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PÄIVYT NIEMELÄINEN
Visual Artist, Master of Arts
Helsinki, Finland

STUDIES

2002-2008 Techniques of old Masters, Figure & Portrait Painting, Graphics.
1993-2000 Oil Colour, Aquarelle, Wax, Tempera Painting.
- (Art Institute Alfa Art. lnstitutes of Adult Education. Helsinki)
1978 Master of Arts. (University of Helsinki)
1967 Textile Artist. (Kreeta Pohjanheimo Art Textile School. Helsinki)

PÄIVYT NIEMELÄINEN, EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions Abroad
2018 Arte Borgo Gallery, Roma, Italy
2017 Galerie Monod, (invited) Paris, France
2014 Artifact Gallery, New York, USA
2013 Colorida Art Gallery, Lisboa,Portugal
2013 Gallery Croissant, Brussels Belgium
2012 Salon Art Shopping 2012. Carrousel du Louvre, Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
2011 Salon Art Shopping 2011, Carrousel du Louvre, Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
2010 Finland Center, Berlin,Germany
2008 All That Jazz Gallery, St Paul de Vence, France

Selected Solo Exhibitions in Finland
2019 Collage–Relief paintings, Gallery DIX, Helsinki
2019 Carmen, Gallery DIX / Studio, Helsinki
2018 Gustavelund. Tuusula
2018 Gallery ALBERT IX, Helsinki
2016 TAIKKA, Järvenpää
2016 Gallery Taidetalo, Järvenpää
2015 Gallery Fogga, Helsinki
2011 Lobby Gallery, Jorvi Hospital, Espoo
2010 Broms Gallery, Helsinki
2009 Broms Gallery, Liperi
2007 Gallery Ahjo, Taidepanimo, Lahti
2007 Gallery Nunes, Helsinki
2006 Gallery 4-kuus, Helsinki
2006 Gallery Näyttely, Lasipalatsi, Helsinki
2006 Gallery Sami, Helsinki
2005 Lobby Gallery, Radisson SAS Plaza, Helsinki
2005 Gallery Nunes, Helsinki
2003 Gallery Toukokuu, Helsinki
2003 Culture Center Kaarisilta, Hämeenlinna
2001 Gallery Bullankulma, Helsinki
2000 Gallery Muuttohaukka, Suomen Ympäristökeskus, Helsinki
In addition, a large number (10) solo exhibitions in public places in Helsinki.

Selected Collective Exhibitions Abroad
2020 Premio Frida Kahlo, Milano Art Gallery, Spoleto Arte, Milano, Italia
2020 Dario Fo, MICRO Art Gallery, Art Factory, Roma, Italia
2019 I Segnalati, Meeting Art Gallery, Effetto Arte, Lisboa, Portugal
2019 PINK OCTOBER, 4W43 Gallery, New York, USA
2019 “ARTE VENEZIA”, Scuola grande San Teodoro, Verum Arte, Venezia, Italia
2019 ”L’ARTE E IL TEMPO” videoexhibition, ACCORSI Arte Galleria (Giardini-Arsenale) Venice Film Festival, Ass. SEI L’ARTE, Venice, Italia
2019 MANTOVA ART EXPO 2019 International Biennal of Contemporary Art, Diocesan Museum Francesco Gonzaga, Effetto Arte, Mantua, Italia
2019 3rd BIENAL DE ARTE BARCELONA, (Invited) MEAM Museo European d’Arte Moderna, Efetto Arte, Barcelona España
2019 LIGURES PRIZE – CITY OF LERICI Rassegna Internationale d’Arte PREMIO LIGURES 2019, (invited) Castello San Giorgo di Lerici, Verum Arte, Lerici, Italia
2019 L’arte delle donne, Milano Art Gallery, Spoleto Arte, Milano, Italia
2019 PREMIO TAMARA DE LEMPICKA Milano Art Gallery, Spoleto Arte, Milano Italia
2019 CARNEVALE DELL L’ARTE A VENEZIA Scuola Grande di San Teodoro, Spoleto Arte, Venezia, Italia
2019 Berlino in Arte 2019. AUGUST 35 exhibition space. Falzone Arte. Berlin, Germany
2019 Festival del Arte, Milano Art Gallery in concomitanza con il Festival di Sanremo 2019, Spoleto Arte. Milano, Italia

