CURRICULUM VITAE

ERIKA ADAMSSON born in 1973 [email protected] www.erika-adamsson.com

Tel. +358 (0)44 906 4996

STUDIES: School of Fine Arts in Turku, 1992-1996. Pedagogical Studies in Turku University 2001. Turku Polytechnic, The Arts Academy 2010. BA, University of Turku, Humanistic Faculty/ Department of Art History 2010, Course in Portrait Painting for Professional Artists, University of Lapland 2007

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Makasiini Contemporary, Turku

2015 Aura Gallery, Turku

2014 Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki , Mältinranta Gallery, Tampere

2011, 2004 tm.Gallery, Helsinki

2011 Å Gallery, Turku

2010 Gallery Joella, Turku

2008 Gallery Huuto, Helsinki

2002 MUU Gallery, Helsinki

2000 Turku Art Museum Studio

GROUP AND COMMON EXHIBITIONS (selection):

2016 Gallery Tragliata Romana, Rome

2015 Sample. Contemporary painting from Turku, Wäinö Aaltonen museum, Finland

2015 Adamsson-Saarikoski-Laitinen-Silomäki, Korpoström, Korppoo, Finland

2012 Beijing International Art Biennale, China

2012 Gjutars Gallery, Vantaa

2012, 2000 Annual Exhibition of the Union of Finnish Art Associations

2012 eu-art-network, Symposium and Exhibition, Oslip, Austria 2012 Ars Auttoinen, Finland

2011 NYT2011, Together, and .

2009 Turku Artists’ Associations Jubilee Year at Turku Art Museum

2009 Serlachius Museums in Mänttä

2006 The Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists “Youth”

2006 Gallery Just, Turku

2005, 2002 Finnish Artists Exhibition, Helsinki

2004 Kunstraum Malerhof, Voigtholz, Germany

2003 Turku Artists Association,Wäinö Aaltonen Museum

2003 “Cottage People” GalleryTitanik , Turku

2002, 2000 Poriginaaligalleria, Pori

2001 Ars Sacra,

2000 World Festival Art on Paper, Slovenia

1999 Åland Islands Museum, Art Farm, Sund (Åland islands).

1999 Sirap, kära Åland, Sottunga and Vårdö (Åland Islands) (with Katja Syrjä)

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

Turku Art Museum

Finnish Art Association

Lars Swanljung Collection

City of Turku

Åbo Akademi Art Collection

The Hospital of Turku Area

State of Finland

Helsinki City Art Museum

Viljo Hurme Foundation.

PUBLIC WORKS: The City of Turku, Elementary School. The Hospital of Turku Area and Third Prize in T-Hospital Art Competition. Turku School of Economics (Parkki). ArsÖ, Velkua.

Public Portraits: Rector professor emeritus Keijo Virtanen of Turku (University, Student Union of the University of Turku), Christoffer Taxell (Åbo Akademi University), Professor Reidar Grenmann, (Turku University Hospital)

MEMBERSHIPS: The Union of Finnish Art Associations. Finnish Painters’ Union. The Artists’ Association of Turku.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Painting lecturer at the Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland since 1999. Arts teacher at the Swedish Adult Education Center of Turku, Finland since 1999.

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Il Roccolo, Italy (Schleutker Foundation) 2013. Marbella, Spain (Finnish Artists’ Association) 2012. Grassina, Italy (Finnish Artists’ Association) 2005, 2003. Residency of Viljo Hurme Foundation 2000.