CV VISUAL ARTIST MARJE VIITALA Kaivantokatu13, 33330 +358442614107 marje.viitala@kolumbus.fi http://www.nic.fi/~marjev/graafikkosivut/kehykset.htm http://www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/fi/taiteilijat/3691 Art education In my childhood my father; artist and also art critic Raimo Viitala gave a large cultural and artistic foundation for me. Artschool in Kankaanpää Graphic line 1986-88 Art courses Bronze Casting Course 2016 Metal Graphics Advanced Course 2013-14 Bronze Casting Course (lost wax cast) 2010 Glass Course 2011 Graphics graduate courses in 2013, Ceramics, textiles, portrait etc. Other visual education Satakunta Arts and Crafts school, 1993-95 graphic line yo. Diploma: illustration; postcard Memberships/Artist group Union of Finnish Art Associations Artists' Association Finnish Woodcut Artists Society The Association of Finnish Printmakers Avarataide Ry Artist association, Drive in art community Vammala s art Association Responsible position Avarataide ry: Member of board 2011- Avarataide ry:member of exhibition council 2011-2015 Artists' Association - Member of exhibition council in reserve 2016
Grant Aarni-stipend 2015 Taiteen edistämiskeskus.pirkanmaa s art society; grant for the group exhibition. Works in collections Artmuseum Nokia, Martti ja Sirkka Helin s collection Sastamala city and Private collections. Invated exhibitions abroad 1992 Scandinavian grabhic artist exhibition and Pohjola Norden 50-years annversary exhibition in arthall in Skövde, Sweden Artists:, K Thomassen, Denmark, Marje Viitala, Finland, S Andersen, Norway, L Johansson, Sweden and B Jutemar, Sweden. Exhibitions abroad (group exhibition) 2016 Art festival and woodcut society group exhibition Kyoto japan. Mysterious forest. 2015 Sofia Bulgaria 14 TH L E S S E D R A WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL MINI PRINT 2015 2012 Tarto Viro Moodne Kunst Cultural GALLERY Maja Invited exhibition 2010 Art centrum Jaatsi Vammala 50 years old Art Society invited artists who have for a long impact on the city and the art scene in Sastamala. Veikko Eskola, Sauli Iso-lähteenmäki, Anja Levoranta, Joni Saarela, Heikki Mäkinen, Marje Viitala, Raimo Viitala, Ari Virtanen, Into Linturi. Solo Exhibitions 2017 2016 Puoti-Gallery Puoti-Gallery Dimensions Promenad Gallery, Hyvinkää 2013 With Owl, RONGA Gallery / Puoti 2013 Feathers Uusi Kipinä Galleria, Lahti. 2012 Dragon fly and the mirror of the houses Ronga Gallery,
2009 Echo of the woods en main library Metso; 2007 Reflections Haihara art centrum 2004 Drawings Vanha Pappila-art centrum Sastamala Ryhmä/Yhteisnäyttelyt/Group exhibition Coming January 2019 Northern art collaboration Japan-Finland 2018 Teos2018. Kaapelitehdas Helsinki 2017 Nokia Print IV (jyry Jaakko Himanen) 2017 House full of art/ art marketing place, Mältinranta,. 2017 Uusin silmin-exhibition Finland100 jubilee Kustaa Hiekka Artmuseum 2017 Nurja puoli/from the backside Galleria Ronga, 2017 Artstreet-project Sastamala 2017 Summer Print-exhibition Galleria G & grafoteekki Helsinki 2017 Puu-ryhmä Hirvitalo 2017 Teos2017. Kaapelitehdas Helsinki 2017 Kartanoise; puuryhmä, 2016 fifth element Mältinranta art centrum 2016 Pop & Up Rongan gallery, 2016 Christmas salong Gallery Ronga, 2016 House full of art Art centrum Mältinranta 2016 Every day Höyrygallery, Korpilahti 2016 Spring-exhibition Mältinranta, 2016 Summer prints - exhibition Galleria G & Grafoteekki Helsinki 2016 The first traces drawnings Gallery Ronga 2016 Teos 2016, 25.2-6.3 Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki 2016 Transitions Napagallery; Rovaniemi 2015 House full of art Art centrum Mältinranta 2015 Christmas salong Vooninkisali, 2015 Nation wide print III- exhibition Arthall Nokia 2015 Pirkanmaa s 6. Triennaal; Off-exhibition; In good and in evil 2015 open theme exhibition Girl, Jury artist Otso Höglund Gallery RONGA House full of art Art centrum Mältinranta Christmas salon Gallery Ronga,
