VISUAL ARTISTS
Pekka & Teija Isorättyä
Artist Duo
Both born in Tornio, Finland 1980.
EDUCATION
2010 Masters of Arts, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
DUO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2018
• Ierimonti Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2015
• Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
• Conference on Art and Art Projects: Kobe studios, Kobe, Japan
2014
• Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland
2012
• Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
• Finnland Institute in Deutchland, Berlin, Germany
• Gängeviertel: Galleri Loge, Hamburg, Germany
2011
• Invalid Robot Factory, Berlin, Germany
2009
• Polyforum Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico
2008
• Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Mexico City, Mexico
• Museo Ex Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City, Mexico
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2017
•ARS FENNICA 2017, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland.
•SPRING OPEN STUDIOS, ISCP, New York, U.S.A.
•OPEN ART biennale, Örebro, Sweden
•KIMMO PYYKKÖ taidemuseo, Kankaanpää,Finland
•SULOISESSA SUOMESSAMME, Kouvola Finland; curated by Kaarina Kaikkonen
2016
•MÄNTTÄ ART FESTIVAL Mänttä, Finland; curated Anssi Kasitonni
•NORD ART International exhibition, Büdelsdorf, Germany; curated Wolfgang Gramm/Inga Aru
2015
•OCCUPY SPACE ! Association of Finnish Sculptors exhibition, Korundi Art museum, Rovaniemi, Finland ;curated Daniel Werkmäster
•12 NO MADO Confrence on Art and Art Projects, Kobe, Japan
2014
•ON/OFF Exhibition of kinetic sculptures, Hyvinkää Art Museum, Finland 2014
• ARS LIEKE Exhibition of electronic art, Poikilo Art Museum, Kouvola, Finland 2014; curated Jonne Pitkänen
2013
• Gallery Casona, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
•EFEKTI Purnu, Finland; curated Petri Eskelinen
2012
• 48 STUNDEN NEUKÖLLN Berlin, Germany
•Galleri Heike Arndt, Berlin, Germany
2011
•UUSI VEISTOS Lahti Art Museum, Finland.
• CRUCE DE CAMINOS - EUROPA EN MEXICO Museo de Arte de la SHCP Antiguo Palacio del Arzobispado, Mexico City, Mexico; Curated Martha Papadimitrieou
• IHMEEN LÄHELLÄ Oulu Art Museum, Finland
2010
•NORD ART International Exhibition & Symposium, Büdelsdorf, Germany ; Curated Wolfgang Gramm/ Inga Aru
• EXPO BICENTENARIO Guanajuato, Mexico; Curated Martha Papadimitrieou
• PIXELACHE Kerava Art Museum, Finland
PERFORMANCES (SELECTED)
2015
• Isorättyä Swingers with Mimosa Pale, Mikko Myllylahti, Martti Kaartinen, Riku Rousu. Helsinki festival, Finland
2014
• Isorättyä Swingers with Mimosa Pale, Martti Kaartinen, Riku Rousu, Jyrki Hakomäki. KalottJazz & Blues Festival, Tornio, Finland
2013
• Isorättyä Swingers with Mimosa Pale, Martti Kaartinen. Biofilia openings, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
2012
• Isorättyä Swingers with Mimosa Pale, Martti Kaartinen. Fusion Festival, Neustrelitz, Germany
• Isorättyä Swingers & Martti Kaartinen. Embassy of Nordic Countries, Berlin
• Isorättyä Swingers & Martti Kaartinen. Gängeviertel festival, Hamburg
2011
• Isorättyä Swingers & Roku Rousu. Muusajuhlat -Literary art festival, Oulu, Finland
• Isorättyä Swingers & Roku Rousu. NordArt, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2010
• Isorättyä Swingers & Ray Vera. UrsusFest - Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
• Mimproject & Invalid Robot Factory. Vabauduse Väljak, Tallinn, Estonia
2009
• Polka Madre & Chicharrona project. Glastonbury Contemporary Performing Art Festival, Glastonbury, England
• Tuomari Nurmio, Polka Madre & Chicharrona project. Jyväskylä Summer Festival, Finland
2008
• Polka Madre & Chicharrona project. Festival de Centro Historico, Mexico City, Mexico
• Polka Madre, Trans American Gipsy Punk Tour.12 Galaxies, San Francisco, U.S.A.
• Polka Madre, Trans American Gipsy Punk Tour. Mehanata Bulgarian Bar, New York, U.S.A
COMISSIONS
2017
• STREAM model for restaurant/planetarium edifice Kakslauttanen, Finland
2013
• BROKEN LANTERN steel and glass sculpture at riverside plaza. Tornio, Finland
TEACHING
• 2016 Lappland University of applied sciences, painting & drawing teacher
• 2013Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki. Department of sculpture- period for 1st year students.
• 2007Lappland University of applied sciences, painting& drawing course
• 2006 Tornio High School,Visual art teacher
• Workshops of Kinetic sculptures:
2018 Scandinavia House, New York U.S.A.
2017 ArtGear, Lappland University intergration program, Tornio, Finland
2015 C.A.P Kobe, Japan; Ii High School, Finland; Aine art museum, Finland
2010 Kerava Art museum, Finland
• Invited presentations (selected) :
2017 Scandinavia House, New York U.S.A.
2016 IHME contemporary art festival, Helsinki Finland; Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Finnland institute Berlin, Germany
2011Art 360 Oulu, Finland
2010 Aalto University Helsinki, Finland
AWARDS & GRANTS (SELECTED)
2018 Arts Council of Finland. Grant for artistic work.
2017 Ars Fennica, Nomination.
2017 Ars Fennica, Public Choise Award.
2017 Lappland Art Price
2016 Art council of Lapland. Grant for artistic work
2015 Finnish Cultural Foundation. Grant for artistic work
2014 Alfred Kordelin Foundation. Grant for artistic work
2014 Arts Council of Finland. Grant for artistic work.
2013 Finnish Cultural Foundation. Grant for artistic work
2012 Arts Council of Finland. Residency Grant
2011Arts Council of Finland. Grant for artistic work
2010 Nord Art, Public Choice Award, 1st prize.
2010 Finnish Art Association. Grant for artistic work
2009 Finnish Cultural Foundation .Grant for artistic work
2008 Arts Council of Finland.Grant for artistic work
2007 FRAME. Project grant
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
•Kiasma Finnish National Gallery
• Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Art Collection
• Finnish Art Association Collection
• Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland
• Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku Finland
• Poikilo Art Museum, Kouvola, Finland
• Basware Art Collection, Finland
•Private Collections
MEMBERSHIPS
• Association of Finnish Sculptors
• Artists’ Association of Lapland
RESIDENCIES, STIPENDS
2017 ISCP New York
2015 The Saari residence, Mietoinen, Finland
2015 Conference on art and Art Projects, Kobe, Japan
2014 Heike Arndt Residency, Kettinge, Denmark
2012 Gängeviertel Hamburg, Germany
2010 Art council of Lapland residency, Berlin, Germany