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A STATEMENT:
“I paint oil and acrylic with an inspiration. I feel mediating between earth and sky. I am exited in and speedy when I paint. Colors give the form, the meaning, the movement. Admiring fills me for a moment. In this position I success, I wonder… my path goes it’s own way. When finishing the work I even fight with myself.”
(Eira Viertoma, 2008)
A RECOMMENDATION:
“Eira Viertoma is a high professional visual artist. How it looks matters to he… but in her works everything goes well together even the most strong and sensible forms and colors. She greats with the strongest vision and doesn’t hesitate to run her creativity with whatever material; for example the fashion designing still fascinates her.”
(Curator Pirjo Heino 2006)
ART STUDIES:
1968 Diblom in fine art, Hyvinkää Art School
ART COURSES:
1961-1965 Folkschool with Eeva Cederström, Eino Vesalainen 1964-1965 Tapio Haili, sundaypainers 1969 Stucko Lugro, leader Yrjö Randelin 1969 Espoon summer art course, teacher Lasse Marttinen
MEMBERSHIPS:
European Cultural Association,
-exhibition committee 2007,2008 Finland Artists Association,
-board member 2004-2005 Hyvinkää municipality exhibition committee 2004- 2008 Finland Painters’ union 2003 Association of Aqurelle Art in Finland 2000 Trissa, Cultural Association in South Pohjanmaa 2000 Senior artists in Hyvinkää 1999 Art Association of Finland 1970 Hyvinkää Artists Association 1968,
-TAJU toimikunta 2004-2006- 2007
-board member 1969-1970 -member of economical committee 1985-2002
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Trissagalleria South-Pohjanmaa 2010
Window show in Suomalainen Kirjakauppa, Hyvinkää 2009 Lepovilla, invited, 2008 - 2009 Hyvinkää Hovikartano Culture centre, Jugend House Gallery 2007 Culture house of Mustasaari 2006 Hyyppärä Manor house gallery, Hyvinkää 2006 Nordea, the Artist of January, Hyvinkää 2006 K:Pannuhuone, Helsinki 2004 Hyvinkää Art Museum, Jubile exhibition 2004 S.C. Transilvania Tour S.A., Romania 2003 Felix Mäkikääly gallery, Horo, Summer exhibitions1996 - 2003 Sanssikartano Kauhajoki 2002 Seinäjoki Art Hall museum 2002 Gallery Art Alex, Helsinki 2001 Cafee Santra, Hyvinkää 2001 Harlekiini, Hyvinkää 1999 Riihimäki Art Museum, invited 1997 Vaivero Mill house gallery, Hyvinkää 1996 Hirvihaara Manor house gallery, Mäntsälä 1995 Hyvinkää Art Museum, ”artist of the year” 1993
The State Office House Gallery, Hyvinkää 1992 Finland’s Tourism Office in Paris, France 1991- 1992 Keski-Suomi Art Gallery, Jyväskylä 1991 Eira’s Galleria, Helsinki 1990 Einola House, Hyvinkää 1987 Hyvinkää Art Museum 1987 Library gallery, Teuva 1974-1991 Art House, Hyvinkää 1973 Hotel Torni, Helsinki 1972 Art Hause, Turku 1971 Theathre Gallery, Kotka 1970 Art Salong Strindberg, Helsinki 1970-1974 Library gallery, Hyvinkään 1969
JOINED AND SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
ART SALAT, jubilee expo of European Cultural Association, Seinäjoki 2009
50 years jubilee of senior artists, Association, Hyvinkää, Promenadgallery 2009 EKY Vinil-installation in Faceces- festival, Bilnäs 2008 3-Dimensional works, Promenad-gallery, Hyvinkää 2008 Wanhan Villan Gallery, EKY – exhibition committee 2008 Human sight, Association, Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 2008
Villa Voimala, Hyvinkää 2008
Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 2007 ”Self Portret” Association,Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 2007 Art Gallery Ripustus, Hämeenlinna 2006 45 – jubilee expo of Association, Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 2006 TAJU 2006, Association, Library gallery2006 Annual expo of ”Pohjalaiset” Pietarsaari 2006 ”Opening of the year” Promenadgallery 2005- 2006 ”Potret” Association, Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 2004 Sixteenth International Biennal of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria 2003 National Aquarelle Expo, Imatra Art Centre 2003 National Aquarelle Expo, Emil Cedercreutz museum, Harjavalta 2003 Artists Association,Promenadgallery, Hyvinkään 