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EDUCATION
1983-86 BA(hons), West Surrey College of Art and Design, England,
Glass, 3-dimensional design
1981-82 University of Helsinki, Finland, design and product planning for
small and medium-size industries
1979-80 University of Tampere, Finland, History of Art
1972-74 Kankaanpää Art School, Kankaanpää, Finland
ACTIVITIES
1995- Glass Studio Taru Syrjänen, Tampere, Finland
1991 Designer: Hackman Iittala Oy Ab / Iittala Glass, Finland
1988-90 Designer: Iittala-Nuutajärvi Oy / Iittala Glass, Finland
1988 Freelance designer: Nuutajärvi Glass of Iittala-Nuutajärvi Oy, Finland
1985-87 Freelance designer: Nuutajärvi Glassworks of Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Finland
1982-84 Freelance product designer: Humppila Glassworks, Finland
1981 Practising product designer: Humppila Glassworks, Finland
1978,79 Teacher on summer courses: Art Happening in Hämeenkyrö (ceramics)
1976-80 Teacher: Pirkkala Open College for Adults (ceramics)
1975-81 Ceramics Studio Taru Syrjänen, Tampere, Finland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Varkaus Art Museum, Artist's 25th Anniversary Exhibition
2005 Design Year 2005: Täky-Gallery, Lappeenranta, Finland
2004-2005 The Finnish Institute in Madrid, Spain, "Impresiones Nordicas"
2000 Voipaala Art Center, Valkeakoski, Finland
Invitation exhibition, Arts Council of Pirkanmaa
2000 Tampere-house, Tampere, Finland, "Glass Garden"
1999 Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, "Strata II", with Satu Syrjänen
1998 Gallery Räikkälä, Kankaanpää, Finland, invitation exhibition
1998 Museum of Häme, Tampere, Finland, "Strata", with Satu Syrjänen
1992 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki Finland, Uniting 3", with Satu Syrjänen
1991 Gallery IXIA, Tampere Finland, "Uniting 2", with Satu Syrjänen
1990 Iittala Glass Museum, Iittala, Finland, “From an Idea to the Product”
1990 New York Tabletop & Accessories Show, New York, USA
1988 Gallery Verkaranta, Tampere, Finland, "Uniting", with Satu Syrjänen
1986-88 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland, WSCAD unique collection
GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND
2005 Mäntyharjun Marmorisali, Mäntyharju, Finland
2005 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, "Finnish Glass Lives 5"
2005 TR1, Finlayson, Tampere, MODUS, "Pirkanmaa designs 1"
2004-2005 Villa Keisarinharju, Kangasala, "Arte & Psyke"
2003-2004 Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere, "Material & Message"
2003 The National Museum of Finland, Helsinki, Taiko 20th Anniversary exhibition
2001 Museum of Lohja, "Glass lives" / Finnish Glass Museum
2001 Gallery Villa Jankovsky, Kajaani
2000 Haihara Art Center, Tampere, Voipaala Art Center,Valkeakoski
2000 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland, “Finnish Glass Lives 4”
1998 Haihara Art Center, Tampere, “Mode -98”
1998 Design Forum, Helsinki, “Finnish Design 10”
1995 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, “Finnish Glass Lives 3”
1994 Hvitcat Gallery, Hvitträsk
1993 Nuutajärvi glass factory gallery, “Glass Session”
1992 Nuutajärvi glass factory gallery, “Glass Session”
1991 Iittala glass factory summer exhibition, “Glass Fantasy”
1991 Nuutajärvi glass factory gallery
1990 Kankaanpää Art School 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Kankaanpää
1990 Old Library House Gallery, Tampere
1990 Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki, “Finnish Design 1990”
1990 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, “Finnish Glass Lives 2”
1990 Arabia-Esplanadi Gallery, Helsinki, “Glass Visit”
1986 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, “Finnish Glass Lives 1”
1979 Museum of Modern Art, Tampere
1978 Hämeenkyrö Art Happening
1976 Museum of Modern Art, Tampere
1974 Art Museum, Tampere, 41st Anniversary Exhibition of the Tampere Artists Association
GROUP EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE
2005 Steninge Palace Cultural Centre, Märsta, Sweden,
"Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass"
