| 1952 | Born in Rauma Email: jarmoesa@gmail.com Lives and works in Helsinki |
EDUCATION |
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| 1970-74 | The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1970-71 | The University of Art and Design |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2017 | Sara Hildénin taidemuseo, Tampere |
| 2017 | Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki |
| 2017 | Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin |
| 2015 | Mirror Neuron, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki , Finland |
| 2014 | LUX Art Institute, San Diego, USA |
| 2013 | Masculine ventriloquism, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland Market Art fair, Galerie Forsblom, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2012 | Pori art museum, Pori, Finland Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin , Germany |
| 2011 | Galerie Favardin & De Verneuil, Paris, France Gallerie Koivulinna, Pukkila, Finland |
| 2010 | Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany Galleria Heino, Helsinki, Finland Galerie Michael Schultz, Seoul, South Korea |
| 2009 | Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland Galleria Pictor, Nummela, Finland |
| 2008 | Helsinki City art Museum, Helsinki, Finland Galleria Orton, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2007 | Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2005 | Seinäjoki Art Hall, Seinäjoki, Finland |
| 2004 | Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland Galleria Mälkki, Tampere, Finland Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2003 | Gallery Eve Pinomaa, Hanko, Finland |
| 2002 | Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1999 | Varkaus Art Museum, Varkaus, Finland Pukkila Art house, Pukkila, Finland |
| 1998 | Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1995 | Cathedral crypt, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1994 | Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1992 | Poleeni, Pieksämäki, Finland Frank Bustamante Gallery, New York, USA |
| 1991 | Galerie Grafiart, Turku, Finland |
| 1990 | Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1982 | Galerie of artist union, Moscow, Soviet Union Modern art museum, Odessa, Soviet Union |
| 1970s-80s | Numerous solo exhibitions in Finland |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2017 | Triumph Gallery, Moscow |
| 2016 | Rakkaudella Heino, HAM Helsingin taidemuseo |
| 2016 | Snakeville, Haugart artmuseum, Tonsberg, Norway |
| 2015 | Dark Days, Bright Nights , Kemper museum, Kansas City, USA |
| 2014 | Keramiikka tilassa, Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, Finland The Big Pictures, amos Anderssons art museum, Helsinki , Finland Processen, Avesta Art, Avesta, Sweden Now you see, Rox Gallery, New York, USA |
| 2013 | A Sense of Time – the Story of OMA’s collection, Oulu Museum of Art OMA, Oulu, Finland Nordic Art Trienal, Eskilstuna, Sweden Pearls, Sara Hilden Art Museum, Tampere, Finland Sweet n’ Rotten, The shared world of Jarmo Mäkilä and Rauha Mäkilä, Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland Drawing in the flesh, Art Museum of Vantaa, Vantaa, Finland |
| 2012 | carnagie art award The Stenersen Museum , Oslo, Norway The Royal Academy of fine arts, Stockholm, Sweden Amos Andersons Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland Sophienholm, Lyngby, Denmark Biennale Balticum, Art museum of Rauma, Finland Op-Pop- Post, art museum of Pori, Finland |
| 2011 | Isä ja äiti, Mäntän kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, Finland Kesä – Sommar – Summer 2011, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland Le Mal de Montano, Galerie Favardin & De Verneuil, Paris, France Art and Comics, Art museum of Tuusula, Finland |
| 2007 | Time of animals, Finnish National gallery Ateneum, Helsinki, Finland I want to be a dog, art museum of Rauma, Finland Lönström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland |
| 2003 | Popcorn and politics – Activists of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki , Finland |
| 2000 | Nordic Postmodernism, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1999-2000 | The Painting, Painters Union 70-year anniversary exhibition , Finland |
| 1999 | International art, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland |
| 1997 | Suomi – kuva, art Villa Wegelius, Ikaalinen, Finland Smart Show goes to sea, Helsinki – Stockholm |
| 1994 | Finnish art Triennial of Helsinki – St Petersburg (Finnish Artists’ Association), Finland – Russia |
| 1993 | Kaikista lapsuuden huoneista, Oulu City Art Museum, Finland |
| 1992 | Art, Frank Bustamante Gallery, New York, USA |
| 1991 | Galerie Pelin 10-year anniversary exhibition, Helsinki, Finland Contemporary Finnish Art, St Petersburg, Soviet Union |
| 1990 | Valo-kuva, Finnish Printmakers Exhibition, finland |
| 1989 | Synty ja kuolema, Tampere Art Museum, Finland |
