Lumi Tuomi (b. 1997, Finland)
Living and working in Espoo, Finland.
Education
2023- Master of Arts, Department of Photography, Aalto University
2021-2017 Bachelor of Arts, Department of Photography, Royal Academy of Art The Hague
2016 Visual arts and graphic design, Laajasalon opisto
Solo exhibitions
2027 (upcoming) Solo show, 14.5.–5.6.2027, HAA Galleria, Helsinki
2027 (upcoming) Solo show, Valokuvakeskus Peri, 15.1. - 14.3.2027, Turku
2025 Punaisia solmuja -pienoisnäyttely, Virkki kotimuseo, 4.11.25—31.1.26, Helsinki
2023 Unveil, Galleria Rajatila, 22.4-9.5.2023, Tampere
Collaborative exhibitions
2026 Muaman sadu (Äidin puutarha), Ritva and Lumi Tuomi, Poriginal Galleria, Pori Art Museum
Selected group exhibitions and festivals
2027 (upcoming) Karjalaisuuksia - Karelian Contemporaries, 11.12.2026 ‐ 2.5.2027, Malva Museum, Lahti
2026 Kuu ja kuusi penniä, Galleria Kuu-si, 27.3.-12.4.2026, Helsinki
2025 Bloom - Young Artists’ Exhibition, Lokal, 5.9.–4.10.2025, Helsinki
2025 TEOS 2025, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2025 Keššetäh, Oksasenkatu 11, 7.—29.3.2025, Helsinki
2025 Image Being 2025: Masters of Photography, Finnish Museum of Photography, 31.1.-19.4.2025, Helsinki
2024 TEOS 2024, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2024 Of a feather..., Dipoli Gallery, Aalto University, Espoo 27.3.–7.6.2024
2023 OTOS/23, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2023 PhotoVogue Festival 2023, BASE Milano, Milan
2023 Aarhus Film Festival, ‘Gaze’ Nominated for Best Short Documentary, Aarhus
2022 Oulu Film Festival, FI
2022 Tampere Film Festival, ‘Gaze’ in National Competition, Tampere
2021 Graduation Show, Royal Academy of Art The Hague, The Hague
2020 Summery Sales Exhibition, Kosminen, Helsinki
2020 Generation 2020, Amos Rex, Helsinki
2020 Mother Tongue: Perspectives on Food & Society, Royal Academy of Art The Hague, The Grey Space In The Middle, The Hague
2018 Generation 2017, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Jyväskylä
2017 Generation 2017, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki
Works in collections
The Finnish State Art Commission
Finnish Museum of Photography
Grants and awards
2025 working grant, City of Espoo
2024 Aalto University Department of Art and Media grant
2024 working grant, City of Espoo
2024 Karjalan Sivistysseura
2024 working grant, VISEK grant
2023 Guest Room Scholarship, Der Greif
2022 Finnfoto ry
2022 12-month working covid-grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike)
2017 Generation 2017 stipend, The Art centre for Children and Young People Foundation
Selected commissions and press
2026 “Ritva ja Lumi Tuomen valokuvissa vaalitaan karjalaisten kasvien hurmaavaa paratiisia”, Satakunnan Kansa
2026 “Kaipuun puutarhat”, Ritva Tuomi ja Lumi Tuomi, Maatiainen ry -magazine
2025 “Karjalaisuuden katkelmia hiuslangoista kirjoen”, Cover and interview for Karjalan Heimo magazine, Karjalan Sivistysseura
2025 “Kuvataiteilija Lumi Tuomi ammentaa inspiraatiota karjalaisista juuristaan”, interview at Ylen aamu
2024 Cover for Karjalan Heimo magazine 11-12/24, Karjalan Sivistysseura
2024 Art calendar of Karelian artists, Karjalan Sivistysseura
2021 Paljas, peitelty, vapaa — Kun hiukset lähtee, mitä tulee tilalle?, Improbatur
2020 Alopecia ja vertaistuen merkityksellisyys, Allergy, Skin and Asthma - Magazine
2019 “Hair is my gift to you: Artist Lumi Tuomi crafts intricate human hair jewellery to raise awareness around alopecia”, Infringe Magazine
Memberships
Association of Photographic Artists (Valokuvataiteilijoiden liitto ry)
Karjalazet Nuoret Suomes - Karjalaiset Nuoret Šuomešša ry
Selected artist books
2021 I would give you my hair if I could: Stories on women’s hair and lives, BA thesis
2021 Freesia, self-published
2020 I like forests where there are no roads, self-published