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AN OPEN DRAWING EXHIBITION AT THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

Do you draw? Would you like to exhibit your drawing in an exciting contemporary drawing exhibition in Finnish Lapland? Check out the info on Artists’ Association of Lapland’s website hereAlso on Instagram @lapland_international

Exhibition dates 14.12.2024–7.01.2025, Gallery Napa, Artists’ Association of Lapland’s gallery, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland.

PV on 13th December - see you there!

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B.A.G. SHOW 2024

26.11.–4.12.2024

Group show

Greatorex Street Gallery, London, UK

with Frances Coleman, Jane Colling, Jane Deakin, Tony Fleming, Ron Henocq, Peter McLean, Martin Pover & Louise Sheridan – celebrating 41 years of Bermondsey Artist Group’s existence. I am super excited to exhibit with these guys… they are the original BAG artists and I have been in the group only since 2008….  I am a newbie amongst this lot. They set up what is now called Southwark Park Galleries - a truly marevellous group of artists who make things happen. Come along and celebrate with us during the exhibition, PV 27th Nov - hope to see many friends there!

Below is a still from Water is Wide video piece shown in an earlier BAG exhibition combined with a drone still from 2024…. This is a place holder for another piece I'll be showing in this exhibition.

TRINITY BUOY WHARF DRAWING PRIZE 2024

3.-16.10.2024 Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, then touring UK

The UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2024 received over 2,280 submissions from 1,270 candidates located across the world for its 30th edition. A total of 115 works by 108 drawing practitioners were chosen… one of those is my Dear Drawing II (4 min, looped). Over the moon to be included in this exhibition once more - it is the highlight of the year for anyone interested in drawing. There is something to look forward to in a form of talks, workshops, the touring exhibition itself….. It starts with a bang: a symposium ’I Draw a Line from Me to You’ on Thursday 3rd October in London - hope to see you there!! Info DPUK & TBW.

LUUSUANI / MY LUUSUA

21.9.–15.10.2024

Solo show

MustaNapa, Artists’ Association of Lapland’s gallery, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

The exhibition explores everyday versus extraordinary on nine screens while creating a portrait of the village Luusua that is situated near the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. More information here.

KYLÄSSÄ KYLÄSSÄ / VISIT–À–VILLAGE

3.12.–17.12.2023

Solo show

Kemijärven Kulttuurikeskus / Kemijärvi Cultural Centre

A Portrait of Luusua (Luusua potretti) is taking shape and presented here for the first time together with drawings on paper from the Absentees (Poissaolevat) –series that is based on lace pieces made by my great-grandmother Alina Tervo (1887-1956) who lived in Pelkosenniemi. The audience’s contribution to these on-going projects is welcomed and encouraged through an exhibition programme of events. Supported generously by TAIKE.

Click on the invite below to find the schedule (in Finnish). OHEISOHJELMAN AIKATAULU: klikkaa kutsua alla. 

TRINITY BUOY WHARF DRAWING PRIZE 2023

Delighted to have two drawings – Great-Grandmother’s Little Dress with a Collar (on paper) & two months apart (video drawing) – selected for my favourite drawing exhibition Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2023, the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing. A total of 124 works by 111 drawing practitioners were selected from 3,000 submissions from 1,450 candidates located across the world. More information at TBW & from Drawing Projects UK, for example here.

ABSENTEES / POISSAOLEVAT

Solo show, Korundin seinä, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi, Finland, 1.6.-31.7. 2023
Great-Grandmother’s ‘Hand Made’ Little Dress / Iso-Mummin ‘Hand Made’ pikkumekko, 2021

Great-Grandmother’s Flower Shirt / Iso-Mummin kukkapaita, 2022

Great-Grandmother’s Baby Tops (or Death) / Iso-Mummin vauvapaidat (tai kuolema), 2022.
Graphite on handmade paper, 77 x 57 cm or 57 x 77 cm.

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LUUSUA POTRETTI / A PORTRAIT OF LUUSUA

Super excited to be working on this project after so many years of collecting material and thinking about it. Thank you TAIKE for making it possible! Thank you for everyone in Luusua and around who are somehow connected to this wonderful village of ours. Come and pay us a visit and share your story. More to follow....

Hei kyläläiset, klikkaa linkkiä, jos sinulla on salasana hallussa.

AIKA JA AJALLISUUS / TIME & TIMENESS curated by Juhani Tuominen

Group exhibition, Gallery Valo & Katve I & II, Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Finland, 15.12.2022-5.2.2023

Great-Grandmother’s Baby Collar / Iso-Mummin vauvakaulus, 2022

Great-Grandmother’s Collar, perhaps / Iso-Mummin kaulus, ehkä, 2021

Graphite on handmade paper, 57 x 77 cm     

Fragmentary Memories / Keskeneräisiä muistikuvia, two-channel video with stereo sound, 26 mins.

BOOKED 2022 – Artists Book Exhibition

26.11.-18.12.2022

MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre, Helsinki, Finland

MUISTIN YTIMESSÄ / MEMORY NUCLEI solo show

9.11.-4.12.2022

Gallery Duetto, Helsinki, Finland

TRINITY BUOY WHARF DRAWING PRIZE 2022

First Prize: Elisa Alaluusua, Unconceivable Line, single-channel video drawing, 2022.

From over 3,200 submissions by 1,673 artists located in 45 countries,134 works by 112 drawing practitioners were shortlisted for the TBWDP22. Video clip from the award ceremony on the 28th Sept 2022 at TBW London: '6 Feet' performative drawing by M. Lohrum in the foreground & the winning video drawing projected on the wall behind. More information at TBW & DPUK.

TRINITY BUOY WHARF DRAWING PRIZE 2022

Delighted to have TWO drawings included in this prestigious drawing exhibition: video drawing ‘Unconceivable Line’ (single-channel video drawing, 5 mins, 2022) & drawing on paper ‘Paula’s Lace Top IV’ (graphite on paper, 83x83cm, 2021).

Exhibition 29.9.-16.10.2022 at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London

26.10.2022-22.01.2023 at the Willis Museum & Salisbury Gallery, Basingstoke

9.2.-26.3.2023 at ArtHouse, Jersey.

JUURET / ROOTS curated by Elisa Alaluusua

18.8.-9.10.2022

Gallery Valo & Katve I & II, Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Finland

Photos by Marko Junttila, artworks by Mari Parpala (Matti Tainio & Esa Meltaus in the background). Exhibition catalogue designed by Jutta Luukkonen can be found here.

ARTISTS’ BOOKS EXHIBITION

20.7.-14.8.2022

Gallery Duetto, Helsinki, Finland

EHDOTON & MAASSA - trilogy part I & II solo shows

2020 & 2021

Gallery Katve 2, Rovaniemi, Finland

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NÄKYMÄTÖN NÄKYVÄSSÄ / THE INVISIBLE IN THE VISIBLE

Group show: Elisa Alaluusua, Tom Engblom, Jaana Erkkilä-Hill, Michael Marnin Jacobs, Kalle Lampela,

Leila Lipiäinen, Esa Meltaus, Pirjo Puurunen. 13 February – 11 April 2021

Voipaala Art Centre, Valkeakoski, Finland

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ALALUUSUA ON ALALUUSUA – PROPOSITIO(N) solo show

January 2020

Gallery Lovisa, Rovaniemi, Finland

SLICE OF SKETCHBOOKS / SI(I)VU LUONNOSKIRJOISTA

solo show, January 2020, Gallery Kopio, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

Video works: sketchbooks of Elina Brotherus & sketchbooks of Chris Wainwright

Video Backstage Production: Elephant & Castle (2019)

produced by Theatrum Mundi and Lucia Sceranková (direction, camera, editing) together with Rui Pignatelli, John Scott & Roman Štětina. Visit to my studio in 4:00-4:43.

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My Very Own Brexit –video drawing

KUOLLUTTA LIHAA [DEAD MEAT] exhibition

2 September – 3 November 2019

Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Finland

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RE - A BERMONDSEY ARTISTS' GROUP EXHIBITION

10 October - 3 November 2019

Lake Gallery, Southwark Park Galleries, London, UK

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YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART

EILEEN HOGAN: Personal Geographies

9 May to 11 August 2019

 

I am delighted that my video: EILEEN HOGAN / Artist-in-Residence, Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London / SKETCHBOOKS (12'20'') is exhibited at Yale Center for British Art from May to August 2019. Eileen's Opening Lecture can be viewed here.

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Image courtesy of Yale Center for British Art.

MUU Gala

November 2018 onwards

 

Exciting news - Making The Arctic Line / Circle (Part III) – has been selected to be part of MUU Gala 2018 and will be touring in Finland, Russia and beyond. Curated by artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Mika Taanila. The screenings, Beautiful Confusions and Pysäyttäjät, highlight the distinctiveness, diversity and richness of Finnish media art.

 

"The 30th anniversary year of Artists’ Association MUU culminates in the premiere of MUU Gala 2018 in Helsinki on 21 November 2018, treating the invited audience to the very best of Finnish media art!" The artists featured in the gala are:

 

ELISA ALALUUSUA | ANNA-KAISA ANT-WUORINEN | RISTO-PEKKA BLOM | JENNI ESKOLA | TAIJA GOLDBLATT | HELINÄ HUKKATAIVAL | JUHA VAN INGEN | PANU JOHANSSON | TUOMO KANGASMAA & MARKUS RENVALL | JOHANNA KETOLA | YASSINE KHALED | ARJA KÄRKKÄINEN | HARRI LARJOSTO | DAVID MUTH | ELINA OIKARI | SARA PATHIRANE | MIIA RINNE | JUKKA SILOKUNNAS | MINNA SUONIEMI | PINJA VALJA | MARJO VIITALA | TIMO WRIGHT

Making The Arctic Line / Circle (Part III)
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EXCERPT from Making The Arctic Line / Circle (Part III), 8 mins.

dRAWing strength

Montsalvat, Melbourne, Australia

Nov 2018 to Jan 2019

 

Couldn't be happier --- the Sketchbook video drawings are debuting in Australia!

Three videos from the Sketchbooks installation feature in 'dRAWing strength' exhibition near Melbourne, Australia, 16 November 2018 - 6 January 2019. This exhibition of contemporary drawings is curated by artist Jo Lane and Montsalvat's Arts Manager Jeannette Davison. It showcases international artists in the field of contemporary drawing and its expanded practice.

 

'dRAWing strength' presents:

sketchbooks of Stephen Farthing

sketchbooks of Anne Howeson

sketchbooks of William Raban

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An exhibition view from dRAWing strength. Photo courtesy of Jo Lane.

Eileen Hogan’s Artist Not-in-Residence exhibition in The Garden Museum

I was delighted to be commissioned to make a video for Eileen Hogan's exhibition at the newly renovated Garden Museum in London (May-Sept 2017). Info here: https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/eileen-hogan/

Eileen Hogan is one of the artists I interviewed for my PhD research on Sketchbooks. A video I made about her sketchbook practice sketchbooks of Eileen Hogan is part of the installation that grew out of that research. Making another video of her most recent sketchbooks was fun. They are amazing!

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Eileen Hogan Garden Museum Sketchbooks

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Excerpt from video: EILEEN HOGAN / Artist-in-Residence, Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London / SKETCHBOOKS (12'20'')

Jerwood Drawing Prize 2017

I am delighted to be included in the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2017 with my video drawing The Arctic Circle (Part II).

This was the last year of Jerwood Drawing Prize - from now on known as Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.

Exhibition dates:

Jerwood Space, London 13 Sep – 22 Oct 2017

East Gallery, Norwich University of the Arts 14 Nov 2017 – 20 Jan 2018

The Edge, Bath University 10 Feb – 31 Mar 2018

Sidney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury Christchurch University 11 Apr – 6 May 2018

Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne 26 May - 28 Jul 2018

Drawing Projects UK, Trowbridge 18 Aug - 6 Oct 2018

 The Arctic Circle (part II), 12 mins.

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