Hanna Jaanisoo
Finland
Born 1974 in Oulainen, Finland.
address
Pereentie 23, 33950 Pirkkala, Finland
tel.home +358 33684879
cell +358 400 337398
email hannasoo@hotmail.com

Studies
Liminka School of Art 1994-95
University of Lapland, Department of Art 1995-97
Kankaanpää Polytechnik, Department of Sculpture 1997-99
Tallinn Art Academy Department of Sculpture 1999-2000
Graduated from Tallinn Art Academy 2000
Academy of Fine Art Helsinki, MFA 2003

Group exhibitions
Cast Iron Art exhibition Szendentre, Hungary 1999
Graduation exhibition Roterman Soolaladu, Tallinn Estonia 2000
Pirkanmaa Triennaale Tampere,Finland 2000
Finish Art Associations, year exhibition Joensuu, Finland 2000
Barents Sea Region young art exhibition Rovaniemi, Finland 2001
The Finish Artists, year exhibition Jyväskylä, Finland 2001
Art2Heart Stockholm, Sweden 2002
International Cast Iron Art, juried exhibition
Johnsson Atelier, Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton NJ U.S.A 2002
Kuvataidetta Seinäjoki, Finland 2002
The Art of Analyste Sanomatalo, Helsinki 2003
Keksi-art exhibition Lahti, Finland 2003
Pirkanmaa Triennaale Tampere, Finland 2003

Solo exhibitions
Pirkkala Alasali Pirkkala, Finland 2001
Gallery Brinkkala Turku, Finland 2001
Gallery 5 Oulu, Finland 2001
Gallery Väinölä Oulainen, Finland 2002
Upton Gallery Buffalo U.S.A 2002
Gallery Jangva Helsinki Finland 2002
Gallery Titanik Turku, Finland 2002
Mältinranta Art Center, Tampere, Finland 2004

Public sculptures
"Vaala noku" cast iron Hamar Norway 1999
“Ground worm “ grass sculpture Hammenhög Sweden 1999
"Corn puffs" cast iron Szentendre Hungary 1999
" Stick" cast iron Veszprem Hungary 2000
“Coliseum “ bronze The Art of Anlyste, collection for young art
Helsinki, Finland 2001
“South wall “ cast iron Pirkkala Finland 2001
"Gazelle girl “ bronze Oulu Finland 2002
“ Whirl “ cast iron Oulainen Finland 2002
“Sirkku “ sugar, fiberglass Oulainen Finland 2002
“ Yellow Line “ bronze Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY U.S.A 2002
“Marking the Landscape “ bronze
Griffis Sculpture Park, Ellicottville NY U.S.A 2002
“Finland 1-3” plaster church hall Oulainen, Finland 2002
“Smelling senses in alphabetical order”Terälahti elementary school, Tampere 2003
“Equipment to find the princes” Pirkkala Finland 2003

Projects and workshops
Blue Ice Art, Ice sculpture Championships, Pello, Finland 1999
Cast Iron symposium Szentendre, Hungary 1999
Blue Ice Art, Ice sculpture Championships - 1st price abstract class
Team competition, Pello Finland 2000
Cast Iron symposium Veszprem Hungary 2000
Blue Ice Art, Ice sculpture Championships -1st price abstract class
Couple competition Pello Finland
-2nd price abstract class
Team competition Pello Finland 2001
Karuizawa Ice Sculpture Championships, Karuizawa Japan 2001
-Jury’s special price
Pirkkala international cast iron symposium 2001
4th international cast iron art conference,
Johnnson Atelier Trenton NJ U.S.A 2002
Griffis Sculpture Symposium Ellicottville, NY U.S.A 2002
Pirkkala Sculpture 03 Pirkkala, Finland 2003

Teaching
Art teaching in the Korkalovaara elementary school Rovaniemi, Finland 1996,1997
Courses:
Land and Environmental art with children Oulainen, Finland 1997
Sculpting with children Oulainen, Finland 1998
Sculpture courses at the Pirkkala art school, Finland 2000-
Cast Iron workshop, Copenhagen Denmark 1999
Jicin 01 cast iron workshop, Check Republic 2001
Buffalo State College, Visiting Artist 2002

Awards
Alli and Allan Salo Foundation scholarship 2001
Greta and William Lehtinen Assosiation award 2001
The Pirkanmaa Regional Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation 2001
Annual Scholarship for Arts, granted by Arts Council of Pirkanmaa 2002

Memberships
Member of Finnish Sculptors Association
Member of Tampere Artists Association, Finland