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, Portugali
1999 Art history, Helsinki University
1997 Fine art Studies, Karis Folkhögskola, Karis
Solo exhibitions:
2019 Allergiatalo, Helsinki
2018 Pale, Poriginal Gallery, Pori art museum, Pori
2017 Exhibition with Taira Tiger, Galerie Pleiku, Berlin, Germany
2016 Wave, Aarni Gallery, Espoo
2015 Uusi Kipinä Gallery, Lahti
2015 Kaiku / Ekho, Gallery 3H+k, Pori, Finland
2014 Yellow sound, Huuto Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Kinetic colour, Galleria Å, Turku, Finland
2014 Kinetic colour, 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 Landscape, Finnish Institute at Athens, Greece
2005 Maalauksia, painting exhibition with Taira Tiger, Rauma Art Museum, Finland
2003 Exhibition with Nina Kataila, Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, Spain
Group exhibitions:
2019 Maalauksen monimuotoisuus, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2019 Oxygenum, The Nordic Arts Association's Triennal exhibition, Vetelin Taidekartano
2018 Tuoretta maalia Lahdessa, Taidemaalariliiton 90 v. juhlanäyttely, Lahti art museum, Lahti
2017 Heteka13- group exhibition, Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki
2017 Joint exhibition, Saskia Gallery, Tampere
2016 Tm•Gallery, Helsinki
2016 Gallery Promenadi, Hyvinkää
2015 Hyvässä seurassa, Rauman Taidemuseo, Rauma
2015 Gallery 2, Pirkkala (Lindberg, Sailo, Tiger, Torpo)
2015 Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki (Lindberg, Sailo, Tiger, Torpo)
2014 Pälde 13, Jungleheat, Helsinki
2014 Paraati, P-Galleria, Pori
2014 Joint exhibition, 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 My Greece, Municipal Art Gallery, Heraklion, Greece
2008 Joint painting exhibition, Art Center Crusell, Uusikaupunki, Finland
2008 Joint exhibition, Itakatu 1, Rauma, Finland
2008 Punto 15, Palazzo Pigorini, Parma, Italy
2008 Fleurs, City council, Cascia, Italy
2006 Cave canem, Studio Kontrast, Parma, Italy
2004 Joint exhibition, Alphacentauri gallery, Ragazzola, Italy
2003 Exhibition of final project, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
2002 Exhibition of the art competition “Art of Analyste” Sanomatalo, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Poikki taide! Taide poikki - cultural event, Vanha Ylioppilastalo, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Exhibition of the art competition "Art of Analyste" Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
1998 Joint exhibition, Gallery Fokus, Karis, Finland
Grants:
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
