Vilma Valpuri Metteri CURRICULUM VITAE (s.1977, Tampere) 31.1.2019 tel. +358 50 550 2562 add. Toini Muonan katu 7 C 31 00560 Helsinki e-mail: [email protected] web: www.vilmametteri.com www.shaken-not-blurred.com www.monokini2.com Education 2001- Master Studies at the Art department in The University of Art and Design Helsinki / Aalto University, Finland 1996- 2000 Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, The Degree Programme in Media and Arts (240 ECTS credits), Fine Art programme 1996 Secondary school graduate, Upper secondary school of Tammerkoski, Art as major studies, Tampere, Finland Forthcoming Projects 2017- The ABC of the Culture of Death. ”Obituaries for the Living” and other rituals of the Death Culture, participatory art project with the exhibition ”Fantastic Death” in Gallery Forum Box in 2020 2018- Kyllä-täti YES Box, artist collective performances Exhibitions (Selected) 2020 ”Fantastic Death”, group exhibition in Gallery Forum Box, curator Anna Miettinen, Helsinki, Finland 2017 ”Greetings from Suomi”, Group exhibition, curators Minna Suoniemi and Petri Ala-Maunus, Fiskars, Finland 2016 ”Vuosi vaaleista / A Year after Election” group exhibition, Political photography festival, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, FI 2016 ”Monokini 2.0”, Barents Bird Festival, curator Anastasia Gavrilova-Hamel, State's Fine Art Museum, Murmansk, Russia 2016 ”MeHackit” , group exhibition, Museum of Modern Art EMMA, Espoo, Finland 2016 ”Boutique”, group exhibition, curator Annamari Vänskä, Felleshus, Berlin, Germany 2016 ”Dystopia/Utopia”, exhibition, curator Paul Wilson, Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca, the U.S. 2015 ”Monokini 2.0”, exhibition, Kirurgveckan, Örebro, Sweden 2015 ”Dystopia/Utopia”, photography exhibition, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland 2015 ”Monokini 2.0”, Finnish Cultural Institute / Finlandshusets Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden 2015 ”Monokini 2.0”, Kunstplasse10, Oslo, Norway 2014 ”Boutique”, group exhibition, curator Annamari Vänskä and Yoshie Ota, Spiral Art Center, Tokyo, Japan 2014 ”Monokini 2.0”, Museum Anna Nordlander, Skellefteå, Sweden 2014 ”Monokini 2.0”, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland 2013 ”Fashion Interactions”, group exhibition, curator Annamari Vänskä, The Parsons New School Gallery, New York, the U.S . 2012 ”Smart Design -Smart Process”, group exhibition, curator Gustaf Nordenskjöld, WDC12, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”Boutique”, group exhibition, curator Annamari Vänskä, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”Nordic Oddities”, design exhibition, New York, the U.S. 2011 ”Antidote 2”, group exhibition, curator Teemu Mäki and Maud Piquion, Kreativraum der Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin, Germany 2011 ”Design Stories”, group exhibition, Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland 2011 ”Tsiigaa -Art Goes Kapakka”, exhibition, Helsinki, Finland 2011 ”Funny games – koti, nainen ja hauskat leikit”, Paulo Foundation invitation exhibition, Gallery FAFA, Helsinki, Finland 2011 ”Haute Couture”, group exhibition, curator jaakko Himanen, Honkahovi Summer, Mänttä, Finland 2011 ”More is more”, solo exhibition, ASC, Helsinki, Finland 2011 ”Suomi-asema / Finland-station”, group exhibition, Loft Etagi, St. Petersburg, Russia 2010 ”Puumorsian ja metsän häät”, group exhibition, curator Arja Elovirta, Kerava Art Museum, Finland 2010 ”Kipu / Pain”, group exhibition, curator Mika Karhu, Kerava Art Museum, Finland 2008 ”Yes Please, Mrs Monkeyman!”, solo exhibition, Gallery Oma Huone, Helsinki, Finland 2008 ”Äänikomissio - huumorimissio! / Voting and laughing!”, exhibition, Villa Arttu, Hyvinkää, Finland 2007 ”Kommentteja / Comments”, group exhibition, Helsinki City Museum, Helsinki, Finland 2006 ”Rassut / Rajataidemessut”, Border Art Association 10yrs group exhibition, TR1, Tampere, Finland 2005 ”Voimat / Strenghts”, group exhibition, Fiskars, Finland 2004 ”Kakara-Kalevala / Kalevala for children”, invitation exhibition, Juminkeko, Kuhmo, Finland 2003 ”Seitsemän sateen takana”, Karu Miina -artist collective exhibition, Gallery Kipinä, Lahti, Finland 2002 ”Paratiisi / Paradise”, Karu Miina -artist collective invitation exhibition, Tartu Gallery, Estonia 2002 ”Dokumentti / Document”, group exhibition, Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, Finland 2002 ”Dispensing with formalities”, group exhibition, Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, Finland 2001 ”Täydellistä elämää / Perfect life”, Karu Miina -artist collective exhibition, The Finnish Labour Museum, Tampere, Finland 2001 ”Vinksahtaneita / Peculiar folks”, solo exhibition, Gallery Rajatila, Tampere, Finland Performances and Live Art 2018 ”Kyllä täti YES Box”, performance, Art goes Kapakka, Helsinki Week, Finland 2017 ”Obituary”, Rytmitaju 2017 exhibition, curator Krister Gråhn, Promenade Gallery, Hyvinkää, Finland 2016 ”Monokini 2.0 Catwalk Show”, producer Anna