Curriculum Vitae
SUNNA MAARIA KANGAS
- Textile and Visual Artist
- Date of Birth and Place: 28 September 1974, Helsinki
- Nationality: Finnish
- Telephone: 358-50-3476120
- e-mail: sunnakangas@elisanet.fi
EDUCATION
- 2007 Master of Arts, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland
- 2000 Bachelor of Arts, Institute of Art and Design, Vantaa, Finland
- 1995 High School Graduate, Helsinki High School for Adults
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2009 Gallery Johan S., Helsinki, Finland
- 2007 Gallery Myymälä 2, Helsinki, Finland
- 2005 Church of Oulunkylä, Helsinki, Finland
- 2004 Gallery Myymälä 2, Helsinki, Finland
- 2002 Art Gallery Oma Huone, Helsinki, Finland
- 2000 Institute of Art and Design, Vantaa, Finland
JURIED EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND
- 2011 Fabrication 2, Textile museum Tyykki, Forssa, Finland
- 2011 International Thoughts, Virrat City Galleria VIRINÄ,Finland
- 2010 Fabrication TR1 - Taidehalli, Tampere Finland. Organized by Tampere Art Museum
- 2010 Time and Thought, international artsts workshop and exhibiton at Voipaala Art Centrum
- 2008-9 Artists O presentation, Vantaa Art Museum, Vantaa
- 2007 Union of Finnish Art Associations (SKjL) 07 Exhibition, K.H. Renlund Art Museum, Kokkola
- 2007 Kvartetti - The Helsinki Artists’ Association 40 years, Vuotalo Helsinki (HTS)
- 2006 Union of Finnish Art Associations (SKjL) 06 Exhibition, Taidepanimo, Lahti
- 2006 Terrortory, Muu Gallery, Helsinki
- 2005 Design Partners 05, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
- 2005 Union of Finnish Art Associations (SKjL) 05 Exhibition, Taidetehdas Porvoo
- 2005 Inform, Design Forum, Helsinki; RT1, Tampere; Sastamalan opisto, Vammala; Valkeakosken kuvataidekoulu, Valkeakoski and Myllysaari Museum, Valkeakoski
- 2005 Tilassa, Wetterhoff, Hämeenlinna
- 2004 Rakkaus, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi; Gallery of Kankaanpää in Postelli and The Graft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä
- 2003 Säilytin, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi and The Graft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä
- 2003 Southern Finland Region Exhibition, Taidetehdas Porvoo
JURIED EXHIBITIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
- 2011 7th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures "Vanish/Survive" at the Lithuanian Artist's Association's Gallery "Arka" in Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2010 International Baltic Minitextile Triennial, Muzeum Miasta Gdyni; Central Museum of Textiles in Lodz, Poland
- 2009 Triennial of Textile Gallery of P.M.Bohun in Liptovsky Mikulas and Dom umenia, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2009 OTTO Exhibition in Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Spain
- 2009 Faleria festival second edition of Art Festival, Rome, Italy
- 2008 Valcellina Award exhibition, Maniago, Italy
- 2007 7th International Baltic Minitextil Triennial, Muzeum Miasta Gdyni, Poland
- 2007 3rd European Textile and Fibre Art Triennial, Riga, Latvia, Exhibition Hall Arsenals
- 2007 Triennial of Textile 2006, Turiec Gallery Martin, Slovakia
- 2006 Festivalmau^06, A.R.C.Musicos, Faro, Algarve, Portugal
- 2006 New Terrortory, PAK////T, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2006 Triennial of Textile 2006, Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia
- 2006 Anymous Performance VII, media section, Galerie mesta Plzne Pilsen, Czech republic
- 2006 Scythia 6, International Biennial on Contemporary Textile Art, Kherson, Ukraine
- 2006 Valcellina Award 2005, Valcellina; Museo del Tessile of Busto Arsizio, Italy
- 2005 Kaunas Art Biennial, Textile 05,National Art museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
- 2005 Visions in Textiles, Izmir State Art and Sculpture Museum, Turkey (ETN)
- 2005 Open Letter, 4th Intl. Biennial of Miniature Textiles, ARKA Gallery, Vilnus; Klaipeda Gallery, Klaipeda and Janinos Monkutes-Marks Museum-Gallery, Kedainiai, Lithuania
- 2004 From Lausanne to Beijing, 3rd International Fiber Art Biennale, Shanghai, China
- 2004 Valcellina Award 2003 – Textile and Fiber Art Competition, Valcellina, Italy
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2011 Piilossa – Tallinn Botanical Garden, Tallinn, Estonia
- 2011 ART – NATURE – ECOLOGY, international art work shop and exhibition at Art-Nuuttila, Virrat, Finland
