Hannu Palosuo

Born in 1966 in Helsinki, Finland. 

EDUCATION:

1991 - 1993
Universitá degli Studi “La Sapienza” di Roma - History of Art
1993 - 1997
Accademia delle Belle Arti di Roma - Painting

AWARDS:    

2024 Decoration of Order of Lion of Finland
2024 Dakar Biennale Jury Member, Dakar, SENEGAL
2013 Limen Arte, 2013, Chamber of Commerce, Vibo Valentia, ITALY
2011 Finnish Art Society, William Thuring price, FINLAND
2009 Accademico di Merito, Accademia Internazionale “Città di Roma”, ITALY

SYMPOSIUMS:

2011 “Incontrifes 2011”, Fes, MOROCCO
2010 “III International Symposium of Contemporary Art”, Ma’arra al No’man, SYRIA
2009 “II International Symposium of Contemporary Art”, Damasco, SYRIA

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE:

2023 Loman Art House, Dakar, SENEGAL
2017 BoCS ART, Cosenza, ITALY
2015 Cité International des Arts, Paris, FRANCE
2010 Villa Karo, Grand Popo, REPUBLIC OF BENIN
2008 Cité International des Arts, Paris, FRANCE
2002 Cité International des Arts, Paris, FRANCE
1999 Voipaala Art Center, Sääksmäki, FINLAND

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2025
“Kesä jatkuu. Kesä.”, Suomen Valimomuseo, Karkkila, FINLAND
“Siellä on aina kesä”, Visavuori Museum, Sääksmäki, FINLAND
”Just Before Now”, Palazzo delle Provincie, Arezzo, ITALY

2024
“Sancta Sanctorum”, Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament, Roma, ITALY
“What If”, Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Altemps, Roma, ITALY
“Be Colourblind” with Gregory de la Haba, Gallery Loft, Nokia, FINLAND

2023
“I Am Not What You See”, Palazzo del Drago, Bolsena, ITALY
“In My Mind”, Galleria Carta Bianca, Catania, ITALY
“Identità Riflesse”, Galleria Gruppo Avanguardie Artistiche, Cassino, ITALY

2022
“You Live with Me”, Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Nobody Promised Us Tomorrow”, Strati d’Arte Gallery, Roma, ITALY
“Finding the Correct Distance from the Subject”, Galerie Tirelli, Vevey, SWIZERLAND

2021
“When Tomorrow Comes”, Auran Galleria, Turku, FINLAND
“Closing Time”, KOU Gallery, Roma, ITALY

2020
“Un’Opera, un Artista, un Mese”, GENCO, Roma, ITALY

2019
“Cannot Turn Back the Clock”, MAB -Museu de Arte de Blumenau, BRAZIL

2018
“Asilo”, MACRO, Roma, ITALY
“My Dream is Alive”, Museo delle Case Romane del Celio, Roma, ITALY
“Vanitas Vanitatum”, Castello Costaguti, Roccalvecce, ITALY
“It’s Not Clear Until the Night Falls”, Auran Galleria, Turku, FINLAND
“What I’ve Seen with Your Eyes”, Finlayson Art Area, Tampere, FINLAND

2017
“Hannu Palosuo”, Auran Galleria, Turku, FINLAND

2016
“Images are Never Innocent”, National Museum of Finland, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Sharing Dreams with Others”, Gumbostrand Konst och Form, Sipoo, FINLAND

2015
“What Remains is Tomorrow”, Galerie Art Room, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Images are Never Innocent”, MS Spazio Culturale, Brescia, ITALY

2014
“No life is left unfinished”, Sala Santa Rita, Roma, ITALY
“Lumina ac flores”, Fondazione Ducci, Roma, ITALY
“Tomorrow never knows”, Fondazione Villa Bertelli, Forte dei Marmi, ITALY
“The future isn’t what it used to be” Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, FINLAND

