MARITTA NURMI

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Curriculum Vitae


1953 Born in Finland
Living in Hanoi since 1993

EDUCATION
1994 Hanoi Fine Arts University
1989 - 93 Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences
1987 Master of Science (Biology), Turku University & Abo Akademi

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Manzi art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam
2012 Galleri Cupido, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Art Space Kustaa Hiekka, Laitila, Finland
2010 Gallery Art Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
2009 Gallery Nefret, Turku, Finland
2008 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
2005 Titanik Gallery, Turku, Finland
2003 Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2003 Sideshow Gallery, New York, USA
2002 Laitila City Hall, Laitila, Finland
2001 Nha San, Hanoi, Vietnam
2000 Salon Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam
1997 Salon Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam
1996 Sunset Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam
1995 Joki Gallery, Turku, Finland
1994 43 Trang Tien Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 Adidas Man and the Strongwoman , Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland
A Woman’s View, Goethe Institute Hanoi, Vietnam
2013 Eternel Vietnam, Dijon, France,
Joensuu Museum of Art, The IX Triennial of Textile Art in Finland
Oulu Museum of Art, The IX Triennial of Textile Art in Finland,
2012 The 9th Triennial of Textile Art in Finland, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku
Café Glaces Salon, Tonnerre, Bourgogne, France
2011 Billnäs Summer Show, Raasepori, Finland
2009 Gallery Art Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
2008 ArtAsia Miami, Miami, USA, International Fair for Contemporary Asian Art
2006 Fielding Lecht Gallery, Austin, Texas
2005 Bankside Gallery, London, Great Britain
Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland
Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2004 Dahlem Museum, Berlin, Germany
National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam (Exhibited together with Dinh Thi Tham Poong and Nguyen Bach Dan)
Chiang Mai Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2003 Alliance francaise, Hanoi, Vietnam
'Transportale', Berlin, Germany
2002 Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland
2001 Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2000 Art Placement International, NYC, USA
1999 House of World Culture, Berlin, Germany
Art Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(Exhibited together with Nguyen Cam and Phan Cam Thuong)
Pacific Bridge Gallery, Oakland, USA (Exhibited together with Nguyen Cam and Phan Cam Thuong)
1998 Arts of Pacific Asia, NYC, USA
Organizer and artist of the traveling exhibition 'The Spirit of Hanoi' collaboration of Salon Natasha, 18 artists from Vietnam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, exhibited in Oulu and Helsinki:
Visual Center, Oulu, Finland
Gallery Bau, Helsinki, Finland
1997 The 12. Asian International Art Exhibition, Macao
1995 Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, Finland (Exhibited together with Minna Haukka and Gun Holmström)
1994 Cultural Center, Uusikaupunki, Finland (Exhibited together with Minna Haukka and Gun Holmström)
Porvoo Art Hall, Porvoo, Finland (Exhibited together with Minna Haukka and Gun Holmström)
1994 - 2004 Salon Natasha, Hanoi, Vietnam
1994-95 Gallery Titanik, Turku, Finland
1993 City Hall of Raisio, Raisio, Finland (Exhibited together with Minna Haukka, Marika Kaarna and Johanna Ilvessalo)
1992 Brinkkala Gallery, Turku, Finland
1991 Artist Association of Turku, Turku, Finland

Coming up 2014-2015:

Ceramics & Space, Desing Museum, Helsinki, Finland
So We Do, Crusell, Cultural Center of Uusikaupunki
Café Cavalier, Helsinki
Hanoi Open Exhibition, Hanoi VN

MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Painters, Finland
ARTE of Turku
Turku Artist Association
 
RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS

2009 Villa Karo artist residency, Benin, West Africa
2007 Bao Loc Project, organized and curated by Sue Hajdu of albb, Bao Loc, Vietnam
2001 Womanifesto Workshop, Si Saket, Thailand
1999 Pacific Bridge Residency, California, USA

SCHOLARSHIPS
2012 Arts Council of Southwest Finland, Artist Fellowship for 1 year. FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Finland
2008 Arts Council of Finland
2007 FRAME, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Finland
2003 FRAME, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Finland
2003 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Finland
2002 FRAME, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Finland
1993 Koncordia Union of Finland
1992 Saskias of Turku