- 2010 Time and Thought, international art work shop and exhibition at Voipaala ART Centre
- 2009 A Party in The Garden, invited artist in the group exhibition, Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden in Helsinki
- 2003 Media Installation, Gallery Omahuone Helsinki, Finland
ART ASSOCIATONS AND SCOOL EXHIBITIONS
- 2010 Art Fair Suomi, Finnish Artists' Associations Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 2010 Exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna Helsinki
- 2009 Art Fair Suomi, Finnish Artists' Associations Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 2009 Animal Life, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna Helsinki
- 2009 Exhibition of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 2008 Signs of the Times, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna Helsinki
- 2008 Exhibition of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 2006 Art Fair Suomi 2006, exhibition of the Finnish Artists' Association, Muu Gallery, Helsinki
- 2006 erotique, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Galleria Katariina, Helsinki
- 2006 Kaunis, kauniimpi, ruma, ruma, rumempi, kaunis, Teak, Helsinki
- 2006 Exhibition of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 2005 Art Fair Suomi, Finnish Artists' Associations Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 2005 Helsinki Picnic, Esplanadin-lava, Helsinki
- 2005 Tunteet pinnassa, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
- 2004 Exhibtion of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 2003 Exhibtion of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki
- 1999 Aikamoinen, Helsky Craft House Gallery, Helsinki
- 1998 Helsinki Night of Arts, Helsky Craft House Gallery, Helsinki
PERMANENT WORKS AND WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
- Arte Faleria Festival collection, Italy
- Muzeum Miasta Gdyni, Gdynia, Poland
- Festivalmau archive Algarve, Portugal
- Anymous Performance archive Pilsen, Czech republic
- Valcellina International Award collection, Association Le Arti Tessili, Italy
- Tuesday, Textile art work, Regional Hospital, Porvoo, Finland (2004)
- On the Move, Textile sculpture, Hotell Strand Inter-Continental, Helsinki, Finland (2000)
- Paths, Tapestry, Istitute of Art and Design, Vantaa, Finland (1998)
GRANTS
- 2007 Arts Council of Finland
- 2007 Travel Grant, Artists' Association of Finland
- 2006 Eva and Maija Taimi Foundation
- 2005 Sleipnir Travel Grant, Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art (NIFCA)
- 2004 Arts Council of Finland
- 2000 Institute of Art and Design
PRIZES
- 2010 AWARD, Time and Thought International Textile and Fibre Art Workshop with Haruka Sakurai (Jap) and Paul Jensen (Den)
- 2005 1. prize of Finnish Association of Artists and Designers competition for the Finnish Design Year 2005
CATALOGUES AND DOCUMENTARIES
- 8 International Baltic Mini Textil Triennial, 2010. Exhibition catalogue.
- Triennial of Textile 2009, Arttex. Exhibition catalogue.
- 8th Finnish Textile Triennial catalogue 2009. Article.
- Arte faleria festival, 2009. Exhibiton catalogue.
- Otto, Artists O, presentation 2008. Exhibition catalogue.
- International Textile and Fiber art Competition Premio Valcellina, 2007. Exhibition catalogue.
- 7 International Baltic Mini Textil Triennial, 2007. Exhibition catalogue.
- Tradition and Innovation - Global Intrigue, 2007. Exhibition catalogue.
- Trienále textilu, Liptovsky Mikulás, 2006. Exhibition catalogue.
- Visions in Textiles -from tradition to textile art, 2005. Exhibition catalogue.
- International Textile and Fiber art Competition Premio Valcellina 2005. Exhibition catalogue.
- Textile 05, Kaunas Art Biennial, 2005. Exhibition catalogue.
- Kaltio 1/2005. Article.
- Textileforum 2/2004. Article.
- International Textile and Fiber art Competition Premio Valcellina, 2003. Exhibition catalogue.
- From Lausanne to Beijing 3:rd International Tapestry Art Biennale Catalogue 2004.
OTHER EDUCATION
Helsinki University:
- 2003 – 2004 Film and Television Science Studies
- 2001 – 2003 Art Histoty Studies
- 1996 – 1997 Art History Studies
- 1995 – 1996 Development Studies
MEMBERSHIPS
- Finnish Artists' Association (MUU)
- Finnish Association of Artists (O ry)
- Finnish Association of Textile Artists (TEXO)
- Finnish Association of Visual Artists Copyrights (KUVASTO)
- The Helsinki Artists' Association (HTS)
RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS