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Susanna Seriola-Vesa
Designer/Visual artist

Date and place of birth:
February 2nd 1964 in Tampere, Finland

Address:
Jussilankulma 1 E 21
33580 Tampere, Finland
Tel: +358 400 814 263
e-mail: susanna.seriola@kolumbus.fi

Education

1982
Tampere Arts-Oriented Senior Secondary School

Art studies

1982–1987
Helsinki University of Industrial Arts, main subjects interior architecture and furniture design
1987–1988
Helsinki University of Industrial Arts, extra studies in model and croquis drawing
1998–2000
Adult Education Center in Tampere, studies in painting with oil colours
2000–2001
Private studies conducted with artist Lasse Marttinen

2002–2003
Art School and Education Center of Art Therapy, Tampere
2003–
Pirkkala Art School

Solo exhibitions

2000
Gallery Atelje Kämpe,Turku, Finland

2002
Beautician School of Southern Finland and Padasjoki Bank, Lahti, Finland
2003
Art Gallery Ripustus, Hämeenlinna, Finland

2003
Kirsten Kjaers Museum, Denmark

2003
Ruoveden Viljamakasiini, Ruovesi, Finland

2003
Poriginal Gallery, Pori, Finland

2004
Galleri CM Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden

2004
Gallery Seriola, Tampere, Finland

2004
Gallery Opus, Pirkkala, Finland

2004
Parkano Municipal house, Parkano, Finland

2004
Nokia Art House, Nokia, Finland

2005
Legacy Art Gallery, Singapore

2005
Gallery CM Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden

2005
Naantalin Taidehuone, Naantali, Finland

2005
Gallery Ulaani, Helsinki, Finland

Upcoming exhibitions

2006
Gallery CM Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden

Group exhibitions

1999
Course exhibition of the Adult Education Center, Tampere, Finland

2001–2003
Summer exhibitions of Putikko Manor, Punkaharju, Finland

2002
Autumn exhibition of the local Artists’ Association, Mänttä, Finland
paintings chosen by an objective jury

2003
Autumn exhibition of the local Artists’ Association, Verkaranta, Tampere
paintings chosen by an objective jury

2003
Scandinavian Moose exhibition, Notodden, Norway
paintings chosen by an objective jury

2004
Scandinavian Moose exhibition, Scandinavian embassy of Berlin, Germany

2004
Exhibition of the local Artists’ Association, Tampere, Finland
paintings chosen by an objective jury

2004
Exhibition of the local Artists’ Association, Vammala, Finland
paintings chosen by an objective jury

2005
Parkano Municipal house

Other artistic activities

1987–
Interior design and furniture projects in public buildings

2003–
Teaching courses in oil painting

Study and inspirational trips

1983–1986
Copenhagen, Paris, Amsterdam, Istanbul

1999–2002
Creece, Northern Denmark, Copenhagen

2004
Egypt (Cairo, Luxor)

Paintings in collections
Parkano City Collection

Several private collections in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Singapore