My work explores fundamental elements of painting, the relationship between colour, line and form. The important factors in my paintings are movement, rhythm, layering and new spaces created by colour. My painting is process-based and through experimentation of different materials I create a series of works. The theme of the latest series is a study on perception and understanding. By using materials that reflect light I have created paintings that don’t have a stable visuality, instead they are in continuous movement according to the viewers standpoint. Spatiality and multi-sensoriality become key components of my paintings.
Rose-Mari Torpo was born in 1977 in Rauma, Finland. She lives and works in Helsinki. She started her studies in Fine Arts in 1997 and obtained her diploma from the Free Art School in Helsinki, in 2003. In the meantime she studied also art history at the University of Helsinki and attended the Escola Superior Artistico in Oporto, Portugal. She developed her final thesis/project in Madrid, Spain. Since year 2000, Rose-Mari has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Finland, Italy, Spain and Greece and had solo exhibitions at Rauma Art Museum and at the Instituto Iberoamericano de cultura Finlandesa in Madrid,in 2012 the Finnish Institute of Athens presented her first solo exhibition in Greece. In 2014 she had solo shows at Tila Gallery, at Gallery Å in Turku and at Huuto Gallery in Helsinki. In 2015 she had her last solo show in 3h+k Gallery in Pori and in summer 2015 she will be showing in Gallery Uusi Kipinä in Lahti. In 2016 she has exhibited in tm-gallery in Helsinki and in Aarni Gallery in Espoo.
She is a member of Finnish Painters Union, Helsinki Artists’ Association and Rauma Artist' Association.
address: Lapinlahdenkatu 12 A 15, 00180 Helsinki
telephone: + 358 449712813
rosemaritorpo@gmail.com
Studies
2016 Turku Arts Academy, Turku
2003 Free Art School, Helsinki
2000 Fine art studies, Escola Superior Artistico do Porto, Portugal
1999 Art history, Helsinki University
1997 Fine art Studies, Karis Folkhögskola, Karis
Upcoming
2021 Show-case exhibition, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma
2021 Uusikuva Gallery, Autio and Torpo, Kotka
2021 Mistral 2, Oristano, Italy
2021 Kouta Gallery, Poikilo Museums, Kouvola
2021 tm•gallery, Helsinki
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2020 Aarni Gallery, Espoo, Finland
2019 Exhibition with Susanna Autio, Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, Spain
2019 Allergiatalo, Helsinki, Finland
2018 Poriginal Gallery, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
2017 Exhibition with Taira Tiger, Galerie Pleiku, Berlin, Germany
2016 Aarni Gallery, Espoo, Finland
2015 Uusi Kipinä Gallery, Lahti, Finland
2015 Gallery 3H+k, Pori, Finland
2014 Huuto Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Galleria Å, Turku, Finland
2014 Tila Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Marea with Michela Pelusio, Mesogios Art Space, Heraklion, Greece
2013 Polar opposites, Apokoronas Art Festival, Dourakis Winery Gallery, Greece
2012 Finnish Institute at Athens, Greece
2005 Exhibition Taira Tiger, Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2003 Exhibition with Nina Kataila, Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, Spain
Group exhibitions (selected)
2020 Galleria 5, Tiger, Pohjolainen and Torpo, Oulu
2020 Kosminen Salon, Kosminen gallery, Helsinki
2020 Unsurveyed Area, archipelago of Rauma
2019 Maalauksen monimuotoisuus, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Oxygenum, The Nordic Arts Association's Triennal exhibition, Vetelin Taidekartano, Finland
2018 Tuoretta maalia Lahdessa, Taidemaalariliiton 90 v. juhlanäyttely, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland
2017 Heteka13- group exhibition, Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2017 Saskia Gallery, Tiger, Lindberg and Torpo, Tampere, Finland
2016 tm•gallery, Arjatsalo, Honkanen ja Torpo, Helsinki, Finland
2016 Gallery Promenadi, Hyvinkää, Finland
2015 Hyvässä seurassa, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2015 Rantakasarmi Gallery , Helsinki, Finland
2014 Paraati, P-Galleria, Pori, Finland
2014 Galleria Collezionista, Rome, Italy
2013 Plastic Ocean Event, Kotzia Sq. Athens, Greece
2013 AmArti, Ada Art gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2012 Santorini Biennale of Arts, finalist, Santorini, Greece
2012 Art flight, Renaissance festival, Rethymno, Greece
2012 Municipal Art Gallery, Heraklion, Greece
2008 Art Center Crusell, Uusikaupunki, Finland
2008 Palazzo Pigorini, Parma, Italy
2008 City council, Cascia, Italy
2006 Studio Kontrast, Parma, Italy
2004 Joint exhibition, Alphacentauri gallery, Ragazzola, Italy
2002 Exhibition of the art competition “Art of Analyste” Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2000 Exhibition of the art competition "Art of Analyste" Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
Grants:
Art council of Finland, grant, 2020
Kuvasto, VISEK grant, 2019
Art council of Uusimaa, a personal artist grant, 2016
Art council of Satakunta, Finland, a personal artist grant, 2004
Cultural Foundation of Finland, a collective grant, 2002
Rose-Mari Torpo was born in 1977 in Rauma, Finland. She lives and works in Helsinki. She started her studies in Fine Arts in 1997 and obtained her diploma from the Free Art School in Helsinki, in 2003. In the meantime she studied also art history at the University of Helsinki and attended the Escola Superior Artistico in Oporto, Portugal. She developed her final thesis/project in Madrid, Spain. Since year 2000, Rose-Mari has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Finland, Italy, Spain and Greece and had solo exhibitions at Rauma Art Museum and at the Instituto Iberoamericano de cultura Finlandesa in Madrid,in 2012 the Finnish Institute of Athens presented her first solo exhibition in Greece. In 2014 she had solo shows at Tila Gallery, at Gallery Å in Turku and at Huuto Gallery in Helsinki. In 2015 she had her last solo show in 3h+k Gallery in Pori and in summer 2015 she will be showing in Gallery Uusi Kipinä in Lahti. In 2016 she has exhibited in tm-gallery in Helsinki and in Aarni Gallery in Espoo.
