ANNA ULFF
b. 1963 in Sweden
Studies
2015-19 Studies of Art History at Uppsala University
1992-95 Nordic Art School, Kokkola, Finland
1991-92 Folkuniversitetet Art School, Uppsala, Sweden
1983-90 Studies of Philosophy, History, English and German at Uppsala University, Sweden
Exhibitions
2024 Fragile - ONOMA’s summer exhibition, Fiskars
2023 Bibi’s bazaar, Kuprugalleria, Fiskars
2022 Hidden - ONOMA’s summer exhibition, Fiskars
2022 Kuprugalleria, Fiskars (with Lulu Halme)
2021 Onoma shop gallery, Fiskars
2020 Meadow - ONOMA’s summer exhibition, Fiskars
2019 Onoma shop gallery, Fiskars
2018 125%, Fiskars
2017 Greetings from Suomi - ONOMA's summer exhibition, Fiskars
2017 Art Fair Suomi, Helsinki
2016 SMUS Gallery, Forth Worth, Texas, USA
2016 Growth – ONOMA’s summer exhibition, Fiskars
2016 LUX Helsinki
2015 Onoma shop gallery, Fiskars
2015 LUX Lantern Park@fiskars
2015 The heavens we make Galleria Valo, Rovaniemi (Erkkilä, Giordano, Beltramo)
2015 I can see nothing Galleria Huuto, Helsinki (Bergvik-Forsander, Lindqvist, van Drimmelen)
2014 Women and War, Sandviken Art Hall, Sweden
2014 Supermarket – Stockholm Independent Art Fair for Gallery VISU
2012 Artists' studio, Helsinki
2011 Tobaksmagasinet, Jakobstad
2010 Women and War, Umeå, Sweden; Tobaksmagasinet, Jakobstad;
Härnösand Art Hall, Sweden
2010 Ö, Elverket, Ekenäs and Vasa Art Hall
2009 Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa
2009 Artturi,Ostrobothnian Arts Council
2008 VISU Gallery, Kokkola (Åström,Granvik)
2008 Hortus Conclusus, Gallery Sinne, Helsinki (with Pia Bartsch)
2007 Gallery Johan S., Helsinki
2007 Kulturvandrarna, Ostrobothnian Arts Council
2006 Gallery 5, Oulu (with Kairos)
2006 The Art Bakery, Kokkola
2006 Memoranda, Brinkkala Gallery, Turku
2005 Bländas,Vasa Art Hall
2005 Strandsatt, Kokkola City Hall
2004 Nordic Art School anniversary exhibition, K.H.Renlund Art Museum, Kokkola
2004 Museum of Contemporary Art, Esphahan, Iran (with Visu)
2004 Gallery Varikko, Seinäjoki
2003 Siirtymiä-Övergångar, Nelimarkka museum, Alajärvi
2002 K.H.Renlund Art Museum, Kokkola (with Kairos)
2001 Hemmersgården, Stundars (Sjölander, Ulff)
1999 Vaasa Art Hall (with Kairos)
1998 Tobaksmagasinet, Jakobstad (with Kairos)
1998 Kotiutua-att göra sig hemmastadd
Ostrobothnian Arts Council, K.H. Renlund museum, Kokkola
1996 K.H. Renlund Art Museum, Kokkola
1996 S-Gallery, Helsinki
1996 Konstens korsningar, Kokkola
1996 Vasa province Arts Council
1995 Gallery Stenman, Kokkola
1995 Union of Finnish Art Associations, Seinäjoki
Grants (group grants not included)
2024 Svenska kulturfonden
2022 Svenska kulturfonden
2020 Svenska kulturfonden
2020 Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygrén’s foundation
2019 Svenska kulturfonden (travel grant)
2015 Svenska kulturfonden
2015 Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygrén's foundation
2014 Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, K-P rahasto (1/2 year work grant)
2012 Eugène, Elisabeth and Birgit Nygrén’s foundation
2012 Svenska-österbottniska samfundet
2011-12 Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, K-P rahasto (1 year work grant)
2011 Svenska kulturfonden
2009 Konstsamfundet
2009 Ostrobothnian Arts Council
2008 Eugène, Elisabeth and Birgit Nygrén’s foundation
2008 Svenska kulturfonden
2007 Svenska kulturfonden
2007 Svenska-österbottniska samfundet
2006 Föreningen Konstsamfundet
2006 Oskar Öflund Foundation
2006 Svenska kulturfonden
2005 Svenska-österbottniska samfundet
2004-05 Svenska kulturfonden (1 year work grant)
2003 Keski-Pohjanmaan kulttuurirahasto
2003 Svenska kulturfonden
1999 Svenska Österbottens kulturfond
1998 Svenska kulturfonden
1996 Oskar Öflund Foundation
1996 The Tauno Timosaari grant
1995 Stiftelsen Kulturfonden för Gamlakarlebynejden
1995 Konstsamfundet
Works in collections
Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Sandviken Art Hall, Sweden
Jakobstad's museum
Toholampi municipality
SOK, Helsinki
Kokkola City
Kokkola Business Institute
Art related work and positions
2024- Producer (exhibitions, sub.), Pro Artibus-foundation
2020- Assistant and exhibition guide at Pro Artibus-foundation
2019 Educational Curator (lt) at Pro Artibus-foundation
2018 Internship at Pro Artibus-foundation
2018-19 Regional contact for Konstrundan, Västra Nyland (Art Circuit, western Uusimaa)
2015-17 Teacher (part-time), Colorikus Art school for children and youth, Raseborg
2015-17 Member of the board of ONOMA
2012-14 Director of Gallery VISU, Kokkola
2012 Teacher, Nordic Art School, Kokkola
2010 Proposal for the Folkhälsan public art commission in Pargas
2009-11 Assistant, Nordic Art School, Kokkola
2008 Art School for Children and Youth, Kokkola, teacher of experimental art
2007 University of Applied Sciences, Kokkola, Theatre Dept. teacher of scenography
2006- Project co-ordinator at Visu Gallery, Kokkola
2006 Chairman and founding member of VISU
2004 Stage design, costume and graphic design for the childrens play ”Sotta Pyttynen” at the municipal theatre of Kokkola
1999-02 University of Applied Sciences, Nykarleby, teacher of painting, Head of Fine Arts Dept.
1999 Ullavan Kuvataiteen ja Musiikin viikko, teacher of painting
1996-99 Art School for Children and Youth, Kokkola, teacher of painting
1994, 2000, 2006, 2007 Nordic Art School, summer courses, teacher of painting
Member of Artists' Association MUU
Member of ONOMA - the cooperative for artisans, designers and artists in Fiskars