| 1988 | Kuuntelu, Finnish Painters’ Union exhibition, Helsinki, Finland Finnish contemporary art exhibition, Havana, Cuba |
| 1985 | Taiteilijaa tapaamassa, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts touring exhipition, Finland Biennale Balticum, Rauma, Finland |
| 1984 | “Nordic picture ‘- touring exhibition, DDR |
| 1981 | Young artists, Helsinki, Finland Finnish contemporary art exhibition, Moscow, Soviet Union Cagnes-sur-Mer, an international painting exhibition, France |
| 1979 | Kantaryhmä – Group Exhibition , Tampere, Finland Finnish Painters’ Union 50th anniversary exhibition, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1978 | 78-realist – exhibition, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1977-78 | Finsk bild – exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1977 | Biennale Balticum, Rauma, Finland |
| 1974 | Finnish Fine Arts Association exhibition, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1974-87 | Finnish Artists exhibitions, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1970-84 | Young Artists Exhibitions, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1970 | Kolpino, Soviet Union |
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS |
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| Aine Art Museum, Finland Amos Anderson Art Museum, Finland Espoo Art Museum, Finland Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Finland Helsinki Art Museum, Finland Kerava Art Museum, Finland Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Finland Kuopio art musem, Finland Mikkeli Art Museum, Finland Oulu City Art Museum, Finland Pori Art Museum, Finland Pushkin Museum, Russia Rauma Art Museum, Finland Salo art museum, Finland Salvador Allende Museum, Chile Sara Hilden Art museum, finland Turku Art Museum, Finland Vantaa Art Museum, Finland Wäinö aaltonen museum, Finland Altia Group art Collection, Finland City of Kuusankoski art collection, Finland City of Rovaniemi art collection, Finland City of Seinäjoki art collection, Finland City of Vaasa art collection, Finland Eläkesysteemi Collection, Finland Rafaela§Kaj Forsblom Collection, Finland Finland State art collection Pekka Halonen Collection, finland Heino art collection, Finland Aune Jääskeläinen art collection, Finland Eevi and Jalmari Karhula Foundation, Finland Johan König collection, Sweden Nordic collection of Helsinki, Finland Nordea art collection, Finland OKO art collection, Finland Paulo Foundation, Finland Saastamoinen Foundation, Finland Lars Swanljung art collection, Finland Wihuri Foundation, Finland |
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PUBLIC WORKS |
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| 1999 | “Tähtitaivaan alla”, Vartiokylä church, Helsinki, Finland “Promise Kept”, Eläkesysteemi Oy Ab, Helsinki, Finland “Sininen tulevaisuus”, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1992 | Ingmarsat ” Linnunrata”, London, England |
AWARDS |
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| 2016 | Helsingin Fredikanterassin avoin taidekilpailu, finalisti |
| 2016 | Helsingin Kalasataman taidekilpailu, Loviseholminpuiston 2. palkinto |
| 2012 | Carnagie Art awards nomination |
| 2002 | Pro Finlandia |
| 1998 | Vuoden kultahuippu, the best illustration and graphic design |
| 1985 | Kuopio Music Centre, the wall painting competition Biennale Balticum Award, Rauma |
| 1983 | Finnish Artists’ Association Award |
| 1981 | Helsinki city wall painting competition |
| 1977 | Gulf of Bothnia biennale medal |
| 1974 | Pablo Neruda –competition Honorary Award |
| 1973 | Finnish Art Society ducat award |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| toim. Arja Elovirta: Sweet n’ Rotten, Jarmo Mäkilän ja Rauha Mäkilän jaettu maailma , Kerava Art Museum 2013, Altti Kuusamo: Poikavuosien hymytön maailma, Pori art museum 2012, Tuula Karjalainen: suden vuosi, galerie Heino 2011, Christoph tannert: kinderkreuzzug, galerie Michael Schultz 2010, Mika Hannula: Tulevan menneet, Helsinki art museum 2008, Art Pinx, Kuvankertojat 2003, Michael Casey: The postavant- garde 2000, Leena-Maija Rossi: Taide vallassa 1999, Art 1/99, Aavekaupunki 1998 Paula Holmila TV 1, Terttu Kivirinta: Galleria Pelin 1981 – 1991 Art 1/95, Kivirinta- Pohjola – Rossi: Koko hajanainen kuva, Suomalaisen taiteen 80 – luku 1991, Kimmo Sarje: Realismi ja utopiat 1991, Michael Casey: Painting In Finland Scandinavian review 1990, Michael Casey: New Image – Fantasian maisema 1990, Kimmo Sarje: Siksi 1988, Altti Kuusamo: Uponnut Atlantis 1988 |
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TEACHING |
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| 1993-94 | Academy of Fine Arts, painting, acting professor |
| 1988-89 | Finnish Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1978-88 | University of Art and Design |
MEMBERSHIPS |
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| Finnish Artists’ Association / Association of Painters The Helsinki Artists’ Association |
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