RITVA TULONEN 
Sculptor & Ceramic Artist


STUDIES AND AWARDS
 
Institute of Applied Arts (later University of Industrial Arts), Helsinki 1963-67; University of Helsinki 1963-67.
Finnish State Award for Applied Arts1976
 
 
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
 
The Artist Pension of Finnish State 2005,
The special project grant of Ministry of Education in 1979, 1980, 1986, 1994
The Finnish Cultural Fund scholarship in 1973,1976,1978, 1981 and 1998
3-year Artist Scholarship from Ministry of Education in1983-85 and a ½-year scholarship in 1987 and a 5-year working scholarship 1989-1993 from the Kymi Province

Artisaani Exhibition; Galleri Vornremissen Oslo, Artisaani Helsinki, Finland Designs III, Ars Rauma Rauma Art Museum, Erkylä Ometta, Suvi-Pinx,
 
 
ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS
 
2013 Gallery Tila with Helinä Hukkataival, Helsinki
2012 Gallery BE'19, Helsinki
2009 Gallery KONE Hämeenlinna
2006 Gallery BE'19 Helsinki
2005 Laterna Magica Helsinki

Art Museum of Varkaus
2002 Gallery BE'19 Helsinki, Klaavola museum Tuusula
2000 Imatra Art Museum
1999 Gallery Bau Helsinki
1998 Järvenpää-talo Järvenpää, Vanha Kappalaisentalo with Agneta Hobin ja Louise  Lemieux-Bérubé Porvoo
1995 Horland Kunstner Sentrum with Agneta Hobin Bergen Norway
1994 Design Forum Helsinki, Earth and Sky with Anu Vertanen Mecenas Art Gallery Leiden ja Hemskeerk Netherlands
1992 Gallery Bellarte with Agneta Hobin Helsinki,
1991 Gallery Ixia with Agneta Hobin Tampere,
1990 Gallery Bellarte with Agneta Hobin Helsinki
1989 Gallery Uusikuva Agneta Hobin Kotka
1988 Näyttelykamari Hamina
1987 Kuusankoski Talo
1986 South-Carelian Art Museum Lappeenranta, Imatra Art Museum, Ässä Gallery Helsinki
1985 Gallery Duetto Helsinki
1984 Maneesi Hamina, Artisaani Helsinki
1983 Artisaani Helsinki
1982 Gallery Uusikuva with Eeva Vesterinen Kotka
1980 Design Center Helsinki, Taidetalo Hyvinkää
1977 Hviträsk with Eila Minkkinen Espoo, Artisaani Helsinki
1975 Taidetalo Hyvinkää
1972 Atelier Beckasin with Ulla Parkkinen Helsinki, Lappeenrannan Taidemuseo with
Piippa Tandefelt
1971 Taide-Saskia Hämeenlinna
 
 
PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITIONS
 
2012 Ceramega, Voipaala art center, Sääksmäki
2010 Art 10 modern art exhibition, Gallery BE'19 Helsinki
2008 Tulessa syntynyt, Fiskars
2004 Ceramega 04, Voipaala art center, Sääksmäki

Artisaani ilmiö Jugend Hall, Helsinki

Deep in earth - Finnish modern ceramics, Crafts museum, Jyväskylä
2001 Céramique contemporaire de Châteauroux,France, Annual Rings-exhibition Järvenpää-House, Neighbours II Gallery Rantakasarmi Suomenlinna
1999-2000 Metamorphosis New Finnish Ceramics Lahti Art Museum
1998 Earth Born; International Ceramic Exhibition Fiskars
1997 Nordic Triennal Tournai Belgia
1996 Creative Hands Kerava Art Museum, Keramega Voipaala mansion Sääksmäki,   
 Ornamo Exhibition;  Poleemi Pieksamäki, Keramiikkareitti Helsinki
1994 Three Artists Anjalankoski Manor House Anjala
1993 Materia Taidehalli Helsinki, Kymi District craftworkers Turku
1991 New ceramic and textile art Art Museum Tallinna, Kerta South-Carelian Art Museum, Ceramic Exhibition Posio
1992 Taiko Exhibition Kouvola Art Museum
1990 Contemporary Nordic Ceramics Moss Norja, New Design Museo Español De Arte     Contempránea Madrid, 80-decade Taideteollisuusmuseo Helsinki
1989 Kouvola Art Museum, Group OTE South-Carelian Art Museum Lappeenranta
1988 Reflection of Finland The Katonah Gallery USA, New Form from Finland Royal     Museum of Scotland     Edinburgh, Touch;  Taidehalli Helsinki
1987 Modern Finnish Art and Art Industry Exhibition Smålands museum, Finnish and German Art Crafts Frankfurt Art Museum, Lanquage of Wood Taideteollisuusmuseo Helsinki
1986 Finland Dreams Tanska, Finland Dreams Taidehalli Helsinki
1985 Porcelain freely Artek Helsinki, Erotic Ceramic Porvoo Art Museum
1984 Finnish Form Sweden Germany and Netherlands,Taiko's first aniversary exhibition Finnish Design Center Helsinki, Suvi-Pinx Sysmä,
1983 Design Finland Australian Design Center Adelaide, Artisaani exhibition; Blas & Knoda   Stockholm, Scandinavia-Japan exhibition Kanazava Japani, Finnish Designs IV   Helsinki, Erkylän   Ometta Hyvinkää, Suvi-Pinx,
1982

Ceramic and Glass - Unique Pieces of Finnish Artists Hetjens Museum Düsseldorf and  Frankfurt, Exhibition of Finnish Art Industry Assosiation; Finnland Gestaltet Berlin and        Dûsseldorf, Nordic Art Crafts Exhibition Jokohama Japani, Artisaani Helsinki, Seisova pöytä Galleria  Bronda Helsinki, Erkylä Ometta, Suvi-Pinx,
1981 Artisaani Exhibition; Galleri Vornremissen Oslo, Artisaani Helsinki, Finland Designs III, Ars Rauma Rauma Art Museum, Erkylä Ometta, Suvi-Pinx,
1980 Finland Designs II, Opexpo Savonlinna, Erkylä Ometta, Suvi-Pinx,
1979 Exempla München, Finland Designs I Museum of Applied Arts Helsinki, Erkylä
1978 Erkylä Ometta, Unic and New Kluuvi gallery
1974 Exempla München, Salt Glase Exhibition Wärtsilä-Arabiashop Helsinki
1973 Art and Crafts Exhibition, Amos Anderson Museum Helsinki
 
 
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
 
Museum of Applied Arts, Finnish State, Lappeenranta Art Museum, Imatra Art Museum, Towns of Kotka, Hyvinkää, Lappeenranta, Anjalankoski, Hamina and Vehkalahti, Hetjens Museum Düsseldorf, Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts
 
 
PUBLIC WORKS
 
Joined work with Agneta Hobin, Helsiki Energy 1996, Sculpture: "Dialog", Institute of Social Wellfare Studies Elimäki 1990, Reliefs: "Hem" and "Boat", Neste Resin 1989, Ceramic Wall: "Past in us", Vehkalahti house 1989, Joined Sculpture with Agneta Hobin, Rovaniemi Savings Bank 1989
 
 
MEMBERSHIPS
 
Assosiation of Applied Arts Ornamon member, Assosiation of Finnish Sculptures member, State Commission of Art Purchases deputy member 1988-89, Assosiation of Finnish Sculpture Board of Trustees deputy member 1990-91, member 1996-97