Marjatta Oja: Biography

b. 1962 in Forssa
lives and works in Helsinki

Education:

1981-82 KVS institute, Orivesi, Finland
1985-86 The Free Art School, Helsinki, Finland
1986-91 The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
1988-89 Accademia di Belle Arte, Milano, Italy
1994-98 The Academy of Fine Arts, The Master of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
1995-98 The Academy of Fine Arts, Vasari-art theory programm, Helsinki, Finland
2004- The Academy of Fine Arts, The Doctor of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland

Solo Exhibitions:

1991 Gallery Pieni Agora, Helsinki, Finland
1992 Gallery of the Jyväskylä Artists’ Association, Jyväskylä, Finland
1993 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
1994 Test exhibition for a outcoming Japanese tour, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
1995 Gallery Just, Gallery of the Turku Artists’ Association, Turku, Finland
1997 Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland *
1998 Studio Mezzo, Helsinki, Finland
1999 Gallery Leena Kuumola, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
2001 Gallery Kari Kenetti downstairs, Helsinki, Finland
2002 Exhibiton place of Lasipalatsi, 5pm-5am Window, Helsinki, Finland
2002 Gallery Artina, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Studio Mezzo, Co-op with Pekka Sillman, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Gallery Artina, project room, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Kluuvi gallery, Helsinki, Finland

Group Exhibitions:

1986
The students’ exhibition of The Academy of Fine Arts Spring Exhibition , Helsinki, Finland
1988
Helsinki-Forssa-Helsinki Linja, Forssa, Finland
1988-89
Snow White and Eight Sisters, travelling exhibition in Häme and North Karelia, Finland*
1989
TERMINE Chiostro dello Juvarra in San Filippo Neri, Torino, Italy
1990
Gradutates’ exhibition at The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
Young Artists exhibition 43., Helsinki Art Hall, Finland
Students of The Academy of Fine Arts at the Modern Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
1990-91
INTERFACE, Nordic Video Art:
Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Frölunda Kulturhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
Århus Video Festival, Århus, Denmark*
1991
Video Week at Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
SEEING, Opening exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Pori ArtMuseum, Pori, Finland*
Regional Exhibition of Skjl, Forssa, Finland
Young Artists’ Exhibition 44., Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland*
Äpärägalleria, Helsinki, Finland
1992
LUMEN 10, Retretti Art Centre, Punkaharju, Finland*
TIMESPACE, Jubilee exhibition, Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki, Finland*
ROHBAU, building site performance, Basel, Switzerland
RAKKAUTTA RAUNIOILLA, Modern Art MuseumTampere, Finland*
FinlandiDA’92, Konstakademien, Stockholm, Sweden*
1993
Toinen Käsi, Otso-gallery, Espoo, Finland
1994
APPLIQUE, Finnish Art triennal I:
Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland
States historical museum of St.Petersburg, Russia*
ART BY AIRFREIGHT, Sao Paolo, Brazil*
DETAILS FROM FINLAND:
States Fine Arts Museum, Ankara, Turkey
Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
1994-95
FOCUS ON FINNISH ART 1880-1990 NORDIC LIGHT, WIND AND WATER*:
Tokoy, Takaoka, Nagano, Fukuyama, Osaka, Japan
Artmuseum of Turku, Finland
1995
TEKENINGEN & TEKENINGEN, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam, Holland
ANALOGOS, Stockholm Art Fair, Sverige
(NO)VACANCIES, finish-dutch exhibition, Arti et Amicitae, Holland
LUX SONOR, Helsinki film co-op‘s exhibition, Arthall, Helsinki, Finland
1996
BREAKING EYE, MuuMediaFestival:
Nordic Artcenter, Helsinki,Finland
Färgfabrik, Stockholm, Sverige*
NAINEN TAITEILIJANA - KUVATAITEEN RAJAT MURTUVAT:
Lönnström Artmuseum, Rauma, Finland*
CONTAINER 96, Copenhagen, Denmark*
Balkong Gallery, Oslo, Norway
DIALOGUES, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland*
1997
REMOTE CONNECTIONS touring exhibition*:
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
Art Focus, Jerusalem, Israel
Wäinö Aaltonen Artmuseum, Turku, Finland
Nikolai Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
OWN SPACES, exhibition with Nina Björkman, Muu ry, Helsinki, Finland*
1998
(NO)VACANCIES, Myyrmäkitalo, Vantaa, Finland*
SCOPE, Artists Space, New York, USA
1999
PUHEENVUOROJA, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
ALKUMERI, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland
2000
PÖYTÄ ON KATETTU, Artmuseum of Salo, Finland
2002
KESÄHILLOO, Lasipalatsi, Helsinki, Finland
2003-04
NIGHT TRAIN, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
2006
INTIMATE, Mänttä Artfestival, Mänttä, Finland

Participations:

1990
International videofestival in Kuopio, Finland
Celebration weeks of Helsinki
1991
AV-biennale, Lahti, Finland
MuuMediaFestival, Helsinki
Celebration weeks of Helsinki
Night of Arts, Helsinki
Art event of Hämeenlinna, Finland
Shortfilm screenings `Kettupäivät´
PhotoFair of Gothenburg, Sweden
AVE videofestival, Arnhem, Holland
1992
Show in Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
Show in Plesuredom, Toronto, Canada
Shortfilm screenings `Kettupäivät´, Helsinki
AV-biennale, Lahti, Finland
1993
Show in Kitchen, New York
Show in Millenium, New York
Exhibition in Mysore, India
MuuMediaFestival, Helsinki
NoBudget-film screening, Q-theatre
1994
Structural influences-Helsinki film co-op´s show in Contemporary Artmuseum Helsinki
Shortfilm screening `Kettupäivät´
AV-biennale, Lahti
1995
Art Attack, Oslo
No Budget-Festival, Hamburg
2001
Night of Arts, serie of AV-ark, Helsinki, Finland
2002
VIEW-festival on new Finnish video art, Helsinki, Finland
2005
View-05 Festival of Finnish Media Art, Helsinki, Finland
V-Art Festival, Sardinia, Italy
Filmfylkingen, Fylkingen, Sweden
2006
AVANTO Festival, Helsinki, Finland
2007
View 07 Festival of Finnish Media Art, Helsinki, Finland
TAFF, Tampere Art Film Festival, Tampere, Finland
Tampere Film Festival, Tampere, Finland

Works in Collections or Series:

AV-ark, Helsinki
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Serie of Helsinki film co-op 1991
"Finish videoart from 90", AV-ark, Helsinki
Collection of Lars Swanljung

Prizes:

1991 Critics´annual prize "Kritiikin Kannukset"
1993 Maire Gullichsen´s 80-year celebr.fund´s prize
Young Art´s Finland-prize