films screened at;
2010 ORION Cinema. Huvin vuoks. (H20, surf, mind's eye, unearth)
2009 videoex, Switzerland. FIN 03: Materially Yours, 'Helsinki Filmakers' Co-op (Personal Effects).
2009 Muu Kunst-imbiss Hamburg (in color)
2009 CONSTRUCTED REALITIES. FRISE- Künstlerhaus Hamburg e.V. presented by MUU. (in color)
2009 VIEW09 ja AV-arkki 20 vuotta. Helsinki. (H2O)
2009 urban research on film - directors lounge 2009. Berlin (H2O)
2009 Kunsti Museum, Vaasa, Finland, (mind's eye)
2008 Tampere City/TAMK taide (unearth)
2008 Didrichsen Art Museum. Helsinki. (homelight)
2008 TAIK / Stage design dept. (unearth)
2008 Tournafeuille. France. 'Video Seasons', (mind's eye)
2008 FLIXATION. The Horse Hospital. London. (unearth)
2007 Kulzczyk Foundation. Poland. (melt down)
2007 Satakunnan Taidetoimikunta. (in color)
2007 Academy of Fine Arts. Helsinki. (unearth)
2007 AV-ARKKI presents: Classic of the month. Melt Down.
2007 Directors Lounge. films 1968 - 2007. Berlin, Germany
2007 SIMULTAN03. video and new media art festival. Timisoara. Romania
2007 VERTICAL. Caldes de Montbui. Catalunya.
2007 Directors Lounge, Am Rande.. / On the Edge, Berlin, Germany. (bike)
2007 CARTES FLUX Vol2. Festival of New Media Art. Tapiola, Finland
2007 53rd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. AV-arkki tour 2007 collection. (unearth)
2007 Studio Là-bas, Cable Factory, Helsinki. (in color)
2007 View07 AV-arkki festival Helsinki. (unearth, in color)
2007 Directors Lounge. contemporary media and art. Urban Research. Berlin, Germany. (bike, Visual Violence)
2007 Googled Earth (Av-Arkki Tour part 2) Tampere Elokuvajuhlien näytökset ja myyntikooste. (unearth)
2006 NoBudget Video/Film Festival “Geld spieltkeine Rolle” (ADITIONAL FESTIVAL PROGRAM) Weimar
2005 Rauma Blue Sea Festival. Rauma. Finland (track)
2005 'From the midnight sun... ' Finnish Contemporary Art Videos, K2 Art Center, Izmir. Turkey. (surf)
2005 Stadia, Helsingin ammattikorkeakoulu, educational use/opetuskäyttö (melt down)
2005 cartes 'flux' screening. Espoon Kultuurikeskes. (surf, unearth)
2005 flicker spokane film festival. spokane, WA USA. (unearth)
2004 Suomen Estetiikan Seura. SÄHKÖISKUJA (Electricshocks) KIASMA. (a dog's chance)
2004 Finnish Experimental Film and video Art, Anthology Film Archives, New York (travelogue)
2003-4 GOKANN. Finnish Art IV Trienalle. Kyotossa, Japan and Helsinki (melt down)
2003 VIEWPOINTS Festival on new Finnish video art.AV-arkki (travelogue)
2002 19 Kettupäivät. Helsinki. (surf, run, wait)
2002 21:a Uppsala International. Short Film Festival. (wait)
2002 Là-bas…21 Forum Box, Helsinki (surf)
2002 International Competition 48th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. (surf)
Transmediale, International media art festival, Berlin, "transmediale.01 video selection":
Goethe Institute Inter Nationales Porto, Portugal. (mind’s eye)
Chroma: Audiovisual Art Festival, Guadalajara, Mexico. (mind’s eye)
Festival Transit, Minsk, Belarussia (mind’s eye)