2002 and 2003 Christmas Expo, Promenadigalleria, Hyvinkää 2002 and 2003 TAJU 2001, Association, Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 2001 1. National Aquarelle expo, Mikola-museum, Vaasa 2001 Artists Association, Promenadgallery, Hyvinkään 2001 ARS JOK`VARS, Jämsä 2001and 2002 Artists and Senior Artists, Alho’s gallery, Hyvinkää 2001and 2002 Merita- event, Hyvinkää 2002 Annual Exhibitions of Association, Hyvinkään 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005 Hyvinkään Taiteilijaseura, Promenadgallery 2000 Seniors and Juniors, Mäkikääly gallery, Horo 2000 ART WASA, Vaasa 2000 Painters’ review Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 TAJU 1999, Association, Hyvinkää 1999 Seniors and Juniors, Alhon Galleria, Hyvinkää 1999 Annual exhibition of association, Hyvinkää Art Museum 1998 IDÄN-TAJU, Promenadagallery, 1997
Hyvinkää Group, Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 1997-1998 Hyvinkää Group, Galleria Allinna, Riihimäki 1996 Caracter Portrets, Hyvinkää Art Museum 1996 Free Hyvinkää, Vanha Villatehdas 1991 Konstu, Eiran päivä, Hyvinkää 1991 Hyvinkää Artists Association, Nurmijärvi 1990
Hyvinkää Artists Association, Promenadgallery 1989 Finland-Romania Association + Romanian artists 1989 Voipaala Art Centre, Valkeakoski 1989 Promenadgallery, Hyvinkää 1985-1987 ARS NOVA BOTNICIA, Teuva 1984-1988 Summer exhibition, Hyvinkää art Museum, Hyvinkää 1982 Erkylän Ometta, Hyvinkää/Hausjärvi 1977-1978 Provencial Art Exhibitions 1976, 1977 and 1978 Joined exhibition of Taidekilta1976 Hyvinkää Artists Association, Hasselby, Stockholm, Ruotsi 1974 Art Salong Strindberg, Helsinki 1973 Hyvinkää Artists Association, Hanko 1972 HyvinkääArtists Association, Art Hall, Porvoo 1971 Exhibition of Artists of Finland, Art Hall, Helsinki 1970 Exhibition of SKjL, the union of Finlands Artists Associations 1970 ART, Hyvinkää 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and1974 Exhibition of Finnish Artists, 1968 Annual exibition of Hyvinkää Artists Association 1966
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS ABROAD:
Finnish – Romanian Group, Tepa’s gallery, Hyvinkää 2010
Finoart XXI joined exhibiption, Hovinkartano Art Centre, Hauho 2009, Waterfall-photo installation, Tel Aviv Israel, 2010
Waterfall-photo installation, Artgallery Ripustus, Hämeenlinna 2009
Waterfall-photo installation, Navy Gallery, Somerville, Boston USA Taidegalleria Ripustus 15v. jubilee expo, EKY and HML Artists Ass., Hämeenlinna 2008 ”Licht-Kraft” European Cultural Association, Salzburk, Austria 2008. EKY, European Cultural Association, Hovinkartano Art Centre 2008 European Cultural Association, Sibiu Romania 2007 International Group, Hovinkartano Art Centre 2007 FINROART XXI Wanhan Villan taide, Hyvinkää 2006 With Pleasure” FINROART XXI Hovinkartano Art Centre, Hauho, 2006 International Group Mäkikääly Gallery’s 10year jubilee expo Horo/Teuva 2006 Sixteenth International Piennial osf humour and satire in the arts Gabrovo Bulgaria 2003 L´-Atelier Gallerie Paris France 1991 and1992
Nordic Art Institut, Århus Danmark 1991 Hyvinkää Artists Association in Hasselby, Stockholm Sweeden 1975
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS:
Hyvinkää Art Museum, Hyvinkää Town, Valkeakoski Town, Hyvinkää Säästöpankki, Tawastia-yhtiö, Teuva munisipality, Pohjola Hyvinkää, Finland’s Tourism Office in Paris France, Gabrovo- Humor Museum Bulgaria,
WORKS IN PRIVAT COLLECTIONS:
Hotell Torni Helsinki, Tervakoski Manor, Villrak Oy,
Others in France, Romania, Estonia, Spain, Germany, Norway, Sweeden,
PRIZES
II prize in competition for an altar painting to Church of San Martin in Hyvinkää 2004. ”The Artist of The Year”-honor of Taidekilta, Hyvinkää 1992 II Prize in competition of Nuoren Voiman Liitto 1966 Honorary mention in Folk school 1962
IN INTERNET:
www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi
www.artists.fi/painters
www.etelapohjanpaa.fi/kulttuuri/galleria
www.hyvinkaantaiteilijaseura.fi
www.ekynetti.com
www.eiraviertoma.net
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