Aino Kannisto

Aino Kannisto (born 27 January 1973 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish photographic artist who lives and works in Helsinki.

Aino Kannisto became Master of Arts (Photography) from the University of Art and Design (UIAH) in Helsinki in 2001. She is part of The Helsinki School.^[2]

She has had one-man shows in many private galleries, from Galerie m, Bochum,^[3] 2002 and 2006, to the galleries Forum für Fotografie, Cologne, 2003; Image, Arhus, 2003; Artina, Helsinki, 2004; Espacío Lìquido, Gijon, 2006; as well as in institutions such as the Finlandsinstitutet, Stockholm, 2003; the Kunsteverein Münsterland, Coesfeld, 2004; and the Institut Français, Paris, 2004. Some of the collective exhibitions she has taken part in are the recent Self-timer, Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, København (Denmark); Presence – perspectives on Finnish photography, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku; Selbstauslöser, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel; and The Helsinki School, Photology, Milan, all in 2006.^[4]

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