JIMMY PULLI
born 1980 in Kristiinankaupunki, Finland
e-mail: jimmy.pulli (at) gmail.com
studio: Frilundsvägen 2, Vasa, Finland
EDUCATION
- 2000-2004 Swedish Polytechnic (Fine Art/Sculpture), Nykarleby
- 2002 Assistant for sculptor Michael Dörner, Hamburg, Germany
- 2001 Sommerakademie Wismar
- 1999-2000 Västra Nylands Folkhögskola (Visual art), Karis
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2024 “Innocents” Makers’ Gallery, Vaasa
- 2017 ”Aivokäyriä – Hjärnvågor”, Galleria Printmakers, Vaasa
- 2013 “Mind Over Matter”, Arkadia International Bookshop, Helsinki
- 2013 “Murmuration” Vaasa Arthall, Vaasa
- 2008 “Jordad” Galleri Sinne, Helsinki
EXHIBITIONS WITH FRIENDS & OTHERS
- November 2025 RUSK, Jakobstad
- 27.-28.9. "Offside Signal", Sugar Factory, Vaasa
- 3.-22.2.2025 ”Synkkyys”, Galleria Tärinä, Riihimäki
- 6.-29.12.2025 ”Salonki”, Vaasa Art Hall
- 19.11.2023 – 11.02.2024 REVIEW OSTSEE-BIENNALE – Der demokratische Raum, Kunsthalle Rostock
- 2020 PRISM△CODEX With Marcus Lerviks, Tino Bittner, Udo Dettmann, Christian Riekoff, Thomas Sander in Schleswig-Holstein-Haus & Dezernat5 Galerie für aktuelle Kunst, Schwerin
- 2014 “Changing Stages”, Muu Kaapeli, Helsinki
- 2013 “Valoa! – Ljus!” Wolffinpuisto, Vaasa
- 2013 Pohjalainen Taiteilijaliitto “Taidemaailma muuttuu”, KH Renlunds Museum, Kokkola
- 2013 Botnia Artists’ Association in Mikola-sali, Vaasa
- 2013 Summer exhibition, Stundars, Sulva
- 2013 Sofia Paper Art Fest, Sofia
- 2012 Cheapart, Loods 6, Amsterdam
- 2012 Finnish-Bulgarian Art Project,Cultural Center Bratstvo, Pavlikeni
- 2012 25th annual summer exhibition at Dammen, Sulva
- 2011–2012 “To have/To own”, Kuntsi, Vaasa
- 2011 “F-B Finnish-Bulgarian paper art project” Nelimarkka-museo, Alajärvi
- 2010 “Feeding on Light” Marcus Lerviks, Christian Rupp, Jimmy Pulli in Vaasa Art Hall
- 2010 “Valoa–Ljus”, Regional exhibition of visual art, Nelimarkka-museo, Alajärvi
- 2010 Pohjalainen Taiteilijaliitto’s Young artists exhibition, Tupakkamakasiini, Pietarsaari
- 2010 “Proteggimi”, Lapuan Patruunagalleria (with Sini Björkholm)
- 2010 “Ö”, Vaasa Art Hall
- 2010 “Ö”, Galleri Elverket, Ekenäs
- 2010 “Proteggimi”, Vaasa Art Hall (with Sini Björkholm)
- 2009 “Waasalaiset”, Vaasa Artists’ Guild, Seinäjoki Art Hall
- 2008, “Hundra8, Sata8? Tobaksmagasinet, Pietarsaari
- 2008 ”Neljä Ulottuvuutta”, SKjL:s anniversary exhibition, Voipaala art center, Sääksmäki
- 2008 “Kaiku- Eko”, Vaasa Artists’ Guild, Vaasa Art Hall
- 2008 Pohjalainen Taiteilijaliitto, 65-year anniversary eshibition, Vaasa Art Hall
- 2008 “Nuoret” Mikolan Akvarellisali, Vaasa
- 2007 “Unknown Memory”, with Sini Björkholm, Teema-gallery, Vaasa City Library
- 2007 Miniature exhibition, Varikkogalleria, Seinäjoki
- 2006 Vaasa Artist’s Guild, annual exhibition, Vaasa Arthall
- 2005 “Journey”, Galleri Elverket, Ekenäs
- 2004 “They NeverComeBack?” Young Nykarleby Artists, Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa
- 2004 “Drömläge”, Galleri Rådhuset, Nykarleby
- 2003 “Ganska mycket snöre”, Vaasa Arthall
CURATORIAL
