Curriculum vitae

Name: Moosa Myllykangas

Date and Place of Birth: Sievi 24 April 1960

Marital Status: Married, and the mother of two girls

Address: Klyyvari 7, 90500 OULU

Telephone: Int. + 358 +(0)40-502 8499

Education

1998 Master of Fine Arts, The University of Art and Design

1991 Post graduate teacher-training course, Lahti Institute of Design

1986 Textile Designer, Kuopio Academy of Design

1980 Graduate, Savonlinna Art Gymnasium

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Story, Bejing Xishan Industrial Investiment Co.Ltd. Bejing, China

2007 Story, Gallery Carree, Kuopio, Finland

2006 Story, Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland, Gallery Harmaja, Oulu, Finland

2004 Works, Gallery Mystik, Jyväskylä, Finland, O. Jauhiainen Art Museum, Kiiminki, Finland

2003 Works, Gallery Koivulinna, Pukkila, Finland

2003 The Smallest of All Things That Go Bump-In-The-Night, Gallery Harmaja, Oulu, Finland

2002 Works, Jyväskylä City Libra ry, Finland

2001 Works, Gallery BE´19, Helsinki, Finland

2001 Flower Tiles, Gallery 5, Oulu, Finland, Sievi Library, Finland

1998 Game Table, Final Work Exhibition, Gallery Atski, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, The Youth and Cultural Centre NUKU, Oulu, Finland

1997 That Which Remains, Sievi Library, Finland

1995 Metal Textile and Copper Reliefs, The Rovaniemi City Library, Finland, Gallery AXL, Oulu, Finland

1994 Printed Fabric Presentation, Frankfurt, Germany

1994 Signs, Metal Textile Reliefs, Gallery Rannan matala, Oulu, Finland

Pentik Art Gallery Posio, Finland,The Art and Crafts Centre of Helsinki, Finland,

Suomi Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

1993 Maonyesho, Warp Painted Carpets, Oulu, Finland

1989 What Has Come and What Has Gone, Painted Fabrics, Sievi, Finland

Group Exhibitions

2008 OTSikko, Oulu Artists Assocations Exhibition, Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2008 Begin with the Beginning, Inside-Out Bejing Xishan Industrial Investiment Co. Ltd. Bejing, China

2007 SOFA Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, Chicago, USA

2007 Der Bär kommt, PROTO ry, Haus der Wirthschaft, Stuttgard, Germany

2007 PROTO Northern Finnish Applied Art Designers 20 years Celebration Exhibition, Gallery Norsu, Helsinki

2007Artpora, Summer Exhibition, Outokumpu Old Mining Area, Finland

2006 7th Finnish Textile Triennale, Amos Andersson Art Museum, Helsinki

2006 Miracle, Oulu County Group Exhibition, Oulu City Art Museum

2006 Formscape Exhibition, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russian

2005 Tar and Technology, Oulu 400 years Celebration Exhibition, Oulu City Art Museum, Finland

2005 SKJL, Group Exhibition, Rovaniemi City Art Museum, Finland

2005 Halle Business Promotion Serveice, Halle, Germany

2005-2003 Semplise – Simply Put and 20 Other Ways, exhibition Päivi Mikola and work group, Oulu, Kemi, Punkaharju, Helsinki, Orimattila, Jyväskylä, Finland

2004 Oulu and Joensuu Artists Association, Petroskoi City Art Museum, Karelia Republic

2004 Summer Exhibition, Gallery Terttu Jurvakainen, Finland

2003 Oulu Artists Assocation, 40 years Celebration Exhibition, Gallery 5, Oulu, Finland

2003 The North Is Talking, 11 Northern Countryside Artists, Barcelona, Spain

2003 Culture Train, Arkangeli, Belomorsk, Kostamus, Kajaani, Oulu, Nurmes, Joensuu, Sortavala, Suojärvi, Petroskoi

2003 International Lace Biennale – Contemporary Art, Heidenberg, Germany

2002 International Lace Biennale – Contemporary Art, Bryssel, Belgium

2002 3rd Mini-Textile International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain

2002 Many Faces, PROTO Northern Finnish Applied Art Designers 15 years Celebration Exhibition, Gallery 5, Oulu, Finland

2002 Ällitälli, Invitational Educational Exhibition, Oulu City Art Museum, Finland

