photo by Rauno Oksman
Born 1966 in Graz, Austria
Lives and works in Helsinki, Finland
ARTIST STATEMENT
“My artistic work often deals with collected or found objects.
These items can raise visions and questions and lead to a process of research, contemplation, daydreaming, reflection or simply play the role as materia or inspiration for my projects. I deal with personal and universal matters and history, reflecting life and phenomena around us, dealing with both social and political topics in an indicating, subtle mode.
Lately I have also used the matter of chance as a working tool, which has lead to opening up surprising and new worlds.
I enjoy keeping myself free to work in different media, letting the matter of subject affect the visual direction that I come to use. The process of finding visual and material solutions for these questions is an important part of my work.
I started my carrier as a painter but during the last ten years I have mostly worked with installations and short films.”
PRINTABLE CV: CV_Marjo Levlin_Eng_2020
STUDIES
2008-10 MA, department of time & space, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1992-96 Taidekoulu Maa, professional level
1990-91 Vapaa Taidekoulu, basic level
1986-88 Steinerseminariet, Sweden, art studies
1985-86 VNF, Karis basic art studies
1985 Matriculation Exam, Petalax gymnasium
SOLO EXHIBITIONS SELECTION 1995-2020
2020 Upcoming: Galleria Huuto: Video installation
2018 Galleri Sinne: Dividual Individual 5-channel video installation
2017 Turku art museum/Darkroom: Dividual Individual 2-channel HD-installation
2017 KUNTSI Vaasa: Dreams, Ghosts
2015 Mediaboxi: Fängelsemammans Vaggvisa, short film
2015 Norpas festival: Heading West, Coming Back: Oblivion shortfilm, installation
2015 MUU Galleria: Oblivion shortfilm, installation
2014 Renlund museo Kokkola: The Humbug Tent and the Black Cabinet, installation and video(Pro Artibus)
2014 Brinkkalan ullakkogalleria, Turku: The Humbug Tent and the Black Cabinet, installation and video(Pro Artibus)
2013 Loviisa city museum, Loviisa: The Humbug Tent and the Black Cabinet, installation and video(Pro Artibus)
2012 Galleri Elverket, Ekenäs: The Humbug Tent and the Black Cabinet, installation and video(Pro Artibus)
2011 Theatre Museum, Helsinki: The Humbug Tent and the Black Cabinet, installation and video
2011 Suomesta galleria, Berlin, Germany: installation
2010 Academy of Fine Arts gallery, Helsinki, The Humbug Tent and the Black Cabinet, installation and video
2007 Galleria Huuto Uudenmaankatu, Helsinki: installation “ Tapetilla”
2005 Galleria Huuto Uudenmaankatu, Helsinki: installation and video
2004 Marc Chagall Museum, Vitebsk Belarus: installation
2004 Museum of Contemporary Visual Arts, Minsk Belarus: installation
2001 Galleria Johan S, Helsingfors: paintings
2000 Galleria Johan S, Helsingfors: installation, paintings
1996 Poriginal Galleria, Björneborg: paintings
GROUP EXHIBITIONS SELECTION 1995-2020
2020 Nordic House, Iceland, Land Beyond The Sea, Oblivion short film
2019 Deplacer Horizon/ Moving the Horizon Marseille, France/ Helsinki, Finland/ Rabat, Morocco: video works
2018 Odetta@ M. David Studio, New York, USA: video
2018 Huuto uuH, Galleria Huuto, Eerikinkatu: video
2018 Supermarket Art fair, Stockholm : video
2017 Arcticum, Rovaniemi, Näkyvä Maa: Oblivion short film
2016 Villa Roosa, Paljon Onnea summer exhibition: Heading West, Coming back installation
2015 -16 Art Couture, Gislaved Konsthall
2015 Valtio+, Former Turku county jail Kakola, Turku: Birdcage installation
2015 Sinkka, Kerava: Huvin vuoksi: installation, video
2015 Supermarket Art Fair, Tukholma(Muu galleria): installation
2014 Rauman Taidemuseo Sirkus Pinnala: video
2014 Kunstschlager, Reykjavik Islanti, Meanwhile Elsewhere: video installation
2014 Art Couture, Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm: installation
2014 Art Couture, Galleria Huuto, Busholmen: installation
2013 Sirkustarinoita, Helsinki city art museum : installation
2013 Mäntän kuvataideviikot, curator Jyrki Siukonen: installation
2012 Swanljung collection Kuntsi, Vasa: installation
2012 Aaargh! 10 years later, 10th anniversary exhibition: video
2012 Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm: video
2911-12 Reflective Shadow, Ordupgard Museum, Danmark, curator Leevi Haapala: video
2010 Kuva Spring FAFA gallery: video
2009 Kaiku galleria, Helsinki, The Searchers of Life: video
2009 Galleria Fafa, Helsinki, New Masters show: installation
2009 HUUTOurism, Forja Arte Valencia, Spanien: installation
2008 Reflections, Kuntsi Art museum, Vaasa: video
2008 HUUTOKAUPPA, galleria Huuto, Helsinki: photographs
2008 HUUTOurism, Karasjok Norge: installation
2007 OPEN Annantalo arts center, Helsinki: paintings
2007 La Sala Naranja Valencia, Spain: video
2005 Galleria Huuto Uudenmaankatu, Helsinki: paintings
2005 SKJL annual exhibition Porvoo:installation and video
SCREENINGS AND OTHER PERFORMANCES
2019 Le Cube Gallery, Rabat, Morocco, video
2019 Night of the Arts, Helsinki, Lapinlahti: Performance: Flamboyant & Art Couture
2016 Signes de Nuit, Paris: The Prisoner Mother’s Lullaby
2016 Ekenäs Filmfest: Oblivion
2015 Signes de Nuit, Paris, Norpas festival, Taalintehdas: Oblivion
2013 Ekenäs filmfest: SUR l’eau REAL
2010 Kettupäivät short film festival: The Shadow of the Magician
2010 LOOP festival Barcelona, Espanja: screening
2008 Lens Politica elokuvafestivaali, Helsinki: screening
2008 Konstrundan, Helsinki
2003 International workshop in Lithuania
2002 Cover picture for magazine Astra Nova
1998 Wallpaintings salon Luxor City, Helsinki
WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2017 Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art
2012 Stiftelsen Pro Artibus, The Humbug Tent and the Black Cabinet, installation and video
2006 Swanljung collection
2003 Saulius Kruopis Nidos Magia collection
2000 Stiftelsen Pro Artibus
2000 The City of Vasa, Culturum VÖS
RESIDENCIES
2013 The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York
2011 Suomesta Galleria, Berlin, Germany
2010 Utö
MEMBERSHIP
2010- Muu ry
2005- Mehiläispesä ry / Galleria Huuto
2012- AV-Arkki
1998-2010 Painters union