Venla Roponen
1985 Alavus
+358407606355
venlaroponen@gmail.com
Studies:
2015–2019 Academy of Fine Arts, master’s degree, department of Time and space, Helsinki.
2010–2015 Academy of Fine Arts, bachelor’s degree, Printmaking department, Helsinki.
2008–2010 Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, department of Visual Arts, Imatra.
2005–2008 Swedish- Finnish Folk High School Fine Arts Department, Haaparanta, Sweden.
2001–2004 Western Lapland Vocational Institute, Audiovisual Communication, Tornio.
Private exhibitions:
2017 Pand – Artists for Peace associations Gallery, Helsinki.
2017 Gallery-Restaurant Wellamo, Helsinki.
2016 Gallery Vanha Hemmilä, Taivassalo.
2015 Kulttuuribingo, Oulu.
2015 Pispala Contemporary Art Center Hirvitalo, Tampere.
2014 Martin Cultural Living Room Gallery, Turku.
Joint exhibitions:
2024 Cafe Art, Turku.
2022 Ballhaus Rixdorf, Berlin, Germany.
2019 Graduation exhibition of the master’s students of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki.
2016 Kuressaari, Estonia.
2016 Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki.
2016 Uusi ylioppilastalo, Helsinki.
2015 Academy of Fine Arts joint exhibition,Virrat.
2013 Tönise Majatalo, Muhu, Estonia.
2013 T-Gallery, Bratislava,Slovakia.
2011 Galleria Voima, Kemi.
2008 Galleria Voima, Kemi.
2007 Kulttuurivoimala, Kemi.
2005–2008 Spring exhibitions of the Swedish-Finnish Folk High School, Haparanda, Sweden.
2005–2008 Norrbottens Museum, juried art student spring exhibitions. Luleå, Sweden.
Screenings:
2023 Kino K-13, Helsinki.
2023 Totuus Film Fest/ Aletheia Fest´23, Raasepori.
2019 Cinema Orion, Helsinki. 2018 Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki.
Memberships:
2023– Association of Photographic Artists, probationary member, Helsinki.
2022– Board member of the Helsinki Film School Association (Hekory), Helsinki.
2021– Film cooperative Paraika, membership, Helsinki.
2017–2021 Pand – Artists for Peace association, membership, Helsinki.
2014– Membership of Turun Taidegraafikot ry., Turku.
2013–2014 Board member of Martin’s cultural living room, Turku.
2013–2014 Board member of Turku Peace Defenders Association, Turku.
2002–2005 Membership of the cultural organization Kumina ry., Tornio.
2001– Membership of the cultural organization Kulttuurivoimala ry., Kemi/ Oulu.
Internships:
2013
FilmFactory, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Internship related to Academy of Fine Arts studies at the international film school founded by Béla Tarr. Working as Tarr’s personal assistant and participating in the master’s level students’ training program. (3 months)
2010
Internship, Teija and Pekka Isorättyä. In collaboration with Lauri Mäkimurro, was shot and edited an introductory video for the Invalid Robot Factory project of the artist couple.
2004–2005
Kemi City Theatre. A year-long internship of making sets in the theater’s stage. The internship included partly to the studies at the West Lapland Vocational Institute.