CURRICULUM VITAE
STUDIES:
2003 University of Industrial Art, Helsinki; Master of Art
1970-74 University of Industrial Art, Helsinki; textile design
1968-70 University of Helsinki; history of art
DESIGNER CAREER:
1976 Free lance designer; printed fabrics for clothing and interior decoration, knitwear, knitdesigns, colour coordination, carpets, etc.; textile art works; teaching
1974-76 Metsovaara Design Co; designer of printed and woven fabrics
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 ”Bougainvillea”, onnellinen-shop, Tokyo, Japan
2017 ”Peonies”, onnellinen-shop, Tokyo, Japan
2016 ”Kiss”, onnellinen-shop, Tokyo, Japan
1995 "Ice Age"; Pohjola, Helsinki
1994 "The Story With No End"; Heinola Art Museum
1993 "Bulrushes"; Pori
1991 "Bulrushes"; Design Forum, Helsinki
1988 "Illusion"; Naantali
1986 "Memories and Letters"; Rauma Art Museum, Rauma
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 ”Luostarin Puutarhassa”, Valamon luostari, Heinävesi, Finland
2019 ”Révélations” WCCE- 40, Grand Palais, Paris
2019 ”Bougainvillea”, onnellinen-shop, Tokyo, Japan
2018 ”Hepeneet”, Kokkolan taidemuseo, Kokkola, Finland
2017 ”Vihreä Maa, Kukkiva Kaupunki”, Sinkka, Keravan taidemuseo, Finland
2016 ”Kiss”, onnellinen-shop, Tokyo, Japan
2014 ”Moments”, Galleria Huvila, Helsinki
2011 ”Between Tradition and Future”, Korea
2005 ”Hiljaisuus”, Verkaranta, Tampere
2002-03 ”Masterpieces” Torino, Italy
1999 "Valkea kuulas"; Villa Roosa, Orimattila, Finland
1998 "Päivän varjo"; Villa Roosa, Orimattila, Finland
1997 3rd Triennale Internationale de Tournai; Tournai, Belgie
1996 Small Pieces for Europe; Bebington, England
1996 Fibre Art on the Outside; Chersire, England
1995 Suomi-Belgie Junction; Rumbere, Belgie
1994 "Pilvissä", Lahti, Finland
1993 "Väreilyjä", Kouvola, Finland
1992 The 9th International Biennale of Miniature Textile; Szombathely, Hungary
1992 Exhibition of Nordic Carpets; Athens, Greece
1991-92 The 3rd Triennale of The Finnish Textile Art; Tampere, Espoo, Finland
1991-92 "Eventails"; Namur, Verviers, Belgie; Budapest, Hungary
1991 Configura 1 - Art in Europe; Erfurt, Germany
1990 "Finske ro - Kunst i bygget miljö"; Oslo, Norway
1989 The 2nd Triennale of The Finnish Textile Art; Espoo, Kouvola, Finland; Warzaw,
Poland
1988 "The Daugther of The North"; Kouvola, Finland
1988 The 6th International Triennale of Tapestry; Lodz, Poland
1986 The 6th International Biennale of Miniature Textile; Szombathely, Hungary
1986 Éxposition Collective des Residents de la Cité Internationale des Arts; Paris, France
1981-82 Finland: Nature, Design, Architecture; Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Bloomfield Hills,
Dallas, Chicago, USA; Mexico City, Mexico
1980, 1981, 1982 Finland Creates 2, 3 and 4; The Museum of Industrial Art, Helsinki, Finland
1976, 1979, 1985 The Nordic Textile Triennales I, II and IV; all Nordic countries
AWARD:
1984 Myyrmäki Church, Altar textile
Ministry of Education and Culture Finland:
1991 The State Price for Crafts and Design
GRANTS:
Ministry of Education and Culture Finland, 2014 Supplementary State Artist Pension
Ministry of Education and Culture Finland: 1981, 1986-88, 2002, 2005, 2011
Espoo City: 1997, 2000, 2009, 2015,2019.
Fondation Greta and Wilhelm Lehtinen: 1990, 2019.
WORKS IN SEVERAL PUBLIC SPACES AND MUSEUMS, I.A:
Myyrmäki Church, Vantaa
Sovituksen Church, Hollola
Hyvinkää Parish, HyvInkää
Kerava Parish, Kerava
Laaksolahti Chapel, Espoo
The Supreme Court of Administration, Helsinki
The Parliament Building of Finland, Helsinki
Finnish Embassies in Brasilia, Budapest, Jakarta, Riad, Rome and Tokyo
UNICEF, New York, USA
Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary
The Museum of Industrial Art, Helsinki
Cities of Espoo, Heinola, Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Lahti, Mikkeli, Naantali and Rauma
Emil Cedercreuz Foundation, Finland
Oy Canon Ab, Finland
Nordea Bank, Finland
OP Bank, Finland
Nokia, Mobile Phones, Finland
Pfizer, Finland
Pohjola, Finland
TeliaSonera Oy, Finland