Curriculum Vitae

Saara Vallineva 1982

Tampere, Finland

Education

2010 Master of Fine Arts, Sandberg Institute, The Netherlands

2008 Bachelor of Arts, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, The Netherlands

Miniature and illustration projects

2015-2016 Greeting card collection “Cheery Chirps” for Cardmix Ltd., UK

2016 Miniature scenes, commissioned work, The Doll Museum Jubilee Exhibition, Vapriikki Museum Centre, Finland

2015 “Bird Houses”, Public spaces, cafes and shops at Tampere, Finland

Solo Exhibition

2017 “Illustrations” Pyynikki Observation Tower Cafe, Finland

2012 “A House Like Me” Museum of Saarijärvi, Finland

2011 “A Marginal World,” Zoete-Broodjes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2009 “Parallel Worlds” Gallery BE19, Helsinki, Finland

Group Exhibition

2016 “The Moomin Museum's photography competition”, Tampere-talo, Finland

2016 “Life In Miniature”, Crafts Centre Verkaranta, Tampere, Finland

2015 Art Association Siena, “Rush Years” Museum of Saarijärvi

2015 INSTANT – Lainagalleria, Art Center Mältinranta, Tampere, Finland

2013 “Other Country” Haihatus, Joutsa, Finland

2013 “Uuden Polven Museo” Säynätsalo, Finland

2010 “Grensloos Kunst Verkennen” De Wijk – Ijhorst, The Netherlands

2010 “Wishes of Design” RC De Ruimte, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2010 Kunstvlaai Art Fair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2010 “Power of Copy” Xuzhou Museum of art, Xuzhou, China

2010 “Domesticated Wilderness” Virtueel Museum Zuidas, Amsterdam

2009 DOEN Materiaalprijs 09 nominees, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL

2009 DMY Award & Jury selection, Bauhaus Archiv, Berlin, Germany

2009 DMY International Design Fair, Berlin, Germany

2008 “Views” Museum Waterland, Purmerend, NL

2008 Glass Fantasy 08, Iittala Glass Museum, Finland

2008 SKJL 70 Years, Voipaala Center of Arts, Finland

2007 SKJL 07, Union of Finnish Art Associations, Annual Group Exhibition, K.H. Renlund's Museum Kokkola, Finland

2007 Kanneltalo gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2006 SKJL 06, Union of Finnish Art Associations, Lahti, Finland

Artist's Residencies

2017 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Ireland

2016 Burren College of Art, Ireland

2015 Britto Arts Trust, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2014 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Berlin, Germany

2013 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Edinburgh, Scotland

2012 Väinö Tanner Foundation, Mazzano Romano, Italy

2011 Arts Promotion Center Finland, Arenys De Mar, Spain

2011 Zuidas AIR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Site-specific Works

2012 ”Trash Plants”, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2011 ”Transformator Huisje” Amsterdam, Hollanti (ollabaration with Zuidas ja AkzoNobel)