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Elina Ruohonen

Selected Curriculum Vitae
Visual Artist, born 1970, Kaarina, Finland
Living and working in Art House Turku, Finland
p. +358 (0)41-5046461
e-mail: elinaruohonen@hotmail.com
http://www.elinaruohonen.net
https://www.instagram.com/elina.ruohonen.artist/
http://www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/fi/taiteilijat/2189

ART EDUCATIONS
2001 Tampere Polytechnic School / Art and media, Post graduate studies
1998-2000 Tampere Polytechnic School / Art and media, Visual Artist BA
1995 Krasnojarsk Art Institute, RU
1991-1995 Kankaanpää Art Institute FI

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2026 RESET Art MuseumTurku Studio, FI
2026 Resource Collections: Shared Futures gallery Aura, Turku, FI
2025 Collaboration and Resonation, Gumbostrand Konst & Form, FI
2024 Influencers and Others, Gallery Aski, Turku, FI
2024 Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, FI
2024 Makers Gallery, Vaasa,FI
2023 JetSet, KUBU Kulturhus, Björkboda (Ruohonen& Meri Westlin)
2021 Gallery Harmaja, Oulu
2021 Gallery Bronda, Helsinki
2021 Gallery Aura, Turku
2018 Scenarios, Gallery Aura, Turku, Finland
2017 Seperation of Powers, tm-gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2016 Roots & culture ja Jälkeinen aika, Gallery Aura, Turku
2015 The Other Side, Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Piece of cake and sea landscapes, (Ruohonen, Immonen )Korpoström, Finland
2013 Swap tm-gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2012 P.O.I.N.T. (Ruohonen, Keskinen), Art Hall of Porvoo, Finland
2012 Enough, Gallery Joella, Turku, Finland
2011 Double, Gallery Jangva, Helsinki, Finland
2009 Through painting, Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, Finland
2009 Through painting, Art Center Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland
2007 Web orientated, Gallery Ama, Turku, Finland
2005 Minimum Kosmos – Own happines, Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland 2003 Hallucination and cotton candy, Art Center Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland
2001 Spaces between, Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland
2001 On the surfase, Galleria d`Arte Contatto, Venice, Italy
2000 My sea, tm-Gallery, Helsinki, FI

JOIN EXHIBITIONS

2026 ENCORE Art Museum Tampere FI
2026 St. Henry’s Ecumenical Art Chapel, Turku, with Wäinö Aaltonen FI
2025 Nord Art, International Art Exhibition, Germany
2025 Gallery Rankka, Helsinki, FI
2024 Truly Yours Art Museum of Salo FI
2024 HAA-galleria, Helsinki FI
2023 Balance, Purnu, FI
2022 Überhund, Art Museum of Salo FI
2022 Ars Pori FI
2021 ExpeditioNova, st.Spiritus Greiswald, Germany
2020 Naisia Naamioita ja Villiä luontoa, Art Museum of Kerava FI
2020 ”The First International Urban Art Exchange, New Zealand and Turku FI
2019-2020, Art Hall, FI
2019 XXIV Mänttä Art Festival FI
2019 Art Hall Turku FI
2019 Fresh Paint, Painters union 90 anniversary exhibition Art Museum of Lappeenranta
2017 Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, FI
2016 Gallery Aura, Turku, FI
2015 Sample, Contemporay paintings, Museum of Wäinö Aaltonen, Turku FI
2015 II International exhibition, Gulf of Finland 2015, Saint Petersburg, RU
2015 Roots, Kankaanpää, 50- anniversary exhibition FI
2015 Olohuone 306,4 km2 – installation, Turku, FI
2014 Gulf of Finland 2014, Finland, Russian, Estonia
2014 My Water, Art Manor of Kuusisto, FI
2014 Virtaa, Gallery Å, Turku, FI
2014 Virtaa, Gallery 5, Oulu, FI
2013 Artist association of Turku, the 89. year exhibition, Gallery of Brinkkala, Turku
2012 Schauraum, Gallery Nolte, Munster, Germany
2012 Finnish union of artist associations, Art museum of Hyvinkää FI
2012 Pirkanmaa 5. Triennal, IHMISEN MITTAA, Bargain-group FI
2012 YHTÄ JUHLAA, Art museum of Wäinö Aaltonen, Turku FI
2012 SATAMAPAIKKA, Suomen Joutsen, Turku FI
2012 SEA, Bargain-group, Tampere, Odensen, Tarto. Finland- Denmark-Estonia
2011 New States of contemporary Art, Gallery Michael Nolte, Germany
2011 Mänttä artfestival, Honour your Father and Mother, (FI)
2011 IN THIS AGE, gallery TILA, Helsinki (FI)
2011 NYT2011, Together, contemporary art in Naantali and Raisio(FI)
2010 Artist 2010, Finnish artist 115.th exhibition(FI)
2010 Art in distribution cabinet, Tampere Contemporary Art museum (FI)
2010 International Exhibition KIC Nord Art, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2010 Mänttä, Terrible joy, Bargain-group 2010 Head ahead, – cultural project, Tampere,(FI)
2009 Money, Money, Money, Harkko Art Museum Of Raisio, (FI)
2009 Pirkanmaa 4 th. Triennal, Tampere, (FI)
2006 Pirkanmaan triennaal, Directors cut, TR 1, Tampere, (FI)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2026 Aski Huudossa, Gallery Huuto FI
2025  Gallery K41, Bryssel (B)
2024 Seasister, Meren uusi kerros, Suomen Joutsen Turku (FI)
2022 Yllin Kyllin Arft House Turku, FI
2021 Seasisters, Ponsia, Turku (FI)
2021 Die Seasisters im Anthropozän, Rostock
2019 Seasisters, Art Hall of Vaasa (FI)
2018 Seasisters in Anthropocene, Örö, Finland (FI)
2018 15 minutes to Go, Gallery Rankka, Helsinki (FI)
2017 The Three, moosehausegallery, Tampere, (FI)
2015 Nordic season, MeetiNGArt gallery, Lissabon, Portugal
2008 Love without boundaries, Gallerie Kritiku, Praque, Czech
2007 Bargainia, bargainia, Stockmann, Tampere, (FI)
2007 Spirit ensable, Villa Keisarinharju, 5-y. celebration exhibition, Kaivanto, (FI)
2007 Love without boundaries, Taidekeskus Mältinranta, (FI)
2006 With or Without, Art Museum of Varkaus, (Keskinen, Kirstinä), (FI)
2006 Postfordian weight and living Indexes Bargain-group, Museum of Labor, Tampere, and Goethe Institute, Helsinki, (FI) and Arte galerie N, Munchen, Germany
2005 coloring book, Gallery Kaapeli, Turku, Finland and Helsinki, (FI)
2004 Signs of labour, Munchen, Germany
2003 Bargain=Löytö, Museum of Labor, Tampere, (FI)

