MARJA HAKALA, 161247 Kotka, Finland
www.marjahakala.net

Curriculum Vitae in English/suomeksi

EDUCATION
Post graduate workshops at Academy of Fine Arts 2004
University of Art and Design, post graduate training 1986-1990
Graphics Courses at Jyväskylä Graphics Work Shop 1984-86
Turku Arts School 1969-1972

GROUP EXHIBITIONS, FINLAND
- 2012  ”Taivaallinen Akatemia piirtää”,  galleria Kajava, Helsinki
- 2012  “Save Vartiosaari” environmental art, Helsinki
- 2012 ”Kain Tapperia muistaen”, Oheistaidekoti, Vehmaa
- 2012 ”Personal City” Helsinki Photography Biennial, Muu ry, Helsinki
- 2012 ”Taivaallinen Akatemia: In the spirit of Kain Tapper”, Allergiatalo congrescenter, Helsinki
- 2011 ”Luukku auki”, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
- 2011  “Sielun tyhjennysmyynti” gallery Garden, Espoo
- 2011  “Siltojen välissä” Environmental art exhibition, Jämsä
- 2011  ”Atlas&Sisyfos”, Kulmagalleria, Helsinki - 2010 “Edullinen kilohinta” Katariina Gallery, Helsink
- 2010 “Edullinen kilohinta” Katariina Gallery, Helsinki
- 2010  Environmental art,(invitation) Nord-Karelia
- 2010  ”Luvassa lämpenevää”, (invitation) Joensuu Art museum
- 2009  ”6 x kuusi” Katariina Gallery, Helsinki
- 2009  HTS Biennaali, Kanneltalo, Helsinki
- 2009 Kaisaniemi Botanical garden, Helsinki
- 2009 ”Eläimellistä”, HTS, Suomenlinnan Rantakasarmi, Helsinki
- 2009 Musta Maija Art garden, Helsinki
- 2009 "O-Heis" Voipaala
- 2008 "Signs of the Times" HTS, Helsinki
- 2008 "10 vuotta Siltojen välissä" (Environmental art exhibition), Jämsä
- 2008 "Kohtauksia puutarhassa", Kaisaniemi Botanical garden, Helsinki
- 2007 "Kvartetti" HTS 40 years exhibition Helsinki
- 2007 "Puisto", Environmental art exhibition, Malmi Helsinki
- 2007 "Stämppi", tm-gallery, Helsinki
- 2007 "Kivinokka 2007", (Environmental art exhibition), Helsinki
- 2007 "I love Helsinki" HTS summer exhibition, Rantakasarmi
- 2007 "Unelmien apuväline", Desing Forum, Helsinki
- 2007 "Self-potrait" HTS, Helsinki
- 2006 "Kivinokka 2006" (Environmental art exhibition), Helsinki
- 2006 "érotique" HTS summer exhibition, Katariina Gallery
- 2005 "Kivinokka 2005" (Environmental art exhibition), Helsinki
- 2005 HTS summer exhibition, Katariina Gallery
- 2005 Poleeni, HTS group exhibition (invitation), Pieksämäki
- 2005 "Ugrilehto" Happihuone, Helsinki
- 2004 "Passio", Rauha
- 2004 "Kivinokka 2004" (Environmental art exhibition), Helsinki
- 2004 "Mini", HTS, Katariina Gallery, Helsinki
- 2003 "Virtaa" Exhibition of Uusimaa Province, Porvoo
- 2003 "Reviiri" Environmental Art in Harakka, Helsinki
- 2002 "Mini 35x35x35", HTS summer exhibition, Katariina Gallery
- 2002 "Bellinin Akatemia", Helsinki
- 2001 "Onni", Museum of Jyväskylä
- 2001 "MIX", HTS summer exhibition, Katariina Gallery
- 2001 WinterExhibition, Harakka, Helsinki
- 2000 Muu Cafe, Muu Artists' Association, Helsinki
- 2000 "Mini", HTS summer exhibition, Katariina Gallery
- 2000 "Tete a tete" (Invitation), Pornainen
- 2000 Harakka Summer Exhibition 2000, Helsinki European City of Culture
- 1999 "Exsterus" (Environmental art exhibition) Lahti
- 1998 "..tuuli lounaasta 10 m/s.." (Southwest Wind), HTS, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
- 1998 Aika" (Time) Harakka Artists' 10 Years Jubilee Exhibition, Helsinki
- 1997 HTS 30 Years Jubilee Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas (The Cable Factory)
- 1997 Myötätuuleen 3 (Tailwind 3) Kerava Arts Museum
- 1997 Anatomie Fur Künstler (Anatomy for Artists), HTS 30 Years
- 1996 Grafiris-group exhibition, INTO Gallery, Helsinki
- 1996 "Kasvi" Exhibition Harakka Artists' Center, Helsinki
- 1996 "Maan kuva" (Image of the Earth) Exhibition (invitation), Hanko
- 1995 ManttaBiennale
- 1994 Korut (Bijouterie) Harakka Artists' Center, Helsinki and Tammisaari
- 1993 OTSO Gallery, TEXO (Textile Designers' Association) invitation exhibition
- 1993 Bremer Gallery, Karkkila, group exhibition 'Three Marjas"
- 1992 Turku Cultural Center Exhibition (invitation)
- 1992 Jyväskylä Artists' Society Gallery
- 1991 Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art, Muu Artists' Association
- 1990 "Tsaarin tallit" (The Czar's Stables), Muu Artists' Association Helsinki
- 1990 KomMUUni (The Commune), Muu Artists' Association Helsinki
- 1990 SKjL (Union of Finnish Arts Associations) annual exhibition in Pieksämäki
- 1989 Muu Artists' Association, Billnäs

