Leena Halonen

born on July 22, 1946 Heinola Finland

Art studies:

autodidact
Painting course,
The Helsinki Artists' Association 2004-2005
(teacher Tiima Malinen)
Advanced course for analyzing images,
Free Art School Helsinki, spring 2004
(teacher Tiina Malinen)
Course for analyzing images,
Free Art School Helsinki, autumn 2003
(teacher Tiina Malinen)
Evening drawing courses of
Free Art School Helsinki, spring 2005,
autumn 2003, spring 2003, autumn 2002,
spring 2002, autumn 2001
(teachers Kari Aapro, Veikko Saarivaara)
Master course of
Vantaa Adult Education Institute 2000 - 2001
(teachers Paula Holopainen, Kari Aapro)
art courses at
Vantaa Adult Education Institute in the 1990s
(teacher Esa Hämäläinen)
Color observation course,
Free Art School Helsinki 1987
(teacher Åke Mörtegren)

Memberships:

Finnish Painters' Union, (c.m.) 2005
Artists' Society of Vantaa 2002-
Visual Artists of Espoo 2007-

Awards:

2009 Vantaa City
2007 FRAME
2007 Vantaa City

Collections:

Kunst- en erfgoedcentrum Hofke Van Chantraine, Oud-Turnhout, Belgium, 2007

Jämsä city, 2005 Private collections in
Finland, Belgium and USA.

Images in publications:

Yliopisto 4/2005,
published by Helsinki university, pp. 66-68
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of Europe Meets India eJournals
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of Europe Meets India Projects
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of Dafnord SimSafety

Private exhibitions:



2011 Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa Finland
2010 Gallery Leonardo, Tampere Finland
2009 TM Gallery Helsinki Finland
2007 Gallery Seriola, Tampere Finland
2005 Gallery Kivipankki,Jämsä Finland
2004 Taidesalonki (Art Salon), Helsinki Finland
2003 ABB exhibition premises, Helsinki Finland
2003 Gallery Kivipankki (Stone Bank), Jämsä Finland
2002 Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa Finland

Exhibitions abroad:

2012 BELA Biennial 2012,
Porto, Portugal
2011 Exchange exhibition of Artists' Union of Vantaa,
Salzburg Austria
2007 Kunst- en erfgoedcentrum Hofke Van Chantraine, Oud-Turnhout, Belgium
The Chain of My Gender, private exhibition

2005 Fengerfors Bruk, Åmål Sweden,
Artists of Kaapelitehdas (Helsinki) and of Artists' Union of Vantaa

Group exhibitions in Finland:

2011 Gallery Aarni Espoo
Sohvaperunasatoa
2010 Gallery Aarni Espoo
... and suddenly there is night exhibition
2009 Vantaa Art Museum
Never to retire exhibition
2009 Rovaniemi Art Museum
/Espoo Artists
2008 Putikonhovi
Summer exhibition
2005 Art Museum, Myyrmäkitalo, Vantaa,
"open up your eyes", Exhibition of 11th Anniversary Celebration of Artists' Society Vantaa
2004-05 Rovaniemi Art Museum,
66th Annual Exhibition of The Union of Finnish Art Associations
2003 Cable Factory Helsinki,
Mini works exhibition
2001 Exhibition premises of Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki
2001 - 2011 Gallery Gjutars,
Summer and Christmas exhibitions of Artists' Society of Vantaa
2001 Gallery Gjutars,
Master course participants
2000 Gallery Gjutars,
Master course participants