Kunstverein Hannover, Germany (mind’s eye)
Goethe Centre Windhoek, Namibia (mind’s eye)
Media Art Weeks Kyoto 2001, Japan (mind’s eye)
Rex Cultural Center, Belgrad, Jugoslavia (mind’s eye)
Communication Front, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (mind’s eye)
Centrum Szuki Wspóczesnej, Varszawa, Poland (mind’s eye)
Medienhaus Hannover, Germany (mind’s eye)
Media Forum Moscow, Russia (mind’s eye)
Crossing Over 6, Liverpool, UK (mind’s eye)
2002 Artists Talk, NIFCA,
2002 Tampere Film Festival, AV-arkin series. (travelogue series)
2002 AV-arkki & Aula esittävät: videomaraton
2002 5PM – 5AM WINDOW lasipalatsi AV-arkki (visual violence)
2002 VIEW Festival on new Finnish video art. AV-arkki K-13
2001 LÁ-BAS…JOULUKSIKOTOA!.Cable factory. (Melt Down)
2001 Plus Minus screening. Muu Gallery, Helsinki.
2001 German Culture Institute, Windhook, Namibia, Africa. (mind’s eye)
2001 ’transmediale’, festival Berlin (mind’s eye)
2001 HELSINKI.AKTIVIST, streaming, (mind’s eye) & (CHANGE_REACTION)
2001 transmediale.01 -DIY- international media art festival berlin (mind's eye)
2000 Swiss Television (mind’s eye)
2000 cITy internationaler\\\medien\kunstpreis 2000. nomination television broadcast, Südwest & SF DRS 2, (mind’s eye) Germany.
2000 HEP, 8 screening. Leena Kuumola Gallery, Helsinki. (breakfast)
2000 The Media City Festival of experimental Film and Video, Windsor, ON. Canada. (a dog’s chance)
1999 Kettupäivät. Helsinki. (mind’s eye)
1999 Muu Cafe, Muu Gallery, Helsinki. (collection)
1999 Kotimaisia Lyhytelokuvia, Saunabar, Helsinki. (collection)
1999 HEP, 7 screening. Leena Kuumola Gallery, Helsinki. (collection)
1998 MC6 Day 4 / Program 10 Ventimiglia. Durham NC, USA. (a dog's chance)
1998 University of Melbourne, XIII World Congress, IPPNW. (melt down)
1998 Center for Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland. (melt down)
1998 Anthology Film Archives, New York. USA. (personal effects)
1997 Helsingin Filmakers Co-operative, Club evening. Leena Kuumola gallery. (collection)
1996 Viva 8. London Film Makers COOP. (a yard full of books)
1995 Muu Media Festival, 95. (melt down)
1995 Tampere Theater Summer, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki Film Co-operative series. (collection)
1995 Aesthetic conference, Lahti. (a yard full of books)
1994 FORUM STADTPARK FILMREFERAT, Austria. (personal effects)
1994 Lahden 6, AV-BIENNALE. Lahti. (a yard full of books)
1994 Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
1993 Kettupäivät. Helsinki (melt down)
1993 Mileneum, New York. (a yard full of books)
1992 Amanda, Helsinki. (personal effects)
1992 Espoo Cine. (personal effects)
1992 Institute of Contemporary Arts Brisbane, Australia. (personal effects)
1992 Metro Arts, Brisbane Australia. (personal effects)
1992 CineCycle New Finnish Work. Canada. (personal effects)
1992 IIsalmi ‘92, Photgraphic Festival. (personal effects)
1992 Andora Cinema, (personal effects)
1991 Muu ry. (personal effects)