2004 Gallery Sala Barna, Barcelona, Spain, "Transparent Minds" -glass installation
2001-2004 "Finandia - Vanguardia en Vidrio", organised by the Finnish Glass Museum
"Fazination glas - Tendenzen in der Finnischen glasskunst":
2004 Galerie Brigitte Kurzendörfer Schloss Glassmuseum, Pilsach, Germany
2004 Glasmuseum Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany
2003-2004 Stadsmuseum Schleswig, Schleswig, Germany
2003 Felleshuis Galleri, Berlin, Germany
2003 Museo de Historia Mexicana, Monterrey, Mexico
2002-2003 Franz Mayer Museum, México, Mexico
2002 Museo do Vidro, Marinha Grande, Portugal
2001 Museo de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
2001 Fundacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain
2003 The Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary: "Material & Message",
2002-2003 "Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass 2002":
Steninge Palace Cultural Centre, Märsta, Sweden; Hadeland Glassverk, Norway
2000-2002 Nordic Glass 2000:
2002 Fossakleiberg, Norway
2001-2002 M.K. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
2001 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
2000 "Den Nordatlantiske Brygge", Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 “Forsiktig Glass! - Selected Nordic Glass Art”, Hå Gamle Prestegard, Norway
1991-94 Vidrio Finlandes Contemporaneo / Contemporary Finish Glass,
organized by Museum of Art and Design Finland:
1994 Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal
1993 Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal, Rabat, Morocco
1991-92 Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio, La Granja, Secovia,
Cenre Permanent d’Artesania, Barcelona,
de la Generalitat de Catalonya, Barcelona, Spain
1991-93 “Art of Glass and Tapestry”, organized by Museum of Art and Design Finland
1993 Santiago de Chile, Chile
1992 Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Córdoba, Argentine
1991 Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, Brazil
1992 Neues Glas in Finland / New Glass in Finland, organized by Finnish Glass Museum
Nürberg, München, Germany; Graz, Austria; Solothurn, Switzerland
1989 NK-Gallery, Made in Tavastland, Stockholm, Sweden
1987-88 “Finnish Glass”, organized by Finnish Glass Museum
Museum of Applied Arts, Tallinn; Museum of Art and Design, Moscow,
Hermitage Art Museum, Leningrad
1987,88 Frankfurt International Fair, Germany
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS
1991 The Museum of Modern Art New York, “Purje” vase-series in sales collection
1990 The International Design Yearbook 1990/91, England, work “Kesä”
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Finnish Institute in Madrid, Spain
The Museum of Applied Arts, Budabest, Hungary
Finnish Foreign Ministry
Museum of Applied Arts (Finnish Designmuseum), Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
City of Tampere, Museum of Modern Art, Finland
Private collections in Finland and abroad
MEMBERSHIPS
2006 Artists O
2001- MODUS, Pirkanmaa Association of Art and Design, Finland
1986- ORNAMO/TAIKO, Finnish Association of Designers, Helsinki, Finland
1975-2001 INTERI, Association of Art & Design, Tampere, Finland
GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS
2006 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2005 Oskar Öflund Foundation, Finland
2004 Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, Finland
2003 National Council for Design, Helsinki, Finland
2002 City of Tampere, Finland
2001 National Council for Design, Helsinki, Finland
2000,99 Oskar Oflund Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
1999 Board for Compensation Grants to Visual Artists
1997 City of Tampere, Finland
1997,99 National Council for Crafts and Design
1994 County of Häme, Commission for Art, Finland
1992 Arabia Cultural Foundation, Finland
1990 Finnish Cultural Foundation / Fund of Häme
1987,91,93 Central Art Council, Finland
1985 Nuutajärvi Glassworks / Oy Wärtsilä Ab
1980, 83 County of Häme, Finland
1979 Finnish Cultural Foundation / Fund of Pirkanmaa
1978,79,83,88 City of Tampere, Finland