Anssi Kasitonni

b. 1978, Finland

Finnish artist, 1978-

Anssi Kasitonni
Date of birth: 040278

Education
2025 Lappeenranta Polytechnic awards MA Fine Art
1999-2003 Lahti Academy of Fine Arts
1998-1999 Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Design

Solo exhibitions
-23 Black line, Mobilia museum, Kangasala -22 The Missing Lenk, Finlayson Art Area, Tre -22 Speed Records, Taidehalli, Hki
-21 Deus Ex Machina,
Invitational exhibition, Galeria Halmetoja, Hki
-19 Anssi Kasitonnni Minicinema, invitation exhibition, Himmelblau, Tre
-18 Anssi Kasitonni & Michael Dudikoff, Invitational exhibition, Artag Gallery, Hki -18 Lännen rapakaari, Invitation exhibition, Art Center ITÄ, Lappeenranta
-17 In the air, Invitation exhibition,
Kimmo Pyykkö Art Museum, Kangasala
-15 Private exhibition, Invitational exhibition,
Gallery Orton, HKI
-14 Modern art sales exhibition,
Invitational exhibition, Gallery Himmelblau, Tre
-13 Cumulus Olympia, Invitational exhibition, Kunsthall Grenland, Norway
-13 Planet Of Sexes, invitational exhibition, Galleria Kapriisi, Tampere
-11,-12 Amos Anderson Art Museum, ArsFennica 2011
-11 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki
-09 Sculpture and video, Kluuv gallery, Hki
-08 Kasitonni's Christmas, Invitation exhibition, Gallery Alkovi, Hki
-08 Flying rooster, Invitational exhibition, Galleria Carree, Kuopio
-08 Greetings from K.I.T.T.ila, Galleria Titanik, Turku
-06 Captain Of The Harts, Gallery Shop2, Helsinki
-06 K.I.T.T.'s free evening, Invitation exhibition, Galleria service station, Tre -05 -05 Jackets or Vests, Galleria Sculptor, Hki
-01 Taiderobotti 8000, Invitational exhibition, gallery Fast art, Turku
-00 My best onion paintings, Aulagalleria, Lti

Selected group exhibitions
-18 Finlayson Art Area, Tampere
-16 Don't grow up for a moment, Tiketti Gallery, Hki
Anssi Kasitonni & Maria Stereo
-15 Group exhibition, Maria Stereo & Alpo
Nummelin, Haihara manor, TRE
-14 Dream, group exhibition, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma
-14 Mixtape(w Maria Stereo), Guitars the museum, Umeå, Sweden -13 Street life, Helsinki Contemporary
-13 Heavy Merry Finland, Galleria Titanic, Turku
-13 Supermarket art fair, Stockholm, Sweden
-12 Moving Image, London, England
-12 53rd October Salon, Belgrade, Serbia
-12 Exotic, group exhibition, Tallinn Art Hall
-11 "DIALOGUES" - X BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Saint Petersburg, Russia
-11 Hommage, Villa Roosa, Orimattila
-10 Revenge, Tallinn Art Hall
-10 Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä
-10 Kasitonni, Leinonen, Tukiainen, Tr1, Tampere
-10 Organized talk Kiasma, Helsinki
-10 ArtParis+guests, Grande Palais Paris, France
-09 On the right track... Kiasma, Helsinki
-09 Urban story, Kalhama & Piippo contemporary, Helsinki
-09 Irrfahrt, Felleshus, Berlin, Germany
-09 Wanderlust, Rauma Art Museum
-08 Helsinki Biennale, Design Museum, Helsinki
-08 Summer exhibition, Honkahovi, Mänttä
-08 Finnish breakfast, Larm Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
-08 Behind the mustache, Kaapelitehtas, Hki
-07 The Sculpture Speaks, Tallinn Art House, Estonia
-06 ShiftScale, Tallinn Museum of Contemporary Art KUMU
-05 The Wild Men In The Looking Glass, Art 2012, Los Angeles, U.S.A -05 Suspend Disbelief, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Germany
-05 Turku Biennale, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, Turku
-04 Gemine Muse, Museo Storico Navale, Venice
-04 Group exhibition, Gallery 21, Malmö, Sweden
-04 It feels, Rauma City Art Museum
-04 The measure of a man, Tennispalatsi, Helsinki
-04 Golden Diamond, Lappeenranta city art museum
-03 Mänttä visual arts weeks, Honkahovi, Mänttä
-03 The Art Of Analyste, Sanomatalo, Helsinki
-03 Pixelähky, Kiasma, Helsinki
-03 Youth 2003, Taidehalli, Helsinki
-01 Youth exhibition, Art Hall, Helsinki

Works in collections
-22 Sculpture series (Be all, end all/Trophy/Overalls/Helmet) Tampere City Art Museum -21 "Hamppari & side dishes", J & A Wihuri's fund
-19 "Two-ton stifla", Swanljunga's collections
-18 "Sakke" short film, Tampere City Art Museum
-15 "Planet Of Sexes" short film, Tampere City Art Museum
-15 "Grand safari" sculpture, HUS, Hki
-14 "Sea Battle" sculpture, State Works of Art Commission
-12 "Damien Hirst's Skull" sculpture, Henna and Pertti Niemistö Fine Arts Foundation -11 "Easy Rider" sculpture, State Works of Art Commission
-10 "Masa" short film, State Works of Art Commission
-09 "Masa" short film, Helsinki City Art Museum
-09 "Good Shit" sculpture, Kiasma
-09 "The village's biggest helmet and a mellow hose" sculpture, Kiasma -06 "Stamp" sculpture, Maaseudun Tulevaisuus -newspaper
-05 "Horses Of Love" painting, Helsinki City Art Museum
-05 "The Knockers" short film, Pro Artibus
-05 "Catch" cast resin sculpture, State Works of Art Commission -03 "The Knockers" short film, State Works of Art Commission
-03 "Wishing Well" interactive sculpture, Helsinki City Art Museum -00 "What's going on in Brazil?" -painting, Analyste Oy's collections

