CURRICULUM VITAE
Studies
1995 – 2000 University of Arts and Design Helsinki, Master of Arts
Private Exhibitions
Invisible Hand, Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland, 2014
Kim Simonsson, Galerie Favardin & de Verneuil, Paris, France, 2012
Kim S , Helsinki, Finland, 2011
Ponytail, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA, 2010
Parallel Reality, Musee dÀnsembourg, Liege, Belgium, 2009
Kim Simonsson, Galleria Heino, Market Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden, 2009
Parallel Reality, Elverket, Tammisaari, Finland, 2009
Sculptures, Galerie Favardin & de Verneuil, Paris, France, 2009
Pro Arte Award Exhibition, Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland, 2009
Duality, Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
The Golden Deer, Retretti, Punkaharju, Finland, 2009
Animal Gaze, Galleria Heino, Helsinki, Finland, 2008
Invisible World, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA, 2008
Variations On A Decoration, Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku , Finland, 2008
Sculptures, Finnish Cultural Institut, Oslo, Norway, 2008
The Invisible Deer, Galleria Heino, ARCO08 Solo Projects, Madrid, Spain, 2008
Den osynliga hjorten, Finnish Cultural Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2007
Dreams And Disappointments II, Herrmann & Wagner Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2007
Sculptures, Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland ( with Panu Puolakka), 2007
Kotona II, Karin Widnäs, Fiskars, Finland, 2007
Camouflage, Gallery Heino, Helsinki, Finland, 2006
Huoltamo, Tampere, Finland, 2006
Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA, 2005
Sculptures, Arabia Museum’s Gallery, Helsinki, Finland, 2005
Dislocated Clay and a Transformative Mirror, NCECA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, USA, 2005
Young Artist of the Year 2004, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland, 2004
K9 & NIKE, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland, 2003
Realm of The Senses, Studio Hyöryllistä, Turku, Finland, 2000
Ideaali, Gallery of the Fine Arts Academy, Helsinki, Finland (with Miklos Gaal), 1999
Group Exhibitions
The Adidas man and the strongwoman, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland, 2014
The Magic of Ceramics, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo, Japan, 2013
Soul & Body, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA, 2013
Spark, Critical Contemporary Art and Design, Granary, Fiskars Village, Finland, 2013
Joy, Copper Smithy, Fiskars Village, Finland, 2013
Happy End? Helsinki Art Museum, Tennispalatsi, Helsinki, Finland, 2013
The Young Artists of a Year 1985-2012, Gumbostrand, Sipoo, Finland, 2013
Bo Haglund & Kim Simonsson, Helsinki Airport Art Gallery, Finland, 2013
Camouflage, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland, 2012
Tendenser, Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway, 2012
Helsinki Fat Clay, Faenza ja Milan, Italy, 2012
Shigaraki Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Japan, 2012
Lucid Dreaming, Pietarsaari, Finland, 2012
Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2012
Reflective Shadow, Ordrupgaard, Copenhage, Denmark, 2011
Close Your Eyes And Tell Me What You See, Turku Observatory, Turku, Finland, 2011
Close Your Eyes And Tell Me What You See, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011
The Figuratives, Oude Kerk, Delft, Netherlands, 2011
Korero, Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taiwan, 2010
Finland Platform, Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France, 2010
Best of Wonderland, Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
Portratuire Beyond Likeness, Wayne Art Center, Philadephia, USA, 2010
100 Years of Sculpture In Finland, Väinö Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku, Finland, 2010
Vom Dunkeln Geschluckt, Ars Auttoinen, Auttoinen, Finland, 2010
Feuer Und Eis, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany, 2010
Collect, Galleria Norsu, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2010
Prospection and Perspective, Galerie Favardin & de Verneuil, Paris, France, 2009
Miami Warm Up, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA, 2009
Visuell förvirring, Museum of Art in Åland, Mariehamn, Finland, 2009
Confrontational Ceramics, The Arts Exchange, White Plains, USA, 2008
