(f. 1956)
Mari Rantanen
Mari Rantanen er utdannet ved Pratt Institute i New York og det Finske Kunstakademiet i Helsinki.
Mari Rantanen - monotypier
Som grafiker arbeider Mari Rantanen med monotypi, og skaper unike bilder i abstrakte komposisjoner.
Mari Rantanen har hatt utstillinger i Berlin, Paris og Oslo, og er representert i en rekke museer og samlinger internasjonalt.
Vi gjør vårt ytterste for å gjengi bildene mest mulig korrekt, men gjør oppmerksom på at enkelte bilder kan variere noe i farger fra skjerm til skjerm. Vi tar forbehold om mulige skrivefeil og utsolgte bilder.
EDUCATION
1982–83 Pratt Institute, New York, USA.
1975–79 School of the Finnish Fine Arts Academy, Helsinki, Finland.
1996–2005 Professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm.
COLLECTIONS
Aboa Vetus &Ars Nova Art Museum, Turku, Finland.
Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland.
Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland.
Borås Art Museum, Sweden.
Eskilstuna Museum of Art, Sweden.
Göteborg Museum of Art ,Sweden.
Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland.
Hämeelinna Art Museum, Finland.
Imatra Art Museum, Finland.
Kajaani Art Museum, Finland.
Kouvola Art Museum, Finland.
Kuopio Art Museum, Finland.
Lahti Art Museum, Finland.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland.
Norrköping Art Museum, Sweden.
Oulu Museum of Art, Finland.
Pori Art Museum, Finland.
Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland.
Sara Hilden Art Museum, Tampere, Finland.
Skövde Art Museum, Sweden.
Tampere Art Museum, Finland.
Turku Art Museum, Finland.
Uppsala Art Museum, Sweden.
Västerås Art Museum, Sweden.
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland.
Akzo Nobel Art Foundation, The Netherlands.
Alko Oy, Finland.
Barkleys Bank DLC, London, England.
City of Espoo, Finland.
City of Kotka, Finland.
City of Lahti, Finland.
City of Kuopio, Finland.
City of Malmo, Sweden.
City of Norrköping, Sweden.
City of Oslo, Norway.
City of Salo, Finland.
City of Stockholm, Sweden.
City of Tampere, Finland.
City of Turku, Finland.
City of Vantaa, Finland.
City of Örebro,Sweden.
State of Finland.
State of Sweden.
Ev. Lutherian Parish of Helsinki, Finland.
Ev. Lutherian Parish of Mikkeli, Finland.
Ev. Lutherian Parish of Turku, Finland.
Fredric Roos Collection, Sweden.
Insurance Company of Kansa, Finland.
Insurance Company of Pohjola, Finland.
Konst i Länet, The municipality of Uppsala, Sweden.
KOP Bank Collection, Finland.
Next Collection, Sweden.
OKO Bank Collection, New York, USA.
Provinzial Art Collection, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Paulo Foundation Finland.
Saastamoinen Art Collection, Finland.
SKOP Bank Collection, Finland.
The municipality of Nacka.
Turun Alueen Säästöpankki Collection, Finland.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Norrtälje Arthall, Sweden.
2011 Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland.
2010 Bror Hjorths Hus, Uppsala, Sweden.
2010 DadaPost, Berlin, Germany.
2010 Institut Finlandais, Paris France.
2010 Galleria Korjaamo, Helsinki Finland.
2008 Västerås Art Museum, Västerås, Sweden.
2008 Aboa Vetus& Ars Nova Art Museum , Turku Finland with Yves Zurstrassen.
2008 Galleri Mårtenson&Persson, Båstad, Sweden .
2007 Skövde Arthall, Skövde, Sweden .
2007 Finsk-Norsk Institute, Oslo, Norway.
2007 Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland.
2007 Helsinki Arthall, Helsinki, Finland.
2006 Galleria Korjaamo Helsinki, Finland.
2006 Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden.
2006 Örebo Arthall, Örebo Sweden.
2005 Kuopio Art Museum Kuopio, Finland.
2005 Aine Art Museum ,Tornio, Finland.
2005 Galleri Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland.
2005 Uddvalla Art Hall Bohusläns Art Museum, Sweden.
2005 Millesgården Arthall, Stockholm, Sweden.
2004 Länsmuseet Gävle, Sweden, with My Ekman.
2004 Taidesalonki, Husa, Tampere, Finland.
2003 Eskilstuna Museum of Art, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
2003 Galleri Mårtenson&Persson, Båstad ,Sweden.
2002 Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland.
2002 Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden.
2001 Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland.
2001 Galerie Forsblom Turku, Finland.
2000 Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki.
2000 Konstnärshuset , Grafik Galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden.
1998 Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden.
1998 Galleri Artek, Helsinki, Finland.
1997 Ystad Art Museum, Ystad, Sweden.
1996 Galleri Pintura, Helsinki, Finland.
1996 Galleri Artek, Helsinki, Finland.
1995 Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden.
