CURRICULUM VITAE
(Updated 5.9.2011)
Rossi, Vappu * Joensuu 1976 Koskelantie 28 C 12, 00610 Helsinki, Finland +358 40 7073579
[email protected] www.vappurossi.fi http://www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/taiteilija_english.asp?id=2754 http://www.av-arkki.fi/en/artists/vappu-rossi_en/ ART EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts Academy of Fine Arts 2008 (M.F.A.), Department of Printmaking Bachelor of Arts University of Art and Design of Helsinki 2008 (BA), Department of Art Education SOLO EXHIBITIONS Upcoming solo exhibitions: Tuusula Art Museum, Art Center Kasarmi, Tuusula 2012 Ephemera, Finnland Zentrum, Berlin 2011 Ephemera, Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä Centre for Printmaking 2011 The Artist of the Month, Culture Café Hertta, Tampere 2010 Ephemera, Galleria Å, Turku, 2010 Berceuse – Lullaby, Galleria G, Helsinki 2009 When the night is gone..., Joensuu Art Museum project space, Joensuu 2009 Studio Athos, 2007 and 2008 Vocabulary of Silence, Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Helsinki 2005 GROUP EXHIBITIONS, INVITATION EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS Upcoming events: Kiveen piirretty, Hanasaari Cultural Centre, Helsinki 15.10.2011–15.1.2012 Current events: Reikäreuna Film Festival, Orivesi September 8.-11.2011 2011
NYT2011, Contemporary Art in Naantali and Raisio,The Museum and Cultural Centre of Harkko, Raisio 2011 Haihara 11 – Forest Invitation Exhibition, Haihara Art Center, Tampere 2011 XII Consciousness Event of Contemporary Art, Tree´s Consciousness 2011, Hyvinkää 2011 Animacall: The Animation project 2011, Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki, Greece 2011 Helsinki Culture Tram: Portraits, Helsinki 2011 The Clare Valley Film Festival, Blyth SA, Australia 2011 Pro Lithography exhibiting, South Carelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta 2010–2011
2010
Finnish Lithography “On the Edge” – Finse lithografie “Aan de rand”, Frans Masereel International Printmaking Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium 2010 23rd Festival Les Instants Vidéo, Lycée Antonin Artaud Artothèque, Marseille, France 2010 Artists 2010 – 115. Annual Exhibition, Artists' Association of Finland, Tampere 2010 The 5th Rokycany Biennial in Graphic Arts – 5. Rokycanské Bienále grafiky, The Museum of Dr. Bohuslav Horák, Rokycany, Czech Republic 2010 Public Screens -festival, Stavanger, Norway 2010 Ways Often Wandered, photography and video exhibition (The Tourist Project), Honkahovi Art Center, Mänttä 2010 The Kettupäivät – Finnish Shortfilm and Documentary Film Festival, Helsinki 2010 The XV Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä 2010 Exhibition class of Salmela's 2nd Visual Arts competition for Young Artists, Mäntyharju 2010 Haihara 10, Haihara Art Center, Tampere 2010 700IS Reindeerland, experimental film and video festival, Egilsstaðir, Island 2010
2009
New impressions – new graphic art, Galleria G, Helsinki 2009 The Memory of Stone, The Museum and Cultural Centre of Harkko, Raisio 2009 The Memory of Stone, Porvoo Art Hall, Porvoo 2009
2008
Artists 2008 – 113. Annual Exhibition, Artists' Association of Finland, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa 2008 Finnimate! Helsinki City Art Museum, Art Museum Tennis Palace, Helsinki 2008 Swing, Chen Ling Hui Contemporary Space, Beijing, China 2008
