Markus Henttonen (*1976 Lahti, Finland) studied photography in the Arts Academy at Turku Polytechnic in 1998-2002. His first solo show was in Finland in 2002 and since then his works have been presented in around 100 solo- and group exhibitions in Europe, e.g. in Barcelona und Madrid (2005), Sardenya (2006), Berlin (2008), International Biennial of Photography in Kaliningrad, Russia (2009) International Festival of Photography in Lodz, Poland (2011), Paris (2011) Stockholm (2012), Helsinki Kunsthalle (2013) Literaturhaus Leipzig und Lahti Art Museum (2014). 2015 his new series Twisted Tales – Road to Hope was presented as a solo show in Copenhagen Photo Festival in Denmark as well as the Organ Vida Photo Festival in Croatia. Markus Henttonen has released 3 books; Paral-lel City (2004) and Lonely but not Alone (2011) in Finland and the third Twisted Tales – Road to Hope just recently worldwide via Hatje Cantz.
Markus Henttonen lives and works in Berlin.
Artistic Curriculum Vitae
- 1998 – 2002
Arts Academy at Turku Polytechnic, Finland
Exhibition
- 2017
Fresh Eyes, group show, Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark (upcoming) - 2016
Berlin Raum Radar, group show, Neue West, Berlin (upcoming)
Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, solo show, Galleri Kant, Copenhagen, Denmark (upcoming)
Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, solo show, Galerie Albrecht, Berlin - 2015
WINTER 15/16, Galleri Kant, Copenhagen, Denmark
Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, solo show, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark
Frame Stories, group show, Organ Vida Photo Festival Zagreb, Croatia
Capturer l’éphémère, group show, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris, France
Photo London with Galerie Vanessa Quang, UK - 2014
Henttonen & Simonsson, Lahti Art Museum, Finland
Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, Literaturhaus Leipzig, Germany
Silent Night, solo show, Loviisa Artcenter, Finland
Night Time Stories, solo show, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland
Dreams and experiences, group show, Gallery Uusitalo, Finland
Backlight Photo Festival, screenings, Tampere, Finland
Fotofinlandia finalists 2014, group show, Helsinki, Finland - 2013
Silent Night, solo show, Korjaamo gallery, Helsinki, Finland
The Allure of Light, group show, Lahti Art Museum, Finland
Sensibility, group show, Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Nightshots, group show, Berlin Fashion week, Germany
Creative Review 2013 exhibition, group show, London, UK
Cityscapes and relations in-between, group show, Centrum för Fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden - 2012
Night Time Stories, solo show, Northern Photo Centre, Oulu, Finland
Night Time Stories, Galerie Arktika, Marktoberdorf, Germany
28xGumbostrand, group show, Galerie Konst & Form, Sipoo, Finland
Unseen with Galerie Vanessa Quang, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Extremes of common factors, group show, Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen, Turku, Finland
Art Paris with Galerie Vanessa Quang, France - 2011
Night Time Stories, solo show, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris, France
Night Time Stories, solo show, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland
Billnäs Young Artists’, group show, Billnäs, Finland
Fotofestiwal, Lodz, Poland Water –sense and sensibility, group show, Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen ,Turku, Finland
Find me a Gift, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris, France - 2010
The Human Condition, group show, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris, France
A Finnish Vision, group show, Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris, France
Summer exhibition, group show, Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland
”Happy Couples”, group show, Shanghai World Expo, China - 2009
Night Time Stories, solo show, VB photo centre, Kuopio, Finland
Photomania, International Photo Biennial, Kaliningrad, Russia
New Generation, group show, Tampere, Finland
New Generation, group show, St. Petersburg, Russia - 2008
