Haapala, Leevi
Academic degree
PhD, Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophiae Doctor)
Title
dekaani, hallituksen jäsen
Unit
Kuvataideakatemia, Hallitus ja kollegio
Fields of expertise
contemporary art, modernism, research in contemporary art, art collections, curatorial studies, curating, museology, art institutions, art museum, leadership and management, internationalization,
Fields of science
6132 Visual arts and design, 512 Business and management
Fields of art
Contemporary Art, Film
Language skills
English, Finnish
Description of activity
Haapala is Dean, Academy of Fine Art, Uniarts since 2024, and a curator, an art writer and a researcher of contemporary art. Haapala has worked as a Museum Director, Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art/The Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki in 2015-2024.
He was a Praxis Professor, Exhibition Studies, MA Program in Academy of Fine Arts, University of Arts, Helsinki 2014-15; a Curator and Deputy Chief Curator for Collections in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Helsinki (2007-2014) and a researcher at the Central Art Archives in Finnish National Gallery (1997-2003).
Haapala is a member of KUNO steering group in 2024-26. KUNO is a lively and ambitious Nordplus network comprising 18 Nordic-Baltic Fine Art Academies.
Haapala is a Board Member of CIMAM (International Committee of Museums and Collections of Modern Art) and a member of its’ working group Outstanding Museum Practice Award and Sustainablity Working Group, 2023-25.