articles and texts;
2010 TD. TAIDE & DESIGN. #7. havainto | perception. Oliver Whitehead, monimediuminen piirtäjä, (multimedia drawer) Juha'heikki Tihinen. pp106-121
2010 AV-arkki 2010. catalogue. CHRONOTOPES. Re-turning the Past / Re-framing the Present. Kati Kivinen. pp 4-5
2010 AV-arkki 2010. catalogue. And Now... Live multimedia pp 8-9 You/Me
2009 CHRONOTOPES. Re-turning the Past / Re-framing the Present. AV-arkki. (unearth) Kati Kivinen.
2008 Komeetoista Valaisiin. Academy of Fine Arts. Isabelle Stragliatti 2000. pp 138-141
2007 niin & näin 3/07. artist x artist, Marjatta Oja on 'Personal Effects' (1991, shortfilm) pp 66
2007 /slashseconds. issue 06: 07/2007. UK. Detour.
2007 KATSAUS 1/2007 Artnumber. Critical Academy (Kriittinen Korkeakoulu) Oliver Whitehead Kotiinpaluu. pp 17-20
2007 SÄHKÖMETSÄ - VIDEOTAITEEN JA KOKEELLISEN ELOKUVAN HISTORIA SUOMESSA 1933-1998. (Videoart and Experimental Film History in Finland)
Pieni jälkiteollinen tuotanto - taiteilijoiden liikkuva kuva Suomessa 1982 - 1998, Kari Yli-Annala, pp.159, 163, 169.
2007 CARTES FLUX VOL2. Festival of New media Art. Off Screen - on screen: The deflected gaze in Oliver Whitehead's films. Hanna Johansson. pp 22-27
2006 Landscape | Maisema. Landscape in Kiasma's Collections. Touches of the object.: contemporary art and landscape. Hanna Johansson, pp 60-61
2004 Artist in the Picture. (Taitelija kuvassa). Finnish artists in pictures 1864-2004. Margaret Tali. Kiertyen, Oliver Whitehead. pp 239-240
2004 Taide-lehti, (Artmagazine) Kimmo Sarje & Oliver Whitehead, Paikoista ja Objekteista, (places and objects) 3/04 pp.48-51
2004 FORM FUNCTION Imaginary spaces - digital collages. Pirkko Siitari No.94 2/2004 pp 30-33
2004 TIEDE & EDISTYS. 1/04 Pelon paikka, (place of fear) Kimmo Sarje. five photographs from 'retouch' exh.
2004 VOIMA 'mielimaisema' (mindlandscape), 'retouch' exh. Börje Skruf. 03/04 pp40.
2004 jangva 10. Letter. Mona Huber. pp 73.
2004 In between art and life. (Young Finnish artists on show in Kyoto) The Japan Times. by Matthew Larking
2002 Alex Poteliakhoff. War or Health? MEDICINE, CONFLICT AND SURVIVAL, Vol.18, 413-424 pub Frank Cass LON
2002 Visi0ns 02, institue finlandais, L'art vidéo finlandais.
2002 Roland Patteeuw, Symptomania. FRAMENEWS. 2/2002. pp2
2002 Caryn Faure Walker. Text for ’fuse’. Two people and a camera.
2002 TÄNÄÄN KOTONA, Hannele Kinnunen, text for graduation.
2001 Taide. 2/02 Liisa Vähäkylä. 5pm – 5 am. pp. 9-10
2001 Fourth Door Review. Oliver Lowenstein. UK
2001 Sculptors Society Ireland. ssi newsletter, Sept/Oct 2001. FINLAND FINLAND. pp22
2001 Seamus Fennelly. photography and metaphysics, SOURCE no.28 AUTUMN. pp. 48-49
2001 FOTOGRAFIA METAFISICA exhibition catalogue, Butler Gallery, Kilkenney, Ireland
2001 Ronnie Winter. Terra Infirm: The Black of Day. Five Finnish photographers at the Kilkenny Castle Ireland. Form Function, No.82, 2/2001, pp. 52-55.