Selected awards and grants
Film art annual grant/Taike 2024
Special Prize, Bafici Film Festival, Buenos Aires 2023
Jussi nomination for the best short film, 2023
Best Direction “Le Saboteur”, Drama Film Festival, Greece 2022
EFA award nomination for "Le Saboteur", Tampere Film Festival 2022
Annual grant, Finnish Cultural Fund 2022
Corona grant, Taike 2021
Public art invitational competition 1st place, Kipinä-talo, Hyvinkää 2020 Honorable mention, Oberhausen Filmfestival, Germany 2018
Five-year working grant, Taike 2016
Annual grant, Taike 2015
Display grant, Taike 2014
Target grant, Taike 2014
Working grant, Taike/Pirkanmaa committee 2014
Fenaco short film festival 1st place, experimental series, Peru 2013
Public works invitational competition, 1st place, Joensuu, Penttilänranta, 2012 Ars Fennica 2011
Alfred Kordelin Fund, working grant 2011
Display grant of the Central Commission for the Arts 2011
Target grant, Central Commission for the Arts 2011
Honorable mention, Videomedeja 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia
Honorable Mention, Fox Days 2010
Cultural act of the year, Pirkanmaa art committee, 2010
Annual grant, Finnish Cultural Fund 2010
Honorable mention, "Researchers" short film, Stuttgarter Filmwinter 2009
Saskiat scholarship 2009
Target grant Kluuv's solo exhibition, Pirkanmaa art committee, 2009
Grand prix, short film series, Split film festival, Croatia 2008
Finnish Cultural Fund, grant for young artists, 2008
Display grant from the Central Commission for the Arts, 2008
State Fine Arts Commission, grant for young artists, 2007
State Visual Arts Commission, for the working group Eva Brownies, 2007
Display grant from the Central Commission for the Arts, 2006
Cultural scholarship of Kangasala municipality, 2005
Raimo Utriainen Foundation scholarship, 2005
Target grant for the ShiftScale exhibition in Tallinn, 2005
Travel allowance to Berlin, Central Art Committee, 2005
Target grant for Gallery Sculptor's exhibition, Finnish Central Committee for the Arts, 2004 Travel grant to Venice, Central Commission for the Arts, 2004
Public favorite at the Mänttä Art Weeks, 2003
Wäinö Aaltonen Society Young Artist Award, 2003

Public works
-22 "Top Fuel Economy", Kipinä-talo, Hyvinkää 2022
-20 "Spektri", Vatiala school, Kangasala
-18 portraits of the President, with 99 other artists
-18 "Epifania De Liberace" sculpture, Stadi adult college, Helsinki -13 "Easy Rider" sculpture, Ministry of Finance, Helsinki
-13 "Creation of Vilppula", -bronze sculpture, Vilppula 100 years
-13 "Finland's unknown poet" bronze sculpture, Joensuu
-12 "Vastaheitto" sculpture, Kangasala library
-05 "Rock music" metal casting, Women's Travel School, Pirkkala
-04 "Friends' new jobs" casting resin sculpture, Vallila Vocational School, Helsinki -02,-03,-04 Illustrations for Numero magazine

Published music & literature & others
-20 Patent for a remote-controlled 1:8 scale snowboarder toy -20 Anssi Kasitonnni: Lentää, album, Luova Records
-16 Stereo 8000: 2006 – 2016, Live album
-14 Stereo 8000: Stereo 8000 Album, Bone Voyage
-11 Anssi Kasitonni Ars Fennica 2011, book+DVD
-11 ANSSI 8000: Movie Soundtracks 7” single, Squashimodo records
-11 Lobster Love from the Deep DVD, Av sheet View3
-08 ANSSI 8000 & MARIA STEREO: "DUEL" Album, Bone Voyage
-08 ANSSI 8000 & MARIA STEREO: "Feel like surfing" -12"EP, Bone Voyage -07 ANSSI 8000: "Kyklops vs. Svesse" Album, Bone Voyage
-06 ANSSI 8000: "Svesse" -MAXI EP, Squashimodo records
-06 ANSSI 8000: "Kyklops" -MAXI EP, Musapojat records
-05 ANSSI 8000: "Sahalahti shakedown" EP, Musapojat records

Memberships
Mänttä Art Festival Association
Sculptor's Association, probationary member AV-arkki, The Centre for Finnish Media Art Gramex
Teosto
Kuvasto
Teaching activities and judging
Expert member in the Turku Tommilankatu daycare center's public art competition Curator of Mänttä Art Festival 2016
Nuori taide – Ung konst – Young art 2014-2015 Jurytäjä, Vaasa art hall
ANTI Festival International Prize For Live Art, one of three jury members 2014
Visiting sculpture teacher at Helsinki Academy of Fine Arts 2009, 2010, 2013
Tampere Academy of Arts and Communication, sculpture teacher 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012 SKjL 08 Annual exhibition, jury member, Mikkeli Art Museum
Animation courses, e.g. in children's and youth art schools in Pori, Rauma and Lappeenranta. Supervision of final works at Tampere Academy of Arts and Communication and Turku School of Drawing.
Orivedella sculpture workshop instructor 2013

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