2018 La Signora Delle Stelle Milano Art Gallery Spazio Culturale,Spoleto Arte, Milano, Italia
> 2018 PREMIO MODIGLIANI, Casa Modigliani Palazzo Leti Sansi, Spoleto Arte, Spoleto, Italia
2018 Rassegna Internazionale d’Arte Premio Cittá di PORTO SANT’ELPIDIO Villa Baruchello. Verum Arte, Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italia
2018 Rassegn. a Internazionale d’Arte Premio Citta de Montecosaro, (invited). Palazzo Comunale CAM. Verum Arte. Montecosaro, Italia
2018 Contro l’odio, la violenza e la guerra. ARAN Galeria, Falzone Arte, Barcelona, España
2018 AVA Art Festival Enokojima Art Culture and Creative Center. OSAKA, Japan
2018 ALCHEMIC BODY. Fire Air Water Earth. IT’S LIQUID INTERNATIONAL ART SHOW. Jorge Jurado Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
2018 THE BODY LANGUAGE, THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italia
2018 Rassegna Internazionale d’Arte PREMIO LIGURES, (invited) Castello San Giorgio di Lerici, Verum Arte, Lerici, Italia

2017 ARTE A CONFRONTO, (invited) Villa Baruchello, Verum Arte, Porto Sant’ Elpidio, Italia
2017 Rassegna Internazionale d’Arte PREMIO LIGURES, (invited) Castello San Giorgio di Lerici, Verum Arte, Lericierum Arte. Villa Barucello, Italia
2017 CONTEMPORARY VENICE-ITSLIQUID International Art Show (invited). THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italia
2017 Galerie Thuillier, Paris, France
2017 Rassegna Internazionale d’Arte Italicum (invited), Verum Arte, Galleria Domus Romana, Roma. Italia
2017 I SEGNALATI Berlin, Arte Werkkunst, Berlin, Germany
2017 VISIONS-ANIMA MUNDI It’s LIQUID International Art Festival (invited). Palazzo Ca’Zanardi. Venezia, Italia
2017 Rassegna lntemazionale d'Arte Premio Citta deMontecosaro,(invited). Verum Arte, Montecosaro, Italia
2017 IDEE E PASSIONI(invted). Pinacoteca d'Arte Moderna "LE PORTE", Napoli Nosta, Napoli, Italia
2017 Primavera Artistica (lnvited), Palazzo Maffei Marescotti Galleria La Pigna. Napoli Nostra. Roma, Italia
2017 Esposizione Triennale di Arti Visive a Roma 2017, Vittoriano Ala Brasini, Italia
2017 Rassegna lnternazionale d'Arte PREMIO LIGURES, (invited) Castello San Giorgio di Lerici, Verum Arte, Lerici, Italia
2017 100.year-old FINLAND SUSTAINABILITY.UN HEADQUARTERS, NYC, USA
2017 100 year old Finland.The Corinthian, NYC, USA
2017 L'Arte tra maschere e colori del carnevale.(lnvited) Carnevale di Venezia, Venezia, Italia
2017. PromArte, Venezia, Italia
2017 INNSBRUCK IN ARTE.2017. (invited) Galene1Art lnnovation, Innsbruck, Osterreich

2016 BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA "SERGIO GRAZIOSI" (invited). GALLERIA ONART, Firenze, Italia
2016 "Tendencias Criativas".Estacao Barao de Juparana, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2016 TRIENNALE D'ART CONTEMPORAIN DE PARIS, BASTILLE DESIGN CENTER, Paris, France
2016 Gallerie Thuillier, Paris, France
2016 Brisbane Art Prize Exhibition 2016, Brisbane, Australia
2016 CORRENTIARTISTICHE A CONFRONTO.Circolo Ufficiale dell Exercito (invited). Napoli Nostra, Napoli, Italia
2016 Rassegna lntemazionale d'Arte "Premio Cittä di Montecosaro "(invited). Teatro delle Logge, Verum Arte. Montecosaro, Italia
2016 ATIM’S TOP 60 MASTERS OF CONTEMPORARY ART 2016, Art Tour International Château Saint-Martin-de-la-Garrigue, Montagnac, France
2016 “EARTH”, United Nations Headquarters, NYC, New York, USA
2016 Luci, colori e forme dell’Arte Moderna, (Invited). Centro d’Arte “San Vidal”, Carnevale di Venezia, Italia

2015-2016 My Blue, My Yellow, (invited). Group exhibition of contemporary art, Wenngarn Slott, Sigtuna, Sweden