2013
“Memoria Obliterata”, Museo Andersen – Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma, ITALY
“Memòria oblidada”, Reial Cercle Artistic, Barcelona, SPAIN
“Like tears in rain”, Fondazione Sant’Elia, Palermo, ITALY
“Like Tears in rain”, Circolo degli Artisti, Torino, ITALY

2012
“Obliterated Memory”, Alex Gallery, Washington dc, U.S.A.
“Life is a Paradise of Lies”, Danneskiold-Samsøe Gallery, Copenhagen, DENMARK
“les Fleurs du Bien”, Galerie Khachimi, Fes, MOROCCO
“Obliterated memory”, Artefuoriporta, Bologna, ITALY

2010
“Italy in Finland”, Galleria Krista Mikkola, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Love only is incorruptible”, Tikanojan Taidekoti Museum, Vaasa, FINLAND
“Más allá de la visión, más allá el silencio”, CEC, Rosario, ARGENTINA
“None of them is the truth”, Fondazione Durini, Milano, ITALY
“Las Formas Del Espiritu”, Pabellòn de las Bellas Artes UCA, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
“Anonymous hands untie the mooring lines”, Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, FINLAND

2009
“Omaggio al sublime di Turner”, MLB Home Gallery, Ferrara, ITALY
“Bombardieri – Palosuo”, Mart, REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO

2008
“My life was a burning illusion”, Galleria De Crescenzo & Viesti, Roma, ITALY
“Denying one’s destiny”, Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki, FINLAND
“The rest of nothing”, Plaza Mayor, Medinaceli, SPAIN
“When the truth lies”, Willa Mac Museum of Finnish Contemporary Art, Tampere, FINLAND
“Time will tell”, Maretti Arte Monaco, Monte Carlo, MONACO

2007
“The rest of nothing”, Istituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, SPAIN
“Given the change would I return”, Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, FINLAND
“When the truth lies”, Galleria Sottocornonove, Milano, ITALY
“The rest of nothing”, Museo Zorrilla, Montevideo, URUGUAY

2006
“The dream that dares not to tell its name”, Heinola Art Museum, Heinola, FINLAND
“The rest of nothing”, Focal Point, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
“In silence dreams are hidden”, Alex Gallery, Washington d.c., USA
“Harmonische Rhythmen”, Herbergenmuseum, München, GERMANY
“Happy Days”, Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki, FINLAND

2005
“Hannu Palosuo”, Sojoh University Gallery, Kumamoto, JAPAN
“The Discreet Charm of Bourgeoisie”, Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, FINLAND
“In Silence Dreams are Hidden”, Galleria De Crescenzo & Viesti, Roma, ITALY
“Hannu Palosuo”, Gallery Takechi, Kumamoto, JAPAN

2004
“Childhood Playground”, Galleria Ama, Turku, FINLAND
“Two for Tango” with Francesca Tulli, Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki, FINLAND

2003
“In the white box”, Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea De Crescenzo & Viesti, Roma, ITALY
“Hannu Palosuo”, Galleria ArteContemporanea, Catania, ITALY
“Between the sky and the earth”, Gallery Takechi, Kumamoto, JAPAN

2002
“I need my memories”, Galleria Nuovo, Lahti, FINLAND
“Life is a Paradise of Lies”, Skanno, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Hannu Palosuo” with Marie Brask, Galleria Kapriisi, Kuopio, FINLAND

2001
“I confess”, Gallery Takechi, Kumamoto, JAPAN

2000
“Souriants Souvenirs”, Galleria Romberg, Latina, ITALY
“Hannu Palosuo - Francesca Tulli”, Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Hand made”, Galleria ArteContemporanea, Catania, ITALY

1999
“Quel che resta”, Galleria Maniero, Rome, ITALY

1998
“Amore ... un corno”, Associazione Culturale Scandinava, Rome, ITALY

1996
“Autiot Huoneet”, Laulumiesten Ravintolat, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Attimi Fuggenti”, Capranic’ Arte, Rome, ITALY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2025
“La spiritualità dello sguardo”, Palazzo Samone, Cuneo, ITALY

