exhibition, Paris

2004   FIDEM XXIX, medal exhibition, Seixal

2005   The 40th Anniversary of Finnish Guild of Medal Art, Tampere Art Museum

2010   Finnish Medal Art, An Exhibition of Finnish Guild of Metal Art, Gallery Saskia, Tampere

2010   FIDEM XXXI, medal exhibition, Tampere Art Museum

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

1997   ”SUOMI 80 FINLAND”, Kiasma, Helsinki

1998   Parkano City Hall

1999   ”AD FINEM”, Kankaanpää Art School Thesis Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas and Kankaanpää Art School

2000   The 1st triennal of Pirkanmaa, The regional exhibition in Pirkanmaa, Museum centre Vapriikki

 

SYMPOSIUMS

 

1996   International Cheramic Sculpture Symposium, Kankaanpää

1997   International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Kankaanpää

 

PUBLIC WORKS

 

1997   Medal of town of Kihniö

2000   VIHTI-medal

2001   Monument of the work done in the home front, Kankaanpää (bronze, granit)

2002   Bank Manager Martti Tuisku's bronze relief, Parkanon säästöpankki, Parkano

2005   Athletics World Championships '05 - Jubilee Coin, 5 €

2005   Finland as UN member for 50 years – Special Coin, 2 €

2006   J.V. Snellman - Jubilee Coin

2008   The 90th Anniversary of Finnish Flag – Jubilee Coin

2008   The 100th Anniversary of Finnish Science and Research – Jubilee Coin

2008   The 60th Anniversary of UN's Human Rights Declaration – Special Coin, 2 €

2009   Peace and safety – Jubilee Coin

 

PRIZES

 

1996   Competition for a Jubilee Coin of Paavo Nurmi and Finnish Sports 100 years, award for merit

1997   Designing competition of ”The Gate of the Graveyard”, Kankaanpää, 2nd prize

1999   ”Helsinki 450 yrs.- Culture City of 2000, Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 3rd prize

2000   Design competition for Vihti-medal, 1st prize

2001   The 85th Anniversary of regional magazine Akaan Seutu, mural competition, 2nd prize

2001   Elias Lönnrot and folklore, Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 2nd prize and award for merit

2002   ”The year of Finnish culture - 200 years from the birth of Elias Lönnrot”, Annual Art Medal Competition of the Finnish Guild of Medal Art, 1st prize

2002   Anders Chydenius – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 2nd prize (in co-operation with sculptor Pertti Mäkinen), 3rd prize (with own proposal)

2004   ”Albert Edelfelt and painted art” - Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 3rd prize (in co-operation with sculptor Pertti Mäkinen), award for merit (with own proposal)

2004   ”J.L. Runeberg 1804-2004” - Annual Art Medal Competition of the Finnish Guild of Medal Art, 3rd prize

2004   ”60 years of Peace” - Competition for a Jubilee Coin, award for merit

2005   Competition for the design of Jubilee Coins for the Athletics World Championships '05, 1st and 2nd prize in the series of common metal   coins and two awards for merit in the series of golden coins

2005   Finland as UN member for 50 years – Competition for the design of a Special Coin, 1st prize

2005   J.V. Snellman – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 1st prize and award for merit, 3rd prize (in co-operation with sculptor Pertti Mäkinen)

2005   Parliament reformation – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 3rd prize

2006   Finland as the president of EU 2006 – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 2nd prize

 

2006   A.E. Nordenskiöld and the Northeast Passage – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 2nd prize and award for merit

2006   Annual Art Medal Competition of the Finnish Guild of Medal Art, first entry

2007   Mikael Agricola and the Finnish language – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 2nd and 3rd prize

2007   The 90th Anniversary of the Finnish Flag – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 1st prize and award for merit

2008   ”The 100th Anniversary of Finnish Science and Research” – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 1st prize

2008   Mika Waltari – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, award for merit

2008  The 60th Anniversary of UN's Human Rights Declaration – Invitational Competition for the design of a Special Coin, 1st prize

2008   The Finnish War and the birth of the autonomy – Competition for the design of a Special Coin, 3rd prize

2008   Fredrik Pacius – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, award for merit

2009   Annual Art Medal Competition of the Finnish Guild of Medal Art, first entry

2009   Peace and Safety – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, joint 2nd prize and manufacturing the coin

2009   The 200th Anniversary of the Council of State – Competition for a Jubilee Coin, 3rd prize

2009   The art competition for Helsinki Music House, 2nd prize

2010   Annual Art Medal Competition of the Finnish Guild of Medal Art, 1st prize

2010   Konsta Jylhä and Folk Music -  Competition for the design of a Jubilee Coin, 2nd prize

 

 

GRANTS

 

2002   Alfred Kordelin Fund

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

 

1998   Exhibition Scholarship to Kankaanpää Art School Gallery

2005   Scholarship from Finnish Guild of Medal Art

 

TEACHING POSTS

 

2000-2005     Part-time teacher in Lempäälä Academy

2006-           Part-time teacher in Nokia Workers' Institute

 

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

 

Town of Kihniö

City of Kankaanpää

Niinisalo Garrison

Mint of Finland

Town of Vihti

Turun Sanomat

University of Turku

University of Helsinki

Finnish Literature Society

The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland