M E R J A H E I N O
HelsinkI, Finland
Tel. +358 (0)50 4415655
firstname. lastname.art (ät) gmail.com
• EDUCATION
1989–95 Degrees in Painting/ Visual Art in Taidekoulu MAA – Artschool
1978–88 Helsinki University of Technology (Aalto Universoty), Otaniemi / Department of Architecture
1998-99 Courses in Helsinki University of Art and Design
• MEMBERSHIPS
Artists’ Association MUU
Finnish Painters’ Union
Helsinki Artists’ Association
Finnish Parlaments Arcadia Society
• WORKS IN COLLECTIONS in Finland
Tampere Art Museum
Raimo Anttila Foundation
HUS Helsinki University Hospital Art Collection
Kouvola Art Museum Poikilo
Finnish Parliament’s Art Collection
Helsinki City Art Museum
The Finnish Government’s Collection (The Cabinet, the Entrancehall of the Prime Minister; the Ministry of Education, ect.)
A. Ahlström Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Elisa Communications, Helsinki, Finland
Nokia Mobile Phones, Finland
Reader’s Digest Ab – Oy Valitut Palat, Helsinki, Finland
Kämp Hotel, Helsinki, Finland
The Union of Technical Employees, Majvik, Finland
Union Women’s Rights Federation in Finland, Helsinki, Finland
• SOLO EXHIBITIONS in Finland
2024 Upcoming: Gallery A2, Helsinki
2023 Upcoming: Makers’ Gallery, Vaasa
2023 Upcoming Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2023 Galleria Duetto, Helsinki
2021 Taikka Gallery, Järvenpää
2020 Gallery Longa, Artists’s House Ars Longa, Helsinki
2019 Promenade Gallery, Hyvinkää
2019 Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka
2019 Gallery Saskia, Tampere
2017 Galleria Arthur, Helsinki
2016 Galleria Rikhard, Helsinki
2015 Galleriy Bronda, Helsinki
2015 Allergiatalo gallery, Helsinki
2015 Galleria Rikhard, Helsinki
2014 Galleria AVA, Helsinki
2013 Taidelainaamo TAIKKA, Järvenpää
2013 Gallery Torikorttelit, Helsinki
2013 Gallery Johan S, Helsinki
2012 Gallery Outolintu, Turku
2011 Promenadi gallery, Hyvinkää
2011 Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä
2010 Malmitalo Gallery, Helsinki
2007 Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2006 Gallery G, Helsinki
2006 Poleeni Cultural Centre, Pieksämäki
2004 Gallery Eeva’s, Hanko
2004 Gallery Villa Epe, Savonlinna
2003 Galery Forsblom, Turku
2003 Studio Mezzo, Helsinki
2001 Gabel Gallery, Gabel Factory, Helsinki
2000 tm•gallery (Finnish Painters’ Union Gallery), Helsinki
1999 Gallery Villa Jankovsky, Kajaani
1998 Pihagalleria, Lahti
1998 Gallery Aurora, Porvoo
1997 Studio Mezzo, Helsinki
1997 Galery Pintura, Helsinki
• GROUP EXHIBITIONS in Finland
2023 ELO, Artists’ group Merja Heino, Juha Mäki-Jussila, Marjatta Oja, Jaakko Rönkkö, Inari Virmakoski, Gallery Longa&Fönari, Artists’ House Ars Longa, Helsinki
2022 JOY IN THIS MOMENT, Senior Salong 42, Galleria Tärinä, Riihimäki
2021 Imatra Art Museum, Senior Artists’ 50 Years Jubileum
2021 ‘Dream and Death – Hypnos and Thanatos’, Art Center Antares, Sippola, Kouvola
2020 ‘Art and Time’, Senior Artists’ , HAA Suomenlinnan rantakasarmi
2018 ‘Art – Means’, Taidekeskus Antares, Sippola
2017 ‘Green Earth, Flourishing City’, Art Museum Sinkka, Kerava
2016 Turku Street Art Festival, Media Art for Kids!, Turku
2016 ‘Silmänjuhla’, Media Art for Kids! , Salo
2016 ‘Robotoi’ – Media art for Kids!, Naantali Art Hall
2015 ‘Semi-Wild Garden’, Kouvola Art Museum, Finland
2014 Summer Exhibition, Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
2013-14 LiikKUVAT – video art for Institutes, production of Tampere Contemporary Art Museum and Tampere City.
2013 Pauperculus – National Mini-Graphics exhibition, Nokia Art Hall, Nokia
2013 Pyhäniemi Mansion’s Summer exhibition, Hollola
2013 Summer Exhibition, Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
2012 ‘Studies on Transitions’, Helsinki Artist’s Association, Helene Scherfbeck -anniversary exhibition in collaboration with Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
2011 Helsinki Artists’ Assciations Summer Exhibition, Galleria Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
2010 ‘Climate Warming’ Joensuu Art Museum
2009 ‘About Animality’ , Helsinki Artists’ Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki
2008 ‘Natural Things’ – paintings, installations, video in Taidepanimo Arthall in Lahti, together: Merja Heino, Ylva Holländer, Tapani Hyypiä, Dan Pamgren, Eeva Tervala
2007 Self portrait -Helsinki Art Association’s 40 Year Exhibition, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki
2006 Visit for Five – Artists’s Association of Uusimaa, Mäntsälä
2005 Cable Factory’s Artists’ Summer Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2005 Emotions Surfacing, Helsinki Art Association’s Summer Exhibition, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2004 The X-Exhibition, Suomenlinna Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki
2003 The Union of Finnish Fine Art, Varkaus’s Artmuseum, Varkaus
2003 CURRENT! The County of Uudenmaa’s Art Exhibition, Art Factory, Porvoo
2003 Suvi-Pinx Summer, Sysmä
2003 Gallery U, Finnish-Hungarian Art Symposium Exhibition, Helsinki
2002 Pyhäniemi Mansion Summer Exhibition, Hollola
2001 Suvi Mix, Helsinki Art Association’s Exhibition, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2001 Cable Artists’ Summer Exhibition, Valssaamo, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2001 ’Kappas Kaapeli’, Cable Gallery, Gabel Factory, Helsinki
2000 Cable Artists’ Summer Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2000 MINI – Helsinki Artists’ Association’s Summer Exhibition, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2000 Pyhäniemi Mansion Summer, Hollola
1999 ’Six Brilliants’, Kustaankartano Home for the Elderly, Helsinki (Ligh- installation -project with the Northern Lights -workshop in the Helsinki University of Art and Design, part of the Helsinki 2000 Cultural City Foundation -projekt).
1999 Honkahovi Art Centre, Mänttä
1999 Galery Hörhammer, Helsinki
1999 Koti särkyneelle mielelle, Kiasma, Helsinki
1999 Portfolios -exhibition, Projectroom, Kiasma, Helsinki
1998 The Union of Finnish Fine Art, 60 Years Exhibition, The Artmuseum of Savonlinna
1998 The Summer Exhibition of Eeva’s Gallery, Hanko
1997 Helsinki Art Association’s 30 Year Exhibition, Gabel Factory, Helsinki
1997 Artists in Transformer Substations, Transformer-group (participants Anu Tuominen,
Niran Baibulat, Merja Heino, Anne Siirtola, Marja Söderlund, with curator Hanna Johansson )
1997 Leikkaus 102, Artist Association of Finland’s 102 Yearly Exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
1996 Pictures of Earth, Hanko
• INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS, SYMPOSIA , WORKSHOPS AND ART FAIRS
2022 SUPERMARKET Independent Art Fair, Stockholm: as an artist and curator of Gallery Longa&Fönari’s artists group: Merja Heino, Mirka Flander & Jari Haanperä, Maritta Nurmi, Anu Suhonen, Inari Virmakoski.
2022 HUNTENKUNST 2022, Annual International Art Event, Ulft, Netherlands
2021 ARTEGROUND 2021, Viljandi Linnagallerii, Viljandi, Estonia
2017 ARTEGROUND BALTIC ART FESTIVAL, Viljandi, Estonia
2016 ALLTOGETHER – ARTEGROUND BALTIC ART FESTIVAL , Viljandi Art Hall, Estonia
2014 INTERNATIONAL ART SYMPOSIUM, Riika, Latvia
2012 ‘AIKA – AEG – TIME’ Heavenly Academy Artists Group, Viljandi Art Hall, Estonia
2012 BELA – Biennal of European and Latin American Contemporary Art, Galeria do Palácio, Porto, Portugal
2011 NORD ART 2011, KiC Kunst in der Carlschütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2011 FEELING – Videos of Merja Heino and Gregory Steel (Indianapolis, USA), GaleriaZero, Barcelona, Spain