2015 La Tavolozza II Paleta II (Invited). Slovak Radio Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
2015 UCAI Roma, Artisti per il Giubileo (Invited). La Pigna, Pontifical Palazzo Maffei Marescotti, Roma, Italia
2015 (SELF)PORTRAIT, (Invited) Cypress College, Los Angeles, USA
2015 “LUCI COLORI E FORME DEL TERZO MILLENNIO” (Invited), Galleria d’Arte “Anacapri”, Capri, italia
2015 “Fascination of world art, color and meditation” (Invited), Cultural Center, Cologne, Germany
2015 2nd Global Prints 2015 (invited), Douro, Portugal
2015 Grazie Italia, (Invited) Padiglione Nazionale Grenada e Padiglione Nazionale Guatemala. 56 Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte – Biennale di Venezia, Italia
2015 "PREMIO CITTA' DI MONTECOSARO”, (Invited). Palazzo Comunale CAM e Teatro delle Logge. Montecosaro, Italia
2015 ARTEXPO 2015 MILANO, (lnvited) UNIVERSAL EXPO MILAN 2015, Spazio Progetto East End Studios, Milano, Italia
2015 Salon International du Portrait, Chateau de Beauregard Cellettes, France
2015 Bienal Barcelona, (Invited) MEAM Museo European d’Arte Moderna, Barcelona, Spain
2015 ArtExpo BARCELONA, (Invited) ADA Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2015 FRA TRADIZIONE E INNOVAZIONI, LA VITA ED I SUOI MISTERI, (Invited). Galleria “LAPIGNA” Palazzo Pontificio Maffei Marescotti, Roma, Italia
2015 Dialogue on Death, (invited) Crypt Gallery St Pancras Church, London, UK
2015 Premio Internationale d’Arte Ligures, (Invited) Sarzana, Italia
2015 Premio Christoforo Colombo, (Invited) Galata Museo del Mare, Genova, Italia
2015 Wunderkammer, The Secret Room of Art, (Invited). Museum Complex Reale Albergo delle Povere, Palermo, Italia

2014 Natale a Napoli 2014, Pinacoteca d'Arte Moderna "Le Porte", Napoli, Italia
2014 AQUABIENNALE 5th International Watercolour Exhibition, (lnvited), City Hall, Petrozavodsk, Russia
2014 Collezionando, (lnvited) . Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Laici detta dei Bianchi, Gubbio, ltaly
2014 European Art, (lnvited). Gallery GAL, Denemark
2014 Knights of Malta,(lnvited). Club Casino Maltese. Valetta, Malta
2014 Animal House, (lnvited). Racea Sonora, Gualdo Cattaneo, Umbrialtaly
2014 Esposizione Triennale diArti Visive a Roma, (lnvited). National and International Pavilion "La Sapienza", University of Rome, Roma, Italia
2014 Leonardo meets Canova, (lnvited). Galleria l'Agostiniana, Roma,Italia
2014 TrezziniArt-Hotel,(lnvited). Vasiljevsky Ostrov, St Petersburg, Russia
2014 Premio lnternationale d'Arte "LIGURES",(lnvited). Fortezza Firmafede, Sarzana, Italia
2014 1stItalian Biennale of Creativity, (lnvited). Palaexpo, Verona, Italia
2014 Visions Fine Arts, Mir vez Graniz, (lnvited). Gostinij Dvor, Moskva, Russia

2013-2014 4th Painting & Mixed Media Exhibition. Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2013 Cvet garrnoni, (lnvited) Zentralnii Dom Hudosznika, Moskva, Russia
2013 VII International Biennale Art-Bridge-Water-Colour,Exhibition Center of V.V.Mayakovsky Central City Public Library and Molbert Art Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
2013 Gran Galå delle Arti Contemporanee, (lnvited). Complesso Museale L1Agostiniana, Roma, Italia
2013 ArtMeet Gallery,(lnvited). Milano, Italia
2013 International Contemporary Masters, (lnvited). Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art, Las Vegas, USA
2013 11 SEGNO Premio d'arte contemporanea 2013,(lnvited). Palazzo della Racchetta, Ferrara, Italia
2013 Chianciano Biennale, (lnvited). Museo d'Arte di Chianciano, Chianciano, Italia
2013 Capri Festival delle Belle Artie della Cultura del XXI Secolo,(lnvited). Museo Fondazione Cerio e Galleria d'Arte lsola di Capri, Capri, Italia
2013 Festival delle Belle Arti e della Cultura del XXI Secolo, (lnvited). Museo Sellini, Firenze, Italia
2013 "Little Treasures" Trevisan International Art, (lnvited). Mostra lntemazionale d'Arte 2013, Galleria De Marchi, Bologna, Italia
2013 Premio della Lupa 2013, Concorso international e d'arte contemporanea, (lnvited). Galleria La Pigna UCA 1, Palazzo Pontificio Maffei Marescotti, Roma, Italia
2013 Societe Anonyme, (lnvited) Marzia Frozen Galerie. Bertin, Germany
2013 Triennale lnternationale d'Art Contemporain de Paris, (lnvited). Cite International des Arts, Paris, France
2013 1a Biennale lnternationale Arte diPalermo, (lnvited). San Bartolomeo Lodge, Palermo, Malfitano-Whitaker Mansion, Palermo, Politeama Theatre, Palermo, Civic Gallery of
Contemporary and Modern Art "Giuseppe Sciortino" of Monreale, Palermo, Monreale, ltaly