2001 Peter Marten. Finnish Photos at Kilkenny Castle. Blue Wings, June-July. pp. 8
2001 Optio Magazine.
2001 FOTOGRAFIA METAFISICA, Landscapes, Symbols, Correlations. Butler Gallery. Catalogue, Michael Casey. 30th June – 5th A August.
2001 Börje Skruf. Finnish Photographs on the Green Isle, ARTTU! #3. pp.35.
2000 AKTIVIST, No 30. ’HYVÄ OLIVER’, pp 7.
2000 Caryn Faure Walker. Static Image Travelling - Conversation with Oliver Whitehead. catalogue, cITy. pp.51-53
2000 Tiina Erkintalo. Narrative Interplay – the Films and Video Works of Oliver Whitehead. catalogue, cITy. pp.43-46
2000 Andreas Broeckman. Drifting Glances – about Oliver Whitehead’s Video ’mind’s eye’. catalogue, cITy. pp.36-38
2000 Michael Casey. 'The rupture between signifier and signified'. The art of Oliver Whitehead. Form Function, No.77, 1/2000, pp. 56-59
1999 Anna-Kaisa Korhonen: War or Health - Oliver Whitehead. KUVA, No.-5-6, 1999, pp. 54-59.
1998 Interview with Marjatta Oja. Silmän oppivuodet, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki. 1848-1998, pp.139-146
1997 Michael Casey: ’The Interactive Image’ Finland. Form o Function, 1997 No.4, pp. 54-55.
1996 Control. UK., Issue Fifteen, 5/96. ’Splice’ pp.26-27.
1996 Michael Casey: "Behavioural skepticism". Arttu! (The University of Art and Design, Helsinki) 2/96. pp.7-10.
1994 Michael Casey: "Photography in a Post-Modern Age" A review of the International Photographic. Triennial in Oulu Finland. Form o Function, No.-4, 1994, pp. 18-22.
1994 Anna-Maija Ylimaula: "Whiteheadin videot ja kaikki muut". Arkkitehti (Finnish Architectural Review), Feb/Mar.
1994 Leena-Maija Rossi: "Stunt Shots or Everyday Courage". Siksi, No.-3, 1994, pp. 35-37.
1994 Michael Casey: "Oliver Whitehead: Visual Violence". Valokuva, No.- 4, 1994, pp. 8-9.
1994 Ronald Winter: "Kadoneen merkityksen metsästäjät". Taide, (Art magazine). Jan 1994, No.-1, pp. 61-62.
1993 Aino Martikainen: "Henkilökohtaisia Vaikutuksia", (Personal Influences), Peili, No.-3, 1993, pp.6-7.
1993 Caryn Faure Walker: "Riddle of the Parts". Creative Camera, Feb/Mar. 1993, p. 47.
1992 Michael Casey: "Models of Perception". FormoFunction, No.-3, 1992, pp. 30-31.
1992 Naisten Ääni (Woman’s Voice), Miesnumero, (Male number) Illustrations, 3+4/92
1991 Heikki Laurinolli, "Kuva avaa oven toiseen maailmaan", Tukiviesti, No.-8, 1991
1991 Irmeli Kokko: "Omaperäinen Oliver". Omamarkka, No.-2, 1991, pp. 28-29.
1990 Ullamaria Pallasmaa. ’Vanished Images’, FormoFunction, No.-3, 1990 pp. 10-15.
1989 Dan Sundell. Hufvudstadsbladet [interview]
1988 Nytid.
1983 Börje Skruf: "Oliver Whiteheadin töissä on musiikillista etenemistä". Kulttuurivihkot, No. -4, 1984, pp. 55-57.
1982 Heino Ylisipola: "Oliver omaa hakevan mielen". Hälläpöyrä, No.- 2, 1981, pp. 38-40.

