EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND
• Born 29/03/1966 in Savonlinna Finland
• Spent childhood and youth in Asia and Africa (1971–85)
• Graduated from International School Moshi Tanzania in 1985
• Graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University) department of Architecture in 1995

POSTS AND MERITS  (selected)
• Board member of Peri photographic centre 2019
• Board member of AV-arkki, the Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art (2015–2018)
• Founded design studio Jaakko Pesonen in 1999
• Visiting artist in Aalto University Department of Media Crucible Studio 2008–2012
• M2Hz Media Artist of the month 2012
 
EXHIBITIONS  (selected)
• Solo exhibition "Homo Homo Sapiens" Helsinki Fest, Galeery Rankka, Helsinki 2020
• Solo exhibition "Human Animal" å-gallery, Turku 2018
• Solo exhibition “Restricted portraits” together with circus artist Henna Kaikula, Huvila Gallery, Helsinki 2017
• Solo exhibition “The Lines on my Palms Have Been Rubbed Out” Silence Festival, Kaukoinen 2017
• Solo exhibition “Human Class” Peri Photograhic Centre, Turku 2016
• Solo exhibition “Antikythera installation” based on Saila Susiluoto’s poem application, Observatory, Helsinki 2015
• Solo exhibition “Pet/Pensioner/Prisoner” Mediaboxi, Helsinki 2015
• Group exhibition, “Restricted Portrait version 1” Kone Foundation Saari Residence, Mynämäki 2015
• Group exhibition, Media Lab 20 years, Aalto University, Helsinki 2014
• Group exhibition “Northern Soul” Space Station Sixty Five, London 2014
• Group exhibition “Pride and Prejudice” Werstas Museum, Tampere Finland 2013
• Solo exhibiton “Man Machines”  Forum Box, Helsinki Finland 2012

• Placc -festival, Budapest Hungary 2012
• Night of the Arts -festival, Helsinki Finland 2012
• Solo exhibition “Guests of Honour” The National Library of Finland, Helsinki Finland 2011
• Group exhibition “Colorito” Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence Italy 2010
• Group exhibition “Game!”  Salo Art Museum, Salo Finland 2009

EXHIBITION DESIGN (selected)
• "Sibelius & Images of Finland", Helsinki airport, 2015
• “Faces of Power” Helsinki City Hall, Helsinki 2013
• “The invisible Lady” Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki 2013
•  “Boutique” Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki 2013
• “The Literary Middle Ages” & ” Luther” The National Library of Finland, Helsinki Finland 2012
• “Aho & Soldan”  Helsinki City Hall, Helsinki 2011
• “Age of Elegance – Claire Aho” Kunsthalle Helsinki 2011
• “Plants – the cities clothes” Laituri, Helsinki 2009
• “Alvar Aalto in Helsinki” Laituri Helsinki 2009 & Berlin Finnish Embassy 2010
• “Cranbrook” Hvitträski 2008
• “Mikkeli Illustration Triennale” Mikkeli Art Museum 2008 & 2011
• “Obsession” Kiasma, Helsinki 2006
• “A Passage to India” Museum of Cultures, Helsinki 2006
•  “Call of the Minaret” Museum of Cultures, Helsinki 2005
• “Finnish Red Cross 125 years” Post Museum, Helsinki 2002

SET DESIGN (selected)
• ”Aino” Aki Suzuki spirits, 2013
• “My Name is Finger-radio” concept, costumes and set, Finnish National Ballet 2010
• ”Patients” concept, costumes and set, Finnish National Ballet 2008
• “Me Me Me” Gruppen Fyra 2005
• ”Reverse Side” concept, costumes and set, Finnish National Ballet 2005
• ”Turism” Gruppen Fyra 2004
•  ”Pirjo” concept, costumes and set, Finnish National Ballet 2001

GRANTS & RESIDENCIES (selected)
• Kone Foundation Covid-19 grant, 2021
• Kone Foundation project grant, 2018–2021
• Arts Promotion Centre Finland, half year media artist grant 2017
• Silence Festival residence, 2016
• Arts Promotion Centre Finland, project grant 2012, 2015, 2016
• Avek, the Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture, project grants 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
• Kone Foundation residence, 2015
• Arts Promotion Centre Finland, one year media artist grant 2015
• Arts Promotion Centre Finland, half year media artist grant 2014
• Arts Promotion Centre Finland, travel grant, 2006, 2013, 2014
• Ministry of Education and Culture, grant for exporting works to London and Budapest 2012
• Jenny & Antti Wirurin Foundation, part of group for project grant 2004
• Finnish Cultural Foundation, part of group for project grant 2005
 

ARTICLES (selected)
•Tuomola, Mika Lumi; Korpilahti, Teemu; Pesonen, Jaakko, Alan01 - Slivers of Color, Media and a Soul
ACM Multimedia 2010 Conference Proceedings and Catalogue, 2010
• Tuomola, Mika Lumi; Korpilahti, Teemu; Pesonen, Jaakko; Villa, Robert; Swamy, Punitha; Feng, Yue; Jose, Joemon, Concept, Content and the Convict
Accociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) Multimedia, 2009

TEACHING (selected)
• Guest lecturer, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad India, 2006, 2013
• Guest lecturer, Aalto University of Art and Design, 2014
• Guest lecturer, University of Architecture Rome Italy, 2012
• Visiting artist in Aalto University Department of Media Crucible Studio 2008–2012