Satu-Minna Suorajärvi
Curriculum vitae
Born 1967 Helsinki, Finland
satuminna@icloud.com
www.satu-minna.com
Mobile +358 50 573 4099
Education:
1988-1993 MD, Licentiate of medicine, The University of Helsinki
2001-2008 MFA in sculpture, The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
Solo exhibitions:
2019 The Loss of Small Details, Kunsthalle Turku
2017 Unmakable Forms, Gallery Lapinlahti, Helsinki
2016 Interrupted continuum, GalleriaKONE, Hämeenlinna
2014 Passage, Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki
2012 Edit Curves, Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki
2012 Disciplinary Institution, Mältinranta Art Center, Tampere
2009 Source of Light, Gallery Huuto, Helsinki
2009 Flowing Light, Gallery Rajatila, Tampere
2007 Black Perspective, Kasarmikatu gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2004 Installations, Kasarmikatu gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 The Helsinki Artists' Association takes media art to Oodi, Oodi Library, Helsinki
2018-2019 Con Amore, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi
2018 Pyhäniemi Manor, Hollola
2018 Object 4, Espoo Kunsthalle, Espoo
2018 Takeover, Media art group Krups, Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki
2018 Art Cache Helsinki, Töölön Kisahalli
2018 Nordic3DExpo, Otaniemi
2017 Nordic3DExpo, Vantaa
2016 Entropy - Out of Chaos or was it vice versa, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi
2016 3DSTEP, Tampere Hall 2016 Nordic3DExpo, Vantaa
2015 Urban Space 2015, Helsinki Design Week
2015 New and Newest, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi
2015 Wir Frauen We women Me naiset, Galerie Toolbox, Berlin
2015 Pimeä talo, Aleksanterin linna, Tampere
2014 Köyhät teillä on aina luonanne, Kemi Art Museum, Kemi
2013 Sculptur, Heute!, Berlin
2013 Art Expo, New York
2013 Art goes Kapakka, Helsinki
2011 Horizon, Espa Stage, Helsinki
2010 Garden of Thoughts, Staffas, Porvoo
2009 Do not cover, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Sweden
2009 Sense of Reality, Hyvinkään Art Museum, Hyvinkää
2009 Dark House, Tampere
2008 Flower Power, Rauma Biennale Balticum, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma
2008 Art of Humanity, XIII Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä
2007 Final Exhibition of the Fine Art Academy, Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki
2007 Lens Politica, Kasarmikatu gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2006 Helvetin luterilaista suorittamista, Kemi Art Museum, Kemi
2006 Fragile! Kostnärshus Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Gallery Napa, Rovaniemi
2004 White, Fiskars
2005 Copper light, Pori Art Museum
Awards:
2019 1. prize, Växjö City Hall and Central Station, Sweden, Public sculpture competition
2017 1. prize, Satahospital, Public sculpture competition
2012 Special prize, SOK graveyard sculpture competition
2012 Special prize, Porvoo Art Factory, Public sculpture competition
2011 2. Prize, Seinäjoki Hospital Y-house, Public sculpture competition
Public Art Works:
2022 The Hiisi, Lohja
2021 The Skydiving, Växjö City Hall and Central Station, Sweden
2018 The Dew drops, Satahospital, Pori
2017 The Parkour, Vuores Tampere
2013 Do leaves breath? Naantali
Grants:
2022 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Project Grant
2022 Art Council of Finland, Covid Grant
2021 Art Council of Finland, Covid Grant
2019 Art Council of Finland, Project Grant
2017 Art Council of Finland, Project Grant
2016 Art Council of Finland, Project Grant
2015 Helsinki city, Project Grant
2015 Art Council of Finland, Travel Grant
2015 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Project Grant
2014 Art Council of Finland, Public display Grant
2013 Art Council of Finland, Project Grant
2012 Art Council of Finland, Project Grant
2011 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Project Grant
2011 Art Council of Finland, Public display Grant
2010 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Working Grant
2009 Kordelin Foundation, Project Grant
2009 Art Council of Finland, Project Grant
2007 Art Council of Finland, Studio Grant
Works in collections:
The
State Collection of Finland
The Wihuri Art Collection
The Pori Art Museum
Confidential posts:
2014-2015 The Artists's Association of Finland, Chairperson
2015 MU-agreement Committee, The Ministry of Education and Culture, Member of the Board
2015-2017 Percent for Art Committee, The Ministry of Education and Culture, Member of the Board
2016-2023 The Gerda and Salomo Wuorio Foundation, Vicechairperson
2015-2019 The Finnish Artists's Studio Foundation, Vicechairperson
2014-2015 The Kunsthalle Helsinki, Member of the Board
2011-2013 The Association of Finnish Sculptors, Member of the Board
Art teaching:
2022-2023 The Academy of Fine Arts, Digital sculpture
2017-2022 The Aalto University, Digital sculpture
2018 Let's 1,2,3 VR, VR-workshop collaboration with The Finnish Institute in London,
Lighthouse and Kruks media art group, Brighton
Memberships:
The Association of Finnish Sculptors
The Helsinki Artists' Association
Kuvasto
Krups media art group