catalogues;
2006 'Detour', exhibition. Gallery Heino, Helsinki
2004 Caryn Faure-Walker and Pirkko Siitari, 'fuse and retouch' Oliver Whitehead. Galleria Heino (exhibition catalgue). ISDN 952-91-6972-8
1990 Michael Casey "A Conceptual Liturgy" Oliver Whitehead. Persons & Lindell Gallery (exhibition catalogue), 1990
1990 Series of 5 peace postcards.


membership of:
Finnish Artists Union. (Taidemaalariliitto.)
Helsinki Film Makers Co-operative. (Helsingin Elokuvapaja ry.)
Alternative Arts Association, (Muu ry)
The Finnish Film Contact. (Suomen Elokuvakontakti ry)
Union of Artist Photographers. (Valokuvataiteilijoiden Liitto ry.)
Universitiy Lecturers Union, (Yliopistonlehtorien Liitto. OAJ.)
AV-Arkki Distribution Center for Finnish Media Art
Taideteollisen korkeakoulun opettajayhdistys ry
FRAME/ Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
Cable Factory Gallery, Cable Factory.(Kaapelin Galleria) Helsinki, Finland

working groups, seminars, presentations, curated shows,
2009 TellusArt, Stockholm
2007 For whom do we make Art. (Kennelle Taidetta Tehdään) Critical Academy (Kriittinen Korkeakoulu), seminar, Kiasma, Helsinki.
2002 Curator of MUU, 7 artists, ’Media Variations’, lothringer13/halle, Munich
2001 Muu ry, Media group member. Helsinki.
1999 Helsinki Film-makers cooperative, Board member
1998 University of Melbourne, XIII World Congress, IPPNW
1997-99 ’War or Health’, book visualization. STAKES
1997 Curator of ’siteseeing’, Academic Bookstore, Stockmann, Helsinki
1997 THE VARDØ SEMINAR FOUNDATON. Interdisciplinary Seminar on Art and Science, Åland. Finland
1992-94-96 ELIA, Congress; Strassbourg, Berlin, Lisbon. Representative of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1996-99 International School. External art examiner.
1994-95 Tampere Arts and communication college, (TTVO, Educational Advisory board, Tampere)
1991-94 Ministry of Education, Culture and communication working group,(OPM, Kultuuri ja Viesti työryhmä.)
1994 The Finnish Society for Natural Philosophy, Behavioural patterns, (presentation) Luonnonfilosofian seura -Samfundet för naturfilosofi ry.
1993 Ministry of Education, Easy reading working group, OPM, (Selkokieli työryhmä.)
1990 Joint curator of ’White splash’, Muu ry. Helsinki
1990 Historical survey exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1990 Joint curator of, ’charcoal on the wall’, Taidehalli, Helsinki
1987 Muu ry, womens art conference. Joint curator, initiator.

presentations of work also at:
Säätytalo. Helsinki.
Academy of fine Arts . Helsinki
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
Arts Academy, Turku. FI
University of Art and Design, Helsinki
Ffotogallery, Cardiff, Wales. UK
Västrä-Nylands Folkhögskola

Cooperative Projects
War or Health, book, Zed publications. London/Finland, artist photograher.


studies
1966-67 Loughborough College of Art. UK
1967-70 Hornsey College of Art, Honours BA Fine Arts. UK
1970-71 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Scholarship. FI
1973-74 University of Sussex, Brighton, UK


teaching
1983 -88 Västrä-Nylands Folkhögskola, Drawing and Painting. Theater School, Helsinki. Drawing.
1987 -92 Academy of Fine Arts. (Kuvataideakatemia) Helsinki, Drawing and Painting.
1992 -97 Academy of Fine Arts. (Kuvataideakatemia) Senior lecturer, Director of Media Studies.
1994 -97 Academy of Fine Arts. (Kuvataideakatemia) Vice Rector.
2006 -08 Academy of Fine Arts. (Kuvataideakatemia) Master of Fine Arts, seminar program
2007 Academy of Fine Arts. (Kuvataideakatemia) Art Present, video workshop.
2007 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki. Ph.D, adsvisor.
2009-10 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki. MA. adsvisor

live-video events
2010 DARKSIDE, NAZCA 'out', CD launch, Helsinki
2010 Semifinal. You/Me, Helsinki
2010 ORION Cinema. You/Me, Huvin vuoks. Helsinki
2010 AAVE. You/Me, Alternative Audio Visual Festival. Helsinki
2010 Gallery Agúeli, You/Me, Stockholm,
2009 night of the arts, You/Me, Gallery Jangva, Helsinki,
2009 International association of curators of contemporary art, Hima & Sali, Cable Factory,You/Me, Helsinki.
2009 OUWEE, Mokoma. Strand. You/Me, Stockholm, Sweden.
2008 OUWEE. Huset Magstraede. You/Me, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2007 Belly, You/Me, Helsinki.
2008 West Germany, You/Me, Berlin.
2008 Libertee, You/Me, Helsinki.
2008 Syysvärikkäitä Café Louhi -iltoja klubitunnelmissa Espoon kulttuurikeskuksessa. Ramon Maronier, World Flamenco.
2008 Huset Magstraede, You/Me, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2009 Belly, Helsinki. You/Me, (Bone Voyage Club)
2009 AV-arkki 20v Anniversary, VIEW09. You/Me, Cable Factory Helsinki.