1995 Rantagalleria, Turku, Finland.
1995 Galerie Van der Tann, Berlin, Germany.
1994 Galleri Artek, Helsinki, Finland.
1994 Taidesalonki Husa Tampere, Finland.
1993 Pyynikinlinna, Tampere, Finland.
1993 Taidesalonki Bell’arte, Turku, Finland.
1993 Gallerie von der Tann Berlin, Germany.
1992 Galleri Artek Helsinki, Finland.
1991 Anette Gullberg Galleri, Cologne, Germany.
1991 North- Norwegian Art Museum, Tromso, Norway.
1991 Taidesalonki Bellárte, Turku, Finland with Jon Arne Mogstad.
1990 Nordic House, Faroe Islands, Denmark.
1990 Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland.
1990 Galleri Nordanstad-Skarstedt, Stockholm, Sweden.
1990 Galleri Artek Helsinki, Finland.
1989 Galleria Valkoinen Huone, Tampere, Finland.
1989 Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland.
1988 Galleri Contur, Stockholm, Sweden.
1987 Taidesalonki Husa, Tampere, Finland.
1987 Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland.
1987 Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway.
1986 Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka, Finland.
1985 Hanasaaren Kulttuurikeskus, Espoo, Finland.
1985 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland.
1985 Galleri Lång, Malmö, Sweden.
1984 Galerie Ackermann, Helsinki, Finland.
1983 Galleri Sankt Olof, Norrköping, Sweden.
1983 Painters Gallery, Helsinki, Finland.
1981 Painters Gallery Helsinki, Finland.
1979 Niemelän Kartano, Heinola, Finland.
Group Exhibitions
2011 Korjaamo Galleria, Helsinki, Finland.
2010 13th session of Islamic Art Festival, "Naqsh and Raqsh", Sharjah Contemporary Art Museum.
2010 Cool Water, Galleria Korjaamo, Helsinki, Finland.
2009 Galleri Mårtensson&Persson, Stockholm, Sweden.
2009 Galleri Mårtensson& Persson, Båstad, Sweden .
2009 Art in Office, Stockholm, Sweden.
2008 OHO, Contemporary Art from Pekka Halonen Collection, Kuopio Art Museum, Finland.
2008 Sam Vanni ,teacher and master Helsinki city Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland.
2007 Taidekeskus Salmela Mäntyharju, Finland.
2007 Monotypi-Typ, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
2006 Bara Färg, Göteborgs Museum of Art, Sweden.
2006 Connecting People, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norge.
2005 Joulutähti ,Galleria Forsblom, Finland.
2005 Orientalisim Arthome Tikanoja Vaasa,and Salo ArtMuseum Salo, Finland.
2005 The Armory Show Andrehn-Schiptjenko New York, USA.
2004 Landskape of Power, Sara Hilden Art Museum, Tampere Finland.
2004 The Armory Show Andréhn-Schiptjenko, New York, USA.
2003 The Expanded Book, Färgfabriken, Stockholm.
2002 ISCP Open Studios, New York, USA.
2002 Unikki, Fiskars Konstcentrum, Finland.
2001 Love and Freedom, Pyynikinlinna, Tampere, Finland.
2001 Todays Future, Vantaa City Art Museum, Vantaa, Finland.
2001 The Wihuri Art Collection, Helsinki Arthall and Galleri Skulptor, Helsinki, Finland.
2001 Painting about Painting, Kristinehamns Art Museum, Kristinehamn, Sweden.
2001 Eukabeut-Event, CMU Art Musem, Chiangmai, Thailand.
2000 Konstnärsböcker, Galleri Neon, Brösarp, Sweden.
2000 Nordic Postmodernism, Kiasma Modern Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland.
2000 Stockholm Art Fair Galleri Forsblom, Sweden 1999 Art Biennal of Finnish Art, Mänttä, Finland.
2000 Teachers R Us, Bror Hjorts Hus, Uppsala, Sweden.
2000 Junge Europäische Kunst Finland, Aschersleber Kunst & Kulturverein, Germany.
1998 7:1, Arte Skandia, Galeria de Arte Moderna di Scafate Provinca di Salerno, Campanja, Italy.
1997 Oulu Museum of Art, Oulu, Finland.
1997 Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland.
1996, 97 Taidetta, Norrköpings Ar Museum Norrköping, Sweden.
1996, 97 Båtmanskasarena Karlskrona, Skövde Art Hall, Sweden.
1996, 97 Västerås Art museum, Sundsvalls Art Museum KUB Kulturcentrum, Helsingborg.
1996, 97 Konstens Hus, Luleå, Sweden.
1996 Önske Utställning,Ystads Artmuseum, Ystad, Sweden.