2011 Finland-Station, Loft Etagi, Sant Peterbugh, producers Agma ry and Sillanrakentajat-ESR.
2010 NORD ART 2010, KiC Kunst in der Carlschütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2010 ARTEGROUNG Exhibition of Finnish Arts, 2010, Viljandi, Estonia
2003 IN VIA 6 – Internationales Künstlerinnen Symposium and Exhibition im Splügenpass, Schweiz
2002 3. International Graphic Workshop, Imatra, Finland;
2001 Finnish-Hungarian Artists’ symposium and workshop, Felsöörs, and Exhibitions in Balatonfüred and Vesprem, Hungary
2001 2. International Graphic Workshop, Imatra, Finland
2000 Tulipamwe International Artists’ Workshop, Kansimba Game Lodge, and Exhibitions in Windhoek, Namibia
2000 Tulipamwe Womens Workshop (as a teacher) and Exhibition, Windhoek, Namibia.
• COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
2016 AFF Artova Film Festival, Kino Sheryl, Helsinki, competition serie
2012 BELA Biennal of European and Latin American Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal, the 2nd prize
2004 Finland’s New Parliament House Art Competition, B-series (artwork was one of the 27 works selected from 1700 works)
1998 Kemira’s Painting competition, A-series (two artworks selected)
• GRANTS
2023 Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, 6th covid- grant
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, 5th covid- grant
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, 4th covid- grant
2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, 2nd covid grant
2014 Niilo Helander Foundation
2011 Ministry of Education
2010 Frame Fund Finland and Mnistry of Education
2009 Niilo Helander Foundation
2005 Ministry of Education, the Showing Grant for Visual Artists scholarship
2005 The County of Uudenmaa’s Council of Fine Arts
2002 Alfred Kordelin Foundation
2000 Ministry of Education, the Showing Grant for Visual Artists scholarship
1999 Alfred Kordelin Foundation
1998 The County of Uudenmaa’s Council of Fine Arts
Grants for Artists Groups:
1997 The Finnish Cultural Foundation:
– ”Transformer”-group
– travel grant to Prague to explore the relationship of Architecture and Fine Art
1997 The Arts Council of Finland, joint grant for the ”Transformer”-Group.
• ARTIST REPRESENTATION – APPOINTMENTS
Exhibition Committee for the Finnish Painters Union:
– Chairperson 2014-15; 2016-17; 2003,04-05;
– Member for the Exhibition Committee 2000-01, 02;
-Board of the Finnish Painters’ Union:
– Vice Chairperson 2001-02,
– Board Member 2016-17; 1999-00, 01-02,
– Aspirant Member 1997-98
Board of the Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation:
– Board Member 2002-04
– Chairperson 2003-04
Artists’ Association in Finland:
– Debuty Member 2002-03;
Helsinki Kunsthalle Foundation:
– Board Member 2000-02
– Debuty Member 1999;
Lutheran Congregation’s Art Department SECCO: Expert Art Member of the Board 2004-05
Member of the Editorial Boarde of the TAIDE art magazine 2003;
Member of the Representative Body of Delegation of The Artists’ Association of Finland 2000-05, 2009-10
• CURATOR AND JURY DUTIES in Finland and abroad
2019 Metsäkaltevatalo art competition, Hyvinkää, member of the jury.
2015 East Helsinki’s Artists Association’s Jubile exhibition, Vuotalo, exhibition architect/ curator
2005 Exhibition Juror and Architect for the Ars Nova Art Association’s Year Exhibition, Savonlinna Art Museum, Savonlinna, Finland
2003-04 Curator and Exhibition Architect for the Finnish Painters’ Union’s “On the Road”-exhibition in Portugal, showing at 1 October – 13th November 2004 Lisbon, Portugal (29 artists, paintings, installations, videos)
2003 Curator and Exhibition Architect for the Espoo Art Association’s Year Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
2002 Curator and Exhibition Architect for the Kirkkonummi Art Association’s 30 Year Exhibition, Kirkkonummi, Finland
2000-01 Member of the jury for the Finnish Painter’s Union’s Finnish exhibition “On the Road”
2000-01 Exhibition Architect for the “On the Road”-exhibition in Finland, showing in Seinajoki Art Hall, Imatra Art Museum, Rauma Art Museum, and the Lönnström Art Museum in Rauma.
• SPECIAL VISUAL PROJECTS
2008 -15 The founding of the new ARTINFO – www.artinfo.fi -website: up-to-date information on art exhibitions, galleries and art events in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
2011-12 MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER -project: a video collaboration project with institutes focusing on taking care of aged dementic people and mentally handicapped people. Videoworks were shown to them as part of their nursing.