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS, FINLAND
- 2009 Gallery Rikhard, Helsinki
- 2008 "Puusta pudonneet", Gallery G, Helsinki
- 2006 "Talvipesä", Gallery Pictor, Nummela
- 2005 "Käpykompanssi", Keuruu
- 2002 "Levällään", Harakka, Helsinki
- 2001 "Teos tornissa", Library of Richardinkatu, Helsinki
- 2001 "Sydämellisesti", Punavuoren klubi, Helsinki
- 2000 "Net", Muu Gallery, Helsinki
- 1999-2000 "Paradise Now", Kamppi metro station, (Forces of Light event), Helsinki
- 1999 "Mielen planeetat" (Planets of Mind), Helsinki City Library
- 1998 "Kuvia kehyksissa" (Pictures in Frames) HTS, ZAZA Gallery
- 1998 "Kaksi valoa" (Two Ligts), Katariina Gallery, (Forces of Light event), Helsinki
- 1998 "Kaukametsä" (Distant Forest) , Kamppi metro station (Forces of Light event) Helsinki
- 1997 Gallery Valööri Gallery, Helsinki
- 1996-1997 Luolanainen (the Cave Woman) Kamppi metro station, Helsinki, (Forces of Light event)
- 1995 Installation at Kamppi metro station, (Forces of Light event in Helsinki)
- 1994 The Finnish paper Art Gallery, Kuusankoski
- 1992 Kioskigalleria, Helsinki
- 1992 "Näkymäton" Installation (The Invisible) for television recording

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2012  “Die Zeit – Aika” Galerie Wagner+Partner, Berlin, Germany
- 2012  “Time” Town Gallery of Viljandi”, Esthonia
- 2012  “Her Presence in Colours X”, Ho Chi Ming City artmuseum, Vietnam
- 2012 BELA - Biennal of European and Latin American Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal
- 2011  arteground camp - group exhibition, Viljandi, Estonia
- 2010  “FLUSS – Environmental Art Exhibition aus Finnland” (invitation), Wolkersdorf, Austria
- 2010  “arteground”- group exhibition, Viljandi, Estonia
- 2009 Finnland-Institut in Berlin, Germany
- 2009 Tallinna Botanikaaed, group exhibition, Estonia
- 2008 "Expedicao" (privat), Galeria do Lago, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- 2007 Gallerie Stazio Frizi, Milano, Galleria 9 Colonne, Bologna, Italy
- 2007 "Borderline Case", Paldás Gallery, Balatonalmádi, INDA Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
- 2007 "Close to natur: mark of the forest", Finnish Landscape Art, Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia
- 2006 "Braderie" Roubaix, France
- 2006 "Réingénérie du Monde" (invitation), Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada
- 2005 "Wald im Raum" (privat), Bad Krozingen, Germany
- 2004 "2. Internation Graphic Art Biennale in St.Petersburg" Russia
- 2003 "In Via" Splügen, Switzerland
- 2003 "Stille Leben" Weil am Rhein, Germany
- 2002 "Witches & Shamans" Erfurt, Germany
- 2000-01 "Scheherezade" Erfurt, Germany
- 2000 "Tete a tete" (Invitation), Roquerbrun, France
- 2000 "IN VIA II" Zürich, Switzerland
- 2000 "IN VIA II" Mallorca. Spain
- 1999 "IN VIA I" Essen, Germany
- 1999 "Layers" Firenze, Italy
- 1998 "A Ponte Movel - Moving Bridge", Exhibition of Modern Finnish Art, Mozambique
- 1998 "Carre de 10", Roquebrun, France
- 1997 International Print Triennial '97 Cracow, Poland
- 1997 Harakka Portfolio, Huis Hellemans Kunstcentrum, Edegern, Antwerp, Belgium
- 1997 "Philippe Leveque & Marja Hakala" ...A SA PLACE..., Roquebrun, France
- 1996 C.M. Bellman Gallery, Stockholm Sweden
- 1996 White Transparencies Light; 1ere Biennale du Lin en Haute Normandie, Rouen, France
- 1995 Outpost Biennale, Venice Italy
- 1994 National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 1991 Contemporary Arts Center, Moscow
- 1991 Miniprint International, Gadages, Spain
- 1990 Exhibition of Finnish Art, Managua, Nicaragua (organised by PAND)

WORKS IN THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS:
Christoph Merian Stiftung Basel Switzerland, Helsinki City, Joensuu Art Museum, Keuruu Museum, Klubschule migros Basel Switzeland,  Kätilöopisto Maternity Hospital, Leonia Bank, Managua Arts Museum, Mozambique National Art Museum, Nokia, Paulo Foundation, Petäjävesi old age home, Suomen Taidegraafikot ry (Society of Finnish Graphic Artists), Weil am Rhein City Germany

MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Painter’s Union, Society of Finnish Graphic Artists, Artists' Association MUU (organisation for audio-visual and media arts), Association of Finnish Sculptors, Helsinki Artists' Association (HTS)

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