EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts degree at the Academy of Fine Arts, the University of the Arts Helsinki, Sculpture, 2014 - 2016

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences and Fine arts, Visual artist, 2005 - 2009

St. Petersburg Academy of Art, Russia, exchange studies, 2003

South Karelia Vocational College of Fine Arts, 2001 - 2004

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2021 UUTE Ry, Riihisaari Savonlinnan maakuntamuseo, Savonlinna, FI

2021 UUTE Ry, Galleria Moletti, Forssa, FI

2018 Kesytön kesä, Aine Art Museum, Tornio, FI

2017 Imatran kasvatit, Art Museum of Imatra, FI

2017 Museum in the Sky - Tenku Art Festival, Tōmi Cityn Nagano, Japan

2017 Yhteenkiedotut, Voipaalan taidekeskus, Valkeakoski

2016 Näkyväksi neulottu, Sinkka Art Museum of Kerava, FI

2016 Recycling and Upcycling - Finnish group Bojagi Forum, Haenggungjae Gallery, Suwon, Korea

2016 Kuvan Kevät, Project Room, Helsinki, FI

2015 Heinonen, Palmu, Tammisaari, Teiska, Project Room, Helsinki, FI

2015 Surplus off: Tuija Teiska and Arja Kärkkäinen, Galleria Kalleria, Helsinki, FI

2014 Elämän värittämät, Galleria Fogga, Helsinki, FI

2013 Supermarket-Stockholm, Independent Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden

2013 Sculpture heute, Embassy of Finland in Germany, Berlin, Germany

2013 KUI? Tekstiilitaiteen triennaali, Art Museum of Joensuu, FI

2013 KUI? Tekstiilitaiteen triennaali, Art Museum of Oulu, FI, Suomi

2012 KUI? Tekstiilitaiteen triennaali, Wäinö Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku, FI

2012 Elämäntapa Pirkanmaan triennaali, Kustaa Hiekka Art Museum, Tampere, FI

2011 Wooden Bride, Gallerie Atelier Herenplaats, Rotterdam, Holland

2011 Project Firma, Galleria Love, Vienna, Austria

2011 Puumorsian ja metsänhäät, Art Museum of Kerava, FI

2010 Tätä ei kehystetä, Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum of History and Contemporary Art, Turku, FI

2010 Hitaasti mutta varmasti, Honkahovi, Mänttä, FI

2009 Sugar Tongues, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, FI

2009 Sugar Tongues, Art Museum of Imatra, FI

2008 The Art Basware, Sanomatalo, Helsinki, FI

2003 Final Work at the South Karelia Vocational College of Fine Arts, Imatra Culture Center, FI

SELECTED SUMMER EXHIBITIONS

2018 Nurkan Takana metsä, Ympäristötaidenäyttely, FI

2017 Pyhäniemen kartano 2017, FI

2015 Riihimäen Wanha lasitehdas, Illuusio, FI

2016 Kärsämäki, Ytimessä, FI

2014 Ars Auttoinen, Tyhjä on täyttä täydempää, FI

2013 Ars Auttoinen, Ole oma itsesi, ole optimisti, ole monsteri, FI

2011 Ars Auttoinen, Suomi Finland, FI

2014 Haihatus, Inhimillistä, FI

2013 Ars Sippola, Puutarha, FI

2011 Villa Roosa, Hommage, FI

2008 Stockfors, Zerkalo, FI

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION

2022 Art Market Budapest, HU

2022 Galleria Fikka, Porvoo

2022 Art museum of Kajaani (upcoming)

2018 Muisti, Galleria 3h + k, Pori, FI

2016 Kuukauden taiteilija/ Marraskuu, Galleria Sculptor,

Helsinki, FI

2014 Vodkaa and Marmelaadia, Galleria Rajatila, Tampere, FI

2013 I Want To Believe, Pispala Hirvitalo, Tampere, FI

2013 Animal Instinct, Galleria Koppelo, Tampere, FI

2008 T2, Tietotalo Galleria, Imatra, FI

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

Kiilto Family Oy Collection

Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection/ EMMA Museum of

Modern Art

The Finnish State Art Deposit Collection

Tampere Art Museum Collection

Joensuu Art Museum Collection

Aine Art Museum Collection

The Portrait of the President Sauli Niinistö, The Collection of

The Prime Ministers Office Finland

Private art collections

GRANTS

2021 Artist Promotion Centre Finland, artist grant

2020 The Finnish Cultural Foundation Finland, artist grant

2019 Paulon säätiö, artist Grant 

2017 Finnish Art Society, young artist grant

2017 The Finnish Cultural Foundation, artist grant

2014 Artist Promotion Centre Finland, artost grant

2012 Artist Promotion Centre Finland, public display grant 

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS 

2016 Studentship Kiilto Family Oy/ Academy of Fine Arts, the University of the Arts Helsinki, Master of Fine Arts Sculpture

2013 City of Tampere, Artist Award

2009 Finnish Cultural Foundation, South Karelia Regional Fund, scholarship 

PUBLIC ART

Metsäkukkia, Kajaani Central Hospital Department of Acute Geriatrics

TALKS AND LECTURES

2017 FIN/JPN LAB, The Finnish Institute Tokio, Japan

2016 Nordic Textail Art Meeting 2016, Bergen, Norway 

RESIDENCIES

2021 Valóság, Budapest, HU

2018 Väinö Tanner, Mazzano Romano (with Henrik Heinonen)

2017 Y-Air program Sky Air Residence, Tōmi City, Nagano, Japan

2017 Youkobo Artspace Tokyo, Japan

2016 University of Fine Arts residency Berlin

PUBLICATIONS

2017 FIN/JPN LAB, The Finnish Institute in Japan

2017 Pyhäniemen vuosijulkaisu, Pyhäniemen Kartano

2016 Korea Bojagi Forum, Bojagi - The Living Tradition. Art Book

2016 Pehmeä Taide: Minna Haveri, Maaseudun Sivistysliitto, Maahenki Oy Helsinki, Art book

2016 Soft and political? Textile sculpture in the domain of Finnish contemporary art, Myllyniemi Sini, Aalto University 

2012 Kui? IX tekstiilitaiteen triennaali Exhibition catalogue

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Trainee on Showroom Berlin Gallery 2015, Berlin Germany

ARTIST ASSOCIATIONS

The Artists' Association of Finland

Artists’ Association MUU

Helsinki Artists’ Association (HAA)

UUTE Ry - Finnish Association of New Textile Art

ETN - Europen Textile Network

CONTACT                                              

email.tuija.teiska@gmail.com 

©tuija teiska 2020