Nia Maria Haaranen - Artist CV

(My Professional CV on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/niamariahaaranen/ )

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2020  - On going/ confirmed /kept

 

22-25 th October The Almanaque fotográfica, Mexico City. Photograhy

 

8-10th October - Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain. Photography

 

1-10th October - Bucharest Photofest, Romania. Photography

 

1-3rd October - The Fridge Gallery, Washington DC, USA. Photography

 

25-27th September - The Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece. Photography

 

19-22nd September - NEC Birmingham - Photography Show. "Single Subject/Solo". Birmingham, England. Photography

 

10-15th September - Matca Pictures Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam. Photography

 

3-5th September - Hinterland Galerie, Vienna. Photography

 

18-24th August - Brick Lane Gallery, London, England. Photography

 

13-15th August - Valid World Hall, Barcelona,Spain. Photography

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23-26th July - Galleri Kontrast, Stockholm. Photography

 

10-12th July - Laurent Gallery. Dramatic Lightning. Melbourne, Australia. Photography

 

7-9th July - The Space, Vancouver, Canada. Photography

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26-28th June  - LACP Los Angeles. Minimalism. Los Angeles, USA. Photography

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5-7th June - BBA Gallery. The Art of B&W. Berlin Germany. Photography

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15 -17th May - Blank Wall Gallery. Athens, Greece. Photography 

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8-10th May - Studio Galerie B&B, People and places. Paris, France. Photography

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1-3th May - PH21 Photography Gallery. Art of Photography. Budapest, Hungary. Photography

 

24 - 26th April - Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain. Street photography. (Postponed because of the Pandemic, new dates will be released later)

 

25 - 26th April - Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain. Storytelling. Photography. (Postponed because of the Pandemic, new dates will be released later)

 

17th - 19th April - Powerful Lightning, GuruShots. BBA Circle Berlin. Germany. Photography. (Postponed because of the Pandemic, new dates will be released later)​

 

3 – 28th March - Porukkatalo, Kouvola Finland. Paintings.​

 

6th of Feb - 9th of April  - MYÖTÄ - Kouvola Art Museum. Photography. 

 

Jan 18- March 3 - Kerran - Once In a Blue Moon. Gallery Kellokas. Finland. Photography.​​​​

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​Past years

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2019 

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Dec 12th, 2019 - Jan 4th 2020 - Snap to Grid LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Nia Maria & Saga-Sofia Haaranen collaboration. Photography.

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Dec - Tracing The Surface - Taideruukki. Finland. Paintings and 2 statues.

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Oct - ON MY WAY - Ugor Cultural Center, Kom, Russia. Exhibition produced by  European Cultural Association with Ugor Cultural Center. Graphic.  

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Aug 29th - September 27th Take Me Out To Play - Solo Exhibition at XAMK University, Kouvola Campus, Finland. Paintings, sculptures, Recycle Art. 

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Aug 9th-10th Night of Arts - Two wooden statues (Steve & Violet Rays 2019) exhibited at Kouvola house Cultural Centre, during the happening.

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July 8th - August 30th Exhibition produced by European Cultural Association with Art Association Lantern. It will be held in Gallery Lantern, Chemintz, Germany. Paintings.

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July 3rd – 28th Hovinkartanon Makasiinigalleria - European Cultural Association (EKY20) Anniversary Exhibition – Finland. Photography. 

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June 26th - August 18th  Leporannan Taidekeskus (Leporanta Art Centre). 48th - Annual Exhibition. Finland. Photography.

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June 23rd - "One Self" - Chashama Gala and Afterparty. New York, USA. Photography.

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May 5th - 26th Taideruukki, Galleria Nurkka. Solo exhibition. Finland. Photography.

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March 28th - "Her Story", The Jane Hotel, New York, USA. Photography. 

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March 23th - April 14th Taideyhdistys Harha Ry. Annual Exhibition. Finland.  Painting.

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March 22th – 30th. Picture and Form 2019. XAMK/Virta. Pop Up Showroom, Manski, Finland. 2 videos and photography.

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March 19th – 29th VOL 2. Galleria Espoonsilta. Finland. Painting.

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March 14th - April 6th LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Salon. Photography.

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Feb 7- March 2  Unessa Kerrottua - Taidekeskus Itä (Art Centre East). Finland. Photography.

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2018

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2018-2019 Dec 13 – Jan 5 LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Snap to Grid. Nia Maria Haaranen &Iman Russ collaboration. Photography.

 

2018-2019 Dec 13 – Jan 5 LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Snap to Grid. Nia Maria & Saga-Sofia Haaranen collaboration. Photography.

 

2018-2019  Dec 13 – Jan 5 LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Salon. Nia Maria Haaranen &Iman Russ collaboration. Photography.

 

2018 Oct.11-Nov2. LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Salon. Photography.

 

2018 Apr 12-May 5. LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Salon. Photography.

 

2017-2018 Dec 19-Jan 7. Symbioosi – Nia Maria & Saga-Sofia Haaranen. Digital Art/photography. Poikilo Galleria. Finland

 

 

2017

 

2017-2018 Dec 14-Jan 6, LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Salon. Nia Maria & Saga-Sofia Haaranen. Digital art/photography.

 

2017-2018 Dec 14-Jan 6, LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Snap to Grid. Nia Maria & Saga-Sofia Haaranen. Digital art/photography.