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
State of Finland
Aboa Vetus Museum, Turku, Finland
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland
Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Finland
Laitila City, Finland
Hotel Nikko, Hanoi, Vietnam
Prudential, Tokyo, Japan

WORKS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Germany, France,
Switzerland, Austria, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Macau,
Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam
Collection of Reggie Van Lee (Friend of President Obama and Member of Obama’s Committee on The Arts and The Humanities, owns a 180cmx180cm piece)
 
WORKS ON WEBSITES
www.marittanurmi.com
www.artvietnamgallery.com

CATALOGUES
2014 A Woman’s View Exhibition catalog published by Goethe Institute Hanoi
2012 Kui?  Exhibition catalogue, IX Trienniale of Textile Art in Finland
2007 La Dolce Vita, The Grail, Memento Mori exhibition catalogue
2005 The Ten Courts of the Kings of The Hell: Vietnam Past and Present
2004 Lotus Flower – Art from Vietnam - taidetta Vietnamista
2002 Parasta Ennen – Best Before
2001 Womanifesto

PUBLICATIONS
2013:
29.11 Hanoi Grapevine / KVT: Anima at Manzi Read more »
3.11. Vietnam News: Painter draws on Vietnamese landscapes Read more »
2.11.2013 Dang Cong San Vietnam: Trien lam Anima cua nghe si Maritta Nurmi Read more »
2012:
28.9. Turun Sanomat: Tekstiilitaide kahisee, rapisee ja kumahtelee
28.9. Laitilan Sanomat: Taiteen juhlaa Laitilassa
May Maritta Nurmi in National News of Swedish TV, Sweden
2011:
July/ August Asian Art News: Wonderfully Displaced 2011
Jan Laitila TV (Fin) 2011
Jan Hanoi TV: Art of Maritta Nurmi
Jan/Feb Asian Art News: Maritta Nurmi at Art Vietnam. Read more »
2009:
20.7. Åbo Underrättelser: Tebord med ny karaktär (FIN)
8.7. Turun Sanomat: Aasialaista estetiikkaa (FIN)
23.6. Turun Sanomat: Maritta Nurmi kutsuu pöydän ääreen (FIN)
2008:
13.11 Helsingin Sanomat: Taiteilija tuunaa Hanoin pöydät. (FIN)
Vietnamilaistunut Maritta Nurmi pitaä oman näyttelyn Helsingissä (FIN)
31.10. Suomen Kuvalehti: näyttelyesittetlyt s.75 (FIN)
31.10. Helsingin Sanomat, NYT: Maritta Nurmen teoksia galleria Uusitalossa (FIN)
23.10. Kauppalehden Optio: Toritaidetta ja aasialaisia vaikutteita (FIN)
2.10. YLE:n Areena: Mandi Nurmi, taiteilija Turusta maailmalla. Dokumentti Mariita Nurmin taiteellisesta työskentelystä Vietnamissa (FIN)
May/June Asian Art News: Maritta Nurmi at Art Vietnam (HongKong)
1.5. The Thao & Van Hoa: ‘Hat bui nao hoa kiep than toi’ (VN)
6-8.4 Lao Dong cuoi tuan: ‘Mot thong diep ve su song ..’ (VN)
January artcritical.com/fyfe/JFHanoi2.htm (USA)
2005:
June Gloria: 'Vietnamin värit' (FIN)
16.4. Åbo Underrättelser: 'Hon trampar egna stigar' (FIN)
6.-12.4. TS Treffi: 'Vietnamin melskeestä' (FIN)
6.4. Turun Sanomat: 'Kaikuja Vietnamista' (FIN)
3.4. Turun Sanomat: 'Bambujen ja bonsai-puiden katveessa' (FIN)
2.4. ¨Åbo Underrättelser: 'Vietnamesisk konst' (FIN)
18.3. Turun Sanomat: 'Vietnamin taidetta vuosisatojen ajalta' (FIN)
21.1. Hämeen Sanomat: 'Lootuksen kukka aukeaa helposti' (FIN)
2004:
May My Thuat Vietnam: '1+ 1 +1' (Vietnam)
4.5. Tienphong Chu Nhat: '1 + 1 + 1' (Vietnam)
25.4. Hanoi Moi: 'Phep cong huyen dieu!' (Hanoi, Vietnam)
25.4. Lao Dong: 'Co ba nguoi dan ba dang ve' (Vietnam)
19.4. Hanoi Moi: 1 + 1 + 1 (Hanoi, Vietnam)
March/Apr Asian Art News: 'In Search Of Global Identities' (Hong Kong)
2003:
Dec/Jan2004 art4d: 'World between the Worlds' (Thailand)
nro38 Expatrium: 'Pitkä tie taiteilijaksi' (FIN)
2002:
13.8. Turun Sanomat: 'Yhdessä tekeminen on parasta' (FIN)
13.7. Turun Sanomat: 'Artella on monet kasvot' (FIN)
Jul-Aug Salo TV: 'Veturitallissa nyt' (FIN)
13.7. Salon Seudun Sanomat: 'Veturitallissa monip. näyttely' (FIN)
12.6. Laitilan Sanomat: 'Välähdyksiä myyttien maailmasta' (FIN)
Jan/Feb Asian Art News: 'A Communication of Understanding' (Hong Kong)
Jan/Feb Matkamedia: 'Vietnam, Aasian lohikäärme' (FIN)
Dec/Jan art4d: 'No work is good work' (Thailand)
2001:
June Vietnam Economic Times/Guide: 'In the Frame' (Vietnam)
May East Magazine/Guide: 'Exhibitions' (Singapore)
2000:
Sep/Oct Asian Art News: 'Maritta Nurmi at Salon Natasha' (Hong Kong)
27.4. Lao Dong: 'Den voi phuong Dong tu xu so bang tuyet' (Vietnam)
20.4. Vietnam News: 'Finnish Artist discovers Silver Lining on canvas' (Vietnam)
16.4. Tienphong Chu Nhat: 'Ban do cho the gioi vo hinh' (Vietnam)
10-16.4. Vietnam Investment Review/Time Out: 'Finnish Artist maps Path to Things Unseen' (Vietnam)
8.4. Van Hoa The Thao: 'Trien lam cua Maritta Nurmi' (Vietnam)
April Vietnam Economic Times/Guide: 'Changing places' (Vietnam)
1999:
Nov/Dec Asian Art News: 'Cries, Whispers and Remembrances' (HK)
Aug Eeva Magazine: 'Vietnam, mon amour' (FIN)
30.7. The Times: 'Art without Borders' (California, USA)
22.7. Asianweek: 'The Past in the Present' (California, USA)
16.7. Viet Mercury: 'Noi chuyen voi cac hoa sy da tung lam viec o Vietnam' (California, USA)
8.7. The Santa Fe New Mexican: 'Art is Life' (New Mexico, USA)
1998:
19.5. Helsingin Sanomat/Viikkoliite: 'Taidetta Hanoista olohuoneeseen' (FIN)
16.5. Turun Sanomat: 'Maritta Nurmi asuu Hanoissa' (FIN)
7.5. Suomenmaa; 'Hanoin henki Oulussa viela instantasteella' (FIN)
7.5. Kansan Tahto: 'Hanoin henki siirtyy Ouluun' (FIN)
1.5. Kaleva: 'Natasha ja hänen galleriansa' (FIN)
1997:
1.10. Vietnam Economic Times/Guide: 'Under the Mountains' (Vietnam)
1995:
18.10. Turun Sanomat: 'Värikylläistä elämää' (FIN)
17.3. Hämeen Sanomat: 'Turkulaiset toivat tilpehöörin Hämeenlinnaan' (FIN)
1994:
24.8. Turkulainen: 'Mandi löysi paikkansa' (FIN)
8.6. Huvudstadsbladet: 'Kranier, Kattguld, Disneysilhuetter' (FIN)
2.5. Vietnam Investment Review: 'Finn gives European style a Vietnamese flavour' (Vietnam)
1993:
30.6. Turun Sanomat: 'Raision risteyksessä on henkeä' (FIN)