2024
“Dakar Biennal off”, Dakar, SENEGAL
“First Dürres Biennale – Pavilion of Finland”, Dürres, ALBANIA

2023
“BIAS meets Parcours”, Loman Art House, Dakar, SENEGAL

2022
“59 Biennale di Venezia – Pavilion of Syrian Arab Republic”, Venezia, ITALY

2021
“Arte e Natura”, Orto Botanico di Brera, Milano, ITALY
“Elämän Edessä”, Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, FINLAND

2020
“Art In the Bin”, Galleria Palazzo Niccoli, Noto, ITALY
“Rakkautta Harjulla”, Aseman Taidelaituri, Punkaharju, FINLAND

2019
”14 Bienal de Curitiba", Museu Oscar Nimeyer, Curitiba, BRASIL
“Villa Albert”, Albert Edelfelt Foundation, Porvoo, FINLAND

2018
“Transizioni e Passaggi”, Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Roma, ITALY
“O Enigma Da Visao”, Museu de arte de Cascavel, Cascavel, BRASIL

2017  
“13 Bienal de Curitiba”, Museu Oscar Nimeyer, Curitiba, BRASIL
“Pitsi on POP”, Salon Taidemuseo Veturitalli, Salo, FINLAND

2016
“5ª Bienal Internacional de Grabado del ICPNA”, Lima, PERU
“Il primato dello squardo”, GAMM – Galleria Arte Moderna, Messina, ITALY

2015
“Praestigium”, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino ITALY
“Biennal Fin del Mundo”, Valparaiso, CHILE
“Neo-Rococo and the North”, Serlachius-Museum, Mänttä, FINLAND

2014
“Men – any feelings”, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, FINLAND

2013
“55 Biennale di Venezia - Pavilion of Syrian Arab Republic”, Venezia, ITALY

2012
“Pala Taivasta”, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, FINLAND
“Natura e natura oltraggiata”, Museo del Sale, Milano Marittima, ITALY

2011
“54. Biennale di Venezia – Padiglione Italia nel Mondo”, Helsinki, FINLAND
“Rome Sculpture Biennale 2011”, Roma, ITALY
“Pyhäniemi 2011”, Pyhäniemen Kartano, Hollola, FINLAND

2010
“12th Cairo Biennale”, Cairo, EGYPT
“Group exhibition”, Arab Cultural Center, Idleb, SYRIA
“L’Arte dei Giardini”, Museo Nazionale Romano Terme di Diocleziano, Roma, ITALY

2009
“53 Biennale di Venezia - Pavilion of Syrian Arab Republic”, Venezia, ITALY
“Open XII”, Lido, Venezia, ITALY

2008
“Camino al Bicentenario”, Precidencia de Nacion, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
“Sconfinamenti”, Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo, Roma, ITALY

2007
“The Italian way of seating”, Innocenter, HONG KONG
“Segni di confine”, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Istanbul, TURKEY
“XVI Triennale di Arte Sacra”, Celano, ITALY
“Erwartung – Attesa”, Fondazione Valerio Riva, Venezia, ITALY
“Baltico – Mediterraneo”, Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo, Roma, ITALY

2006
Aida Cherfan Fine Arts, Beirut, LEBANON
“Cowparade”, Olympic Arena, Torino, ITALY

2005
“Windows on Italian painting”, Embassy of Italy, London, UNITED KINGDOM
“Artcard”, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
“El Ritmo del Silencio”, Focal Point, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
“New Horizons in Contemporary Italian Painting”, Miami-Dade, Miami, U.S.A.