2012-2013 3rd International Painting & Mixed Media Exhibition. Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2012 International Mini Prints Exhibition 2012. Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 La Mia Africa. (lnvited). Mostra collettiva internationale d'arte e fotografia. 38 MMC Gallery, Roma, Italia
2012 Coeur a Coeur.Gala Champagne Art Reception and Exhibition, (lnvited). Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art lnc. New York City, NY, USA

2011 2nd International Painting & Mixed Media Exhibition 2011. Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2010 Creative Moments.The Finnish Art in Japan 2010, SoHo Gallery, Osaka, Japan

2009 Höstsalong. Edsvik Konsthall, Sollentuna, Sverige
2009 II Festival de Arte Finlindia/ Portugal - II Finland/Portugal Art Festival. Galeria do Palacio, Porto, Portugal

Selected Collective Exhibitions in Finland
2019 Society Viipuri Artists, Gallery Ahjo, Joensuu
2019 PINK OCTOBER, AVA GALLERY, Helsinki
2019 IWS FINLAND 1.kansainvälinen akvarellitaiteen näyttely Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2019 Jälkeen ihmisen, Suomen Akvarellitaiteen yhdistys 2019, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2019 Back to Light, Gallery Kookos, Helsinki
2018 Northern Light, Society Viipuri Artists, Gallery Myötätuuli, Raahe
2017 Society Viipuri Artists, Almintalo, Loviisa
2017 Kevään nainen. Gallery Mondo, Helsinki
2017 Sinivalkoisia Sointuja. Gallery Fogga, Helsinki
2017 Metsä. Akvart Gallery, Helsinki
2016 Pyhän aikaan. Gallery Fogga, Helsinki
2016 Society Viipuri Artists, Imatra Artmuseum, Imatra
2016 "EARTH".AVA Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2015 Society Finland’s Artists, Valssaamo Kaapelitehdas
2015 Biennaali 2015, Gallery Mondo, Helsinki
2014 "Vitas 85". Society Viipuri Artists, Järvenpää Art Museum, Järvenpää
2014 46.Vuosinäyttely, Suomen Taiteilijat Finlands Konstnärer, Mikkeli Hall, Mikkeli
2013 "Ilotulitus" Gallery Fogga, Helsinki
2013 Art Fair Suomi 2013, MUU Artists' Association, Galleries Puristamo & Valssaamo, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2013 "45-vuotis Juhlanäyttely", Society Finland s' Artists, Gallery Valssaamo, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2012 "Heijastuksia" Society of Viipuri Artists, Heinola Art Museum, Heinola
2012 "44. vuosinäyttely" Society Finland's Artists, Media Gallery Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2011 Broms Gallery, Helsinki
2011 ArtForum Helsinki 2011, Helsinki Fair Center, Helsinki
2011 "Matkalla", Society of Viipuri Artists, Mikkeli Art Museum, Mikkeli
2011 "Unikuvia".Suomen Kuvataidejärjestöjen Liitto, Saarijärvi Museum, Saarijärvi
2011 "Abundance of Life", Gallery Ferin, Helsinki
2010 Broms Gallery, Helsinki
2010 "VITAS 80." Society of Viipuri Artists, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti
2010 "42. Vuosinäyttely". Society Finland's Art ists, Culture Center Poleeni, Pieksämäki
2010 "Minun Helsinkini",The Finnish Watercolour Society, Media Gallery, Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2009 Broms Gallery, Helsinki
2009 "41.Vuosinäyttel y'' Society Finland's Artists, Media Gallery,Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2009 "Kosketus" Society of Viipuri Artists, Emil Cedercreutz Museum, Harjavalta
2008 "40-vuotisjuhlanäyttely'', Society Finland's Artists, Gallery Puristamo, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2008 "Lähellä", Society of Viipuri Artists, Culture Center Poleeni, Pieksämäki
2008 (the same exhibition "Lähellä" also:) Media Gallery, Sanomatalo, Helsinki
2008 Galerie Catherine Bajar, Helsinki
2007 "Vuosinäyttely 2007", Society Finland's Artists, Gallery City Hall, Raisio
2007 "lrrottelua", Society of Viipuri Artists, Kouvola Art Museum, Kouvola
2006 "Kohtaamisen iloa", Society of Viipuri Artists, Gallery, Art Anna Culture Center, Iisalmi
2006 (the same exhibition "Kohtaamisen iloa" also:) Gallery Valssaamo, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
2006 "Siveltimien satoa", The Finnish Watereolour Society, Emil Cedercreutz's Museum, Harjavalta

