Born 1981 in Florence, Italy
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
EDUCATION
2012 – 2014 Master of Fine Arts, University of the Arts, Helsinki
2007 – 2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2001 – 2006 University of Florence, Art History
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Into the Bin, Imago Lisboa Photo Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
2022 The Flower Within, Solo show, Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki
2022 NightWalkers, Telakka, Tampere Biennale
2020 WOW, WHAT A GREAT VIEW, ISSP Gallery, Riga Latvia
2019 The Komi Diary, Imago Lisboa Photo Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
2019 Photobookshow: a curated exhibition, Amber Gallery-Museum, Nida Lithuania
2018 Sinyak/Mustelma, Galleria Progressa, Kirov, Russia
2017 Sinyak/Mustelma, Yugur Center, Syktyvkar,Russia
2017 Into the bin, Festival of political photography, Virka Helsinki
2016 Still Life / Work Life, Vasteras Kunstmuseum, Sweden
2015 Libellula Project, Third Space, Helsinki
2015 Contemporary Forest, Klukva Djem, Yugur Center, Syktyvkar,Russia
2015 Partisans, Maailmantangofestivaali, Tampere
2014 The memory of Tristan T., Forum Box gallery, Helsinki
2013 Nuoret2013, Helsinging Taidehalli, Helsinki
2013 Kesken Kaiken, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki
2013 Faccie in biblio, Biblioteca Lazzerini, Prato, Italy
2013 Portrait Now! Ljungbergmuseet, Ljungby, Denmark
2013 Ihana koti, Laituri exhibition hall, Helsinki
2013 Portrait Now! The national historical museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 Still Life / Work Life, Hasselblad center, Gothenburg
2012 Photobook Show C, Create Studio, Brighton, England
2012 New Nordic Photography, Hasselblad Foundation Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012 Kuvan Kevät, Master Degree, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts,Helsinki
2012 Preview 5, Finnish photography Museum, Helsinki
2012 Stream and Bridges: Istanbul, Kaiku Galleria, Helsinki
2011 Helsinki Connections, LaChapelle art station, Dublin
2011 Alkuperäks?, Kaiku Gallery, Helsinki
2011 The gang of Kathmandu, SecondHome Gallery, Berlin
2011 Foto 8 Summershow, Host Gallery, London
2011 Art in conflict, Werstas Museum, Tampere Finland
2011 Zingst Fotofestival, Zingst, Germany
2011 Looking forward, Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki
2011 The gang of Kathmandu, Kuva Galleria, Helsinki
2010 COOP1, group exhibition, University of Arts, Frankfurth
2010 On the road, Circolo degli Italiani in Finlandia, Helsinki
2010 Manifestations of Nationalism in everyday life, FAFA gallery, Helsinki
2010 Photo Kina, group exhibition, Koln, Germany
2010 Emma Prize 2010 Finalist, group exhibition, Emma modern Art Museum, Espoo
2010 Exposition1, Lasipalatsi Square, Helsinki
2010 Manufacturing Today, group exhibition, Trondheim Art Biennial, Norway
2009 Life (and death) of Roma camp, Andorra, Helsinki
2009 “Rajaton/Borderless/Hatartalan”, Galleria Labor, Budapest Hungary
2009 Artefatto art festival, Trieste, Italy
2008 Backlight Triennale of photography, Vapriikki Art Museum, Tampere
GRANTS and AWARDS:
2024 Art Promotion Centre Finland
2024 Frame fund for art and exchange
2022 Finfoto
2022 Art Promotion Centre Finland (Public Display)
2022 Finnish Cultural Foundation (Production Grant)
2021 Art Promotion Centre Finland
2020 Art Promotion Centre Finland
2019 Art Promotion Centre Finland
2018 WINNER PHOTO BOOK AWARD FINLAND http://photobookaward.fi/
2018 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2017 Art Promotion Centre Finland, book printing grant
2015 Art Promotion Centre Finland, one year artistic working grant
2014 Suomen taideyhdistys, Young artist grant
2014 Art Promotion Centre Finland, project grant
2013 Helsingin Kulttuurikeskus
WORKS IN COLLECTION:
2017 Finnish Photography Museum, Helsinki
2012 Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012 The Paulo Foundation Collection, Helsinki
Private collections
TEACHING WORK (Theoretical and Practical)
2022- Faculty of Architecture, University of Oulu
2020- Artschool MAA, Helsinki
2019- Adult education institutes in Helsinki
2013 Hourly based lecturer, The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
2012-2013 Printlab assistant, The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
I am also available for private tutoring and face to face portfolio reviews. If interested please write to: fzambon4(at)gmail.com
Filippo Zambon 