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Visual Artist
Lea Turto |
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Was born in 1957 in Huittinen
Worked and lived in Helsinki 1979-99
Has lived and worked in Jyväskylä since 1999
Homepage: www.environmentalart.net/turto
Contact info
E-mail: turto@pp.nic.fi
Education
1976 – 78 Art school of the Art Association of Turku
1978 – 82 The School of the Finnish Fine Arts Academy, studies of painting, Helsinki
1992 – 95 University of Industrial Arts, studies of art pedagogy, Helsinki
1999 – 2001 Media-assistante, Jaiko, Jyväskylä
continuing education studies of multimedia, Jyväskylä
Premiere exhibition
1979 Art Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen, Turku
Selected group exhibitions
Several exhibitions, for example
2002 and 2000 The Annual Exhibition of the Association of Jyväskylä Artists Jyväskylä.
1989, -86,-83 The Regional Exhibition of Greater Helsinki, Uusimaa
1985, -82 The Annual Exhibition of Finish Artist Helsinki
1982, -81, -79 The Exhibition of Young Artist Helsinki
Gallery 4: "The revelation of
Virgin Mary" 2001.
Solo exhibitions
20 exhibitions during 1984 since 2002, for example
2002 Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä
2000 Forge of Lights, “WILL-O´-THE WIPSP” Hospital of Myllypuro Helsinki
1999 Art Museum of Tikanoja Vaasa
1998 Gallery Gjutars, The Association of Artist in Vantaa
1998 “Garden of Angels”, Summer of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä
1994 Art Museum of Matinpalo Nastola
1992 Gallery BE´19 Helsinki
1989 Gallery Katariina Helsinki
1988 Gallery of the Association of Artist in Turku.
1986 Gallery Katariina Helsinki
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Exhibitions, invited:
-2002 "Miniatyr" Gallery K,
Huittinen and Ars Nova, Turku
-2001, Kic the Nordic
Art, Germany
- 2000 Street Gallery of Huittinen.
- 1992 The 25th Celebration Exhibition of the Artists´ Association of Helsinki.
- 1988 “Five young artists from Helsinki”, Helsinki Weeks: Prague
Poland
- 1988 “Five young artist from Helsinki”, Helsinki Weeks: Warsaw
Czechkoslovakia
- 1986 "Internationale Jugendtriennale der Zeihnung”: Wien
Austria.
- 1985 "Internatinale jugendtriennale der
Zeichnung“: Nürnberg Deutchland
- 1986 ”Finland in Nürnberg” , Art Museum of Amos Andersson Helsinki
- 1982 “Erkylän Ometta” Summer exhibition Hyvinkää
Galleria
1: The Lightning of The Myllypuro Hospital
Group exhibitions
-2002
Rantaraitti Environmental Art Exhibition in Jyväskylä
-2002 Mänty-Honka-Petäjä group of
artist, Arthall of Savonlinna
- 2002 and
2001 the Environmental Art Exhibition by the Riverside of Mätäjoki Helsinki
- 2000 Lighting up Myllypuro
Hospital
- 2000 Environmental Art Exhibition by the Riverside of Mätäjoki Helsinki
- 1999 “Koti särkyneelle mielelle”, The componary Art Museum Kiasma Helsinki
and The Art Museum of Oulu.
- 1998 Several environmental art exhibitions with the group of “Nomad”
: Jämsä 1998, Helsinki 1996 -97
- 1990 ”Diary”, the city of Helsinki`s Art Gallery Kluuvi.
- 1989 ”Grand Finale”, International artist camp Ulappa Turku
- 1987 “Kilo 2”, Exhibition in the old fabric building of Kilo Espoo
Performances
- 2000 “Colour Laundry 2000”, VR-Makasiinit, Helsinki, with Nella Keskisarja, Jonna
Pohjalainen, Sami Sarasalo and Riitta Shild-Oivo.
- 1998 ”Shadow Painting” with Heikki Mäntymaa, Sari Lukkarinen
and Harri Markkula: Helsinki
- 1998 ”The Cube of Light” with Heikki Mäntymaa and Harri
Markkula: Helsinki
Works of Art displayed for example in the following collections:
The State of Finland, The Art Museum of Helsinki City, Modern Art
Collection, The Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen, OKO, KOP, Imatran Voima, and in the collections of several
cities.
Member ships
- Finnish Painters Union, member of the board 1989 –90, 1994 – 2000.
- Finnish Painters Union, Chairman the board of exhibition arrangement 1997 – 2000.
- The Artist Association of Helsinki, member of the board 1989- 90, chairman of the board 1991 – 93.
- The environmental Art Group Nomad, chairman of the group 1995 – 98
- The Artists Association Of Jyväskylä.
-The group of Artists Mänty-Honka-Petäjä.
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