Merja Kupari
Born 1959
Studies:
2002 Pekka Halonen Academy,
Basic vocational qualification in communications,
Art and Media culture, Visual Artist
1978 Upper secondary
school of Riihimäen
lukio
Members:
2005 - 2008 Cabinet member/secretary of Vantaa
Artists Association
2004 Aspirant
member of Finnish Painters´ Union
2002 Ordinary
member of Vantaa Artists Association
2007 Member
of client of Kuvasto ry: yes
Coming solo exhibitions:
2012
Yes,
it was so, Gallery Kapriisi, Tampere
Solo exhibitions:
2011
Was it after all,
Gallery Viileä Punainen, Helsinki
2010
Let´s
have fun, Pisto-gallery, Vantaa
2009
Sidottuni, Ava Gallery, Helsinki
2009
Tiger
lily, Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa
2009
Traces and tails,
Järnät, Järvenpää Hall
2008
Teardrops
and smile, Suopursu, Vantaa
2006
Medulla,
Gallery Stoa, Helsinki
2006
Paintings, Hospital
Peijas, Vantaa
2006
Metulla,
Gallery Nunes, Helsinki
2003
What is it in a woman,
Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa
2003
Momentary
drama, ABB Inc, Finland
Foreign Group
exhibitions:
2009
II Artfestival,
Galeria do Palácio, Porto,
Portugal
2008
The Art Career, Forja, Valencia, Spain
2006
The third meeting –
International Art Show,
the
art gallery of Xiamen University,
China
2005 Group exhibition of Cable
Factory Artists and Vantaa Artists Association, Fengersfors,
Sweden
Coming Group exhibitions:
2012
Dreams into Reality, Gallery Fogga, Helsinki
Group exhibitions:
2011
Around, Group exhibition
of Vantaa Artists Association, Flamingo, Vantaa
2011
Artforum,
Fair Center, Helsinki
2011
There is nobody here, Gallery Vuotalo, Helsinki
2010
There is nobody here, Gallery Uusikuva,
Kotka
2010
Early
dreams, Gallery Férin, Helsinki
2008
The Art Career, Ava Gallery, Helsinki
2008
Shadow
and light, color and white, Taidepanimo, Lahti
2011-02
Group exhibitions
of Vantaa Artists Association
2007
Group
exhibition of Ars Jok´vars 07, Jämsä
2005
Eyes
Open, Group exhibition of Vantaa Artists
Association,
Vantaa Art
Museum
2004-02
Group exhibitions
of Artport, Viitasaari
2003
Taidemylly,
Kerava Art Museum
2003
With
Love, group exhibition by Probleemiryhmä, Gallery Kanneltalo, Helsinki
2002
The
treasure seekers, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2002
Final project
exhibition by Pekka Halonen Academy, Cable
Factory, Helsinki
2000
Emotional
human being, Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka
Presented in
Collections:
The
Evangelical Lutherab congregation of Vantaa
Private
collections
Artist Grants:
2008
Travel Grant
for Groups, Arts Council of Finland
2010, 08, 05
Artist
Grant of the Comittee for Leisure and Recreation
in
Vantaa
Prize contest:
2002
The second prize in
design contest by Tuusula,
Finland
