TOPI RUOTSALAINEN - Curriculum Vitae
born in Kuopio, Finland 20.11. 1979 Address: Wallininkuja 2 D 81, 00530 Helsinki Phone: +358 44 3569552 Email: topi [at] topiruotsalainen.com Web: www.topiruotsalainen.com |
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Education
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2006-2009 Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Finnish Academy of Fine Arts 1998-2005 Master of Arts (MA), University of Art & Design, Helsinki 2001 Studio Art Centers Intemational (SACI), Florence |
Memberships
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Helsinki Artists Association Finnish Painters Union (candidate) |
Solo exhibitions
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2010 Gallery Heino, Helsinki (upcoming) 2007 Insiders, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki 2006 GalleriAri, Mikkeli 2005 Looking for mango, Museum of Kuopio, Tower 2005 Big boys, small men, Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki |
Group exhibitions
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2010 Arabian allstars, Galleria Rantakasarmi, Helsinki (12.8.-5.9. 2010) 2009 Nuoret 2009, Taidehalli, Helsinki 2009 "Home Today" Aine Art Museum, Tornio (27.11.2009-24.1.2010) 2009 Art Centre Salmela, Mäntyharju 2009 Taiteen kurssi, Gallery Nefret, Turku 2008 Art Copenhagen, The Nordic Art Fair 2008, Forum, Copenhagen 2008 Art Centre Salmela, Mäntyharju 2008 Kuva's spring show, Art Museum Tennispalatsi, Helsinki 2008 New painting, Art Museum of Lahti 2008 New works, Gallery FAFA, Helsinki 2007 Art centre Salmela, Mäntyharju 2007 What's on second, Royal Academy schools gallery, London 2007 Selfportrait, Gallery Katariina & Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki 2007 Masters of the University, Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki 2006 Art centre Lovely, Heinola 2006 Erotique, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki 2006 Trygve Lie Gallery, New York 2004: Kuvan äärellä, Mediakeskus Lume, Helsinki 2004,-05,-06 Peippola Art summer, Elimäki 2003 AH-NE, Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu, Tallinna 2003 Lumen taju, Mediakeskus Lume, Helsinki 2002 Maalauksen kevätnäyttely, Galleria Atski, Helsinki 2001 End af term undergraduate students show, SACI, Firenze 2001,-02,-03,-04,-06 The Art of BasWare/The Art of Analyste, Media piazza of the Sanoma house / Cable factory (2001), Helsinki 2001 Taidekasvatuksen paikka, Annantalo, Helsinki 1997 Kraft der Bilder, neue Schloß, Stuttgart |
Artistic activities
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2009 Panelist, SuomiAreena, Pori 2002- 2005 Guide, Finnish national gallery, Ateneum art museum 2000 Underpass-painting-project, Itkonniemi, Kuopio 1998- Substitute art teaching 1997 New York quidebook illustration, Suomen matkailuliitto, Tammerpaino Oy |
Grants
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2009 City of Helsinki
2009 Arts Council of Finland 2008 Art Centre Salmela's young artist of the year 2008 Veikkaus OY |
Work in collections
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Accretio Oy, Aine Fine Art Foundation, Anttola Hovi, Art museum of Heinola, Mäntyharju town, Service union united PAM, Art centre Salmela, Sara Hildén Art Museum, SOK, Varamiespalvelu, Woikoski Oy, Private collections |