Drawing Class – Empty is full, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts 160 years, Kunsthalle, Helsinki 2007–08 2005
Young Artist's Biennial: Small Heaven, Kunsthalle, Helsinki 2005 Ars Figura, Myllyranta Art Center, Mänttä 2005
2004
RajatOn, national young artist's exhibition, Ahjo Art Center, Joensuu 2004 Tekijät esiin, Voipaala Art Center, Sääksmäki, Valkeakoski 2004-05 Graduation exhibition / Academy of Fine Arts, Kunsthalle, Helsinki 2004
2002
Miniatures, Ars Nova -museum, Turku 2002 Miniatures, Gallery K, Huittinen 2002
2001
T.p.l'a, Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, 2001
1999
Half-Gods, Barracks of Suomenlinna, Helsinki 1999
1998
Mythological Europe revisited, La Fratta, Sinalunga, Italy 1998 Marked Self-Portrait, Outbuilding of Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma 1998
1997
Marked Self-Portrait, Study of National Gallery, Helsinki 1997 Skin and Bones, Museum of Natural Science, Helsinki 1997 Lithographies, Window Gallery, Helsinki 1997
PERFORMANCES AND SOCIAL ART PROJECTS Croquis Mouvements Live (dancer Ingrid André: impro-piece Something Blue, music designed by dj Indigo), Galleria Harmonia, Jyväskylä 2011 Croquis Mouvements Live (dancer Ingrid André, music designed by dj Indigo), Galleria G, Helsinki 2009 Music club and croquis happening, Picasso-club (dancer Panu Varstala, harmonium and vocals Milla Viljamaa, guitar Jarmo Saari, harp Laura Hynninen), Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki 2009 Music club and drawing improvations, Picasso-club (guitar and vocals Jarkko Martikainen, guitar Jarmo Saari, harp Laura Hynninen), Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki 2009 Music club and croquis happening, Picasso-club (dancer Panu Varstala, violin and vocals Atte Kilpeläinen, guitar Jarmo Saari, harp Laura Hynninen), Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki 2009 Crowd 2009, social group portrait project, Joensuu Art Museum project space, Joensuu 2009 Tuulenpesä Club (IV), music-, dance- and croquis-happening (dance Jenni Urpilainen, dj Vesa Salmi, musicians Jori Kemppi and Alpo Nummelin): Pori Art Museum, Pori 2008 Crowd 2008, performative group portrait project, Drawing Class – Empty is full, Finnish Academy of Fine Arts 160 years, Kunsthalle, Helsinki 2007–08 Tuulenpesä Club (III), music-, dance- and croquis-happening (dance Jenni Urpilainen, dj Vesa Salmi, musicians Pasi Salmi and Alpo Nummelin): Kunsthalle, Helsinki 2008 Tuulenpesä Club (I and II), improviced drawing and music (dj Vesa Salmi, musicians Pasi Salmi and Jyrki Laiho): Kunsthalle Club, Helsinki 2005 Tennis Palace Art Museum, Helsinki 2004 THE TOURIST PROJECT, CONTINUAL PHOTO PROJECT; NET ART, VIDEO ART, INSTALLATION Official website www.turisti-turist-tourist.com In Facebook http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=100001476764537 Installation presented Ways Often Wandered, photography and video exhibition, Honkahovi Art Center, Mänttä 2010 COLLECTIONS Jyväskylä Art Museum Imatra Art Museum Amos Anderson Art Museum Turku Art Society The Artists´ Association of Finland Förening för Grafisk Konst, Sweden Art Academy of Cuenca, Spain Kuntsi Foundation City of Kuopio Mehiläinen Inc. MEL IBM Scandinavian Telemarketing Inc. Ilmarinen Inc. Saskia, Helsinki Icecapital Inc.
