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Maria Nordbäck
Born 1957 in Vaasa, FI
Lives & works in Vaasa, FI
EDUCATION
2010 Digital media production, NOVIA, Vaasa
2006-2007 Turku University of Applied Sciences, The role of the artist in learning communities
1996-2000 Polytechnic of Applied Sciences, Nykarleby, Degree in Fine Arts
1999-2000 Pedagogical studies, Österbottens Högskola, Vaasa
1987 Student, Vasa Svenska Aftonläroverk, Vaasa
WORK IN PROCESS
2017-2018 Frans rum, to plan&realize a garden with participatory metods in Kristiinankaupunki, FI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS, PROJECT
2016 See me, a personal folder for people with memory disorders
2016 Road-trips in Palestine and Israel, Thailand and Myanmar, video
2015 Frame it-sharing our inner picture, A multucultural art-project, Vaasa City Library
2007 Maria&Mia, with Mia Damberg, Galleri Sinne, Helsinki
2001 Art for alternative places: Artroom at Building trade fair, Korsholm
2001 Art for alternative places: Womens public bath house, Gustavsborg, Vaasa
2000 Art for a public space, municipality of Korsholm
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Bridging Zip-code65 with Brynhild Bye-Tiller exhibition, Nandor Mikola Gallery
2015 Homeland, Greetings from Öster-Västerbotten, Västerbottens museum, Umeå (SE)
2014 Homeland, Greetings from Öster-Västerbotten, Kuntsi museum of modern art,Vaasa
2014 Workshop and exhibition, Art Camp Gammlia, Umeå (SE)
2013 Staying silent won't make a difference, K.H Renlunds museum, Kokkola
2012 Forgo, Artturi at Gallery Spectra, Kristiinankaupunki
2011 To have / to own, FORGO with Brynhild Bye, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa
2010 Sundom Boende, Galleri No1, Klæbu, (NO)
2010 Workshop ÆØÅ, Crossword at Mid-Nordic artists meeting in Klæbu (NO)
2010 Ö , Ti arbeit, Vaasa City Art Gallery, Vaasa
2010 Ö , Ti arbeit, Elverket, Tammisaari
2009 Platform Parasite Event, CFL at Platform, Vaasa (FI)
2009 KKB Konstkraftsbyrån at Konstrundan 09
2008 Taidevoimatoimisto, ARS NOVA, Turku
2007 Yhteyksiä-Common ground, The Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma
2005 MOPE05, Performance with Mia Damberg, Vaasa
2005 Ostrobothnia, with Mia Damberg, Kunstverein Graz, Regensburg (DE)
2005 Pampas, Galleri Huuto, Helsinki
2004 Tasteful meal, Författarstugan in Vörå
2003 Platform in Verkligheten, I can-I can not with Mia Damberg, Galleri Verkligheten, Umeå (SE)
2003 Inside-Outside, Give me your cap, Nordanå, Skellefteå (SE)
2003 Verkligheten in platform, Platform Vaasa
2003 INside-OUTside, Icewall, Platform, Vassa
2001 Tastes like art, Tell me your story, Exhibition in a mobile caravan, Ostrobothnia
COMMUNITY-ART
2017 My music, diskussion&photo-exhibition&dance with and for people with memory disease together with a local dementia support association. Part of Finland100 events, Vaasa (FI)
2016 Bridging Zip-code65 with Brynhild Bye-Tiller, workshop, Vaasa
2015 Community art Frame it-sharing our inner picture, A multucultural art-project, Vaasa
2012 Community art project Flashback, with asylumseekers in Kristiinankaupunki
2010-2011 Community art project Board Game Vaasa Square 1930-1950, Vaasa
2009 Community art project Mölkky-game with Sundom Boende, Vaasa
2009 Community art project Take me to the sea, with Vasa Svenska Demensförening, Vaasa
2007 Community art project, Take me to the sea with the Irish Wheelchair Association, Dublin (IR)
2006 Cooperations Asbl, Animationworkshop, Luxembourg
2006 ARSÖ, Paradise with Suvi Aarnio, Velkua municipality
2003 Community art project Wishes and hopes, with school classes
COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
2010 Community art project, Ti arbeit, part of the exhibition Ö at Vaasa City Art Gallery, Vaasa
2009 CFL in Kirkenes, Training Camp (N)
2009 CFL in Istanbul (TU)
2007 CFL in Venice, in collaboration with Hüseyin Alptekin for the Turkish Pavillion at the 52nd
Venice Biennale, (IT)
2007 CFL Performance at the panel discussion Fare well Welfare, FRAME (IT)
2007 CFL, workshop, Gallery XX1, Warszawa (POL)
2002 Galleri Platform ”Platform is closed”, members of Platform&Peter Djelân
2001 Galleri Platform “Certainly not art”, members of platform&Cecare Pietroiusti
PUBLIC WORKS
2000 Kastet, a wall installation to Health Center in municipality of Korsholm