Janne Riikonen
I am a visual artist, publisher and book designer based in Stockholm, Sweden. I run a publishing project Kult Books and I have a Master of Arts in Photojournalism from Mid Sweden University.
janne.j.riikonen@gmail.com
+46720034754
Education
2016 MA of Arts in Photojournalism, Mid Sweden University
2012 BA in Culture and Arts, Turku University of Applied Sciences
Books
2023 Notes for our Legacy
2019 Personalia
Selected Exhibitions
2019 WECTBNMS Solo exhibition at Hippolyte. Helsinki, Finland.
2019 WECTBNMS Solo exhibition at Gallery Nykyaika. Tampere Finland.
2018 WECTBNMS Fotografiska Talent group exhibition. Stockholm, Sweden.
2018 WECTBNMS Two person Show at LAT.63 Art Arena. Östersund, Sweden.
2018 WECTBNMS The Mask group exhbition at Gallery Millepiani. Rome, Italy.
2017 WECTBNMS featured at Reclaim Photography Festival. Birmingham, UK.
2016 WECTBNMS Master Works group exhibition at Galleri Kontrast. Stockholm, Sweden.
2016 The Neighbours featured at Landskrona Foto Festival. Landskrona, Sweden.
2016 The Neighbours featured at World Biennal of Student Photography. Novi Sad, Serbia.
Other
2017 Founding of Kult Books
2016 Winner of Sports Action category in Collage Photograper of the Year competition.
2014 Contributor for the Huffington Post (until 2016).
Grants
2023 Swedish Authors’ Fund
2023 Swedish Arts Council
2023 The City of Stockholm
2022 Konstnärsnämnden
2022 Längmanska kulturfonden
2022 The City of Stockholm
2021 The City of Stockholm
2020 Swedish Arts Council
2020 Swedish Authors’ Fund
2020 Konstnärsnämnden
2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2019 The City of Stockholm
2018 The City of Stockholm
2017 Swedish Arts Council
2015 Journalistisen kulttuurin edistämissäätiö
2014 Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
In media
Lenscratch - Publisher’s Spotlight
VERK - Den hemlige förläggaren
FotoRoom - Personalia interview
FK magazine - WECTBNMS feature
SVT - WECTBNMS at Fotografiska interview
Huffington Post - Loving Nothing
Huffington Post - Lessons of Life on a skateboard in Nairobi
Huffington Post - Dark Streets of Patan