MERJA HEINO

painter, visual artist
Born 1959 in Helsinki, lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358-50-441 5655
merja.heino [ät] welho.com

 

• E D U C A T I O N A L  D E G R E E S

1989-95     Degrees in Painting/Visual Art in Taidekoulu MAA - Artschool
1978-88     Student of Architecture in Helsinki University of Technology, Otaniemi / Department of Architecture
1998-99     Courses in Helsinki University of Art and Design

 

 

• S P E C I A L  P R O J E C T

2008 -        The founding of the new www.artinfo.fi -website: up-to-date information on art exhibitions,

                 galleries and events in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Work continues by upkeeping and developing…
                 See: www.artinfo.fi

 

•  S O L O  E X H I B  I T I O N S in Finland

2011        Promenadigallery, Hyvinkaa, Finland
               Gallery Becker, Jyvaskyla, Finland
2010        Gallery Malmitalo, Helsinki
2007        Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2006        Gallery G, Helsinki
               Poleeni Cultural Centre, Pieksämäki
2004        e-gallery, Hanko
               Gallery Villa Epe, Savonlinna
2003        Galery Forsblom, Turku
               ZAZA, Helsinki
               Studio Mezzo, Helsinki
2001        Gabel Gallery, Gabel Factory, Helsinki
2000        tm•gallery (Finnish Painters’ Union Gallery), Helsinki
1999        Gallery Villa Jankovsky, Kajaani
1998        Pihagalleria, Lahti
               Gallery Aurora, Porvoo
1997        Studio Mezzo, Helsinki
               Gallery Pintura, Helsinki
1995/96    Eeva’s Gallery, Helsinki
1991        The Women’s Room Book Café, Helsinki

 

•  G R O U P  E X H I B I T I O N S  in Finland

2011        Helsinki Artists' Associations exhibition, Galleria Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
2010        ELUKKA, international contemporary art exhibition, GalleriAri, Mikkeli
               'LUVASSA LÄMPENEVÄÄ', Joensuu Art Museum
               Konstrundan 2010; 'Open studios'- exhibition, Hämeentie 155 A, Helsinki
2009        Kontrundan 2009; 'Open studios'- exhibition, Hämeentie 155 A, Helsinki
               'About Animals' , Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki
2008        'Living Things' - paintings, installations, video in Taidepanimo Arthall in Lahti, together:

               Merja Heino, Ylva Holländer, Tapani Hyypiä, Dan Pamgren, Eeva Tervala
2007        Self portrait -Helsinki Art Association’s 40 Year Exhibition, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki
2006        Visit for five - Artists’s Association of Uusimaa, Mäntsälä
2005        Cable Artists’ Summer Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki
               Emotions Surfacing, Helsinki Art Association’s Summer Exhibition, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2004        The X-Exhibition, Suomenlinna Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki
2003        The Union of Finnish Fine Art, Varkaus’s Artmuseum, Varkaus
               VIRTAA - STRÖMMA - CURRENT! The County of Uudenmaa’s Fine Art Area Exhibition, Art Factory, Porvoo
               Suvi-Pinx Summer, Sysmä
               Gallery U, Finnish-Hungarian Art Symposium Exhibition, Helsinki
2002        Pyhäniemi Mansion Summer Exhibition, Hollola
2001        Suvi Mix, Helsinki Art Association’s Exhibition, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
               Cable Artists’ Summer Exhibition, Valssaamo in Cable Factory, Helsinki
               ’Kappas Kaapeli’, Cable Gallery, Gabel Factory, Helsinki
2000        Cable Factorys Artists’ Summer Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki
               Dwelling Fair, Tuusula (in houses of Puustelli and Optiroc Oy)
               MINI - Helsinki Art Association’s Summer Exhibition, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2000        Pyhäniemi Mansion Summer, Hollola
1999        'Kuusi loistavaa'- ’Six Brilliants’, Kustaankartano Home for the Elderly, Helsinki (Light installation -project

               with the Northern Lights -workshop in the Helsinki University of Art and Design, part of the Helsinki 2000

               Cultural City Foundation -projekt).
               Honkahovi Art Centre, Mänttä
               Paloja—Bitar 99, Galery Hörhammer, Helsinki
               Koti särkyneelle mielelle, Kiasma, Helsinki
               Portfolios -exhibition, Projectroom, Kiasma, Helsinki
1998        The Union of Finnish Fine Art, 60 Years Exhibition, The Artmuseum of Savonlinna
               The Summer Exhibition of Eeva’s Gallery, Hanko
1997        Helsinki Art Association’s 30 Year Exhibition, Gabel Factory, Helsinki
               Taiteilijat muuntamoissa - Artists in Transformers, Transformer-group, participants:

               Anu Tuominen, Niran Baibulat, Merja Heino, Anne Siirtola, Marja Söderlund, with curator Hanna Johansson
               Leikkaus 102, Artist Association of Finland’s 102 Yearly Exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
1996        Pictures of Earth, Hanko
1995        Vapaan Uudenmaan Vapaa Näyttely, Vanha Villatehdas, Hyvinkää

 

 

•  I N T E R N A T I O N A L  G R O U P  E X H I B I T I O N S , S Y M P O S I A  and  W O R K S H O P S

2012        upcoming:  BELA - Biennal of European and Latin American Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal

                31.3.– 3.6.2012
2011        FEELING - Video Art in GaleriaZero, Barcelona, Spain
               NORD ART 2011 (KiC Kunst in der Carlschütte), Büdelsdorf, Germany,4.6.- 2.10.2011
2010        NORD ART 2010 (KiC Kunst in der Carlschütte), Büdelsdorf, Germany, 12.6.- 3.10.2010
               ARTEGROUNG The Exhibition of Finnish Arts, 2010, Viljandi, Estonia
2003        IN VIA 6 - Internationales Künstlerinnen Symposium and Exhibition im Splügenpass, Schweiz
2002        3. International Graphic Workshp, Imatra, Finland;
2001        Finnish-Hungarian Artists' symposium and workshop, Felsöörs, and

               exhibitions in Balatonfüred and Vesprem, Hungary
               2. International Graphic Workshop, Imatra, Finland
2000        Tulipamwe International Artists’ Workshop, Kansimba Game Lodge, and Exhibitions in Windhoek, Namibia
               Tulipamwe Womens Workshop (as a teacher) and  Exhibition, Windhoek, Namibia.


•  W O R K S  I N  T H E  F O L L O W I N G  C O L L E C T I O N S

2005         The Finnish Parliament Art Collection, Helsinki, Finland
2004         Helsinki City Art Museum
1998, -97, -95  The Finnish Government Collection:

                The Cabinet, the Entranshall of the Prime Minister; the Ministry of Education, ect.
2001         A. Ahlström Oy, Helsinki, Finland
2000         Elisa Communications, Helsinki, Finland
1995         Nokia Mobile Phones, Keilalahti, Espoo, Finland
                Reader’s Digest Ab - Oy Valitut Palat, Helsinki, Finland
                Kämp Hotel, Helsinki, Finland
                The Union of Technical Employees, Majvik, Finland
1991         Union Women's Rights Federation in Finland, Helsinki, Finland

• C O M I S S I O N S

Since 1998 Private commissions throughout Finland
1997         Nokia Mobile Phones, Espoo, Finland

•  C O M P E T I T I O N S  A N D  A W A R D S

2004        New Parliament House Art Competition, B-series (artwork was one of the 27 works selected from 1700 works)
1998        Kemira’s Painting competition, A-series (two artworks selected)


•  G R A N T S

2011        Arts Council of Finland, a project grant

2010        FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
               Arts Council of Finland, a travel grant
2009        Niilo Helander Foundation
2005        Ministry of Education, the Showing Grant for Visual Artists scholarship
2005        The County of Uudenmaa’s Council of Fine Arts
2002        Alfred Kordelin Foundation
2000        Ministry of Education, the Showing Grant for Visual Artists scholarship
1999        Alfred Kordelin Foundation
1998        The County of Uudenmaa’s Council of Fine Arts

