EDUCATION
1983-86		CNAA BA/Honours, West Surrey College of Art and Design,
		University of Surrey, England, Three dimensional design/Glass
1981-82		University of Helsinki, Finland, design and product planning 
		for small and medium-size industries
1979-80		University of Tampere, Finland, History of Art
1972-74		Kankaanpää Scool of Art, Visual Arts, Finland

ACTIVITIES
2019            Music & Media Tampere Finland, International Avard /glass statue
2019            Visitor Artist, NuGO Nuutajärvi April-May
2018            Artist of the month April, Artist O/Ornamo
2017,2018       Music & Media Tampere Finland, International Avard /glass statue
2016-17         Design production Venda glassvase serie
2002-2012       Glassworks for gifts in Finland and abroad by the President of Finland 
2005            Invitation to Finland´s Independence Day reception in Presential palace 6.12.     
2003            Working visit, Måleros Glassworks, Måleros, Sverige
2002            Working visit, Studio Italo Ballarin, Venice, Italy
1998            Working visit, A.Tzomiianakhe Creta Glass, Creta
1995-           Glass Studio Taru Syrjänen, Tampere, Finland
1993            Seminar of Venice and American glassblowing techniques, Taik,
                Nuutajärvi, working with Venetsian glassblower Lino Tagliapietra
1991-92         Classical Arts Integration Course, Sibelius-Academy Education Center, 
                Helsinki, Finland. Finally the field trip to Athens, Greece
1991            Designer, Hacman Iittala Oy Ab, Iittala Glass, Finland
1988-90         Designer, Iittala-Nuutajärvi Oy, Iittala Glass, Finland
1988		Freelance designer, Nuutajärvi Glass of Iittala-Nuutajärvi Oy, Finland
1985-87	        Freelance designer, Nuutajärvi Glassworks of Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Finland
1982-84         Freelance product designer, Humppila Glassworks, Finland
1981		Practising product designer, Humppila Glassworks, Finland
1978,79	        Teacher on summer courses: Art Happening in Hämeenkyrö, ceramics
1976-80         Teacher, Pirkkala Open Collece for Adults /ceramics
1975-81         Ceramics Studio Satu & Taru Syrjänen, Tampere, Finland 

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS
2002-2012	Unique glass gifts for state visit of the President of Finland
1991 		The Museum of Modern Art New York, Purje vase-series in sales collection
1990 		The International Design Yearbook 1990/91, England, with the work Summer

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015-16		Hiekka Art Museum, Tre, Finland, Retrospective exhibition, Art Glass 1990-2015
2013            Studio Gallery, Jubilee Exhibition, Glass 30 Years, Tampere, Finland
2013            Gallery Angelo, Pori, Trilogy for Light
2011		Jorma Panula-Foundation, Piiparila, Kirkkonummi, Finland
2011		Willa MAC, Finnish Contemporary Art Museum, Tampere, Finland
2007-08         The Tampere Theatre, Frenckell, Finland
2006            Iittala Art Center, Finland, On the Way to Mind 
2006            Gallery Saskia, Tampere, Finland 
2006		Varkaus Art Museum, Finland, Artist's 25th Anniversary Exhibition
2005		Design Year 2005, invitation Täky-Gallery, Lappeenranta, Finland
2004-05 	The Finnish Institute in Madrid, Spain, Impresiones Nordicas
2000         	Voipaala Art Center, Valkeakoski, Finland
                Invitation exhibition, Arts Council of Pirkanmaa
2000		Tampere-house, Tampere, Finland, Glass Garden
1999 		Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland, Strata II 
1998 		Gallery Räikkälä, Kankaanpää, Finland, invitation exhibition
1998 		Museum of Häme, Tampere, Finland, Strata 
1992 		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki Finland, Uniting 3
1991 		Gallery IXIA, Tampere Finland, Uniting 2 
1990 		Iittala Glass Museum, Iittala, Finland, "From an Idea to the Product"
1990 		New York Tabletop & Accessories Show, New York, USA
1990		Kankaanpää School of Art, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Finland
1988 		Gallery Verkaranta, Tampere, Finland, "Uniting"
1986-88 	Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland, WSCAD unique glass collection

GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND
2015		Finnish Design- and Artglass, Arts and Craft Center Verkaranta, Tampere
2015		Finnish Glass Lives 7, Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki
2014-2016	Finnish Baptismal Font Design Exhibition, 8 another Cities: Oulu, Turku, 
		Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Lahti, Kuopio, Seinäjoki, Tampere, Helsinki
2014		Pirkanmaa Designs 5, Jewelry, MODUS, Art-Hall TR1, Tampere 
2014		Magnificent Ladies from Tampere, Museum Center VAPRIIKKI, Tampere
2013		Design Exhibition of Baptismal Font, Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki 		
2011		The main library METSO, Tampere, Mansedesign, MODUS
2011		Urkin Piilopirtti, Pinsiön Majat Oy, Pinsiö
2010		Art Center PURNU, Orivesi, the invite exhibition, Sleep of the Bird
2010		Finnish Design- and Artglass, Arts and Craft Center Verkaranta, Tampere
2010		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finnish Glass Lives 6
2009		Art-hall TR1, Tampere, MODUS, Pirkanmaa Designs 3
2008		SuviDesign, Purnu, Orivesi
2008-2012	Art-Nuuttila summer exhibitions, Virrat
2007            AMERICA! The National Art Competition, invitation, Art Center Heinola
2007            Art-hall TR1, Tampere, MODUS, Pirkanmaa Designs 2 
2006            Gallery Broms, Helsinki, Finland, le Trialogue
2006            Pirkanmaa III Triennial, Art-hall TR1, Finlayson, Tampere
2006            Villa Keisarinharju, Kangasala, Harmony
2005		Mäntyharjun Marmorisali, Mäntyharju, Finland
2005		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finnish Glass Lives 5
2005		Art-hall TR1, Finlayson, Tampere, MODUS, Pirkanmaa designs 
2004,05,11 	Villa Keisarinharju, Kangasala, Arte & Psyke
2003-04 	Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere, Material & Message
2003		The National Museum of Finland, Helsinki, Taiko 20th Anniversary exhibition
2001 		Museum of Lohja, Glass lives, Finnish Glass Museum
2001 		Gallery Villa Jankovsky, Kajaani
2000 		Haihara Art Center, Tampere, Voipaala Art Center,Valkeakoski
2000 		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland, Finnish Glass Lives 4
1998 		Haihara Art Center, Tampere, Modus -98
1998 		Design Forum, Helsinki, Finnish Design 10
1995 		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finnish Glass Lives 3
1994 		Hvitcat Gallery, Hvitträsk
1993 		Nuutajärvi glass factory gallery, Glass Session
1992 		Nuutajärvi glass factory gallery, Glass Session
1991 		Iittala glass factory summer exhibition, Glass Fantasy
1991 		Nuutajärvi glass factory gallery
1990 		Old Library House Gallery, Tampere
1990 		Design Museum , Helsinki, Finnish Design 1990
1990 		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finnish Glass Lives 2
1990 		Arabia-Esplanad Gallery, Helsinki, Glass Visit  
1989		Glass Fantasy, Iittala
1986 		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finnish Glass Lives
1979 		Museum of Modern Art, Tampere
1978 		Hämeenkyrö Art Happening
1976 		Museum of Modern Art, Tampere
1974 		Art Museum, Tampere, 41st Year Exhibition of the Tampere Artists Association