She is a member of Finnish Painters Union, Helsinki Artists’ Association and Rauma Artist' Association.
address: Lapinlahdenkatu 12 A 15, 00180 Helsinki
telephone: + 358 449712813
rosemaritorpo@gmail.com
Studies
2016 Turku Arts Academy, Turku
2003 Free Art School, Helsinki
2000 Fine art studies, Escola Superior Artistico do Porto, Portugal
1999 Art history, Helsinki University
1997 Fine art Studies, Karis Folkhögskola, Karis
Upcoming
2021 Show-case exhibition, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma
2021 Uusikuva Gallery, Autio and Torpo, Kotka
2021 Mistral 2, Oristano, Italy
2021 Kouta Gallery, Poikilo Museums, Kouvola
2021 tm•gallery, Helsinki
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2020 Aarni Gallery, Espoo, Finland
2019 Exhibition with Susanna Autio, Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, Spain
2019 Allergiatalo, Helsinki, Finland
2018 Poriginal Gallery, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland
2017 Exhibition with Taira Tiger, Galerie Pleiku, Berlin, Germany
2016 Aarni Gallery, Espoo, Finland
2015 Uusi Kipinä Gallery, Lahti, Finland
2015 Gallery 3H+k, Pori, Finland
2014 Huuto Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Galleria Å, Turku, Finland
2014 Tila Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Marea with Michela Pelusio, Mesogios Art Space, Heraklion, Greece
2013 Polar opposites, Apokoronas Art Festival, Dourakis Winery Gallery, Greece
2012 Finnish Institute at Athens, Greece
2005 Exhibition Taira Tiger, Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2003 Exhibition with Nina Kataila, Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, Spain
Group exhibitions (selected)
2020 Galleria 5, Tiger, Pohjolainen and Torpo, Oulu
2020 Kosminen Salon, Kosminen gallery, Helsinki
2020 Unsurveyed Area, archipelago of Rauma
2019 Maalauksen monimuotoisuus, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Oxygenum, The Nordic Arts Association's Triennal exhibition, Vetelin Taidekartano, Finland
2018 Tuoretta maalia Lahdessa, Taidemaalariliiton 90 v. juhlanäyttely, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland
2017 Heteka13- group exhibition, Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2017 Saskia Gallery, Tiger, Lindberg and Torpo, Tampere, Finland
2016 tm•gallery, Arjatsalo, Honkanen ja Torpo, Helsinki, Finland
2016 Gallery Promenadi, Hyvinkää, Finland
2015 Hyvässä seurassa, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2015 Rantakasarmi Gallery , Helsinki, Finland
2014 Paraati, P-Galleria, Pori, Finland
2014 Galleria Collezionista, Rome, Italy
2013 Plastic Ocean Event, Kotzia Sq. Athens, Greece
2013 AmArti, Ada Art gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2012 Santorini Biennale of Arts, finalist, Santorini, Greece
2012 Art flight, Renaissance festival, Rethymno, Greece
2012 Municipal Art Gallery, Heraklion, Greece
2008 Art Center Crusell, Uusikaupunki, Finland
2008 Palazzo Pigorini, Parma, Italy
2008 City council, Cascia, Italy
2006 Studio Kontrast, Parma, Italy
2004 Joint exhibition, Alphacentauri gallery, Ragazzola, Italy
2002 Exhibition of the art competition “Art of Analyste” Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2000 Exhibition of the art competition "Art of Analyste" Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
Grants:
Art council of Finland, grant, 2020
Kuvasto, VISEK grant, 2019
Art council of Uusimaa, a personal artist grant, 2016
Art council of Satakunta, Finland, a personal artist grant, 2004
Cultural Foundation of Finland, a collective grant, 2002
