Seinäjoen taiteilijaseura - Tiina Laasonen


TIINA LAASONEN 
Sculptor
born in Kauhava 1968
lives in Seinäjoki, Finland
 

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STUDIES IN ART
May 1999 Medal Art Symposium in the Art Institute of Kankaanpää
Nov. 1992 As an international interchange student in Tallinn Art College at sculpture course
1990- Dec.1993 Art Institute of Kankaanpää at sculpture course
1988-89 Peoples´ college of Orivesi, visual arts 
1987-88 The Art School of Liminka
  
GRANTS AND PRIZES
2004 Arts Council of Finland
2003 Arts Council of Finland
2002 The Foundation of Alfred Kordelin
2001 Finnish Cultural Foundation of Ostrobothnia 
2000 Art Council Ostrobothnia
2000 Award of Exellence in the category of paper sculpture, 
        Biennale internationale d´art miniature, Salle 
        Augustin-Chenier, Ville-Marie,  Quebec, Canada
1999 The grant of Art Institute of Kankaanpää for medal Art
        Symposium in Kankaanpää
1999 The Alfred Kordelin`s City Foundation of Seinäjoki 
1999 Seinäjoki town
1998 Finnish Cultural Foundation of Ostrobothnia
1997 The Foundation of Alfred Kordelin 
1997 The Young Ostrobothnian Artist
1996 Art Council Vaasa
1994 Seinäjoki town 
1993 The grant of the Art Institute of  Kankaanpää
1992 Kauhava town 
1989 The Foundation of Aarno and Lydia Saarensivu
 
PUBLIC ART WORKS
The Training Center of The United Nations, Niinisalo, Finland
Civil Service Department, Kankaanpää
Raahe town 
Ilkka Ltd.
Suomen Kantaverkko Ltd.
Vinnilän Konepaja Ltd.
 
 
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
The Nelimarkka Art Museum, The Ostrobothnian Art Museum, The Art Institute of  Kankaanpää, The Seinäjoki Artists Association, Kankaanpää and Seinäjoki towns, The House of Humour and Satire, Bulgaria  
 
MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Finnish Sculptors, candicate
The Seinäjoki Artists´ Association
The Ostrobothnian Artists´ Association
Varikko- Visual Arts´ Association
 
CONFIDENTIAL POSTS
The chairman of the Seinäjoki Artists Association 1996-2001, vice woman 2001-2004; member of the exhibition committee of Seinäjoki Art Hall 1997-, member of the Art  Purchasing Committee of Seinäjoki town, member of the executive committee of The Ostrobothnian Artists Association 1999-2003, member of the committee for yearly award Jaakko of the Pohjalainen newspaper 1999-2003; as a teacher member of the executive committee of The Children Art School Oiva 2000-2003, member and secretare of the executive committee of the Varikko -Visual Arts Association 2000-  
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004 Taidekeskus Mältinranta, Tampere
2003 Seinäjoki Art Hall and Studio
2002 Raatihuoneen Galleria, Turku
2002 …And Half of The Kingdom, exhibition in internet,
        Trissagalleria
2001 Gallery Myötätuuli, Raahe 
2001 B&O Gallery, Tampere 
2000 Ballerup, Denmark 
2000 Vaasa Art Hall, Vaasa 
2000 The Cultural Center  of  Hämeenlinna 
1999 The artist of March,  Seinäjoki Theater 
1999 Kivitippu Gallery, Lappajärvi 
1998 Rauma Art Museum 
1998 Patruuna Gallery, Lapua  
1997 Gallery Naisten Huone, Helsinki 
1997 The Finlands Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark  
1997 Raahe, Gallery of  the town 
1996 Arttori, Seinäjoki
1995 Seinäjoki Art Hall 
1995 Brinkkala Gallery, Turku
1995 The artist of May in Seinäjoki Theater
1995 The manor house of the health resort in Ikaalinen
1995 Kauhava library 
1991 Exhibition hall of Lapua 
1990 Kivirikko Art House, Seinäjoki
1990 Kauhava Library  
 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND
2003 Group Hannula-Laasonen-Rossi in Kemi Art Museum and Savonlinna Art
        Museum
2001 Ostrobothnian Artists´ Association, Tupakkamakasiini, Turku
2001 ArtVarikko, Seinäjoki Art Hall
2001 Seinäjoki Artists´ Association group visiting Alpo Keturi´s
        exhibition, Seinäjoki Art Hall
2001 Non Art Group, Gallery Regina, Turku 
2000 Ostrobothnian Artists´ Association, Galleria Regina, Turku
1999  Ostrobothnian artists in Lappavilla Gallery,   Lappajärvi 
1999 Gallery Saskia, Tampere
1996 Rendez-Vous, Arttori Seinäjoki 
1994 the exhibition of the final works for The Art Institute of
        Kankaanpää in Rauma Art Museum 
1993 Gallery Leonardo, Tampere 
1993 Poriginal Gallery, Pori 
1990-1993 exhibitions of The Art Institute of Kankaanpää  
 