Art Fairs
2019 ART FAIR SUOMI 2019, MUU Artists’ Association, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Los Angeles Art Fair 2019, Videoexhibition Art Up Close, Los Angeles, USA
2018 Salon Art Shopping 2018, Carrousel du Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
2017 ART FAIR HELSINKI 2017, MUU Artists’ Association, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
2017 13ème Salon d’Art Contemporain, Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Suisse
2017 Salon Art Shopping 2017, Carrousel du Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
2016 Salon Art Shopping 2016. Carrousel du Louvre, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
2016 ArtExpo 2016, New York City NY, USA
2015 ARTE PADOVA Contemporary Art Show. Padiva Fiere. Padova, Italia
2015 ART NOW Artists Fair London 2015. Bargehouse OXO Tower Wharf, London, England
2015 Art Fair Suomi 2015 Helsinki, Kaapelitehdas Helsinki, Finland
2014 Art Fair Helsinki Merikaapeli Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Beijing Art Fair, Beijing Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China
2013 Salon Art of the Prom NICEXO, Nice, France
2013 Art Fair Suomi 2013, MUU Artists’ Association, Puristamo & Valssaamo, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Salon Art Shopping 2012. Carrousel du Louvre, Musée de Louvre, Paris, France
2012 ArtForum, Fair Center, Helsinki
2011 Salon Art Shopping 2011. Carrousel du Louvre, Musée de Louvre, Paris, France
2011 ArtForum Helsinki 2011, Fair Center, Helsinki, Finland

AWARDS

2019 CERTIFICATE OF EXELLENCE, The 30th International Artavita Online Art Contest, 2019. USA
2019 Premio Ligures Premio Speciale della Giuria, Citta di Lerici, Verum Arte, Italia

2018 Premio speciale – Artista Ospite Diploma di merito, PREMIO CITTÀ DI PORTO SANTELPIDIO. Villa Baruchello. Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italia
2018 Premip Speziale della Critica. Rassegna Internazionale d’Arte “Premio Ligures Citta di Lerici 2018, Italia
2018 Premio Speciale della Critica Diploma di merito. Premio Citta di Montecosaro 2018. Italia
2018 CERTIFICATE OF EXELLENCE. The 27th International Artavita Online Art Contest. 2018, USA

2017 Premio Speciale della Giuria. Rassegna Internazionale d’Arte “Premio Citta di Montecosaro” 2017. Italia
2017 Affiliate Artist Certificate. CFA CIRCLE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS.2017. France
2017 Premio Speciale alla Carriera. Rassegna Internazionale d’Arte Premio Ligures Citta di Lerici 2017. Italia

2016 Premio Ligures 2016, Premio Speciale Artista Segnalato. RASSEGNA INTERNAZIONALE D’ARTE. Fortezza Firmafede Sarzana, Italia
2016 ATIM’S Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art 2016. ART Tour International, Château Saint-Martin-de-la-Garrigue. Montagnac, France
2016 1. International Prize LEONARDO DA VINCI. Curated by Salvatore Russo & Francesco Saverio Russo. Borgese Palace, Florence, Italia

2015 Wining Work (I Pray for Peace). Premio Biennale Leone dei Dogi Venezia 2015, ArtExpò Gallery). Hotel Amadeus, Venezia, Italia
2015 Artista Finalista Premio Christoforo Colombo. Galata Museo del Mare, Trofeo. Internazionale di Arte Contemporanea, Genova, Italia

2014 Premio Speciale della Giuria "ARTISTA SEGNALATO". Rassegna Intemazionale d'Arte "PREMIO LIGURES" Citta' di Sarzana - l 'Edizione 2014, Italia
2014 Diploma, Art-Bridge-Water-Colour-2013 International Competition, St Petersburg Watercolor Society, Russia

2013 Second Prize, Lessedra 4th International Painting & Mixed Media Competition, Bulgaria
2013 Honorable Mention in the Artavita Contest 2013, USA
2013 Artista Finalista, Premio Della Lupa VI Edizione Anno 2013 Trofeo lntemazionale di Arte Contemporanea, Italia

2012 Special Recognition for participation in the 4th art contest on Artavita, USA

2009 Grant of the year 2009, Society of Viipuri Artists, Finland