Katja Syrjä

visual artist

Katja Syrjä (born 1973) is a finnish contemporary artist.
Syrjä works with fine art printing, painting, photo and mixed media installations. She often
use process-oriented art practices, like gardening and making own colour pigments to artworks. She lives and works in Åland Islands.

Art education

The Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki, Master of Fine Arts, MFA, 2001-2003. Hellidens Litografiskola, Tidaholm, Sweden, Advanced Studies in Lithography 1999 – 2001. Turku School of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA 1993 – 1997

Solo exhibition

2016

Gallery Joella, Turku, Finland

Gallery G, Grafoteekki, Helsinki, Finland

 

2009

Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden

Gallery Kakelhallen, Mariehamn, Aland Islands

 

2008

Gallery Huuto | Viiskulma, Helsinki, Finland

The Lönnström Art Museum, Studio, Rauma, Finland

 

2003

Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland

Group exhibition

2016

PURE, Norra Dörren, Mariehamn, Aland Islands

CROSSINGS, Ahvaland Summer Show, Lemland, Aland Islands

Summer Prints, Gallery G, Helsinki

PINX sommarutställning, Sysmä

The whispering reeds, Archipelago Centre Korpoström &

Kuusisto Art Manor, Kuusisto

 

2015

The whispering reeds, Post- and Custom house in Eckerö, Aland Islands

 

2014, 2013

New Prints, Gallery G, Helsinki

 

2012

Drawn on Stone, Hanasaari Cultural Center Sweden-Finland, Espoo

 

2011

ÖNSKE konst, The Åland Islands Art Museum, Mariehamn

 

2010

Combined Lines, Norrtälje Art hall, Norrtälje, Sweden.

 

2009

Combined Lines, The Åland Islands Art Museum, Mariehamn

Inventaario, Gallery Joella, Turku.

 

2008

Eloa, R.W. Ekmans jubileumexhibition, Köysirata Gallery, Turku School of Fine Arts

 

2007

Finland 80ÅR, Gallery Joella, Turku

 

2004

Baltic Network, Gallery Kaiku, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

 

2003

Stare och orkidé, Natural History Museum, Helsinki

Transparent city,  Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

MFA exhibition,  Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

Åbo konstgrafiker 70 år, WÄINÖ AALTONEN MUSEUM OF ART, Turku City Art Museum

Environmental art projects

2010-2016

Butterfly and The Whispering reeds, environmental art event and exhibitions

Åland Islands, Finland and Scotland

 

2011

Flux Aura, international environmental art exhibition

The Botanical Garden of the University of Turku, Finland

 

2006

Arsö, environmental art in archipelago,

Uusikaupunki, Finland

 

2004

TAF TAF, Finnish – Senegalese Art in suburb event,

Dakar, Senegal and Turku, Finland

 

2003

Transparent city, environmental art in Helsinki city,

Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

Public Art works

Övernäs High School, Mariehamn, Aland Islands

City of Mariehamn

2016

 

Turku University Hospital, Turku

2013

 

Health center in Myllypuro, Helsinki

The Helsinki Art Museum, HAM, Collection

 2012

 

Turku University Hospital, Turku

2005

Selected collections in Finland

The State of Finland

The Helsinki Art Museum, HAM

WÄINÖ AALTONEN MUSEUM OF ART, Turku City Art Museum

KONE Foundation

Pro Artibus Foundation

Teresia and Rafael Lönnström Foundation

EW. Ponkala Foundation

Jyväskylä Art Museum

Selected collections in Sweden

Västeros Art Museum

Haninge Art Hall

Eskilstuna Art Museum

Litografiska Akademin

Landstinget i Halland

Landstinget Västernorrland

Västerbottens läns Landstinget

Landstinget Värmland

Kulturkontoret, Uppsala län

Västra Götaland landstinget

Landstinget Dalarna

Landstinget Kronoberg

Sörmlands Läns Landsting

Länskultur Gävleborg

Umeå Kommun

Västernorrlands landsting

Landstinget Örebro

Residencies

Cromarty Arts Trust, Cromarty, Scotland

2012

Saari Residence, Mietoinen, Finland

2010

Litografiska Akademin, Tidaholm, Sweden

2010, 2011

Grafikens Hus, Mariefred, Sweden

2010

Kunstnerhuset , Lofoten, Norway

2008

Litografiska Akademin, Tidaholm, Sweden

2007

The Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation

Grassina, Italy

2007

Grafikens Hus

Mariefred, Sweden

2003

Falu Konstgrafiska verkstad

Falun, Sweden

2001

Memberships

The Association of Finnish Printmakers

The Graphic Artist Association of Turku, Finland

Pro Litografia, Finland

Ålands Konstförening, Aland Islands

Litografiska förening, Sweden

Grants

Konstsamfundet

2017,2015

 

Ålands kulturdelegation

2015, 2012, 2009, 2008

 

Svenska kulturfonden

2013, 2011

 

Letterstedstka föreningen

2013

 

Art Council In Finland

2012

 

Kone Foundation

2010, 2011