Tulessa Syntynyt, Makasiini, Fiskars, Finland, 2008
KunstKörperlich - KörperKunstlich Part 2, Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabruck,Germany, 2008
International Biennale of Contemporary Ceramic Art Vallauris, Vallauris, France, 2008
Incertitude de la vision, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium, 2008
Every Body Counts, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Vestfossen, Norway, 2008
La Position de la terre, Crac Alsace, France, 2008
Red Dot Art Fair, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Miami Beach, USA, 2007
Evil Eye, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland, 2007
Silent Violence, Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland, 2007
Present 2007, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Aredal, Norway, 2007
I Would Like To Be A Dog, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland, 2007
XII Mäntän kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, Finland, 2007
Herrmann & Wagner Gallery and Gallery Heino, Brussels Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium, 2007
Purnu Summer Exhibition, Purnu, Finland, 2006
6 Rooms, Porvoo Art Factory, Porvoo, Finland, 2006
Helsinki International, Korjaamo, Helsinki, Finland, 2006
SOFA NY, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA, 2006
Another Worlds part II, Arario gallery, Cheonan, Republic of Korea, 2006
Set, Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland, 2006
Ungsfärskt, gallery Sinne and Elverket, Helsinki and Tammisaari, Finland, 2006
Japan Pop, Tennis Palace Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland, 2005
Trans Ceramic-Art, 3rd Ceramic Biennale Korea, Icheon, Republic of Korea, 2005
Stockholm International Art Fair, Gallery Heino, Stockholm, Sweden, 2005
Wegway Show, S.P.I.N. Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2003
Toronto Outdoor Art Show, Toronto, Canada, 2003
One Hundred Years of Finnish Ceramic, Designmuseum, Helsinki, Finland, 2003
Inverno, Este Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2002
Group Show, The Palace, Toronto, Canada, 2002
Made in LAC, Living Arts Center, Missisisauga, Canada, 2001
Emerging Sculptors, Canadian Sculpture Center, Toronto, Canada, 2001
Biennale of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Chateauroux, France, 2001
K2000, Lappeenranta Art Museum, Lappeenranta, Finland, 2000
THINK, Ateneum, Helsinki, Finland, 2000
Nenonen, Partanen, Lerviks, Persson, Simonsson, Into galleria, Helsinki, Finland, 1999
Contemporary Glass Art, Studio Mezzo, Helsinki, Finland, 1998
Keramik 98, Konstfacket, Stockholm, Sweden, 1998
Stockholm International Art Fair, Gallery Taik, Stockholm, Sweden, 1998
Glass and Light, Tampere Modern Art Museum, Tampere, Finland, 1997
Glass and Ceramic in Spotlight, Gallery Taik, Helsinki, Finland, 1997
Awards & Scholarships
Artist in residence, Villa Snäcksund, Tammisaari, Finland 2009-2012
William Thuring Prize 2012
Pro Arte Award, Didrichsen Art Museum 2009
Walter Runeberg Foundation Award 2008
Svenska kulturfonden 2-year artist grant 2008
Walter Runeberg Foundation Award 2006
Stina Krook Foundation Award 2006
Frame-fund, exhibition scholarship 2005
Svenska kulturfonden, a 2-year artist grant 2005
Arts Council of Finland, travel grant 2005
Young artist of the year 2004, Tampere Art Museum, Finland 2004
Artist of the month, Frame-fund, July 2004
Best in Show, Toronto Outdoor Art Show 2003
Svenska Kulturfonden, a 1-year grant 2003
Svenska Kulturfonden, project grant 2001
Paolo Foundation, project grant 2001
University of Arts and Design Helsinki 1998
Museums & Collections
Sara Hilden Art Museum
Victoria And Albert Museum
Didrichsen Art Museum
Racine Art Museum
KONE Foundation
Amos Andersson Art Museum
Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
Espoo Museum of Modern Art
National Museum of Norway
Oulu Art Museum
Shigaraki Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art
Helsinki City Art Museum
Tampere Art Museum
Designmuseum, Helsinki
Arario Galle
Pro Artibus
Ville de Chateauroux
Heino collection
Nelimarkka Foundation
Public Sculptures
Kupittaa Park, Turku, Finland
Kotka Sculpture Park, Kotka, Finland
Yrkeshögskolan Sydväst, Tammisaari, Finland
Catalogues & Publications
The Workshop Guide to Ceramics. D. Hooson, A. Quinn. United Kingdom: 2012, Thames & Hudson.