Past and Present Tehdassaari Nokia 108, Art centrum Drive in Art community- groub Nation wide print II- exhibition Arthall Nokia Summer dream Haihara art centrum Jury Taina Myllyharju( artmuseum) Ronga gallery 5-yaears anniversary fiest Gallery RONGA Woods Gallery RONGA 2013 Christmas salong Gallery Ronga, 2013 self potrait /potrait Gallery RONGA 2012 old spiky womens and young sirens Taidekeskus KIRNU Mouhijärvi Women artists group 2012 Sister art centrum JAATSI Sastamala Women artists group 2012 ArtgoesBroad-installation in group exhibition Gallery RONGA 2011 Joulusalonki, Galleria Ronga, 2011 Ants and other creations GALLERY 3H + K, Pori 2010 Christmas salong Gallery Ronga, -91,94,96 Vanha pappila art centrum Vammala annual exhibitions artists:raimo Viitala, Ari Virtanen, Sauli Isolähteenmäki,Raimo Kukkonen, Hannu Pärssinen, Tuomas Helin, Heikki Mäkinen, Pertti Mäkinen, Marita Eeronheimo. Projects 2015 Art navigation Art navigation 2013 Art Fair Pirkkahalli, Exhibition and Sports Centre 2012 Art Fair Pirkkahalli, Exhibition and Sports Centre (The association was supported by a grant Pirkanmaa work on art fairs participation) 2011-12 ARTGOESABROAD (Wide Art Association's International Introductions of Finnish art project-finnish institutions across Europe.) Video is in the act event and the work of art images in the installation spacious group of artists. (7 describes the work myself in the project) Composition of K Porrassalmi. Installation was seen in a group show in spring 2012 and Tartu Gallery Maja States. Describes the project http://vimeo.com/35426243 (Wide Arts joint project was supported by a grant of the creative tampere work on)
Visibility in media: 2016 2015 2013 Japanese papers, mysterious forest Aamulehti, "World is not ready for the girls" Girl-ehibition Uusi posti 14.11 (Hyvinkää, Riihimäki, Tuusula) solo exhibition"skillful art grabhic in Promenad gallery" Nokian uutiset 22.8 "Past and present think the consept of time" groub exhibition. Aamulehti, 19.4 "Artist get the inspiration of the forests" Uusi Lahti, 27.4 "Ideas and waiting the ideas" solo exhibition
2013 Eteläsuomen sanomat, 17.4 "This works is in the strings" solo exhibition 2013 Eteläsuomen sanomat, 3.5 "Many different ways to make art" solo exhibition 2013 Eteläsuomen sanomat culture shortly solo exhibition 16.4 2013 Nokkonen, RJ artblog group exhibition self portrait/potrait/ 2013 Radio interview Moreeni 19.9 Ritva Alpola 2012 Alueviesti, 25.7 group exhibition Women artist group "Spiky old women and young sirens." 2012 Aamulehti, group exhibition women artist group "Find the art treasures" 2010 Alueviesti, 11.8 invited exhibition "Energetic and brave 50 years old art society presents the great artist work in Jaatsi." 2007 Aamulehti 30.6 solo exhibition "Astounding myths and scenes of mind in Haihara" 2007 Tyrvään sanomat 12.7 solo exhibition "Reflections with colors and lines" 2007 Hervannan sanomat 27.6 solo exhibition "Marje Viitala works in art centrum Haihara" 2004 Tyrvään sanomat, 15.5 solo exhibition "Black and white grabhic doesn t make Marje unconditional person" 2004 Alueviesti, 27.5 solo exhibition "Drawnings in Vanha Pappila" 2004 Aamulehti solo exhibition "Marje Viitala s drawnings illustrate the scenes of mind " 1992 Tyrvään sanomat 17.3 "Aarni s grant to Marje and to Heikki" 1992 Satakunnan kansa 17.3 "Vammala s art mesenat give the grants" 1992 Hjo tidning 8.5 kutsunäyttely Skövde taidehalli "Hjo uppvaktade skövdes Norden" 1992 Skaraborgs lans Allehanda 5.5 kutsunäyttely Skövde taidehalli "Nordiska konstnärer på vänortsutställning" 1990 Tyrvään sanomat 23.10 "Marje is in tree geneations artist" 1990 Tyrvään sanomat kutsunäyttely "art society represent the past and nowdays" 1990 Tyrvään sanomat kutsunäyttely 25.10 "Two high-class art exhibitions in Vammala " 1988 Tyrvään sanomat kutsunäyttely 13.10 "Very high level exhibition" 1988 Satakunnan kansa 9.10 "Invited exhibition represent 11 artist" Other Cultural Actions 1991 Memorial exhibition with the participation of Vammala s Art Association The artist / art critic Raimo viitala. 1992 Jury in Vammala s art association
Teaching 1998 Pikkupikasso Kuopio Children's Art School Illustrations Tyrvää newspaper: Christmas Annual cover artwork and other illustration. Satukustannus; a fairy tale / audiobook Postcards. Designing candypaper Study journeys Italy, Great britain, France, Sweden, Demark, Germany, Jugoslavia, Poland, Vietnam, Intia etc