1995 Varkaus CityArt Museum, Varkaus, Finland.
1995 Voralbergisches Landesmuseum, Bregenz, Austria.
1995 Stadtmuseum Nordico, Linz, Austria.
1995 Galerie Bassi, Remagen, Germany.
1995 Galerie Welt Sastbory, Austria.
1995 Galerie im Taxis Palais, Innsbruck, Austria.
1995 Skapelser, Churches at Skaraborgs County, Sweden.
1994 Crossing Over, Changing Places, Helsinki City Art Museum Helsinki, Finland.
1994 Galleri Bergman, Gothenburg, Sweden.
1994 To Read, Nordic Art Center, Helsinki, Finland.
1994 Nicolas Aleksander Gallery, New York, NY, USA.
1994 Postmodern or Modern, From the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Myyrmaki Center,Vantaa, Finland.
1994 Gallerie Von Der Tann, Berlin, Germany.
1994 Galerie Johans S, Porvoo, Finland.
1994 13th International fair of Prints, Grechen, Germany.
1994 Galerie im Kreishaus, Cuxhaven, Germany.
1993 Galerie im Bildumngszentrum, Wolfenrutel, Germany.
1993 Galleria Andromeda, Mikkeli, Finland.
1993 Rathaus-galerie, Leverkusen, Germany.
1993 Galerie M Kreishaus, Celle, Germany.
1993 Transit, National Gallery of Finland, Helsinki, Finland.
1993 Galleria Kaj Forsblom, Turku, Finland.
1993 Saga Print Fair, Paris, France.
1993 Real, Nordic Art Center, Helsinki, Finland; and Kunstv. Lune, Dormund, Germany.
1993 Paintings, Graham Modern Gallery, NewYork, USA.
1992 Local Fauna, New York, USA.
1992 Norrsken 92, Biennale for Young Artists, Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden.
1992 I Like It, Lahti Art Museum, Finland.
1992 Galleria Sirius, Jyväskylä, Finland.
1992 Galleria Duetto, Helsinki, Finland.
1991 Pleasure, Hallwalls Center for Contemporary Art, Buffalo, New York, USA.
1991 Kunst Europa 91, Rosendahl Kunstverein, Munchen, Germany.
1991 Nordic Art / New York, Frank Bustamente Gallery, New York, USA.
1990 Galleria Valkoinen Huone, Tampere, Finland.
1990 Baltic Biennale, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland.
1990 Purnu, Orivesi, Finland.
1989 The 125 Anniversary, of the Artists Association of Finland, National Art Museum of Finland; Ateneum, Helsinki, Finland.
1989 Small Scale Abstraction, Art In General, New York, USA.
1989 Five New Painters, John Davis Gallery, New York, USA .
1989 Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden.
1988 John Davis Gallery, New York, New York, USA.
1988 Alex Gallery, Washington D.C., USA.
1987 Drawn Out, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, USA Galleri Contur, Stockholm, Sweden.
1987 Fruit, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland.
1987 Taidesalonki Bell’arte, Turku, Finland.
1987 By the River Contemporary Finnish art , Pori Art.
1987 Museum, Pori, Finland.
1986 Attitudes, Aalborg Art Museum, Denmark.
1986 Art Hall of Södertälje, Sweden; Kjarvalstadir, Reykjavik, Iceland.
1986 New Finnish Art of the 1980’s, Gallery OTSO, Espoo; Oulu Museum of Art; Mikkeli Art Museum, Finland.
1986 Contacts / Contrasts, Pori Art Museum, Finland.
1986 Purnu, Orivesi, Finland.
1986 Picture of the Beloved, Pyynikinlinna, Tampere, Finland.
1986 Listening, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland.
1985 Aurora, Nordic Art Center, Helsinki, Finland.
1985 Galleri Krista Mikkola, Helsinki, Finland.
1985 Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden.
1984 “Infallvinklar” Länsmuseet, Örebro, Sweden.
1984 Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden.
1984 Finnish Art, Riimäki Art Museum, Riihimäki, Finland.
1983 By the River, New Finnish Art, Pori Art Museum, Three Artists, Helsinki City Art Gallery, Finland.
1982 Festival International de la Peinture, Cagned-Sur-Mer France.
1981 Nine Finnish Artists – Travelling Exhibiton in Sweden Triennale of Sapporo, Sapporo, Japan.
1980, 84 State Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland.
1978–84 Exhibition of the Young Artists’, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland.
1979,81, 83,85 Annual Exhibition of Finnish Artists’, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland.
1979 7 Young Artist Galleri G, Helsinki, Finland.
AWARDS
Honorary prize of Maire Gullichsen Foundation, 1997.
Young Finnish Artist of the Year, 1989.
Third prize, mural painting competition for the Oulu Music Center, 1983.
COMMISIONS
2010 Hattunauha, Töölönkatu 23, Helsinki Finland.
2007 Mosaiks at the State prison Turku Finland.
2006–2008 Projekt Färg signaler at metro stations Gärdet och Zinkensdamm, Stockholm, Sweden.
2002 Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
1999 ”Mot Ljus”, Luleå University Luleå, Sweden.
1997 Flämslätt Kyrka, Sweden.