- 2025 Offside Signal, Vaasa Sugar Factory
- 2024 Offside #2, Vaasa Arthall
PUBLIC WORKS
- “Synesthesia”, interactive sculpture/light installation in Vaasan Lyseo/Vasa Gymnasium, Vaasa
- “Räcka”, sculpture/light installation in Folkhälsan’s service house Vindängen, Espoo
SOUND ART/PERFORMANCE
- 2008 Live sound for Hermann Hiller’s performance at MOPE’08 in Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa
- 2006 “Deux Magots, 1910?, sound piece for the exhibition Eero & Eemu & Einari, Tikanojan Taidekoti, Vaasa
- 2005 “No Cash, No Electro” , live sound piece: Markku Ruotsalainen, Peter Rosvik & Jimmy Pulli, DOM munkhaus, Vaasa (during Markku Ruotsalainens AiR Neon on FST)
- 2004 Live sound for Johanna Torkkolas performance, Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa
- 2004 Live sound for Johanna Torkkolas video Snowgame, Galleri Rådhuset, Nykarleby
- 2004 “Sorl” live sound piece with Markku Ruotsalainen, Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa
GRANTS
- 2024 Suomen Kulttuurirahaston Etelä-Pohjanmaan rahasto, 2-year grant
- 2024 Svenska Kulturfonden, project grant
- 2024 Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse, project grant
- 2014 Suomen Taideyhdistys, Nuorten taiteilijoiden apuraha
- 2014 Suomen Kulttuurirahaston Etelä-Pohjanmaan rahasto, 5 month grant
- 2013 Svenska Kulturfonden, 1-year grant
- 2012 Pohjanmaan Taidetoimikunta, 6 month grant
- 2010 Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse, project grant
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Svenska Kulturfonden, project grants
- 2007, 2009, 2012 Svensk-Österbottniska Samfundet, project grants
- 2009 City of Vaasa, project grant
- 2009 Svenska Kulturfonden, travel grant
AWARDS
- 2011 Kreagalan: Årets Bildkonstnär / Visual artist of the year
MEMBERSHIPS
- Offside r.f.
- Vaasa Artists Guild
POSITIONS OF TRUST
- 2014–2018 Pro Artibus, board member
- 2010–2024 Stundars AiR reference group
- 2013–2015 and 2019-2022 Arts Council of Ostrobothnia
- 2022-2025 Nordisk Kulturfond, sakkunnig
EMPLOYMENT
- 2004-2005 Kuula-opisto, City of Vaasa
- 2015-2018 Centre for arts promotion Taike, regional artist
- 2018- City of Vaasa, Culture and Library services
About
Jimmy Pulli is a visual artist working mainly with sculptural installations and light. His starting point has been wood sculpture, but later focused on exploring various materials with which he attempts to describe his surroundings, impressions of phenomena and annoyances. He has often opted to recycle his sculptural installations into new works, and worked with perishable materials such as ashes, dust, live trees and jelly. He studied fine art and sculpture at Swedish Polytechnic in Nykarleby, Finland. His works have been presented in Kuntsi Museum of Modern art Vaasa, Sofia Paper Art Biennal in Sofia, Galerie für aktuelle Kunst in Schwerin and Kunsthalle Rostock, among others. His works can be found in collections such as Ostrobothnian Art Museum and Pro Artibus foundation, and his most notable public works are located in Vaasa and Espoo, Finland.