Kirsimaria E. Törönen-Ripatti
Selännekatu 41, 50100 Mikkeli
Int.tel. +358 400 903 476, skype kirmart-r
kirsimaria@wakewa.net www.wakewa.net

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education and Degrees:
1987-1988 Helsinki university, drawing faculty
1988- 1993 Kunst akademie Rotterdam, The Netherlands  GRAFICUS B.A
1993-1994 Turku University Center of vocational studies ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEUR
1995-1996 Tampere university Center for vocational studies HYPERMEDIADESIGNER
1999-2000 Tampere university / Open university BASIC DEGREE IN MEDIA STUDIES
2001-2002 Tampere university / Open university BASIC DEGREE IN SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY

Publications
ISBN 80-239-7164-6 Tina B Contemporary Art Festival
ISBN 978-80-254-1239-8 Vernon Project 2007
ISBN 978-80-85014-70-9 La Strada - journeys in contemporary art

ISBN 978-952-99888-2-2 Kaupunkitiloja
ISBN 978-952-99888-0-8 Mindscape - Kirsimaria E. Törönen-Ripatti
ISBN 978-952-99888-1-5 Giornate d'Autore
ISBN 978-952-99888-3-9 La Strada 2010

Representative functions (selection)

2010-2011 Chairman Arts council of South-Savo, Finland
2007-2009 Chairman Arts council of South-Savo, Finland

2007-2009 Member of the National council of Visual arts, Finland

2007-2009 Member of Children's culture division, Central arts council of Finland
2009-2010 Chairman of Board, Children's art school Mikkeli

ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

Art fairs
Giornate d'Autore - Il Cilento incontra la Finlandia, Fiere di Vallo 2007
Artissima 14, Torino, Italia 2007 / Vernon gallery
Arte Fiera Bologna, Italia 2007 / Vernon Gallery

Exhibitions
2010 Hold the line, Galerie Seine 51, Paris, France
2010 La Strada, Plzen BIg synagogue, Czech Republic
2010 WORDS - Fondazione March, Padova, Italy
2010 Novomestska Radnice, Praha, Czech Republic

2009 ARTO9 art forum, Mikkeli art museum

2009 Aquamediale 5 curated by Herbert Schimmer
2009 Tuunattua Tuuvaa, Mikkeli art museum curated by Otso Kantokorpi
2009 Meeting the unknown - a new collection exhibition of the Mikkeli art museum

2009 Cityspace -exhibition project with Mika Törönen at GalleriAri and Atelje MT

2008 “La Strada”, Galerie umeni Karlovy Vary, curator-producer
2008 360 degrees- Regional art exhibition Eastern Finland, Kulttuurikeskus Poleeni, Pieksämäki, Finland. Curator Paula Hyvönen
2008 Ars Nova group exhibition, Riihisaari, Provincial museum of Savonlinna, Finland
2008 “Emerging wor(l)ds, Tina B Contemporary art festival, Praha, Czech Republic, curated by Marek Tomin

2008 Ars Nova 40., Galleria Eteinen, Savonlinna, Finland curated by Paula Hyvönen
2008 “Pyörre”, Kaija Juurikkala, Susanna Pälviä, Minna Matikka, Pirjo Ala-Kapee-Hakulinen, Kissakosken galleria, Finland

2007 “Gods in conference” video, Tina B Contemporary Art Festival, Praha, Czech Republic
2007 “Burning Bagdad” site specific installation, Vernon Project Gallery, Praha, Czech Republic
2007 Pieksämäen kuvataideseuran annual exhibition, Kulttuurikeskus Poleeni, Pieksämäki, Finland
2007 “Mindscape” curator-producer, Galerie Nova Sin, Praha, Tsekin tasavalta

2007 “Brainworks2” with Jan Pohribnyn, 00130gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2006 Tina B Contemporary Art Festival / OY/EH, Praha, Czech Republic. Curators Anneke McQuire and Kirsimaria E. Törönen-Ripatti

2006 ARTO6 art forum, curator-producer, Mikkeli, Finland

2005 ”24H”, Riihisaari, Provincial museum of Savonlinna, Finland curated by Ilkka-Juhani Takalo-Eskola and Marja Putus
2005 Ars Nova annual exhibition, Savonlinna art museum, Finland curated by Merja Heino

2005 “Medina” solo exhibition Vernon Gallery, Praha, Czech Republic

2005 “Taidelainaamo”, Mikkeli Artist's association, Mikkeli photographic center, Finland
2005 Group exhibition with Jukka Aalto, Kauko Jalasjärvi, Petri Turunen, Nature center Nestori, Savonlinna, Finland
2005 “Tukikuri” with Esa Tuomiranta, Timo Kukkola, Tuomo Kukkonen, Studio Mezzo, Helsinki
2005 “Olennainen”, Anna Rummukainen, Sari Marjamäki, Kaija-Leena Häninen,Imatran kulttuurikeskus, Imatra

2004 “Good night Bagdad” invitational exhibition, The Scandinavian House, Praha, Czech Republic
2004 Pieksämäen kuvataideseura, annual exhibition, Kulttuurikeskus Poleeni, Pieksämäki, Finland
2004 “Good morning Bagdad”, Opettajte maja galerii, Tallinna, Eesti

2004 “Olennainen” with Anna Rummukainen, Sari Marjamäki,
Kaija-Leena Häninen,GalleriAri, Mikkeli, Finland

2003 "Viisaat vaimot", solo exhibition at The Finnish Institute in Estonia, Tartto

2003 Ars Novan group exhibition, Savonlinna art museum, Finland

2003 www.poesiavisual.com.ar

2001 Regional art exhibition, Mikkeli art museum, Mikkeli, Finland

Projects (selection)
2010 Meidän museomme, Sur-Savon museon juhlanäyttely
2009 Lentävä lehmä, Lehmä - näyttelyyn liittyvä taideprojekti yhteistyössä Marskin päiväkodin kanssa, Mikkelin taidemuseo
2006 APOLLO, multiart performance at Tina B Art festival with Susanna Kolehmainen, Matti Makkonen, Susanna Mieskonen-Makkonen, Jan Pohribny

2006, 2007, 2009 Brainworks projects with Jan Pohribny

2007- Mittarimato / Inchworm arteducation project in collaboration with Mikkeli art museum
2009-2010 Arkadista ostoskeskukseen arkkitehtuurikasvatus / art/architecture education at preschools & elementary schools in the Mikkeli region

Other

Exlibris Jaana and Juha Anttila