GROUP EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE
2010		The Vevring Exhibition 2010, the Nordic countries, Vevring, Norway
2009		Finnish Glass Art 2000-2005, Finnish Glass Museum:
		State Gallery, Banska Bystica, Slovaky
2008		Glascetrum Gernheim, Germany
		The Museum of Applied Arts in Latvia, Riika
2007            Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
	        The National Museum of Wroclaw, Poland
2006-07         Stichting National Glassmuseum, Leerdam, the Netherlands
2006		Musée du verre Carmaux, France
	        Conseil Général de Meurthe et Moselle, Nancy, France                            
2005		Steninge Palace Cultural Centre, Märsta, Sweden, 
		Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass 2005
2004		Gallery Sala Barna, Barcelona, Spain, Transparent Minds-glass installation
2001-04 	Finandia - Vanguardia en Vidrio, organised by the Finnish Glass Museum
		Fazination glas - Tendenzen in der Finnischen glasskunst:
2004		Galerie Brigitte Kurzendörfer Schloss Glassmuseum, Pilsach, Germany
		Glasmuseum Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany
2003-04 	Stadsmuseum Schleswig, Schleswig, Germany
2003		Felleshuis Galleri, Berlin, Germany
2003		Museo de Historia Mexicana, Monterrey, Mexico
2002-03 	Franz Mayer Museum, México, Mexico
2002		Museo do Vidro, Marinha Grande, Portugal
2001		Museo de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
2001		Fundacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain
2003		The Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary: Material & Message,
2002-03 	Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass 2002:
		Steninge Palace Cultural Centre, Märsta, Sweden; Hadeland Glassverk, Norway
2000-02 	Nordic Glass 2000:
2002		Fossakleiberg, Norway
2001-02 	M.K. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
2001 		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
2000		Den Nordatlantiske Brygge, Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 		Forsiktig Glass! - Selected Nordic Glass Art, Hå Gamle Prestegard, Norway
1991-94 	Vidrio Finlandes Contemporaneo, Contemporary Finish Glass,
		organized by Museum of Art and Design Finland:
1994 		Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal
1993 		Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal, Rabat, Morocco
1991-92 	Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio, La Granja, Secovia,
		Cenre Permanent d’Artesania, Barcelona,
		de la Generalitat de Catalonya, Barcelona, Spain
1991-93 	Art of Glass and Tapestry, organized by Museum of Art and Design Finland
1993 		Santiago de Chile, Chile
1992 		Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Córdoba, Argentine
1991 		Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, Brazil
1992 		Neues Glas in Finland, New Glass in Finland, organized by Finnish Glass Museum
		Nürberg, München, Germany; Graz, Austria; Solothurn, Switzerland
1989 		NK-Gallery, Made in Tavastland, Stockholm, Sweden
1987-88 	Finnish Glass, organized by Finnish Glass Museum
		Museum of Applied Arts, Tallinn; Museum of Art and Design, Moscow,
		Hermitage Art Museum, Leningrad
1987,88- 	Frankfurt International Fair, Germany

COLLECTIONS AND PUBLIC SPACES
                Hiekka Art Museom, Tampere, Finland 
                Martti and Sirkka-Liisa Helin Art Collection
		Nursing Sphere of Pirkanmaa, Raimo Anttila Foundation 
		Willa Mac, The Museum of Finnish Contemporary Art, Tampere 
                State of Finland Art Collections
                The Church of Pispala, Tampere, Finland
                Finnish Institute in Madrid, Spain
		The Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Hungary
		Finnish Foreign Ministry
		Finnish Designmuseum, Helsinki, Finland
		Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
		City of Tampere, Finland 
                Museum of Modern Art, Tampere, Finland
                        
MEMBERSHIPS
2013-		Tampere Artists´ Association, Finland
2006-		Ornamo Art and Design Finland, Artists O 
2001-		MODUS, Pirkanmaa Association of Art and Design, Finland
1986-2007	ORNAMO/TAIKO, Finnish Association of Designers, Helsinki, Finland
1975-2001	INTERI, Association of Art & Design, Tampere, Finland

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2015		Finnish Cultural Foundation, Pirkanmaa Regional fund
2014		Arts Promotion Centre, Helsinki, Finland
2013		City of Tampere, Finland
2012		Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, Finland
2008		City of Tampere, Finland
2007            National Council for Design, Helsinki, Finland
2006		Finnish Cultural Foundation Central Fund
2005		Oskar Öflund Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
2004		Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, Finland
2003 		National Council for Design, Helsinki, Finland
2002 		City of Tampere, Finland
2001 		National Council for Design, Helsinki, Finland
2000   	        Oskar Öflund Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
1999            Oskar Öflund Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
1999 		Board for Compensation Grants to Visual Artists, Helsinki
1997 		City of Tampere, Finland
1997, 99 	State Council for Crafts and Design, Helsinki, Finland      
1994 		County of Häme, Commission for Art, Finland
1992            Arabia Cultural Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
1991, 93        Central Art Council, Helsinki, Finland
1990 		Finnish Cultural Foundation, Häme Regional fund
1987    	Central Art Council, Helsinki, Finland
1985 		Nuutajärvi Glassworks / Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Finland
1983, 88        City of Tampere, Finland  
1980, 83 	County of Häme, Finland
1979 		Finnish Cultural Foundation, Pirkanmaa Regional fund
1978,79 	City of Tampere, Finland

TRAVEL-SUPPORTS
2005            Art Council of Finland, Madrid 
2003            Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, Budapest