Hanna Rast

Education

2011 Master of Arts, TaM, Aalto University, Helsinki university of art and design, Helsinki, Finland

2009-2010 Exchange studies SVA school of visual arts, New York, USA

2006-2009 Bachelor of Arts, TaK, Aalto University, Helsinki university of art and design, Helsinki, Finland

2003-2006 Artisan (photography), Jyväskylä educational consortium, Jyväskylä, Finland


Other studies and courses

2014 Art research, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland

2014 Pedagogic studies, Häme university applied sciences, HAMK, Espoo, Finland


Private and group exhibitions

2015 Salakuuntelu // Eavesdropping, Video installation, Gallery Hoppa, Jyväskylä, Finland – Coming on August 2015

2015 6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary art center, Rochester NY, USA – Coming on June 2015

2015 Attempts to remember, Galleria Becker, Jyväskylä, Finland

2014 The Certainty of Fragile Moments, Regional fine art photography exhibition, Gallery Ratamo, Jyväskylä, Finland

2014 Everything that surrounds us, B - gallery, Turku, Finland

2012 Scan.it, Gallery 40, North Laines, Brighton, UK

2011 MoA2011 Master of Arts exhibition, Helsinki, Finland

2008 Young Guns ,Vory, Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki, Finland

2007 Näyteikkunalla / displays, Luumäki roadside Gallery, Luumäki, Finland

2006 Ihminen-Tila / Human - space, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland

2004 JAO valokuvauksen opiskelijat / Photography students, Sivusuoja, Jyväskylä art museum, Jyväskylä, Finland

2003 Drawings and paintings, Cafe Picasso, Saarijärvi, Finland


Memberships

Photographic Artists’ Association, Helsinki, Finland 2013 →

The Centre For Creative Photography Association 2014 →


Grants

2014 Heralan säätiö, Grant for Everything that surrounds us exhibition, Turku, Finland

2010 Heralan säätiö, Grant for exchange studies in New York, School of visual arts (SVA), New York, USA

2008 Aalto University, travel grant for photography students, New York, USA


Residencies

2014 November, Artist-in-residency Berlin, Arts promotion center Finland, Berlin, Germany


Publications

2015 Muistot, tunteet ja taidehistoria. Keskisuomalainen 1.4.2015. Elina Puranen's exhibition critic. Jyväskylä. Finland.

2015 Karsittu kokonaisuus (2015). Keskisuomalainen 8.1.2015. Hannu Castren's exhibition critic. Jyväskylä. Finland.

2011 MoA2011 (2011). Exhibition catalogue. Aalto University. Helsinki university of art and design, Helsinki, Finland

2011 Undoubteldy Anywhere Else. Master thesis about travel photography as a part of remembrance. Aalto Univerisity. Helsinki university of art and design, Helsinki, Finland


Work experience

2014-2015 Fine art and photography teaching, Institute of adult education in Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa, Finland

2014 Photographer at UrbanApa /Voices of the Small festival, Helsinki, Finland

2014 Photographer, Rajala Pro Shop, Helsinki, Finland

2014 Photographer at Helsinki Photo Biennial, Helsinki, Finland

2012-2013 Photography private teaching, Berlin, Germany

2011 Photographer, Gap London West studio, Lontoo, England

2008 Jury / Curator for a photography competition, Tapiolan Kamerakerho ry, Helsinki, Finland

2005 Assistant for photographer Rune Snellman, Jyväskylä, Finland

2005 Photographer, Jyväskylä art museum, Jyväskylä, Finland

2005 Photographer, Villen Kuva, Jyväskylä, Finland


2008 – 2014 Freelance photographer and illustrator for companies and private customers (Theater academy Helsinki, Aalto University, Jyväskylä university of applied sciences and Belgium's Schola Europaea).