Samppa Törmälehto
born 1977 in Rauma, lives and works in Berlin, Germany
2000-2004 Tampere University of Applied sciences, 1999/2000 Fine Art Pori Art School
selected solo exhibitions:
2009 LARM gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 gallery Husa, Tampere, Finland
2007 gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
2007 ”Below the Blue Sky”, gallery Huoltamo, Tampere, Finland
2006 ”Along the Wunderbaum Road”, young artist 2006 in Satakunta, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2005 “Route 8 and Blueberry”, Muu gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2005 Gallery Huuto, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Vrije Academie, Hague, Holland
2002 “Interior Vitamins”, gallery Quartair, Hague, Holland
selected group/juried exhibitions:
2009 Pirkanmaa triennial, Tampere Art Museum, Finland
2009 Vibrations, Vääksy summer exhibition, Vääksy, Finland
2008 FIN., gallery Quartair, Hague, Holland
2008 Mänttä 2008 art festival, Mänttä, Finland
2008 Beijing biennale, Beijing, China
2008 Finnish Breakfast, Larm gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 ”Zoo”, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Ars Kärsämäki 2007, Kärsämäki, Finland
2006 Purnu 2006, Purnu, Finland
2006 Art Center Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland
2006 N.o.D. –gallery, Praque, Czech
2004 ”Pimiää menoa”, Rauma art museum, Rauma, Finland
2004 Art of Analyste, Sanomatalo, Helsinki, Finland
2004 PAM!, Vapriikki, Tampere
2003 ”Grand Vääntö”, Lapponica-hall, Rovaniemi
2002 ”Must eat it all”, Haihara Art Center, Tampere, Finland
paintings in public collections:
-Tampere Art Museum
-Sara Hildén Art Museum
-Saastamoinen foundation
-Vihuri foundation
-Henna and Pertti Niemistö Foundation (Hämeenlinna Art Museum, saving)
-Helsinki City Art Museum
-Finnish Art Society, lottery prize
-Lönnström Art museum
-Finnish Association of People with Mobility Disabilities, Hervanta,Tampere
-City of Tampere
grants:
2009 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2008 Arts Council of Finland
2008 Arts Council of Pirkanmaa
2008 Arts Council of Finland
2007 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2007 Arts Council of Finland
2006 Finnish Art Association, grant for young artists
2006 Arts Council of Satakunta
2006 Arts Council of Finland
2005 City of Tampere
|  Afternoon d-stylers, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 105x140 cm 
The day of Holy Cola, 2010, oil and spraypaint on canvas, 120x160 cm 
Jussi, 2010, acrlic on canvas, 160x140 cm |