Briefly in English
I have contributed to several Finnish comic anthologies, such as Laikku and Glömp, and also made several self-published comic books.
I have released two graphic novels in Finnish, both published by Asema Kustannus. My first book has also been published in French by Belgian publisher La 5émé Couche.
In addition to comics, I´m a published poet with five collections of poetry, and currently I´ve been working on a project on purpose to combine comics and poetry. In 2008 Asema Kustannus published my first comics poetry book Kiitosvirret ja ylistyslaulut. Next book Apua on tulossa came out in September 2010.
Yoy can find pictures from my books and magazines at the page Kuvia julkaisuista and pictures from my exhibitions at the page Kuvia näyttelyistä.
STUDIES
1977 High School degree, Kemi High School
1979-1980 Writer studies course, Orivesi Institute
1995 Degree in metal art craft, Savonlinna Art and Crafts Institute
WORKS
1984 Riemupolitiikan hautajaiset, Karisto Publishing (poems)
1998 Ihan Tavallinen Kirjasto-uni, Savonlinna City Library (comics)
1999 Tsirnam bai, Suuri Kurpitsa (comics)
2000 Arjen vartijat, self publishing (comics)
2001 Aamulla varhain ja muita Jyrki Heikkisen sarjakuvia, self publishing (comics)
2002 Autuaat, self publishing (comics)
2002 U pui uje mui, Otava Publishing (poems)
2004 Pois voihke ja valitus!, Otava Publishing (poems)
2005 Punajäkälä, Asema Publishing (first solo comics album by J. H.)
2005 Seiniä päin, self publishing (comics)
2006 Hieno, pieni kiekura, Otava Publishing (poems)
2007 Tohtori Futuro, Asema Publishing (comics)
2008 Lichen Rouge, La Cinquième Couche(comics)
2008 Gallery of Wonders, www.electrocomics.com/jyrki.htm
2008 Kiitosvirret ja ylistyslaulut, Asema Publishing (comics)
2008 Paparoad, Boing Being(comics)
2009 Hauska on tietää, self publishing (comics)
2010 Kalevanpoika, Otava (poems)
2010 The Moon Boy, Wormgod and Seriefrämjandet (comics)
2011 Apua on tulossa, Asema (comics)
COMICS IN MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND ATHOLOGIES
from 1997
Glömp, Nuori Voima, Laikku, Ilta-Sanomat, Tuli & Savu, Kuti, Stripburger, Cést bon anthology…
EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
2005 Here, in the land of living , 6 Salão Lisboa de ilustração e banda desenhada, Lissabon, Portugal
2006 Soleil de minuit, Festival International de la Bande Dessinée, Angoulême, France
2006 Sarjakuva, Stripdagen Haarlem, Holland
2006 Sarjakuva-Strips uit Finland, Vlaams-Nederlands Huis de Buren, Bryssel, Belgium
2007 International Comics Festival BOOMFest-2007, St Petersburg, Russia
2007 European Comics Cartography, Museo Nazionale of Ravenna, Italy
2008 Le Cabinet damateur de La 5c Couche, Galerie Petits Papiers, Bryssel, Belgium
2008 Sarjakuva BD Finlande, Aix-en-Provence, France
2008 Sarjakuva BD Finlande, Amiens, France
2008 Finnish Comics, Moskow, Russia
2009 Glömp X, Bilbolbul, Bologna, Italy
2009 GlömpX, Bedeteca/Feira Laica, Lissabon, Portugal
2009 Greetings from Cartoonia, Slovene Etnographic Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 Kiitosvirret-comics poetry (solo exhibition), Kinodvor, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 GlömpX, Notch, Peking, China
2009 GlömpX, Boomfest, St Petersburg, Russia
2010 GlömpX, Printmaking, Kunstihalli, Pärnu, Estonia
2010 Greetings fron Cartoonia/Pozdravi iz Striponije, RAMhotel Bologna, Italy
2010 GlömpX, Stadtpark Forum, Graz, Austria
2010 Rejsende 2010, SAK Kunstbygning, Svendborg, Danmark
2010 Greetings from Cartoonia, Komiksfest! Praha, Tsheck
2010 Greetings from Cartoonia, Kapu, Linz, Austria
2010 Greetings from Cartoonia, La Zone ,Liege, Belgia
2011 Nascency, Boomfest, St Petersburg, Russia
2011 Greetings from Cartoonia, Animafest Bukarest, Romania
CONTESTS
1999 1st price in the comics contests of The Finnish Salmiakki Society
1999 2nd price in the Arctic Comics Contests by Kemi Comics Centre (Finland) in strip category
2006 3rd price in the Tammsaare Comics Contests (Estonia)
2007 2nd price in the Arctic Comics Contests by Kemi Comics Centre (Finland) in novel category
MEMBERSHIPS
The Union of Finnish Writers
The Finnish Comics Professionals