EXHIBITIONS WITH JURY IN FINLAND
2000 The Regional Art Exhibition of Osthrobothnia, Osthrobothnia
        Museum, Vaasa 
2000 The Internet exhibition of the Union of the Finnish Art
        Associations, Pirkanpohja, Ähtäri
2002,2000,1997,1995 The Union of Finnish Art Associations 
1999 New Steps, young artists exhibition, Ähtäri 
1997,1994 The Young Ostrobothnian Artist Exhibition, Seinäjoki 
1997,1996,1995 exhibitions of  The Ostrobothnian Artists Association
1994- exhibitions of The Seinäjoki Artists Association 
1993 ArsNovaBotnica, Teuva 
1992 The Regional Art Exhibition  of  the Provence Vaasa  
 
EXHIBITIONS WITH JURY ABROAD
1999 International biennal of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria 
       
section of photograph
1997 International biennal of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria 
       
section of sculpture
2002, 2000,1998 Biennale Internationale d`art miniature, Ville-Marie,
        Canada section of paper sculpture  
 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS ABROADS

2002 Stella Polaris, Orvieto, Italia
2002 Non Art Group Scandinavia, Silkeborg, Denmark
2000 Seinäjoki Group, Galleri Inuit, Aalborg, Danmark 
1998 Artists in friendship, Klaipeda, Lithuania 
1998 Stella Polaris -group, Arte Nordico exhibition, Finnish-Spanish
         cultural interchange Madrid, Spain
  

Tre x trae
(3xtree), group exhibitions as invited
2000 Nordens Hus, Torsvik, Faeroe Islands 
2000 Nordische Klang,  The East Sea Culture Happening, Greifswald,
        Germany
2000 Tampere Artists´Association  80-years exhibition, Gallery Saskia,
        Tampere
2000 Seinäjoki Artists´Association 40 years exhibition, Seinäjoki Art
         hall, Seinäjoki 
1999 Naestved,Denmark
1999 The Cultural Institute of Finland, Copenhagen,  Denmark  
 

EXHIBITIONS AS INVITED IN FINLAND
2003 The Ostrobothian Artists'Association, The Young Ostrobothnian Artists, Stundars
1999 solo exhibition in the Gallery of the Art Institute of Kankaanpää
        ARTY 1999, Ilmajoki
1999 Once in the summer... summer exhibition in Kankaanpää 
1998 solo exhibition in the garden of the Nelimarkka Art Museum,
        Alajärvi
1997 Varjola summer exhibition, Kauhajoki 
1997 Dammen summer exhibition, Sulva
1996 Art Ilmajoki  
 
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN ARTS
Working as a teacher of visual arts, ceramics and sculpture at Adults Education Institutes in Ilmajoki and Kauhava 1994-1999.
Working as a teacher of sculpture in Seinäjoki Adults Education Institute since 1995 and as a teacher of ceramics since 1999.
Working as a teacher of sculpture, visual arts and ceramics in the Art School Oiva since 1995.
Teacher of creative wild willow weaving in the Ostrobothnia since 1996.
Project Secretare of Seinäjoki Artists´ Association 1996.