CV SAMULI ALONEN (b.1977)
Design Alonen Oy
Laukaantie 30
40320 Jyväskylä
0400 121 420
Scholarships and awards:
Taike 2021
Taike 2020
Von Wright National Innovation Award for Creativity 2018
In the finals of the S-art competition 2017 with the work “Night Butterfly”
Art Promotion Center, target grant 2014
Independence Day reception of the President 2013
Art Prize for the work “Citybird” 2013
Victory of the Billnäs Young Artists Contemporary Art Competition 2012
The most touching sculpture of the year exhibition won the public vote for the “Citybird” sculptures in 2011
Jyväskylä Artists’ Association, Thank you for fine art award 2008
Training:
Kuopio Academy of Design, 1997-2000
Central Finland School of Arts and Crafts, 1994-1996
Television programs: Made of stone YLE, Home Turning Circle YLE, K-backpack City deer host. TV1. Mon 6.10.2008, Pietari TV, Documentary Samuli Alonen / Stories Recorded on MTV 3, 2013.
Positions of trust / memberships:
Finnish Association of Sculptors
Ornamo / Art Department
Jyväskylä Artists’ Association
Materia ry
Artists O
Central Finland Handicraft and Small Industry Association (chairman since 2017)
Works in private and corporate collections:
The city of Jyväskylä
The city of Vantaa
The city of Kotka
Tampere
Keskisuomalainen Oyj
Osuuspankki
China, Shanghai city
Metal Alliance
Outokumpu Oyj
SAK
Senate Properties
SOK
Finnish Stone Museum
Finnish Handicraft Museum
Vapo plc
YIT Corporation
Skanska
Faba
Public sculptures:
Living Legend Award Sculpture, Society Magazine, 2015-2022
Finnish Growth Award Valmet Automotive / Mercedes-Benz Uusikaupunki, 2017
Neste Oil Rally World Championship Award Sculpture, AKK Motorsport 2017
ALVARI recognition, City of Jyväskylä and Youth Chamber of Commerce
The city of Jyväskylä
Konnevesi (Siikakoski)
Laukaa parish
Luhanga Parish
Viitasaari, “Toritimantti”
City of Äänekoski, Hirvaskangas “Cityhivet”
City of Kotka Fuksinpuisto “On the Wings”
The city of Seinäjoki
Exhibitions:
Art Center Salmela Mäntyharju 2022
Galleria Contempo 2022, Helsinki
Sipoo, Gumbostrand Konst & Form, 2021
Lumo Light Festival, Oulu 2021
City of Light Jyväskylä 2021
Visual Festival Botania, Joensuu 2020
Galleria Contempo 2020, Helsinki
Art Center Salmela’s 30th anniversary exhibition, 2019
Kolner Liste fair for contemporary art 2018, Cologne Germany
Vuohijärvi Nature and Cultural Center 2018, “Our lakes Veijarit”
Galleria Contempo 2018, Helsinki
Kolner Liste fair for contemporary art 2018, Cologne Germany
Sipoo, Gumbostrand Konst & Form, 2017
“At the heart” Outokumpu Mining Museum, Outokumpu 2017
Affordable Art Fair Stockholm 2016
Gumbostrand Konst & Form gallery, Sipoo 2016
Summer exhibition in Rantalinna, Ruokolahti, 2016
S-Gallery Helsinki 2015
Affordable Art Fair Stockholm 2015
“Summer Exhibition of Young Artists” Galleria Uusitalo, Inkoo 2015
Nordic Season exhibition in Lisbon at meetiNG art Gallery 2015
Ornamo’s book sales 2015 Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
WORK 2015, Sculpture Association’s work sales Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
Solo exhibition gallery Contempo November 2014
Seinäjoki Destination Seinäjoki Art Hall 2014, Seinäjoki Art Hall Bothnia Biennale exhibition
Gallery Uusitalo, The Idea of Flying From Nature, Inkoo 2014
Maila Talvio-Salonki summer show Hartola 2014
Center Gallery in Tampere, April 2014
Helsinki, Art Helsinki Contemporary Art Fair Galleria Contempo 2013
Sweden, Stockholm Gallery K15 Laitinen & Co 2013
Sipoo, Gumbostrand Konst & Form Sipoo 2012 – 2014
Habitare and Bukowskis rocking chairs, Helsinki 2012
Billnäs Young Artists Summer Exhibition, 2012
Interior Design Helena Karihtala Interior Design tsto / Gallery Uusitalo 2012
First exhibition, Belgian Benelux Institute 2003 – and since then active work