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Tarja Nieminen

Education: 1978-79 Orivesi Institute/Fine Arts Finland, Europe 1979-87 The University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland Degree: MFA Department of Visual Communication (Graphic Arts, Photography, Film) 1985 The Academy for Dramatic Arts, Prague, Czechoslovakia; Faculty of Film and Television (FAMU): artistic photography and film 5 months on a study grant awarded by the Ministry of Education in Finland as a part of cultural exchange program 1991- The University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland Post Graduate Studies: Department of Visual Communication and Research Institute/Doctorate Program 1991-93, spring 1994 Fulbright Scholar in The United States: The School of Visual Arts/Film Department New York City (film directing, video, computer arts) independent research 1994 The University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland Training Center: Multimedia Production

Grants and Awards Include: 1985 Ministry of Education, Finland 1991, 1993 The University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland 1991 FUSEEC/Finland-U.S. Educational Exchange Commission: ASLA/Fulbright Graduate Grant for studies in The United States 1994 The Finnish Cultural Foundation: Visual Artist Grant for video art project in New York City, USA 1994 Paulo Cultural Foundation, Finland: Visual Arts Grant 1997, 1998, 1999 Ministry of Education in Finland/Cultural Section: Production grant in three parts for a project on multiculturalism, for scripting and producing a film for children titled (working title) "ALBINO". A work in progress.

Work Experience: independent artistic activity: media arts, film/video freelance design artist: photography, graphic design, picture editing, illustrations, exhibition architecture and audiovisual programs since 1982 mainly for cultural institutes. Clients include eg.: The Nordic Arts Center (financed by all Scandinavian countries) ATENEUM/The Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland V‰inö Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku, Finland The Hunting Museum of Finland in collaboration with The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: The Imperial Hunt: Sporting Guns and Accessories of the Russian Czars (head exhibition architect and designer) The Sport Museum of Finland The City of Helsinki/Cultural Festivals Kyn‰mies/Design Studio Science 2000- magazine The Ministry of Education, Finland LIKES/Foundation for Promotion of Physical Culture and Health (visual and conceptual design for their campaigns) Oy Veikkaus Ab Versoul Ltd

Present: Lahti Polytechnic/Institute of Design, Finland: Head of Department 1995 - (until July 2001) Department of Graphic Arts and Design, I also teach classes in visual communication, graphic arts and design and new media (multimedia department).

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Tarja Nieminen earned an MFA in Visual Communication from The University of Art and Design, Helsinki (1979–87) and studied at FAMU, Prague (1985). She was a Fulbright Scholar at The School of Visual Arts in New York (1991–93, spring 1994) and trained in multimedia production in 1994. Nieminen has worked in media arts, film/video and freelance design since 1982 for cultural institutions including The Hunting Museum of Finland (head exhibition architect and designer); she was Head of Department, Department of Graphic Arts and Design, Lahti Polytechnic/Institute of Design (1995–July 2001).

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