Miettinen, SuomiAreena, Pori, Finland 2015 ”Monokini 2.0 Charity Catwalk Show”, producer Anna Miettinen, Yrjönkatu Swimming Pool, Helsinki, Finland 2014 ”Once upon a time”, collaboration with Opera Skaala, producer Anna Miettinen, äM-club, Helsinki Week, Finland 2014 ”Fuck the Tourist”, Women only-7 Holy Actions -performance festival, Plataforma de performance Dominicana, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 2013 ”Dresscode”, performance, Parsons The New School Gallery, New York, the U.S. 2013 ”Happy Campers”, performance, Supernova performance festival, Washington DC, the U.S. 2013 ”A Room with a View”, Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland 2013 ”The Masters of Life”, performance, Aalto university, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”I just love my_”, Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”Uninvited Guests”, The Futura Supperclub at Kukkapuro Atelje and Shared table -event, WDC12, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”Middleclass Jazz”, together with UMO and Dj Slow, Helsinki Music Centre/ Black Box, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”What is really odd up north?”, IvanaHelsinki, New York, the U.S. 2012 ”Public Hair”, Kallio Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”Extreme makeover 1 ja 2”, Lá-bas -performance festival, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Finland 2011 ”Extreme makeover 2”, Antidote 2, Berliini, Germany 2011 ”Körötys” and ”Dogs go design”, performances, Design Stories -exhibition, Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland 2011 ”Extreme makeover 2” and ”Extreme makeover 1”, performances, Honkahovi summer, Mänttä, Finland 2011 ”Catwalk”, Finland-station, Loft Etagi, St.Petersburg, Russia 2010 ”Art ist on the wall”, Factory Superstars, Helsinki, and TR1 Kunsthalle, Tampere, Finland 2010 ”Catwalk”, Finland-station, Helsinki, Finland 2010 ”Academic Vernissage”, Nutty Tarts with Academic Entertainers, Ahne10, Helsinki, Finland 2010 ”Academic Quarter”, Nutty Tarts with Academic Entertainers, Laughing Performance-fest, Orivesi, Finland 2009 ”Enough yeast in your dough, darling?”, Feminist Association Unioni, Helsinki, Finland 2008 ”Academic small talk with an intellectual twist”, Mannerheiminaukio Square, Helsinki, Finland 2008 ”How to behave at the vernissage”, Nutty Tarts with Academic Entertainers, Ahne08, Helsinki, Finland 2007 ”The Employee of the month 1” and ”The Employee of the month 2”, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, FI Community Art Projects (Selected) 2013-2017 ”Monokini 2.0” - women with history of breast cancer; empowering photography and fashion catwalk show project in Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Skellefteå, Örebro, Murmansk 2013-2017 ”Dystopia/Utopia” - scenario photography with foster home children, Mynämäki and Helsinki 2012-2016 ”Dresscode” - street fashion and photography, Helsinki, New York City, Tokyo and Berlin 2010-2012 ”Get In” - public interventions with physically challenged youth, Järvenpää, Finland 2010 ”The Perfect Mate” - wood sculptures with mentally and physically challenged adults, Kerava Art Museum, Finland 2010 ”Pedagogical First Aid” and ”Metaphoric egg”- sculptures with mentally challenged adults, Kerava, FI 2008 ”Voting and laughing!” - public intervention and installation, Hyvinkää, Finland Other artistic works 2018- Kyllä-täti YES Box, artist collective (2018-) 2016 ”Kulttuurihäiriköt / Läskispektaakkeli” street art intervention, event and performance, curator Jari Tamminen / Voima magazine, Tampere, Finland 2016 ”MeHackit”, workshop and group exhibition, Museum of Modern Art EMMA, Espoo, Finland 2015 Community Art Seminar, producer, ”Dystopia/Utopia” exhibition, Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland 2015 ”Leap of Faith”, experimental workshop in collaboration with Blaue Frau theatre group, Diana Hall, Helsinki, FI 2014 ”äM Club”, artistic director, producer Anna Miettinen, Helsinki Week, KoeHelsinki Tent, Helsinki, Finland 2013 ”I just love my...” -workshop, Helsinki City Museum, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”Charity Auction for Art Rocking Chairs”, producer Kira Sjöberg, Bukowskis Market, Helsinki, Finland 2012 ”I just love my...” -workshop, LDM & Fashion Film Festival and Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, FI 2012 ”Knit ́n`Tag”, knitted graffti -happening, Helsinki, Finland 2011 ”Use your senses -path”, guided tour for students with special needs, Kerava Art Museum, Finland 2010 ”Collective Drawing”, ”Group, Collaboration, Networking, Sharing” -workshop, Kuma-galerie, Berlin, Germany 2010 ”Hairy Underwear” and ”Hate Couture”, designing and materializing a garment collection 2007- Academic Entertainers, performance collective (2007-2010) 2007- Tärähtäneet ämmät / Nutty Tarts Artist Duo (2007-2017) 2007 ”The Poor and the Rich Brother”, opera based on a folk tale, dir.Pirkko Uitto, comp.Heikki Valpola, Juminkeko, Kuhmo, FI 2004 ”Private Road”, environmental intervention, Karu Miina