Miia Virtasalmi
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b. 1974, Helsinki, Finland
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Fowl Play, Perch Gallery, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada
Reform, Resident Artist Exhibition, The Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga,
Ontario, Canada
2006-09 New Finnish Glass Art 2000-2005, Touring
East-Slovakian Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Muzeum Naradowe we Wroclaw, Poland
Stichting National Glasmuseum, Leerdam, Netherlands
The Westphalian Industrial Museum, Dortmund, Germany
Museum of Decorative Art and Design, Riga, Latvia
Musée de verre, Carmaux, France
Conseil Général de Meurthe et Moselle, Nancy, France
2008 All Roads Lead to Home, joint exhibition with Robert Tannahill, Norfolk Arts Centre,
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
European Glass Context 2008, Emerging Artists Exhibition, Bornholm, Denmark
2007 Creatures Great and Small, 9th Annual Juried Art Show, Haldimand County Museum,
Cayuga, Ontario, Canada
Hazel Race Art Competition, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
2005 Finnish Glass Lives 5, Finnish Glass from 2000-2004, The Finnish Glass Museum,
Riihimäki, Finland
2004 Glass Art, Gallery Oma Huone, Helsinki
Muotoja - Shapes, Upinniemi Navy Base, Kirkkonummi, Finland
2003 Yellow Art, Galleria Primavera, Helsinki
Spring Exhibition, Brandt Contemporary Glass/Galleri Glas Ett, Torshälla, Sweden
2002 Lasihelmiä, Finnish Crafts Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
Masters of Arts, The Best MA Final Works from 2001-2002 of University of Art and
Design, Design Museum, Helsinki
2001 Islands, Sculptures, Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
The Nordic Graduate Show, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark
International Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY
Glass Lives, Finnish Glass, Lohja Museum, Lohja, Finland
The Young Artists Exhibition, Helsingin Taidehalli, Helsinki, Finland
Last Piece of Cake, Unique Glass, Master of Arts Final Work Exhibition, UIAH,
Department of Ceramics and Glass, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Finnish Glass Lives 4, Finnish Glass from 1995-1999, The Finnish Glass Museum,
Riihimäki
Out of the Oven, Ceramic and Glass Students from the University of Art and Design
Helsinki, Lume Gallery, Helsinki
Unique Glass, Leonia Bank in Hakaniemi, Helsinki, Finland
1998 International Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Seto, Japan
Invitational Exhibition of Young Glass Artists, London Regional Art Museum, London,
Ontario, Canada
In(n)ovations, Glass, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Sheridan College Glass Graduates, Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Sheridan College Glass Students, Espace Verre, Montreal, Quebec
1997 Sheridan College Glass Students and Faculty, Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal
1996 Tahto & Taito, Exhibition of the best work, Art & Craft Competition of Paulig, Design
Forum, Helsinki, Finland
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2008 European Glass Context 2008. Bornholm Kunstmuseum publication.
2006 Finnish Glass Art 2000-2005. Finnish Glass Museum publication.
2005 Teapots: Makers & Collectors. Meilach, Dona Z. Schiffer Publishing, New York, NY.
Finnish Glass Lives 5. Finnish Glass Museum publication.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Fowl Play, Perch Gallery, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada
Reform, Resident Artist Exhibition, The Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga,
Ontario, Canada
2006-09 New Finnish Glass Art 2000-2005, Touring
East-Slovakian Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Muzeum Naradowe we Wroclaw, Poland
Stichting National Glasmuseum, Leerdam, Netherlands
The Westphalian Industrial Museum, Dortmund, Germany
Museum of Decorative Art and Design, Riga, Latvia
Musée de verre, Carmaux, France
Conseil Général de Meurthe et Moselle, Nancy, France
2008 All Roads Lead to Home, joint exhibition with Robert Tannahill, Norfolk Arts Centre,
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
European Glass Context 2008, Emerging Artists Exhibition, Bornholm, Denmark
2007 Creatures Great and Small, 9th Annual Juried Art Show, Haldimand County Museum,
Cayuga, Ontario, Canada
Hazel Race Art Competition, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
2005 Finnish Glass Lives 5, Finnish Glass from 2000-2004, The Finnish Glass Museum,
Riihimäki, Finland
2004 Glass Art, Gallery Oma Huone, Helsinki
Muotoja - Shapes, Upinniemi Navy Base, Kirkkonummi, Finland
2003 Yellow Art, Galleria Primavera, Helsinki
Spring Exhibition, Brandt Contemporary Glass/Galleri Glas Ett, Torshälla, Sweden
2002 Lasihelmiä, Finnish Crafts Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
Masters of Arts, The Best MA Final Works from 2001-2002 of University of Art and
Design, Design Museum, Helsinki
2001 Islands, Sculptures, Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
The Nordic Graduate Show, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark
International Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY
Glass Lives, Finnish Glass, Lohja Museum, Lohja, Finland
The Young Artists Exhibition, Helsingin Taidehalli, Helsinki, Finland
Last Piece of Cake, Unique Glass, Master of Arts Final Work Exhibition, UIAH,
Department of Ceramics and Glass, Helsinki, Finland
2000 Finnish Glass Lives 4, Finnish Glass from 1995-1999, The Finnish Glass Museum,
Riihimäki
Out of the Oven, Ceramic and Glass Students from the University of Art and Design
Helsinki, Lume Gallery, Helsinki
Unique Glass, Leonia Bank in Hakaniemi, Helsinki, Finland
1998 International Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Seto, Japan
Invitational Exhibition of Young Glass Artists, London Regional Art Museum, London,
Ontario, Canada
In(n)ovations, Glass, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Sheridan College Glass Graduates, Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Sheridan College Glass Students, Espace Verre, Montreal, Quebec
1997 Sheridan College Glass Students and Faculty, Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal
1996 Tahto & Taito, Exhibition of the best work, Art & Craft Competition of Paulig, Design
Forum, Helsinki, Finland
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2008 European Glass Context 2008. Bornholm Kunstmuseum publication.
2006 Finnish Glass Art 2000-2005. Finnish Glass Museum publication.
2005 Teapots: Makers & Collectors. Meilach, Dona Z. Schiffer Publishing, New York, NY.
Finnish Glass Lives 5. Finnish Glass Museum publication.