CV SARA ORAVA Born 1975 in Helsinki Works and lives in Helsinki ART EDUCATION 2012 Master of Fine Art, Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki 2000 Free Art School, Helsinki UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS 2017 Gallery Nuovo, Lahti SELECTED PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS 2017 Gallery Ama, Helsinki 2015 THE ECSTACY OF SAINT THERESA, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki Festival 2013 WHO KILLED THE ROBIN REDBREAST?, Gallery Aarni, Espoo 2013 Alte Rathaus, Oberkirch, Germany 2012 DECORATIONS OF THE LAST FEAST, Gallery Ama, Helsinki 2009 Galleriy Ama, Helsinki 2007 ANATOMY FROM OUTSIDE, Estonian Finland- institute, Tallinn and Tartto, Estonia 2007 THE DOTHERS OF MADONNA, Kerava Art Museum 2006 SECOND ACT, Gallery Artina, Helsinki 2003 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki 2003 Produzentengalerie Im Artforum, Offenburg, Germany 2001 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki 2001 ROOM OF EXTINCTIONS, Finnish Environment Center, Helsinki 2001 Galleriy Pictor, Nummela 2000 Monumentaal Gallery, Tarto Kunsthalle, Estonia SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 Galleriy Nuovo, Lahti, together with Minna Tuominen 2011 KUVAN KEVÄT, Gallery Fafa, Helsinki 2011 JÄLKI- ISTUNTO, Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki 2011 COULD YOU SEE LIKE THIS? Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki 2011 VILJELKÄÄMME PUUTARHAAMME, Free Art School, Helsinki 2010 HOLY DESTRUCTION, Gallery Maaret Finberg, Turku 2010 IT´S A SET- UP, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki 2010 ART KOPENHAGEN, Gallery Ama 2010 ART HELSINKI, Gallery Ama 2009 LECTURE IN ART, Gallery Nefret, Turku 2009 NEW MASTERS, Gallery Fafa, Helsinki 2008 Finnish Artists 109. annual exhibition, Kuntsi Museum of Art, Vaasa 2008 MIRACLE, Art Center Ihana, Tammela 2007 AMERICA!!, Art Center Ihana, Heinola 2006 NATURE MORTE, Keravan Taidemuseo, together with Stiina Saaristo, Kerava Art Museum 2005 Konstnärshus, Stockholm 2005 1, 2, 3, Produzentengalerie im Artforum, Offeburg ja Palais de Universitaire, Strasbourg 2005 AMBIVALENCE, I:DI Gallery, Stockholm, together with Ninna Korhonen 2004 FRAGILE, Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki 2004 VUOSIKERRAT, Jetty Barracks Gallery , Helsinki 2004 Finnish- Hungarian Art- symposium, Budapest and Balatonalmad, Hungary 2003 Nuorten näyttely, Muu gallery , Helsinki 2003 Pyhäniemen kartano , Heinola 2002 Grafinnova 2002, 8. International Triennal of drawing and graphics, Ostrobotnian Museum, Vaasa 2002 HOUSE, Gallery Koivulinna, Pukkila, together with Ninna Korhonen 2002 Finnish Artists 109. annual exhibition, Taidehalli 2002 STOCKHOLM ART FAIR, Galleriy Uusitalo 2000 Forum Box, Helsinki 2000 FULL TEN, Graduation exhibition, Free Art School 1999 Gallery Johan S. Porvoo, together with Aila Leppikangas and Tapani Hyypiä SCREENINGS 2002 Opening of Academy of Fine Art , video with Mika Orava 2004 Defacing , La- Bas festival, Cable Factory, Helsinki, together with Mika Orava and Juha T. Koskinen 2005 Defacing , Viitasaari Music Festival GRANTS AND PRIZES Finnish Cultural Foundation 2017,2015,2014,2012, 2011, 2008 2003, 1995 Finnish Art Commission 2016,2015,2012, 2011, 2005 Oskar Öflund Foundation 2010 City of Kerava 2009, 2006, 2003 Kordelin Foundation 2008, 2004, 2000 Paulo Foundation 2006 Finnish Art Assosiation 2005 Art Commission of Southern Finland 2008, 2005, 2001 Frame 2004, 2002 Sleipnir, Nifca 2004 Svenska Kulturfonden 2002 Candidate in Garnegie Art Award, 2009 Honorable mention in America Competion 2007 Honorable mention in Year´s most beautiful Art book- competition for the Survival or Extinction 2004 Art of Analyste 1.prize 2000 REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS Kiasma Amos Anderson Art Museum Nelimarkka Museum Paulo Foundation Saastamoinen Foundation, Collection of Emma Finnish Art Association Wihuri Foundation Stora Enso Basware Private Collections in Finland, Germany, Estonia and Sweden MEMBERSHIPS Finnish Painter´s Union Helsinki Art Association OTHER ACTIVITIES Curator in Holy Destruction, Turku 2010 Curator in 1, 2, 3 exhibition, Strasbourg, France and Offenburg, Germany 2005 Board of Free Art School 2012 – Board of Helsinki Artist´s Association 2002 – 2004 Art and Feminism, Radio YLE 1, editor Erkki Hulkki 2004 TEACHING 2011, 2012, Guest lecturer, TTVO, TAMK 2007, 2012, Guidance of graduating works, Free Art School 2003-2005 Art Teacher in YLE 2000 – , painting courses and lectures PUBLICATIONS 2014 Raili Tangin työhuoneella, Mustekala, väri- teemanumero 2013, Maalaamisen ja katsomisen esoteriasta ja erotiikasta, Mustekala 1/2013 2012, Maalareiden luona, Portfoliotext , Free Art School´s Graduating exhibition 2012 2011, Linssin armoilla, Sara Orava and Stiina Saaristo, Taidemaalaus 4/ 2011 2011, It´s a set- up, Nykytaiteen museo Kiasma 2002 – 2008, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Wihuri Collection 2004, Survival or Extinction, Sara Toivonen andTerhi Ryttäri, Finnish Environment Center 2002, Grafinnova 2002
CV
SARA ORAVA
Born 1975 in Helsinki
Works and lives in Helsinki
ART EDUCATION
2012 Master of Fine Art, Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki
2000 Free Art School, Helsinki
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2017 Gallery Nuovo, Lahti
SELECTED PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS
2017 Gallery Ama, Helsinki
2015 THE ECSTACY OF SAINT THERESA, Amos Anderson Art Museum,
Helsinki Festival
2013 WHO KILLED THE ROBIN REDBREAST?, Gallery Aarni, Espoo
2013 Alte Rathaus, Oberkirch, Germany
2012 DECORATIONS OF THE LAST FEAST, Gallery Ama, Helsinki
2009 Galleriy Ama, Helsinki
2007 ANATOMY FROM OUTSIDE, Estonian Finland- institute, Tallinn and Tartto, Estonia
2007 THE DOTHERS OF MADONNA, Kerava Art Museum
2006 SECOND ACT, Gallery Artina, Helsinki
2003 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki
2003 Produzentengalerie Im Artforum, Offenburg, Germany
2001 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki
2001 ROOM OF EXTINCTIONS, Finnish Environment Center, Helsinki
2001 Galleriy Pictor, Nummela
2000 Monumentaal Gallery, Tarto Kunsthalle, Estonia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Galleriy Nuovo, Lahti, together with Minna Tuominen
2011 KUVAN KEVÄT, Gallery Fafa, Helsinki
2011 JÄLKI- ISTUNTO, Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki
2011 COULD YOU SEE LIKE THIS? Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki
2011 VILJELKÄÄMME PUUTARHAAMME, Free Art School, Helsinki
2010 HOLY DESTRUCTION, Gallery Maaret Finberg, Turku
2010 IT´S A SET- UP, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
2010 ART KOPENHAGEN, Gallery Ama
2010 ART HELSINKI, Gallery Ama
2009 LECTURE IN ART, Gallery Nefret, Turku
2009 NEW MASTERS, Gallery Fafa, Helsinki
2008 Finnish Artists 109. annual exhibition, Kuntsi Museum of Art, Vaasa
2008 MIRACLE, Art Center Ihana, Tammela
2007 AMERICA!!, Art Center Ihana, Heinola
2006 NATURE MORTE, Keravan Taidemuseo, together with Stiina Saaristo, Kerava Art Museum
2005 Konstnärshus, Stockholm
2005 1, 2, 3, Produzentengalerie im Artforum, Offeburg ja Palais de Universitaire, Strasbourg
2005 AMBIVALENCE, I:DI Gallery, Stockholm, together with Ninna Korhonen
2004 FRAGILE, Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki
2004 VUOSIKERRAT, Jetty Barracks Gallery , Helsinki
2004 Finnish- Hungarian Art- symposium, Budapest and Balatonalmad, Hungary
2003 Nuorten näyttely, Muu gallery , Helsinki
2003 Pyhäniemen kartano , Heinola
2002 Grafinnova 2002, 8. International Triennal of drawing and graphics, Ostrobotnian Museum, Vaasa
2002 HOUSE, Gallery Koivulinna, Pukkila, together with Ninna Korhonen
2002 Finnish Artists 109. annual exhibition, Taidehalli
2002 STOCKHOLM ART FAIR, Galleriy Uusitalo
2000 Forum Box, Helsinki
2000 FULL TEN, Graduation exhibition, Free Art School
1999 Gallery Johan S. Porvoo, together with Aila Leppikangas and Tapani Hyypiä
SCREENINGS
2002 Opening of Academy of Fine Art , video with Mika Orava
2004 Defacing , La- Bas festival, Cable Factory, Helsinki, together with Mika Orava and Juha T. Koskinen
2005 Defacing , Viitasaari Music Festival
GRANTS AND PRIZES
Finnish Cultural Foundation 2017,2015,2014,2012, 2011, 2008 2003, 1995
Finnish Art Commission 2016,2015,2012, 2011, 2005
Oskar Öflund Foundation 2010
City of Kerava 2009, 2006, 2003
Kordelin Foundation 2008, 2004, 2000
Paulo Foundation 2006
Finnish Art Assosiation 2005
Art Commission of Southern Finland 2008, 2005, 2001
Frame 2004, 2002
Sleipnir, Nifca 2004
Svenska Kulturfonden 2002
Candidate in Garnegie Art Award, 2009
Honorable mention in America Competion 2007
Honorable mention in Year´s most beautiful Art book- competition for the Survival or Extinction 2004
Art of Analyste 1.prize 2000
REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS
Kiasma
Amos Anderson Art Museum
Nelimarkka Museum
Paulo Foundation
Saastamoinen Foundation, Collection of Emma
Finnish Art Association
Wihuri Foundation
Stora Enso
Basware
Private Collections in Finland, Germany, Estonia and Sweden
MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Painter´s Union
Helsinki Art Association
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Curator in Holy Destruction, Turku 2010
Curator in 1, 2, 3 exhibition, Strasbourg, France and Offenburg, Germany 2005
Board of Free Art School 2012 –
Board of Helsinki Artist´s Association 2002 – 2004
Art and Feminism, Radio YLE 1, editor Erkki Hulkki 2004
TEACHING
2011, 2012, Guest lecturer, TTVO, TAMK
2007, 2012, Guidance of graduating works, Free Art School
2003-2005 Art Teacher in YLE
2000 – , painting courses and lectures
PUBLICATIONS
2014 Raili Tangin työhuoneella, Mustekala, väri- teemanumero
2013, Maalaamisen ja katsomisen esoteriasta ja erotiikasta, Mustekala 1/2013
2012, Maalareiden luona, Portfoliotext , Free Art School´s Graduating exhibition 2012
2011, Linssin armoilla, Sara Orava and Stiina Saaristo, Taidemaalaus 4/ 2011
2011, It´s a set- up, Nykytaiteen museo Kiasma
2002 – 2008, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Wihuri Collection
2004, Survival or Extinction, Sara Toivonen andTerhi Ryttäri, Finnish Environment Center
2002, Grafinnova 2002