Anita Jensen Born 1957 Helsinki, Finland STUDIES 2002 Non-Toxic Intaglio Printmaking Workshop at Grafisk Experimentarium Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark 1994-2000 Advanced studies in photography, printmaking, bookbinding and papermaking in The Academy of Fine Arts and University of Art and Design UIAH, Helsinki 1997 Washi Papermaking Workshop, Tosa Washi Village, Kochi, Ino, Japan 1981-86 The Academy of Fine Arts SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 IMPACT 6-International Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking Conference in Bristol 2008 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki Gallery Pictor, Nummela 2006 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki Gallery Orton, Helsinki 2004 Atelier 31 Gallery, Seattle USA Malkki Museum, Tampere 2001 De Crescenzo & Viesti, Galleria D arte Contemporanea, Rooma, Italy 2000 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki Gallery G, Helsinki 1
1993 As a winner of The Competition for Young Graphicers, several exhibitions in Railway Stations in Finland, WWF and State Railways Gallery G, Helsinki 1992 Gallery of the Finnish Painters Union, Helsinki 1989 The Art Museum of Tampere, Runner-up for Young Artist of the Year Gallery Harmonia, Jyväskylä 1987 Gallery of The Association of Finnish Printmakers, Helsinki Gallery Grafiart, Turku SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010 Billnäs Art Gallery, Billnäs The XV Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä Secret An Exhibition of The Cooperative of Artisan, Designers and Artists in Fiskars/The Granary Fiskars 2006 The Association of Finnish Printmakers, Lahti Art Brewery, Lahti Light and Shadow, Mirror Images of Northen Sky, Viinistu Artmuseum, Estonia 2005 The Flower of Deth, The Graphic Artist Association of Lahti, Lahti Art Brewery, Lahti Passing Energy, Open Air Gallery, UIAH and The Association of Finnish Printmakers, Helsinki Ecoes from East, Kisko Kivimakasiini, Kisko Gallery Echo, The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki 2003 Northern European Print Art Exhibition, Chiak Art Hall, Wonju Hanji Festival, South-Korea " " " ", Kim Nae Hyun Art Gallery, Seoul, South-Korea 2002 KIAF - Korea International Art Fair 2002 Pusan, South -Korea, Gallery Uusitalo and Gallery Pyo from Seoul. 2001 Litle-Big-Little, The 70 th Anniversary of The Association of Finnish Printmakers, Helsinki Axis, 40 Finnish Photographers and Printmakers Portfolio Exhibition in Media Center Lume UIAH, Helsinki Graphia Borea, Prints from Finland, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki 2
Highlights in Nordic Photogravyr, Gallen- Kallela Museum, Helsinki Hockey Flowers, Works from The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection at Gallery Forum Box, Helsinki 1999 Tunne, Group Exhibition, BIO -99, House of Science in Helsinki, Association of Finnish Artist s Photopolymergravyr Exhibition, Museum of Photography, Helsinki What is Real, The Finnish Photography Triennial, Art Hall Helsinki and Mikkeli Art Museum 1997 Exhibition of The Artist s Aassociation of Helsinki 1996 Gallery Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki 1995 Nightmare, Gravure Exhibition, Into Gallery, Helsinki, Laterna Magica, Helsinki; Victor Barsokevitch Photographic Center, Kuopio; Nykyaika Photographic Center, Tampere; Iisalmi Photograph Biennial; Rantagalleria, Oulu; Zebra Gallery, Karjaa; Gallery Artic, Vaasa 1994 Gallery Sirius, Jyväskylä Stone, Wood and Paper, Exhibition, Hyvinkää Publishing Exhibition of Art Graphic Collection of Repola, Helsinki 1993 Mänttä Fine Art Exhibition Acid- The Seacret Life of Graphic Art, Helsinki City Art Museum 1992 Touch, Villa Roma, Ruissalo 1991 Gallerie Graphiart, Turku 1989, -92 Pro Graphica Triennial, Gallery Mino, Lohja Maila Talvio Salon, Hartola Hyvinkää Art Museum 1987 Kemi Art Museum Poriginal Gallery, Pori 3
1986 Gallery Duetto, Helsinki Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka 1984, -85, -87 Exhibition of Young Artists, Art Hall, Helsinki 1984, -86,-88 Annual Exhibition, The Finnish Society of Artists, Art Hall, Helsinki -92, 2000 1983, -84 The Gallery of Kaivopuisto, Helsinki SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 2010 International exhibition of Art and Design, Kyoto Mucipal Museum of Art, Kyoto International exhibition of Art Gallery Kei-fu, Kyoto 2009 International exhibition of Art Gallery Kei-fu, Kyoto International exhibition of Art and Design, Kyoto Muncipal Museum of Ar, Kyoto 2008 21 th Kyoto Art Festival, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan 2002 10 th International Print Triennial, Graphica Creativa, Jyväskylä 12 th Space International Print Biennial Seoul, South-Korea 2001 Relativities, 4 th British International Miniature Print Exhibition, Bristol UK Highlights in Nordic Photography, Photographic Festival of Houston, Winter Street Art Center and Southeast Museum of Photography USA 6 th International Biennal of Graphics of The Baltic Sea Countries / Kaliningrad - Köningsberg 2 nd World festival of Art on Paper, Ljubljana, Slovenia 12 th Tallinn Print Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia The 4 th Sapporo International Print Biennale, Sapporo, Japan 11 th Print Triennal of Tallinn, Estonia 1997 Hojlys & Dybtryk III-Fotogravyren i Norden, Museum of Photography, Odense and Kopenhagen, Denmark, and in Oslo, Norway 1996 The 3 rd Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Japan 4
1995 Sand and Stone, II Baltic Sea States Triennial of Graphic Art, Gdansk, Poland 1992 9 th Tallinn Print Triennial, Estonia Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm, Sweden 1991 Nordic Graphic Art Now, Sweden 1989 18 th Ljubljana International Print Biennial, Jugoslavia De Gravure de Menton, Les Pays Nordiques, France 1987 The Third European Triennial of Engravings in Grado, Italy The Seventh Miniprint International, Cadaques, Spain International Graphic Triennial in Vaasa 1986 International Graphic Art Biennial, Cracow, Poland Intergrafic, Katowice, Poland FINNISH ART EXHIBITIONS ABROAD (INVITED) 2000 Finnish Contemporary Graphic Art Exhibition, Kiova 1999 Finnish Contemporary Graphics, Residence of Finnish Foreign Office, Windhoek Museum, Namibia Appointments, Finnish-Japanese Art Exhibition, Kyoto International Community House Gallery, Japan Finnish Contemporary Art, Museum Judetan Teleorman, Aleksandria, Romania 1997 Finnish Contemporary Graphics, Residence of Finnish Foreign Office, Cape Town, South Africa Kaiku / Echo, Group Exhibition of The Teachers of The Department of Art from University of Art and Design, UIAH, Helsinki, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia Meetings, Finnish Contemporary Graphics, Gallery Tosa Washi Village; Tosa, Ino, Japan 1994, -97 Repola Collection, Touring Exhibition in Europe and USSR 5
1989-90 Finnish Contemporary Graphics and Drawings Exhibition, Jugoslavia Exhibition of Finnish Art, Baku, Azerbaizhan 1987-89 Finnish Contemporary Art, Germany 1986 Finnish Graphic Artists, Södertälje, Sweden COLLECTIONS Parliament of Finland The Museum of Amos Andersson The Finnish State Art Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki Art Museums of Tampere, Kemi, Kouvola, Hämeenlinna, Oulu and Jyväskylä. Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum The City of Kemi, Helsinki, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kotka, Raisio and Varkaus Wihuri Foundation, Rovaniemi Art Museum Muncipality of Lohja Pohjola Collection IVO Collection State Railway Collection WWF Collection Repola Collection Muncipality of Södertälje, Sweden The National Museum of Warshaw The Tallinn Print Triennal s Art Collection, Estonia The Collection of Saastamoinen Säätiö The Collection of Paulon Säätiö The Collection of Kerava Art Foundation Museum of Contemporary Art, Tampere The Collection of Finnish Cultural Foundation The Collection of Sara Hilde n Foundation The Collection of Museet For Fotokunst, Oodense, Denmark The Collection of Pusan Muncipal Art Museum, South Korea The Albertina Museum, Vienna AWARDS 2008 22 nd Kyoto City Art Festival, International Art and Design exhibition, Kyoto Mayor s Prize 2002 The 12 th Space International Print Biennial, Seoul, South Korea In The Series of Space Grand Prize; Selected Prize 2001 Kaliningrad-Köningsberg Graphic Biennial, Honourable mention 11 th The Tallinn Print Triennial, 1 st prize 1997 Finnish National Gallery ex libris Competition, Finland, 1 st prize 6
1993 The State Railwys and WWF Art Competition,1 st prize 1992 Pro Graphica Triennial, Gallery Mino, Lohja,1 st prize 1989 Runner-up for Young Artist of The Year -89 1987 International Print Triennial of Young Artist, Vaasa, 1 st prize Exhibition of Young Artist, Helsinki, Saskia Scolarship MEMBERSHIPS The Association of Finnish Printmakers The Artist s Association of Helsinki STUDY/ WORKING TRIPS Italy, France, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, USA, Estonia and Denmark. 7