MILJA VIITA
Born 1974, Karjalohja.
Milja Viita is a visual artist, working with memories and stories by using
different medias, such as film, video, photography and sound.
+358 40 5350224
www.miljaviita.com
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Art Studies
2003-2005 M.F.A ,The Finnish Academy Of Fine Arts,
Department of time and space based art
1998-2003 B.F.A The Finnish Academy Of Fine Arts
1997-1998 Kanneljärvi institute, Visual art program, Lohja, Finland
1995-1996 Free Art School, drawing program, Helisinki, Finland
Memberships in artists‘ associations
Finnish Artists Association MUU ry. Since 2005
Distribution Center for Finnish Media Art AV-Arkki, since 2005
Solo exhibitions
2006 Unionstreet 28 B with Swedish artist My Lindh,
Gallery Kluuvi, Helsinki City Art Museum
2006 A Letter to NASA-A Tale of a Dead Man Gallery Huuto, Helsinki, FI
2003 Sun Portraits, gallery Barrack, Tampere, FI
2000 Gallery Corridor. Academy Of Fine Arts, Helsinki, FI
1999 Gallery Bremer, Karkkila, FI
Selected group exhibitions and festivals
2009 The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Hki, FI
2008 Art Fair Suomi, Cable Factory, Helsinki, FI
2008 13. Mänttä Art Festival – The Art Of Humanity, Mänttä, FI
2008 21. Stuttgart Filmwinter –festival, GER
2008 VIEW07-Media art Festival, Helsinki, FI
2007 ON AIR-From North to South, Circolo Scandinavo, Rome, IT
2007 Antimetter-Underground Film Festival, Open Space Arts Center, Victoria, BC Canada
2007 Pärnu Film & Videofestival, Pärnu, EE
2007 ON AIR-From North to South, Villa San Michele, Anacapri, IT
2007 Creative North in Progress-fesitival, Firenze, IT
2007 18.Nordisk Panorama – 5 Cities Film Festival, Oulu, FI
2007 2,5 Salon August, Muu Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2007 Googled Earth, Tampere Film Festival, FI
2007 View07-Media Art Festival, Helsinki, FI
2007 53. Oberhusen International Film Festival, GER
2006 AroS, Aarhus Impressive New Art Museum, DK
2006 17. Nordisk Panorama – 5 Cities Film Festival, Aarhus, DK
2006 Nuevo estocolmo, Luna Kulturhus, Södertälje, SE
2006 Despite My Good Intentions- A Wander Beyond, Back Loft, c/o La Catedral, Dublin, IE
2006 The 26. Kettupäivät-Finnish Short and Documentary Film Festival, Helsinki
2006 Nordic Contemporary Art, Jetty Barrack Gallery, HKI, FI
2006 AV-Arkki Tour „Talk To Me“, Forum Box, HKI, FI
2006 Kyntö- Performance Festival, Sculpture Park of Alpo Jaakola, Loimaa, FI
2006 TAJU06-Mothers Sense, Hyvinkää Art Museum, FI
2006 VIEW06-Festival of Finnish Media Art, Culture Factory Korjaamo, Hki, FI
2005 Marsna Art Route, Meerssen, NL
2005 Mysticism and Strawberry, Manor of Kerava, FI
2004 Dark-Festival, Helsinki, FI
2004 Master Degree Show, Art Hall, Helsinki, FI
2004 Group Exhibition in Karkkila, Högfors, Karkkila, FI
2004 North and Down, Nordic House, Reykjavik, IS
2004 V´Art Gagliari, IT
2003 Acoustic Esthetics, Skaftfell, Seydisfjirdir, IS
2003 Pisaroita, Högfors Old Factory Hall, Karkkila, FI
2002 Crowd Pleasers, 3rd. Graduate Studios, San Francisco , USA
2002 Crowd Pleasers, Gallery Myymälä2, Hki, FI
2002 Time ans Space visits Gallery Kuumola, Hki, FI
2002 „Suomi-Kannel“ Cable Factory Puristamo, Helsinki, FI
2001 „The Beautie of Water“ International Symbosium of Esthetic Environment, Rantasalmi, FI