•  Grants for Artists Groups:

1997        The Finnish Cultural Foundation:    
               - ”Transformer”-group
               - travel grant to Prague to explore the relationship of Architecture and Fine Art
1997        The Arts Council of Finland, joint grant for the ”Transformer”-Group


•  M E M B E R S H I P S

MUU ry
Finnish Painters’ Union
Helsinki Art Association
Artists of Gabel Factory 1999-2002, 2004-2007

•  A R T I S T  R E P R E S E N T A T I O N  -  A P P O I N T M E N T S

Exhibition Committee for  the Finnish Painters Union:
             Chairperson 2003,04-05;
             Member  for  the Exhibition Committee 2000-01, 02; 
Board of the Finnish Painters’ Union:
             Vice Chairperson 2001-02,
             Board  Member 1999-00, 01-02,
             Aspirant Member 1997-98
Board of the Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation:
             Board Member 2002-04, Chairperson 2003-04;
Artists’ Association in Finland: 
             Debuty Member 2002-03;
Helsinki Kunsthalle Foundation:
             Board Member 2000-02
             Debuty Member 1999;
Lutheran Congregation’s Art Department SECCO:
             Art Expert Member of the 2004-05
Member of the Editorial Boarde of the TAIDE art magazine 2003;
Member of the Representative Body of Delegation of The Artists’ Association of Finland  2000-05, 2009-10

•  C U R A T O R  A N D  J U R Y  D U T I E S  in Finland and abroad

2005        Exhibition Juror and Architect for the Ars Nova Art Association’s Year Exhibition, Savonlinna Art Museum,

               Savonlinna, Finland
2003-04   Curator and Exhibition Architect for the Finnish Painters’  Union’s Portugal Exhibition “On the Road”, performed

               at 1 October – 13th November 2004 Lisbon, Portugal (29 artists; paintings, installations, videos)
2003        Exhibition Juror and Architect for the Espoo Art Association’s Year Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2002        Exhibition Juror and Architect for the Kirkkonummi Art Association’s 30 Year Exhibition, Kirkkonummi
2000-01   Member of the jury for the Finnish Painter’s Union’s  Finnish exhibition “On the Road”
2000-01   Exhibition Architect for the Finnish Painter’s Union’s Finnish exhibition“On the Road”, showing in

               Seinajoki Art Hall (Seinäjoki, Finland), Imatra Art Museum (Imatra, Finland), Rauma Art Museum

               (Rauma, Finland), and Lönnström Art Museum (Rauma, Finland)

 

•  O T H E R  A R T  A C T I V I T I E S

Organisations:
1997-2000   PR-officer for Finnish Painters’ Union’s tm-gallery
1996           Exhibition secretary, 3 months period, tm-gallery, Finnish Painters’ Union
1995-2000   Weekend gallerist for the gallery of painters' Union.

Other Art Activities:
2003-04      Free lancer writer in Rakentava Magazine (architecture and contruction)
1993-2002   Art teacher for several cources in Helsinki, Finland
2000           Art teacher for Women’s Tulipamwe Workshop, in Windhoek, Namibia
1992,-94     Founding and teaching Children’s art classes with Katariina Lager, Helsinki
1980’s        Working in several Architect Offices in Helsinki, like architects Esa Laaksonen, Kari Järvinen and Timo Airas,

                  Eero Valjakka

2002, -03, -04  Design of Finnish Painters’  Union’s Annual Exhibition Catalogue ’DID YOU SEE...'
2002, -02, -04  Desing of invitation cards for Painters’ Unions annual Art Fair
2004               Illustrations for  the Publishig Company WSOY
1995-2000       Illustrations for 'Nature Protector' -Magazine ;
1990               Comics illustrations for the Student Union of the Helsinki University - ”Unofficial Guide for the New Student
1981-82          Postcards and illustrations for Finnair Junior Club Magazine