2004
“Contemporary Art from Finland”, Alex Gallery, Washington DC, USA
“Rosso”, AT.31 Gallery Seattle, USA
“Helsinki, Pariisi, Rooma”, Aine Art Museum, Tornio, FINLAND
“Finlanded”, d’AC, Ciampino, ITALY

2003
“50/50”, TGB Gallery, Dublin, IRELAND

2002
“Welcome 02”, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Roma, ITALY

2001
“Single Room”, Trevi Flash Art Museum, Trevi, ITALY
“Il sogno, il segno, il colore”, National Gallery, Amman, JORDAN

2000
“Atelier”, Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Roma, ITALY

1999
“Il sogno, il colore, il segno”, Al Assad Library, Damasco, SYRIA
“I Confini dell’Europa”, Casa delle Culture, Cosenza; Museo Marco Scacchi, Gallese, ITALY

1998
“Roma verso il terzo Millennio”, House of Commons, Rome, ITALY
“Made in Roma”, Voipaalan Taidekeskus, FINLAND

1997
“Proposta finlandese”, Palazzo Colonna, Marino, ITALY
“ARTE facto”, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, ITALY

1996
“10 Allievi dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma”, Galleria Eralov, Rome, ITALY

1995
“Storia ed Arte”, Istituto Jean Piaget, Istituto Vincenzo Bellini, Rome, ITALY
“Sport Militare e Arte”, Foro Italico, Rome, ITALY

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Dürres Biennale, Dürres, ALBANIA
Fundacion CABA, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Fundacion Mundo Nuevo, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Pabellòn de las Bellas Artes UCA, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Università di Bologna Representación en Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Università 3 de Fevero, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
KIASMA - Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, FINLAND
Scherlachius Foundation, Mänttä, FINLAND
Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki, FINLAND
Niemistö Foundation - Hämeenlinna Art Museum, FINLAND
HAM – Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki, FINLAND
Heinola Art Museum, Heinola, FINLAND
Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, FINLAND
City of Karkkila, Karkkila, FINLAND
Paulo Foundation, Helsinki, FINLAND
Nelimarkka Foundation, Helsinki, FINLAND
Kuntsi Foundation, Vaasa, FINLAND
Majaoja Foundation, Tampere, FINLAND
OKO Bank Collection, Helsinki, FINLAND
Nordic Investment Bank Collection, Helsinki, FINLAND
Voipaalan Taidekeskus, Sääksmäki, FINLAND
Hospital of Päijät-Häme, Lahti, FINLAND
Herbergenmuseum, München, GERMANY
GNAM - Galleria Nazional d’Arte Moderna, Roma, ITALY
GAMM - Galleria Arte Moderna, Messina, ITALY
Chamber of Commerce, Vibo Valentia, ITALY
Fondazione Villa Bertelli, Forte dei Marmi, ITALY
Fondazione Durini, Milano, ITALY
Fondazione Valerio Riva, Venezia, ITALY
Fondazione Ducci, Roma, ITALY
Fondazione la Sartirana Arte, Sartirana, ITALY
d’AC Collection, Ciampino, ITALY
Museo della Mattonella, Messina, ITALY
Benetton Collection, Torino, ITALY
Fondazione Sant’Elia, Palermo, ITALY
Circolo degli Artisti, Torino, ITALY
Museo Marco Scacchi, Gallese, ITALY
Province of Firenze, ITALY
Museo Roberto Bilotti, Rende, ITALY
Sojo University, Kumamoto, JAPAN
National Gallery, Amman, JORDAN
Royal Cultural Center, Amman, JORDAN
Reial Cercle Artistic, Barcelona, SPAIN
Consulado General Honorario de Finlandia, Barcelona, SPAIN
Instituto Iberoamericano, Madrid, SPAIN
National Museum, Damascus, SYRIA
Handelsbankens Konstsamlung, Stockholm, SWEDEN
Apotekets Konst Forening, Stockholm, SWEDEN
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Ankara, TURKEY
Consolato di Italia, Izmir, TURKEY
Museo Zorrilla, Montevideo, URUGUAY