Kim Simonsson: Kuvanveistäjä in: Arabian 9. kerros – Taideosasto ja sen taiteilijat. R. Forsström. Kirjapaja, 2012.
Close your eyes and tell me what you see. J. Sjöström, Curator. Pro Artibus Foundaton, Gothenburg Museum of Art. Gothenburg: 2011, Göteborgstryckeriet.
Brilliant: White in Design. L. O'Keeffe. New York: 2011, The Monacelli Press.
Iglu, Kimono & Temppeli. Jönsson, L., Kovanen, E., 2011. Helsinki: Pronto Media.
A Parallel Reality, Biennale Internationale du Design de Liege, Elise Kovanen , Kalle Jämsen.
Kim Simonsson, Pro Arte Award, Didrichsen Art Museum, Maria Didrichsen, Riikka Laczak, Tiia Rinne.
Wonderland, The Strange world Of Kim Simonsson, Riikka Laczak, Issue 10.
Best of New York Art 2008, X Tresaco, Theredoom Publishing.
Simonsson skapar sin egen värld i vitt, Dan Sundell, Hbl 29.03.2009.
The Pop Insurresction, Sandra Bavin, Belio Magazine 028.
Kim Simonsson, M. Carmen Riu de Martin, Revistart no 132.
Outouden estetiikka ja mangan muotokieli, Riitta Monto,22.8.2008, Turun Sanomat.
Ghost World Sculptures Kim Simonsson,Aril 21 2008, The New York Sun.
Scenes from domestic life: Victoria&Albert Museum's Collect fair, 26.1, 2008, The Times.
Kim Simonsson: Alien Innocence, Stephanie Bickel, Sculpture, March 2008.
Architektur und Wohnen, October-November 2007, Helsinki Die design-metropolen in hohen Norden, Jan van Rossem
Kunst Magazine Berlin 0709
Camouflage, Catalogue Gallery Heino, Tuomas Toivonen
Artnews, February 2006, Top Ten Trends In Contemporary Art, Beautiful Mutants, Kay Larson
Ceramics Art & Perception, Issue 63, Kim Simonsson – Little Girls, Big Questions,
Anne Virtanen
New York Times, 28th of October, Art in Review, Kim Simonsson at Nancy Margolis
Gallery, Ken Johnson
World Contemporary Ceramics, Trans Ceramic Art, 3rd Ceramic Biennale of Korea, Catalogue
Artforum.com, Critics Picks November, “Kim Simonsson at Nancy Margolis Gallery”, Lori Waxman
Ceramics Magazine October/November 2005,” A Waking Nightmare. The World Of Kim Simonsson”, Anne Virtanen
Taidemuseo.fi,3/2005,” Kauden Taideteos” by Leena Mattelmäki
The Scandinavian Stylish Design, 2005, “The Arabia Ware in Finland” by Hannele Nyman
Trans Ceramic-Art,2005, 3rd Ceramic Biennale Korea,”Post-global Society”, catalogue
Framework, 2/2004, “Kim Simonsson: Dystopia-Porcelain Dogs as Guardians of a Pathological Fantasy” by Leevi Haapala
Form Function Finland, 3/2004, “Truth is No Trend, a Close-up View of the Art of Kim Simonsson” by Anne Valkonen
American Ceramics, ‘Finnish Quasi-Manga’ by Cynthia Nadelman
Taide,3/2004,”Kuvausvalmiita kolmiuloitteisia ideoita” by Jari Arffman
Suomen Kuvalehti, 20/2004, “Kohtaamiset/henkilöt” by Silja Lanas Cavada
Ceramic Art in Finland, 2004, “A Contemporary Tradition” by Åsa Hellman
Tampere Art Museum, 2004, “Kim Simonsson, Young Artist of the Year” by Berndt Arell
1984-2004 Young Artist of the Year, 2004, “Kim Simonsson” by Tapani Pennanen
Wegway Primary Culture, 2005
11th Biennale of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Chateauroux,2001, by Jean-Pierre Viot
University of Art and Design, 2000, “Think” by Paula Hakkarainen and Elina Melgin
Arttu, 3/2000, “Posliinia uudessa paketissa” by Sami Sykkö
Geo Saison, 2/2000, “Design in Helsinki” by Bernd Polster
University of Art and Design in Helsinki, 1998, “11 x 98”
