photo: Oliver Whitehead
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
- 2004 Studio Mezzo, Co-operation with Pekka Sillmann, Helsinki
- 2007 Galleri Ebbesen, with Asko Keränen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2007 Slides&Objects, Studiogalleria, Punavuoridesign, Helsinki
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
- 2007
- Sähkömetsä II, Orion, Helsinki
- Short Filmfestival, Google Earth, Oberhausen, Germany
- Spacex, Exeter, Great Britain
- Antimatter Underground Filmfestival, Victoria BC, Canada
- 2008
- Humans & Elektrons, Svetozor Cinema, Praha, Czech Republic
- Night on Earth project:
ACUD, Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany
MOCA, Shanghai, China
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
- 2008
- AV-arch tour, City Life, Tampere Filmfestival, Finland
- HelsinkikissBerlin, Bone Voyage Night, Berlin, Germany
- View 08, Helsinki
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