Pinja Valja
pinja@pinjavalja.com
+358 45 6773609
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Pinja Valja
Born 1984 in Espoo, Finland.
Lives and works in Helsinki.
EDUCATION
2021- Doctoral candidate, Aalto University School of Art, Contempomporary Art
2016 Master of Arts, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture, Photography
2011 Bachelor of Arts, Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture, Photography
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tampere Polytechnic, Fine Arts
2010-11 Exchange studies, Seika University, Video and Media Art, Kyoto
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 To Make A Film Just To Meet Vera, Turku Art Museum, Pimiö
2020 To Make A Film Just To Meet Vera, Gallery Huuto, Helsinki
2018 Half Full, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki
2017 <3 / x = ∞, MUU Gallery, Helsinki
2016 Meri/Havet, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki
2015 The Image of You, FISH Gallery, Helsinki
2014 The Bystander, Gallery Huuto, Helsinki
2013 The Bystander, Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Finnish State Art Collection
Helsinki Art Museum
PUBLIC WORKS
2022 Like There´s Nothing To It, Nokia arena, commissioned by the City of Tampere
2022 Half Full, Helsinki City Hall
SOME GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS
2021 Nordisk Salong, Helsingborg
2021 VIDS2021, Lappeenranta Art Museum
2021 Pinta, Purnu
2018 MUU Gaala
2018 Video Art Festival Turku
2017 Silmänjuhla, Salo
2015 The Young 2015, The Art Hall, Helsinki
2015 Helsinki-sur-mer, Finnish Embassy, Paris
2013 Summer School, Gallery OyOy, Lahti
2013 Summer School, The Finnish Museum Of Photography, Helsinki
2011 Chiral, Kara-S, Kyoto
2010 I Remember Paris, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2009 The Young 2009, The Art Hall, Helsinki
FILM WORKS
2020 To Make a Film Just To Meet Vera
2017 A Poly Love Story
2017 The Image of You
2013 The Bystander
FILM AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
2022 To Make a Film Just to Meet Vera, Sphinx award for Best Video, 26.Videmedeja, Serbia
2021 To Make a Film Just to Meet Vera, Nordisk Panorama, nominated for Best Nordic Short, Malmö
2019 A Poly Love Story, Best Art Dance Film, Fresh Stream Experimental Film Festival, Los Angeles
2018 The Image of You, Best LGBT+, Paris Play
2017 A Poly Love Story, Award of Excellence, Scandinavian International Film Festival, Helsinki
2017 The Image of You, Honorable mention, Experimental Forum, Los Angeles
2015 The Bystander, Best film, Cinevana Amsterdam
SOME OTHER FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
2019 The Image of You and A Poly Love Story, Shanghai Pride Film Festival
2018 The Image of You, Omovies, Napoli
2018 The Image of You, MIX Copenhagen
2018 The Image of You, Merlinka Film Festival, Merlinka
2018 The Image of You, 20minmax, Ingolstadt
2018 The Image of You, Prospectiva Brio, Benevento
2018 A Poly Love Story, Loikka Dance Film Festival, Helsinki
2017 The Image of You, nominated for best short fiction, Kettupäivät, Helsinki
2017 A Poly Love Story, Scandinavian International Film Festival, Helsinki
2017 A Poly Love Story, MIX Copenhagen
2017 The Image of You, Paris Play
2015 The Bystander, Cinevana Amsterdam
2015 The Bystander, Turtle Filmfest Hólmavik
2015 The Bystander, Media Film Festival, Media, USA
2015 The Bystander, Berlin Independent Film Festival
2014 The Bystander, Okseo Film Festival, