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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

 

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