Merja Pohjonen

born 1955 in Helsinki, Finland

Urheilukatu 19
672 00 Kokkola, Finland
phone: +358-68313137

Studies

1980 The University of Art and Design, TaiK, Helsinki, Finland
1988 The University of Art and Design, TaiK, Dept. of Further Pedagogical Education, Helsinki, Finland

Art-related work

1985 Part-time teacher at the Kokkola City Community College, The Visual Art School for Children and Teens
1989-2004 Teacher of visual arts at the Kokkola Region College, The Visual Art School for Children and Teens
2005- Free-lance artist

Solo exhibitions

1985 The Library of Kälviä, Finland
1985 The Library of Kronoby, Finland
1986 The Gagarin Gallery, Kokkola Finland
1987 The Amfora Gallery, Seinäjoki, Finland
1988 The Justus Gallery, Kannus, Finland
1988 The K.H.Renlund Art Museum, The Roos House, Kokkola, Finland
1991 The Aura Gallery, Turku, Finland
1992 The K.H.Renlund Art Museum, exhibition hall, Kokkola, Finland
1994 The art gallery of the Pohjola Companies, Helsinki, Finland
1995 The Society for Handicraft and Design, Kannus, Finland
1997 “Ruukuntekijän onni”(“The Potter´s Joy”), the K.H.Renlund Art Museum, The Roos House,Kokkola, Finland
2003 “Keramiikkaa” (“Ceramics”), the K.H.Renlund Art Museum, the Roos House, Kokkola, Finland

Joint exhibitions

1986 The Non Art-group, The K.H. Renlund Art Museum, exhibition hall, Kokkola, Finland
1987 “Muotoa savesta” (“Shapes of clay”), the Art Hall of Lappenranta, Finland
1988 Konsti, Muova (West Finland Design Centre), Vaasa, Finland
1988 Konsti, the Art Hall of Seinäjoki, Finland
1989 “Suomi muotoilee” (“Finland shapes”), the Museum of Industrial Art, Helsinki, Finland
1989 Konsti, the K.H. Renlund Art Museum, exhibition hall, Kokkola, Finland
1991 Konsti, the Stundars open-air Museum, Sulva, Finland
1991 Konsti, the Verkaranta Handicraft and Design Centre, Tampere, Finland
1992 Konsti, Muova (West Finland Design Centre), Vaasa, Finland
1993 Konsti, Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland
1994 ”Poppakonstit” (”Conjuring tricks”), the Art Hall of Vaasa, Finland
1996 “Olipa kerran metsä” (“Once upon a time there was a forest”), The K.H. Renlund Art Museum, exhibition hall, Kokkola, Finland
1998 “Kotiutua” (“To make yourself at home”), The K.H. Renlund Art Museum, exhibition hall, Kokkola, Finland
2000 The exhibition of the “Lappenranta K 2000 ” pottery competition, the Lappenranta Handicraft Museum, Lappenranta, Finland
2000 The exhibition by the members of Taiko (the Finnish Association of Designer/Makers), inspired by the vases and flower still lives of Paul Delvaux, The Sinebrychoff Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2000 “Merkkituli” (“Beacon”), the K.H.Renlund Art Museum, the Roos House, Kokkola, Finland

Grants

1988 The Art Commission of the Vaasa Province, project
2000 The Ostrobothnian Culture Foundation, project group
2004 The Ostrobothnian Culture Foundation, one-year work grant
2004 The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, for the making of ceramic relief