2002 ARS-Kärsämäki, Gallery Luukkonen, Kärsämäki, Finland

2002 Changing Signs, Exchanging Exhibition between the Oulu Art Assocation and the Riihimäki City Artists, Gallery Allinna, Riihimäki, Finland

2001 Oulu Artists Assocation 63 ry, Madetoja Music Hall, Oulu, Finland

2001 ´01 Miniartextil, International Mini-Textile Exhibition, Como, Italy

2000 2nd Mini-Textile International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain

2000 Values and Treasures, PROTO Northern Finnish Applied Art Designers Group Exhibition, Oulu City Library, Finland

2000 Päivi's Foam, Nine Päivi's Group Show, Villa Wanamo, Oulu, Finland

1999 The Fifth Textile Triennal, TEXO ry, The Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki, Finland

1999 ´99 Miniartextil, International Mini-Textile Exhibition, Como, Italy

1998 ´98 Miniartextil, International Mini-Textile Exhibition, Como, Italy

1998 1st Mini-Textile International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain

1998 NETS Exhibition, VII European Textile Network Conference, Estudio Textil Indigo, Madrid, Spain

1998 Oulu and Lappi's Artists Assocations Exhibition, Visual Center, Oulu, Finland

1997 ´97 Miniartextil, International Mini-Textile Exhibition, Como, Italy

1997 PROTO Northern Finnish Applied Art Designers 10 years Celebration Exhibition, Visual Center, Oulu, Finland

1996 Textile Artists TEXO ry 40 years – Celebration Exhibition, Gallery Bronda, Helsinki, Mikkeli City Art Museum, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland

1996-1994 Suitcase Exhibition: 21 ArtistsTravelling Exhibition in Oulu, Rovaniemi and Jyväskylä Finland, Vilnius Lithuania, Lillehammer and Svålvaer Norway, Luleå Sweden

Grants and Awards

2007 Saskia stipend

2007 The Design Coucil of Finland, one-year grant

2006 The Design Council, project grant

2004 Arts Council of Finland, stipend

2004 Oulu Arts Council, project grant

2003 Oulu City, project grant

2003 The Design Council of Finland, one-year grant

2002 International Lace Biennale Contemporary Art, Bryssel, bronze award

2002 Oulu Arts Council, stipend

2001 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Northern Bothnia's Cultural Foundation, stipend

2000 Oulu County Board of Art, stipend

1999 Art Council of Finland, travelling grant

1998 Oulu City, project grant

1998-96 Kaatuneiden muisto-Foundation, student grant

1996 The University of Art and Design, student grant

1996 The Union of Teachers of Arts and Crafts, travelling grant

1995 The Northern Council of Ministry, travelling grant

1995 Recognition Award for the Sievi's new Library's Art Competition

1994 Oulu County Board of Art, stipend

1991 The Board of Professional Education, travelling grant

1989,84,82 Sievi's County Cultural Grant

Works in Public Buildings and Collections

2008 Bejing Xishan Industrial Investiment Co. Ltd, China

2006 Verve, Oulu, Finland

2006 Oulu City Art Museum, Finland

2005 Chapper House, altarpiece INRI, Finland

2003 Oulu City Art Museum, Finland

2003 Oulu Cathedral’s Parrish, Heinätori’s Parrish Centre, Oulu, Finland

2001 Sievi County, Board of Culture, Finland

2001 NCC Finland Oy, Ruka, Finland

1996 Scanfil Oyj, Sievi, Finland

1994 VTT, Helsinki, Finland

1994 City of Raahe, Lybecker Handicrafts School, Finland

1994 Home for the Deaf Runola, Oulu, Finalnd

1992 Kemi Area's Woodmen , Finland

1989 Kalajokilaakso Printing House, Ylivieska, Finland

1988 Scanfil Oy, Sievi, Finland

1986 Sievi County Counsil Seat, Sievi, Finland

1986 Kuopio's County Prison, Finland

Artist Representation – Appointments

2004 PROTO - Designers Association in Nothern Finland, chairman

2003 Bothnia Design competition, jury member

2003 Oulu County Design Days, design clinic and council member

1999 PROTO's chairperson for the board for the sales boutique

Members

ORNAMO, Textile Artists TEXO ry, Artist O

Oulu Artists Assocation

PROTO, Northern Finnish Applied Art Designers