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Markus Henttonen

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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