MARJA BLOMSTER born in Helsinki, 1945
Lives in Espoo and Lapland Sevettijärvi
STUDIES
1981-1984 Free Art School, professional section, Helsinki
1983-1984 Free Art School Introduction of colors of Josef Albers
22 SOLO EXHIBITIONS e.g.
1985 Gallery of Finnish Painters´ Union, Helsinki, Finland
1986 Hvitträsk Museum, Kirkkonummi, Finland
1989 A.H. Tammsaare Museum, Tallinn, USSR
1991 Helsinki Festival, Finland
1995,1999, Gallery BE´19, Helsinki, Finland
1995 Gallery Just, Turku, Finland
1998 Gallery Kipinä, Lahti, Finland
2000, 2004 Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland
2002, 2005, 2009 Gallery BE´19, Helsinki, Finland
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS e.g.
1983 SKJL, Art Museum in Pori and 1987 Art Museum in Joensuu, Finland
1988 International Art Competition`88, Dublin, Ireland
1989 Muu ry, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
1991 The Annual 96th Exhibition of Finnish Artists, Oulu Art Museum, Finland
1991 Muu ry, Contemporary Art Centre, Moscow, Russia
1992 Tyhjyys, Hyvinkää Art Museum, Finland
1992-1993-1994 Paper USA-Finland Contrasts and connections, USA
1995 Regional Exhibition of Uusimaa, Kerava Art museum, Finland
1996 ARCO’96, Madrid, Spain
1997 Fem fra Finland, Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway
2001-2003 Finnish-Swedish exhibitions: Vilna, Lithuania; Gotland Art museum, Sweden;
Tórshavn, The Faroe Islands Denmark; Salo Art Museum, Finland
2005 Vitas, (Artists Association of Vyborg), Imatra Art museum, Finland
2010 Vitas, Lahti Art Museum, 2011 Vitas St. Michel Art Museum, Finland
2011 Broadway Gallery, New York, USA
2014 AVA, Galleria, Carrousell du Louvre, Paris France
2016-19 Enter into Art installations, e.g. Bonn, Cologne, Nassau, Diez, Bad Ems, Germany
2017 Amos Anderson Art Museum, Stripped, Collections exhibition, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry, A. Gallen-Kallela museum, Espoo, Finland
2019 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry, Aura, Heinola Art Museum, Finland
2019 Vitas Promenadi gallery, Hyvinkää, Finland
2019 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry, Kiltapaviljonki, Cultural Centre Espoo, Finland
2021 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry, Susi, Keuruu Museum
2021 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry, Vuo, Emil Cedercreutz Museum, Harjavalta
2022 Artists Association of Vyborg, Sofia Cultural Centre, Helsinki, Finland
2022 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry, Gallery Ronga, Tampere, Finland
2023 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry, Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa, Finland
PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS e.g.
1988 3rd prize, Competition for altarpiece in Olari Church in Espoo, Finland
1991 Scholarship of City Espoo (1/2 year)
1997 State Grant to Artists (1 year)
2002 Public Display grant for Visual Artists
2004, 2009, 2012 City Espoo Grant
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS, MUSEUMS:
Helsinki Art Museum HAM, Aine Art Museum, Amos Anderson Art Museum ,
Emma Art Museum, Espoo, National Gallery/The State Art Collection, Church of Espoo, Commune of Kirkkonummi, KOP (Bank), KELA
MEMBERSHIPS OF ORGANISATIONS e.g.
Member of the Finnish Painters´ Union, (member of the board 1992-97)
Member of Artist Association of Vyborg 2005-2006 (member of the board) and
(member of the board 2023-)
Member of Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry 2009-
Member of Committee for the Purchase of Works for the State Art Collection 1999-2001, Ministry of Education and Culture
