Born: 1976 in Finland, maiden name: Laitinen

CURRENT REPRESENTATION:

Artist representative Marty Lazer, Chicago

Chicago Premier Artists, Chicago

ART EDUCATION:

2006- Certificate in Painting Program, The School of Art Institute of Chicago

1997-2000     M.A. in Art History, University of Helsinki, Finland

1998-1999     Studies in painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland

1998-1999     Studies in art conservation, EVTEK Institute of Art and Design, Vantaa, Finland

1999          Studies in Art History, Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität, Munich, Germany 

1997-1998 Piirustuslaitos - Art School in University of Helsinki, Finland

1996          “Goethe’s color theory” painting course, Free Art School, Helsinki, Finland

1994-1999    Several courses in painting, croquis drawing and pottery, The Adult Education Centre, Rauma and Espoo, Finland

1988-1994     School of Arts for Children, Rauma, Finland

EXHIBITIONS:

Coming: 2007 By invitation Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy

Coming:     5th International Art Festival "Chania 2007", Greece

Current:     April 2007, show arranged by Art Odyssey, at World Star Chicago

2007          March, Art on Armitage, Chicago

2007          SOLO ArtExpo New York, March 1-5, USA

2007          Group exhibition: Around the Coyote, Winter Art Festival, Chicago, USA

2006-        Going on: works at Amata corp, The Chicago Title and Trust building, USA

2006          Chicago Art Open, the Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL, USA

2006          Selected for the Curator’s Choice exhibition by Tricia Van Eck, curator at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, USA

2006          National Juried Group Exhibition: Real People, The Old Court House Figurative League, Woodstock, IL, USA

2006          Group exhibition, Up-Gallery, Chicago, USA

2006         Saatchi Gallery's web gallery, London, UK

2006          Web gallery at Chicago Artists’ Coalition's pages, www.CAConline.org

2006         Art auction for Piotr Przygonski's life-saving operation, Chopin Theater, Chicago, USA

2006         Private exhibition: Wildflowers boutique, Chicago, USA

2006          Group exhibition: Around the Coyote, Winter Art Festival, Chicago, USA

2000         Group exhibition: “Taide poikki – poikkitaide” (Art Across The Boundaries), Old Student House, Helsinki, Finland

1999          Solo exhibition: “Debut”, Gallery New Page, Helsinki, Finland

1998          Private exhibition at the opening of a new Enator office, Turku, Finland

1997          Solo exhibition: ”The Hunt”, Kuu kuu, Helsinki, Finland

1997          Solo exhibition: “The Hunt”, Old Rauma Art Gallery, Finland

1996          Group exhibition: “Kuutamoloikka” (Full Moon Jump), Rauma Art Museum, Finland

MEMBERSHIPS:

2006- Member of the Artists' Coalition of Chicago, U.S.A.

2005- Member of the Around the Coyote, Chicago, U.S.A.

1996-1999   Member of Espoo Art, Espoo, Finland

GRANTS:

2001          Kymi Oy 100-years Foundation

Works in collections

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