Tea Mäkipää is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 artist known for her installations, architectural works and videos. She earned a BA in Fine Art, from the Academy of Fine Arts (Finland)

Academy of Fine Arts (Finland)

The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Finland provides the highest university-level theoretical and practical training in the country in fine arts....

, Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

 and an MA from the Royal College of Art

Royal College of Art

The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...

 in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. Her works are in the collections of Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki; the Collection Pentti Kouri

Pentti Kouri

Pentti Juho Kalervo Kouri was a Finnish economist and venture capitalist. He was born in Kemijärvi.-Career:...

; City of Helsinki, the State of Finland Central Archive of Art, Kiasma

Kiasma

Kiasma is a contemporary art museum located on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. Its name kiasma, Finnish for chiasma, alludes to the basic conceptual idea of its architect, Steven Holl. The museum exhibits the contemporary art collection of the Finnish National Gallery founded in 1990...

; Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki; Akademie Schloss Solitude

Akademie Schloss Solitude

The Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law. The main aspect of the Akademie is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted artists by means of residency fellowships and also by organizing events and exhibitions by its residents...

, Stuttgart (Germany); Sammlung Federkiel, Leipzig (Germany).

Solo exhibitions

2007 Motocalypse Now, Kunstverein Langenhagen, Hannover, Germany

2006 Catwalk, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin

2005 Sexgod, Galleri21, Malmö, Sweden

2004 ASolitude, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany

Group exhibitions

2010 Tensta Konsthall

Tensta Konsthall

Tensta Konsthall is a centre for contemporary art on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1998, the art centre has exhibited works by international artists which include: Wolfgang Tillmans, Julian Opie, On Kawara, Shirin Neshat, Susan Hiller, Tracey Moffat, Kutlug Ataman, Mark Wallinger...

, Stockhholm

2009 Nikolaj Centre of Contemporary Art Copenhagen

2008 Actic Hysteria, PS1, New York, USA.
Borderlives, Contemporary Art from Nordic and Baltic Regions, Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany.

2007 Neue Heimat. Internationale Kunst im neuen Berlin, Berlinische Galerie.
Eco-Media, Edith-Russ-Haus fur Medienkunst, Oldenburg, Germany.
Still Life — Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change Sharjah Biennial

Sharjah Biennial

The Sharjah Biennial is a celebrated cultural event in the Arab world. It is organised by the Sharjah Art Foundation.-Early days:Since its inception in 1993, the event has formed a cultural bridge between artists, art institutions and organisations locally, regionally and internationally...

 8, Sharjah and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2006 Art Projects, Art Basel

Art Basel

Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, Switzerland. Similar to the Venice Biennale, it has been called "the Olympics of the art world". Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa...

 Miami Beach, (non-commercial display), Miami, USA.
More or Less, Maerz Galerie, Linz, Austria. Breaking the Ice, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany.

2005 Expo 2005

Expo 2005

Expo 2005 was the World's Fair held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. It was a Specialized International Exhibition under the scheme of the 1972 protocol of the Convention relating to International Exhibitions...

World Exhibition, Nagoya, Japan. Drawings for EXPO 2005, Spiral Center, Tokyo.
Passion des Sammelns, Halle 14, Leipzig, Germany. Irony Is Dead. Long Live Irony!, ACC Galerie Weimar, Germany.

External links

• artist website
• Tenstakonsthall
• exhibition
• exhibition Irish Museum of modern art