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
HUS / Helsinki University Hospital
HAM Art Museum of Helsinki
Art Museum of Oulu
WAM Art Museum of Turku,
Art Museum of Tampere,
City of Turku,
Finnish Government`s Art collection,
Municipality of Ylöjärvi, Finland Medical care of Pirkanmaa, Finland,
The City of Tampere, Finland,
The Foundation of Raimo Anttila, Finland Museum of Lenin, Tampere, Finland,
The City of Kaarina, Finland,
The Art Institute of Kankaanpää, Finland
Private collections

PUBLIC WORKS
2021 TYKS Majakkasairaala / Turku University Hospital (FI)
2015 City of Turku, Braheskolan, (FI)
2011-2012 Luhtaa daycare, Tampere, Finn-Medi oy, Tampere, Finland City of Tampere office, Finland, Jussinkylä day nursery, Tampere, Finland, Lumisuo hall of residence, Kankaanpää, Finland, The City of Jurbargas, Lithuania

BARGAIN-PERFORMANCES 2003 – 2010

GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP
2026 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2024 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, working grant
2024  TOP Foundation
2024 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Seasisters
2023 Turku, Saskia, scholarship
2023 Art Museum of Turku
2023 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, working grant
2023 City of Turku
2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2020 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2020 Art Museum of Turku
2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Seasisters
2019 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, working grant
2019 City of Åbo, Artist Grant
2019 Svenska Kulturfondet, Seasisters
2018 Konstsamfundet, Seasisters
2018 Art Museum of Turku, Seasisters
2018 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Seasisters
2018 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, 1/2 working grant
2017 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Southwest Finland, 1/2 working grant
2017 City of Åbo, Artist Grant
2016 Saskia- scolarship 2015 Art council of Varsinais-Suomi , working grant
2014 Finnish Cultural Foundation, 1 year working grant
2013 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Public display grant
2013 Art Union of Turku, Foundation of Helena Bruun
2013 City of Turku
2012 Union of Finnish Art Associations, ASPA
2012 Art council of Varsinais-Suomi , 1 year working
2009 Nililo Helander foundation
2007 City of Tampere, artistic work scholarship
2006 Art council of Finland
2005 Art council of Finland
2003 Tunkua scholarship for exhibition
2002 The Arts council of Pirkanmaa, for ½ year artistic work

MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish painters Union,
Artists association of Tampere,
Artists association of Turku
Aski-Group, Gallery Aski, Turku, artist led gallery
SeaSisters: Kati Immonen, Mari Krappala, Elina Ruohonen, Tiina Vainio