2000 Students, Galery of Academy of Fine Arts, Hki, FIv
1999 Suomi-Kannel, Sammatti, FI
1998 Camp of Outlaws, Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Hki, FI
1998 Gallery Zebra, Karjaa, FI
Public collections
Finnish National Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Residencies
2009 Residency of arts Council of North Karelia, Kochi, India
2008 Finno-African Culture Center Villa-Karo, Grand-Popo, Benin
2008 Estonian Artists‘ Accociation, Tallinn Art Hall. Estonia
2007 Circoo Skandinavo per Artisti e Scienziati, Roma, Italy
Grants and stipends
2009 AVEK-promotion for audiovisual culture
2008 Finnish Art Association; Grant for young artist
2008 Arts Council of Finland-residency grant
2007 Arts Council of Finkand- travel grant
2007 AVEK-promotion for audiovisual culture
2007 VISEK
2006 AVEK-promotio for audiovisual culture
2006 Finnish-Swedish Culture Foundation
2006 VISEK
2006 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, stipend
2006 Arts Council of Finland, Travel grant
2006 Arts Council of Finland
2006 Nifca, Sleipnir, Travel grant
2005 Alfred Kordelins Foundation
2004 Nifca, Sleipnir, travel grant
2003 Kesko stipend
2003 Kuno, Nordplus, travel grant
Filmography
2008, The Missing Letters, 1939-1945. B/W-film, 22 min
2007 Shadows From Grandmother´s Photo Box, DV, colour
2007 Ceremony, 16 mm B/W-film, 4 min
2006 A Tale of a Dead Man, 16 mm film, DV, 5 min
2006 The Bomb Factory Girl, DV, 6 min
2005 The Room, B/W-S8
2005 Love story, DV, 2´30
2004 11th of May 1918, 16 mm-film, DV, 8 min
2004 Boob, DV, 0´58.
Texts about the artist
2009 Länsi-Uusimaa, 14.1 Helena Soinio, Ykkös Lohja 15.1.
2008 Lapin Kansa, 15.7. „Taidetta tehtaan ja veden ääreltä“ Marjaterttu Harri
2007 AVEK- magazine, issue 2/07, Aikalaisuudesta , Kari Yli-Annala
2007 Frame-fund, 3/07 „Contemporaneity and the Starry Skies”, Kari Yli-Annala
2006 Helsingin Sanomat 23.2 „Videokirje NASA:lle“, Anne Rouhiainen
2006 Helsingin Sanomat 1.7. „Vaan kuka huolehtisi äidistä?“ Jukka Yli-Lassila
2004 Helsingin Sanomat, 25.5. „Erinoimainen valikoima lopputöitä“ Marjaterttu Kiviranta
2003 Helsingin Sanomat 10.3. „Karkkilan kesänäyttelyssä materiaalin tuntua“ Jukka Yli-Lassila
2002 Vesi vetää puoleensa, Kustannus Maahenki
Group Show Catalogs
2008 13. Mänttä Art Festival – The Art of Humanity, FI
2006 Nuevo estocolmo, SE
2006 Despite My Good Intentions- A Wander Beyond, Dublin, IE
2006 Nordic Contemporary Art, Jetty Barrack Gallery, HKI, FI
2004 Master Degree Show, The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts
2004 North and Down, IS
Other activity
2009 Artist of the Karkkila, Media art series for public places
2009 Jurything for The Artist Accosiation of Western Uusimaa, Fi
2007 Artist of the Month, Frame Fund, March 2007
2007 Trainee in Photographic Department, Finnish National Gallery
2005 Teacher of conceptual art and video, Kanneljärvi Institute
2004-2007 Organizing traveling art exhibition for young nordic artists between Iceland, Sweden and Finland.
2003 Video-dance collaboration with choreographer Milla Laaksonen, Kino Igloo, Sputnik Film oy. Karkkila, Finland.
1999 Asisistant Animator, A-Film, Tallinn, EE
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