 

2017 Oct 12-Nov 9 LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Salon. Photography.

 

2017 Sep14-Oct 7, LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Salon. Photography.

 

2017 Feb 28 – A Journey. Featured in Curious Frame – Online Exhibition and magazine

 

 

2016

 

2016 Dec 8-31, LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art). USA. Snap to Grid. Photography. USA.

 

2016 Apr 13. Beauty of the Humanity (A Select collection of works)- book (2 photo represented). Produced by SeeMe SCOPE Miami Beach Art Show

 

 

2015

 

2015 – Scope Art Show Miami Beach. USA – Photography.

 

2015 October – Linus Galleries. USA – Photography (16540)

 

2015 Oct 25, Liquid Cities NYC (USA) International Video Art Limousine Festival. Video

 

 

2014

 

2014 – Art Takes Time Square (USA) – SeeMe – Photography (Ode to Henry Miller)

 

2014 – Jul 18-24, My Cities My Identities – BIGCI. Australia – video

 

2014 – Apr 23, Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Granada. Spain.

 

2014 – Mar 27 MECA Mediterraneo Centro Artistico, Spain.

 

2014 Mar 13, Borderland – The Entropy of Identities (International video screening), Almeria, Spain.

 

2014 February 7-21. iPhoneography video “Conveyance” (collaboration with Chad Cogdill), BorderBody – Mixing identities, International Video-Art screening at Palazzo Barone Ferrara,

Bari, Italy

 

2014 February 7-21. iPhoneography video “Conveyance” (collaboration with Chad Cogdill), BorderBody – Mixing identities, International Video-Art screening at MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico, Almería, Spain

 

2014 January 13-26. iPhoneography video “Conveyance” (collaboration with Chad Cogdill), BORDERLAND – The entropy of identities, International Video-Art screening at NottinghamPlayhouse. England

 

 

2013

 

2013 December 17. iPhoneography video “Flashing life” presented in BorderBody | Mixing Cities and Identities, international video art screening. MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico, Almería, Spain

 

2013 December 7. Photo presented at The Collective & The Collection project exhibition "FEMME" at LaunchPad, New York, USA

 

2013 November 10-30. iPhoneography video “Flashing life” presented with international video art exhibition BorderBody | Mixing Cities and Identities at Wrocław at Gallery MD_S (MD_S – miejsce dlasztuki) Poland

 

2013 October 20– November 3. iPhoneography photos presented at Panorama Restaurant, Gdynia, Poland

 

2013 October 14-28. iPhoneography video “Flashing life” presented with international video art

exhibition BorderBody | Mixing Cities and Identities at Almeria, Spain

 

2013 October 4-18. iPhoneography photos in BorderBody | Mixing Cities and Identities- exhibition at

Gdynia InfoBox – Observatory of Changes, Poland

 

2013 October 8-20. “Izidur” painting at Mielikuvieni Lähde - group exhibition Galleria Espoonsilta,

Finland

 

2013 October 5. iPhoneography video “Flashing life” presented at international video art exhibition,

Palazzo Barone Ferrara, Bari, Italy

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2013 August 2 – September 1. iPhoneography photo. Phone---tography: The Art Of Cell Phone Photography – Vermont Center for Photography, USA

 

2013 July – August. iPhoneography photos (2) at Border Cities & New Identities – International Art Festival --- The Water Plant “Uzina de Apa” – Center of Architecture, Urban Culture and Landscape,

Suceava, Romania

 

2013 July- August - Present is past --- iPhoneography exhibition at Gallery Anna, Finland

 

2013 June The Collective and the Collection, International group exhibition, B>Gallery, Rome Italy. iPhoneography photo

 

2013 June Blindness, Error & Betrayal. Portraits (photography), Espoo Cultural Centre Gallery,

Finland

 

2013 June iPhoneography photos (2) at Liquid cities and temporary Identities International. Art group International Art Festival. Espoonsilta Gallery, Finland

 

2013 5.2---3.3. Blindness, Error & Betrayal. Portraits (photography), Kouvola Art Museum Gallery,

Finland

 

2012

 

2012--- April – May. Part of The Collective & The Collection collaboration project. Photo presented in the

City Hall gallery, Bat Yam, Israel

 

2012 --- March/April - Blindness, error & betrayal. Portraits (photography) Sello Library, Finland

 

2012 --- April --- Part of international "Physical Streams: A Mobile Photography Exhibition" with 2

iPhoneography photos. Exhibition based in Italy

 

 

2005-2007

 

2007--- Circles, (photography). QuatroBusiness Park, Finland

 

2005--- Pieni Punainen, (fotogram and monotypia). Kouvola Art Museum Gallery. Finland

 

2005--- Kumen kuvei (monotypia, group exhibition). Kymenlukko, Finland

 

2004 Kouvola Art Society group exhibition, Finland

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Featured/publication:

·       Shutterbug 2020 (September)

·       Digital Camera World 2020 (July)

·       Dodho Magazine 2020 https://www.dodho.com/gurushots-photo-challenge-the-magic-of-earth/

·       The Collective & The Collection project:  2010

·       2017 Feb 28 – A Journey. Featured in Curious Frame – Online Exhibition/magazine

·       Book cover 2010 Institute of Occupational Health

 

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My music: https://soundcloud.com/lunamir 

 

Education:

Designer, XAMK (Service Design) On going 

Qualification in Audiovisual Communication,Publishing graphic areas of excellence  (2014)

Visual Artisan (2004)

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Member in Associations:

Artist Association KOUTA (Responsible of Kouta-gallery)

European Cultural Association (Eurooppalainen Kulttuuriyhdistys)

Art Society Harha Ry

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Previous association: Kouvola Art Society (2002-2005)

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Volunteering: Global Goodwill Ambassadors