University of Art and Design of Helsinki, Finland JURYING The Kettupäivät - Finnish Shortfilm and Documentary Film Festival 2009 / jury, the best experimental movie AWARDS, TITLES AND HONORABLE AWARDS Special Recognition by the Jury, The 5th Rokycany Biennial in Graphic Arts Competition 2010 Kesko stipend from the graduation exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts 2004 GRANTS Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional Fund 2011 The Arts Council of Finland, Travel Grant / Berlin 2011 Public Display Grant, The Arts Council of Finland 2010 FRAME / Finnland Zentrum, Berlin 2010 Arts Council of Helsinki Metropolitan Region 2010 The Arts Council of Finland, Travel Grant / FMC, Belgium (group Alapuro–Mikkonen–Rossi) 2010 VISEK /The Tourist Project 2010 AVEK / Media art / Settling in 2010 Alfred Kordelin Foundation 2009 AVEK / Media art / Ephemeral 2009 AVEK / Media art / Tree of life 2009 Young Artist Grant, Finnish Art Society 2008 Young artist biennale grant, Finnish Art Society 2005 University of Art and Design Helsinki 1998 CATALOGUES AND DOCUMENTARIES Forest – Haihara Art Center, Tampere 2011 Finnish Lithography “On the Edge” – Finse lithografie “Aan de rand”, Pro Litografia ry / Frans Masereel International Printmaking Centrum 2010 23rd Festival Les Instants Vidéo, Instants Vidéo Numériques et Poétiques, 2010 The 5th Rokycany Biennial in Graphic Arts – 5. Rokycanské Bienále grafiky, The Museum of Dr. Bohuslav Horák 2010 Ways Often Wandered, photography and video exhibition, Honkahovi Art Center, Mänttä 2010 XV Mänttä Art Festival 2010, Mäntän kuvataiteen ystävät ry 2010 Exhibition class of Salmela's 2nd Visual Arts competition for Young Artists, Salmela Art Centre, Mäntyharju 2010 700IS Reindeerland 2010 Swing, Chen Ling Hui Contemporary Space 2008 Young artist biennale Small Heaven / Kunsthalle Helsinki's publications, Finnish Art Society 2005 Ars Figura, Myllyranta Art Center 2005 Catalogue of the Graduation Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts 2004 ARTICLES ON THE ARTIST (selected) Elina Puranen: Viivan ja valon tanssi, Keskisuomalainen 15.1.2011 Nina Suni: Olemisen katoavaisuus, Turun Sanomat 14.4.2010 Heli Peltoniemi: Suudelma ja muita viivan löytöretkiä, Turun Sanomat / Treffi-liite 31.3.2010 Veikko Halmetoja: Kuvataide säilyttää kasvonsa, HS 2.12.2009 Suonna Kononen: Ihmisenkokoista, Karjalainen 23.4.2009 Johanna Westersund: Koko ihminen yhdellä viivalla, Kodin Pellervo 10/2009 Milka Mantsinen: Kiinnostavat kasvot, Karjalan Heili 26.4.2009 Hanna-Leena Kunttu: Nyt saa piirtää seinälle, Karjalan Maa 23.4.2009 Lupaan pitää jonkun tolkun (Viisi lupausta -sarja, Kuvataideakatemian viiden opiskelijan esittely), Taide 1/08 Eija Väliranta: Piirustusluokka, Apu 3/2008 Marketta Karjalainen: Vappu Rossi hylkäsi nykytaiteen kliseet, Helsingin Uutiset 23.5.2004 NEW MEDIA Vappu Rossi: Ephemera, solo exhibition, culture magazine Illuusio digital gallery 2011 (Illuusio 2/11) MEMBERSHIPS AV-arkki, The Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art MUU Artists’ Association Association of Finnish Printmakers, Full Membership Helsinki Artists’ Association Pro Lithography Teosto, Finnish Composers' Copyright Society Gramex, Copyright Society of Performing Artists and Phonogram Producers in Finland Kuvasto, Copyright Society of Visual Artists in Finland Kopiosto, Copyright organization for authors, publishers and performing artists
ART PORTFOLIOS The Association of Finnish Printmakers, Patrons’ portfolio 2008 Volare, Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Printmaking 2003 Kuvas 2002, Academy of Fine Arts 2002 Här kommer vi, Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Printmaking 2001 ART TEACHING (selected) As art workshop teacher (selected): Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (from 1998) Ateneum Art Museum (from 1999) Tennispalatsi Art Museum (from 2003) Meilahti Art Museum (from 2004) Other art teaching (selected): Animation workshop teacher, Nordisk kurs, Nordic Course for Arts and Crafts teachers NK11, Orivesi 2011 Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, examinator for MA degree student 2010 Sinebrychoff Art Museum (1999–2000) Voipaala Art Center, Valkeakoski 1996–2002 Gallery Otso, Espoo 1999 Helsinki Summer University 2009 Oriveden opisto, 2004, 2007, 2008 Museum educator, substitute, Ateneum Art Museum 2002 Guide, Ateneum Art Museum 2000–2002 WORK AS A MUSICIAN Composing, writing lyrics and singing for cabaret-music band Kitkerät Neitsyet ("Bitter Virgins"). Publications: LP Todellisen menestyksen salaisuus (Bitter Records 2005), radio single Joulurauhaa (Bitter Records 2004), LP Paras pysyä kotona (Rockadillo Records 2003). Music video Hei poika (dir. Pete Veijalainen 2003). SELECTED WORKS / GRAPHIC DESIGN, ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY; SELECTED COMMISSIONED WORKS DocPoint Helsinki 2011 documentary film festival and DocPoint Tallinn 2011 poster & print art, the visual style of the festival's 10th anniversary Centennial Show, croquis mouvements drawing performance, part of multi-art spectacle, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki 2011 Katariina Holma ja Kaisu Mälkki: Tutkimusmatkalla – Metodologia, teoria ja filosofia kasvatustutkimuksessa, book cover art & lay-out design, Gaudeamus 2011 LSB: Bewitched, album cover art, poster art, Helsinki 2011 Helsingin Sanomat, NYT / illustrations 2009, 2004–2005, 2001–2002 Convention on the Rights of the Child / photography for presentation video, Unicef 2009 Helppo elämä tv-series, logo and graphic design, Moskito Television 2009 Puolustuksen puheenvuoro tv-series, logo and graphic design, Moskito Television 2009 Katariina Holma: Scheffleriläinen rationaalisuus ja kasvatustodellisuuden monikerroksisuus, book cover art for doctoral thesis, Helsinki University 2008 Aatosta, eetosta, paatosta ja parodiaa concert / posters and DVD-cover illustrations, Helsinki 2008 Kunthalle exhibition Drawing Class – Empty Is Full, invitations, posters etc. graphic material, Helsinki 2007 Opinpaikat (Hartikainen – Harinen – Hurmalainen), book cover and lay-out design, Kansanvalistusseura 2007 bell hooks: Vapauttava kasvatus / book cover and lay-out design, Kansanvalistusseura 2007 Seppo Niemelä: Kansan vallan elvytys / book cover and lay-out design, Kansanvalistusseura 2007 The Beginning of a New Era / music video graphic design, Helsinki 2006 Zen Café: Laiska, tyhmä ja saamaton record, photography and lay-out, print ad and poster lay out, Warner Music Finland 2005 Zen Café: Elämä moukaroi single, lay-out and graphic design, Warner Music Finland 2005 Zen Café: Taivas on kirkas ja napakka single lay out, Warner Music Finland 2005 Uudisraivaaja tv-series, logo and graphic design, Moskito Television 2005 Zen Café: Sirkuksessa DVD, covers, illustrations, lay-out and print ads, Warner Music Finland 2004 Kitkerät Neitsyet: Todellisen menestyksen salaisuus, album covers and lay-out, Bitter records, Helsinki 2005 Suoraa huutoa tv-series, graphic design, graphic animations, Moskito Television 2004 Dipoli / Cantina restaurant, logo and graphic material, two wall art pieces with interior designer Hanni Koroma, Espoo 2004 4pop tv-series, graphic design (with another designer), Moskito Television 2003–2004 Me stallarit tv-series, logo and graphic design, Moskito Television 2003–2004 Kitkerät Neitsyet: Paras pysyä kotona, album covers and lay-out, Rockadillo records, Tampere 2003 Urban tale: Signs of Times, album photography, Roasting House Recods, Malmö, Ruotsi 2002 Mervi Junkkonen: Barbeiros, documentary film poster, graphic design, DVD covers, University of Art and Design Helsinki 2002 Rostislav Aalto: Cleaning up, documentary film poster, graphic design, Zen media, Helsinki 2001