To be on View, solo show, Galerie Imago Fotokunst, Berlin
Oi Lahtelaista!, solo show, City Museum of Lahti, Finland
To be on View, solo show, Kotka Centre for Photography, Finland
New Generation, group show, Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland - 2007
Urban Landscapes, solo show, Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland
To be on View, solo show, Lappeenranta Centre for Photography, Finland
City Constructions, solo show Klubigallery, Turku, Finland
Iki-Digi Art, group show, Verkatehdas, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Me between the past and the future, solo show, Taidepanimo, Lahti, Finland - 2006
Tourism Revolution, group show, Menotrentuno Photography festival, Sardenya, Italy
To be on View, solo show, Fotocentrum Raseborg, Finland
To be on View, solo show, Häme-Gallery, Lahti, Finland - 2005
To be on View, solo show, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland
To be on View, solo show, Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
Regional Exhibition, group show, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland - 2004
Paral-lel City # II, solo show, Gallery Parasit3, Helsinki, Finland
Bajo Miradas, solo show, The Finnish Institute, Madrid, Spain
To be on View, solo show, Gallery Fotonauta, Barcelona, Spain - 2003
Paral-lel City/Proxima Éstación, solo show, Häme-Gallery, Lahti, Finland
Young Photographer of the Year, group show, Helsinki, Finland - 2002
Paral-lel City, solo show, Peri Centre for Photography, Turku, Finland - 2001
Group show, Peri Centre for Photography, Turku, Finland Group show, Hämeenlinna Arts Museum, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Prizes
- 2015
Shortlisted for the Fotofestiwal, Lodz, Poland - 2014
Gold in Gosee awards Editorial with Twisted Tales –Road to Hope –series and public voting winner in Projects with Silent Night -series, Germany - 2014
Finalist in Fotofinlandia, Finland - 2011
Winner of Billnäs Young Artists´ Finland - 2009
2nd place in Photomania International Biennial of Photography, Kaliningrad, Russia - 2003
Finalist in Young Photographer of the Year, Finland
Literature
Berlin Raum Radar, exhibition catalogue, Hatje Cantz, Germany, May 2016
Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, Photographie, April 2016, Germany
Interview and Twisted Tales presentation, fotoPRO magazine, Germany, spring 2016
Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, Copenhagen Photo Festival catalogue, 2015
Silent Night, Le Mile magazine no. 13, Germany/USA, 2015
Twisted Tales- Road to Hope, Camera Austria International, no.125, 2014
Silent Night portfolio, Photo News, Germany, Dec2013-Jan2014
Silent Night, Creative Review photography annual, UK 2013
Silent Night, Quality magazine, DE/AUT December 2013
Silent Night, Slate magazine/Behold USA December 2013
Silent Night, GUP magazine, online, Netherlands, Dec 2013
Silent Night, Bildwerk3, Germany October 2013
Interview and Silent Night portfolio, Trip magazine, Germany, September 2013
Allure of Light, exhibition catalogue, Finland 2013
Silent Night, Photo Raw, Finland, May 2013
Silent Night, Kamera magazine, Finland, December 2012
Unseen photo fair catalogue, Netherlands 2012
Extremes of Common Factors, exhibition catalogue with the cover image, Finland 2012
Fotofestiwal catalogue, Lodz, Poland 2011
Photo Raw Magazine, Finland, November 2010
Photomania festival catalogue, Kaliningrad, Russia 2009
Photo Icon-magazine on-line, USA July 2008
Brennpunkt, May-July issue, Germany 2008
Motiv #13, Art Photography Magazine, Sweden 2008
Between the Past and the Future, exhibition publication, Finland 2007
Menotrentuno Tourism revolution: personal and general exhibition catalogue, Italy 2006
Portfolio, Rojo/Negro 001/2005 Spain 2005
Portfolio, Framework 2/2004 Finland 2004
Fotografia nr 15, Poland 2004
Artistic Monographs
Markus Henttonen: Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2015
Markus Henttonen: Silent Night, self-published artist book, limited edition of 25, 2013
Markus Henttonen: Lonely but Not Alone, Musta Taide, Finland, 2011
Markus Henttonen: Paral-lel City, Musta Taide, Finland, 2004
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