MARJA BLOMSTER
Born in Helsinki 21.04.1945
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STUDIES
1981-1984 Free Art School, Helsinki
1983-1984 “ ” “ Introduction of colours of Josef Albers
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1985 Gallery Sumulehto, Helsinki
Gallery of Finnish Painters´Union, Helsinki
1986 Hvitträsk Museum, Kirkkonummi
Hanasaari, Cultural Centre, Espoo
1987 Vallmogård, Kauniainen
1988 Pohjola, Helsinki
1989 A.H. Tammsaare Museum, Tallinn, USSR
1991 Helsinki Festival
EKT- Gallery, Espoo
1995 Gallery BE’19, Helsinki
Gallery Just, Turku
1996 Gallery Illusia, Tampere
1998 Gallery Kipinä, Lahti
Gallery of Graphic Arts in Pori
1999 Gallery BE’19, Helsinki
2002 Gallery BE’19, Helsinki
2002 Mältinranta Art Centre, Tampere
2004 Mältinranta Art Centre, Tampere
2003 Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa
2005 Gallery BE’19, Helsinki
2009 Gallery BE´19, Helsinki
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1983 SKjL, Art Museum, Pori
1987 SKjL, Art Museum, Joensuu
Mältinranta Art Centre, Tampere
1988 Muu ry, Tallinn, USSR
Kilo 3, Finale, Espoo
International Art Competition’88, Dublin, Ireland
1989 Muu ry, Billnäs
Muu ry, Flora, Helsinki
Muu ry, Memento Mori, Helsinki
Brennbunkte’89, Kirn, Germany
1999 Muu ry, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä
Hyvinkää Art Museum
Seinäjoki Art Hall
OTSO-gallery , Espoo
Gallery of Finnish Painters´Union Porvoo Arthall
1991 The Annual 96th Exhibition of Finnish Artists, Oulu Art Museum
Muu ry, Contemporary Art Museum, Tampere
Muu ry, Contemporary Art Centre, Moscow, Russia
1992 Tyhjyys, Hyvinkää Art Museum
Internat. Miniat. Art Bienn., Quebec, Canada
Galleria BE’19, Helsinki
Muu ry&Jää ry, Brinkkalantalo,Turku
1992 Galleria Bellarte, Helsinki
1992 Paper Usa-Finland, Contrasts and Connections, USA
-Chelsea Gallery, WCU,Cullowhee, NC, USA
1993 -Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, USA
-Studios on the Square Gallery and Gallery Three, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
-The Parthenon, Nashville, TN, USA
-Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlingburg, TN
-Warren Wilson Collage, Swannanoa, USA
Hämeenlinna Art Museum
Foundrymuseum, Karkkila
“La Strada”, Helsinki
1994 Fax Art International, Heidelberg, Germany
Paper Usa-Finland Contrasts and Connections:
-Ashville Art Museum, Ashville, NC, USA
-Suomi College, Hancock, Michigan, USA
-Univeristy of Georga, Athens, GA, USA
-Ormond Beach Memorial Museum,FL, USA
-Capitol University, Schumacher, USA
-Gallery, Columbus, OH, USA
-Embassy of Finland, Washington, DC, USA
Internat. Miniat. Art Bien., Quebec, Canada
1995 Regional Exhibition of Uusimaa, Kerava Artmuseum
1996 ARCO’96, Madrid, Spain
Internat. Miniat. Art Bien., Quebec, Canada
Ars Libera, Kuopio
Enter, Helsinki Art Hall
1997 Art Fair, Sollentuna, Sweden
Fem fra Finland, Stenersen Museum Oslo, Norway
1998 Galleria BE’19, Helsinki
Leikkiä ja Taidetta, Gallery OTSO, Espoo
1999 Sänky, Gallery OTSO, Espoo
2000 Väsby Art Hall, Sweden
World Festival of Art on Paper-Kranj 2000, Slovenia
2001 Lietuvos Aido Galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gotland Art Museum, Visby, Sweden
2002 Listasavn Føroya, Tórshavn, The Faeroe Islands
2003 Salo City Art Museum
2005 Vitas, Imatra Artmuseum
2007 Apis Mellifera, Gallery Aarni, Espoo
2010 Vitas 80, Lahti Artmuseum
2011 Vitas 11, St.Michel Art Museum
PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
1988 3rd prize, Competition for altarpiece in Olari Church in Espoo
1986-88-95-98-04-09 City Espoo grant
1991 Scholarship of City Espoo (½ year)
1989-92-98 Scholarship of Province of Uusimaa
1997 National Scholarship (1 year)
1999 Alfred Kordelin foundation grant
2001 Oskar Öflund foundation grant
2002 State grant
WORKS IN FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS e.g.
Aine Art Museum, Amos Anderson Artmuseum, Espoo Art Museum (The City of Espoo art collection),
Helsinki City Art Museum, Church of Espoo, Commune of Kirkkonummi, State Art Collection
MEMBERSHIPS OF ORGANISATIONS e.g.
Member of the Finnish Painters´ Union,
(member of the board 1992-97)
Member of the Association of Espoo Visual Artists1986-2010 (member of the board 1991-1995)
Member of MUU ry, 1988-1992
Member of Artist Association of Vyborg
Member of the board of Helsinki Art Hall 1998-99
Member of State Art Committee 1999-2001