Curriculum
Vitae
The following are my main achievements within the creative area since
1974. As you can see, there are some dates which includes question
marks. Those are jobs which I still hold, out of which the one for
Hufvudstadsbladet is my main occupation, although on a free lance
basis.
- 1974-76.......Cartoonist and illustrator for the daily newspaper
Porsgrunns Dagblad, Porsgrunn, Norway
- 1978.............Worked
as layout assistant and drawing the comic strip "Felix Færder" in
the weekly newspaper
Nye Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- 1978-80.......Illustrations for the culture magazine Arken, Bergen,
Norway
- 1982-84.......Konstnärliga Linjen (artistic
course) at Steinerseminariet, Järna, Sweden
- 1984-85.......Kunstskolen (Art school) i Kabelvåg, Lofoten,
Norway
- 1986.............Illustrations for the magazine Balder,
Järna, Sweden
- 1988.............Poster for the concert
"Peter og ulven" (Peter and the Wolf) performed by Nordnorsk
Kammerorkester. Kjell Arne Pleym Music
Productions, Tromsø, Norway
- 1988.............Poster for
the musical "Hair". Kjell Arne Pleym Music Productions, Tromsø,
Norway
- 1991.............Illustrations and cover to "Panterns
språng", a collection of short stories by Minna Karsten,
Schildts Förlag, Finland
- 1992-99.......Illustrations for
the weekly Ny Tid, Helsinki, Finland
- 1992-?.........
Editorial cartoons and illustrations for the daily newspaper
Hufvudstadsbladet, Helsinki,
Finland
- 1992.............Cover for "Försenad Implikation", poems by
Carolus Rein, Söderströms Förlag, Finland
- 1992.............The comic story "God bok" in the comics magazine
Norske Serier nr. 1, 1992, Norway
(which also was the last
edition...)
- 1992-98.......Illustrations for "Tänk och
räkna" 1b-6b, school books in arithmetics for the primary school.
Söderströms Förlag, Finland
- 1993.............The comic story "Mat" in the magazine Tegn, nr.
27/28, Norway
- 1993-?..........Illustrations for the magazine
Nordisk Tidskrift, Letterstedtska, Sweden
- 1993-96.......Illustrations for the magazine Filmjournalen,
Finland
- 1994.............Illustrations to "Svenskfinlands
sönderfall", essays by Thomas Rosenberg, Finland
- 1995.............Illustrations for the publication "Nordiskt
kultursamarbete - och kultur i cyberspace", texts
upon cultural
co-operation within the Nordic countries, published by Nordiska
Ministerrådet (The Nordic Council of Ministers)
- 1995-98.......Cartoons and illustrations for the daily newspaper
Demari, Helsinki, Finland
- 1996.............Cover for "Varats
lätthet", novel by Fredrik Therman, Sahlgrens Förlag,
Finland
- 1996.............The comic story "Ledtrådar"
(together with Dan Kronqvist), published in
Hufvudstadsbladet,
Finland
- 1997.............Illustrations for Kehitys, magazine
issued by the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Finland
- 1997.............Invited to and participated in the "15th Salon
International du dessin de presse &
d'humour" in
Saint-Just-le-Martel, France
- 1998.............Illustrations to
"Myter som mörklägger", essays by Stig Kankkonen, Schildts
Förlag, Finland
- 1998.............Illustrations for "Dags
att bekanta sig med FINSKAN", a project to promote the knowledge
of the Finnish language in the other Nordic countries, This resulted in
a booklet and a
web page - http://www.nifin.helsinki.fi/dags/
- which both were illustrated. Published by
Finland's embassy in
Stockholm, Sweden, Finlandsinstitutet, Stockholm, Hanaholmen
cultural centre, Esbo, Finland and Nifin - Nordens Institut i
Finland
- 1998-99.......Illustrations for "Kanal Ett" and "Kanal
Två", school books in Swedish for the Finnish
secondary
school. Otava, Finland
- 1998.............The comic strip "Onkel
dunkels Finlandsguide", published in Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland
- 1999.............Cover for "Enok erövrar världen", novel
by Olof Granholm, Sahlgrens Förlag, Finland
- 1999.............Participation in the exhibition and book, "March
Of The Times", initiated by Mrs. Paavo
Lipponen, the wife of
PM Paavo Lipponen, to which 23 Finnish political and editorial
cartoonists were invited to contribute
- 1999.............Participation with digital art and sounds in
"Earth Without Borders - Intervention In
Portugal", a multi-media
exhibition which took place in several Portuguese cities, among
them Viseu and Oporto, before it went to Kyoto, Japan
- 1999.............Private exhibition of drawings and paintings at
Alexander Gallery, Porvoo, Finland
- 1999-?.........Illustrations for Forum, economic magazine,
Helsinki, Finland
- 1999............Cover for the CD "Luna del
Plata", with Andrés Stagnaro, Uruguay. EloIberia, Portugal
- 2000............Illustrations for the booklet "Bli kjent med
finsk", also a project to promote knowledge of the
Finnish
language, this time in Norway. Edited by Finland's Embassy in Oslo,
Norway,
Finsk-Norsk kulturinstitutt and Nifin, Nordens institut i
Finland
- 2000............Illustrations for "Stadens Stoder" by
Erik Kruskopf, upon sculptures in Helsinki, Schildts Förlag,
Finland
- 2000............Decorative drawings made for the
restaurant at The Day After, discotheque in Viseu,
Portugal
- 2001-?.........Illustrations made for Kyrkpressen, the Swedish
newspaper/magazine for the Church of
Finland
- 2001............Cover for the CD "Um Hino a Timor", with Isabel
Silvestre, Carlos Clara Gomes, Carlos
Peninha etc. Artefacto,
Portugal
- 2001............Illustrations for the booklet "A Anta
do Penedo do Com Esmolfe - Penalva do Castelo",
about
archaeological findings in Penalva do Castelo, published by
Câmara Municipal
de Penalva do Castelo, Portugal
- 2001............Illustrations and a cartoon every second week, made
for the web site "Nordbo 2001"-
http://norden.finland.fi/english/
- made by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland, in
connection
with Finland having the chairmanship of the Nordic Countries throughout
2001
- 2001............Decorative drawings made for the
restaurant Rodizio Real, Viseu, Portugal
- 2002............Comic
strips "Optimistene" in the comic magazine Forresten nr. 12,
Norway
- 2002............The comic story "Tjallve Beuff - en
dag i livet", Forresten nr. 13, Norway
- 2002............Illustrations for the Finnish Parliament's web site
- http://www.eduskunta.fi/
efakta/kvy/index.html
li>2003........... The comic story "Kalle Kosmos og kompisene", Forresten nr. 14- 2003........... The comic story "Flykt!" i Forresten nr. 15
- 2003........... Illustration and cover of "Jockes Ängel" - a children's book
- 2003........... Exhibition of cartoons, IPJ, Viseu, Portugal
- 2004........... Illustrations to the booklet "Draugen i Flatvika
og andre fortellinger", about superstition and popular medicine in
Finnmark, edited by Smørfjord Bygdelag, Finnmark,
- 2005......... Exhibtion of caricatures, "Personalidades de Viseu", Viseu, Portugal
- 2005......... Invited to and participation in a triennale for illustrations in Mikkeli, Finland, June 17 -Oct. 9, 2005
- 2005......... 3 oil paintings in a group exhibtion, arranged by
ExpoVis, in the annual fair Feira de São Mateus, Viseu in
Portugal. Aug. 26 - Sept. 25, 2005
- 2005......... Book cover of the doctoral dissertation by Ann Yrjälä, "Public Health and Rockefeller Wealth", Finland
- 2005-2006.... Participation in the project Artexpovis, Viseu, Portugal
- 2005-2006.... Illustrations for Himmel och Jord, schoolbooks on religion, Fontanamedia, Finland
- 2006......... Exhibition of acrylics, January 4-31, IPJ, Viseu, Portugal
- 2006......... Exhibition of acrylics, Aoril 1-30, IPJ, Viseu, Portugal
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