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CV Visual artist Anna-Leena Vilhunen 2019

www.anna-leenavilhunen.com

Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland

ART STUDIES

2002 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Painting, Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

1994-1997 University of Art and Design, Pedagogical Studies for Artists, Helsinki

1986-1991 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Painting, B.A. and post-graduate education, Helsinki

1985-1986 Kankaanpää Art School, Finland

1984-1985 Orivesi College of Arts, Department of Visual Arts, Finland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Selected)

2019 Gallery Roikka, To Move, Lappeenranta, Finland

2019 An Ordinary Queen is Painting, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki

2017 Father and Child and other Paintings, Gallery Panther, Kaskenmäen kotikonsertit, Turku, Finland

2017 Three Painting, Gallery Rikhard, Helsinki

2016 Excavators and Breastfeeders, Paintings and Animation The Runaway Ball,  Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki

2011 Haruka Kashima and Anna-Leena Vilhunen, tm.gallery, Helsinki

2009 Performances in the Auditorium, Installation, Gallery Harmaja, Oulu, Finland

2007 tm.gallery, Helsinki

2005 Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä, Finland

2005 Gallery Saskia, Tampere, Finland

2005 Gallery Harmaja, Oulu, Finland

2002 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki

1999 tm.gallery, Helsinki

1997 Galeria Pintura, Helsinki

1994 Gallery Katariina, Helsinki

1990 The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected)

2019 90^th -anniversary Finnish Painters’ Union – KARUSELLI, tm.gallery, Helsinki Festival

2010 Yöaika – Arabian Allstars, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki

2009 Maalaamisen arvoista/ Värt att måla/ Worth Painting, Finnish Painters’ Union,  80th Anniversary Exhibition, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki

2008 Sillat – Broar – Bridges, Gallery Brinkkala and The Old Town Hall Gallery, Turku, Finland

2008 Ihmisen maailma, Tarmo Paunu, Kari Aapro and Anna-Leena Vilhunen, Kisko Kivimakasiini, Finland

2006 Äidin Taju, Hyvinkää Art Museum, Finland

2004 Tie taiteilijaksi, Purnu, Orivesi, Finland

2001-2002 On the Road, Taidemaalariliitto: Lönnströmin taidemuseo, Rauma – Seinäjoen taidehalli – Imatran taidemuseo – Ars Nova, Turku – Myyrmäkitalo, Vantaa Art Museum, Finland

1989 The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki / Hjørring´n Art Museum, Denmark

ANIMATION

2016 The Runaway Ball, Pallo karkaa, Short animation. Script, direction, paintings Anna-Leena Vilhunen – Music Juha T. Koskinen – Photos, animation Fanni Maliniemi

FILMFESTIVALS

2017 The Runaway Ball, Pallo karkaa, 2 CEIFF – Ciudad Del Este Independent Film Festival, Paraguay

COLLECTIONS

State Art Deposit Collection, Helsinki Art Museum, Finnish Art Society, Kauniainen City,

Ruissalo Foundation, Kellokoski Hospital, Tuulensuu Collection, Luonto-Liitto ry Metsäaktivistit,

Private collections

GRANTS (selected)

2017 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uudenmaan Kulttuurirahasto, Project Grant

2012 State Project Grant

2010 Public Display Grant for Visual Artists

2009 State Project Grant

2007 Finnish Cultural Foundation

2007 National Council For Visual Arts, Support for publications

2006 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Germany

PUBLICATIONS (selected)

2014 Art and coffee and cake – a handbook for care providers for people with memory diseases.  Published Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, D Työpapereita 67, Finland

2009 Maalaamisen arvoista/ Värt att måla/ Worth Painting, Finnish Painters’ Union,  Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki

2007 Catalog Anna-Leena Vilhunen Maalauksia Paintings Gemälde 2001-2007, Helsinki

2003 PINX 1-5, Maalaustaide Suomessa, 5^th Part, Weilin Göös, Finland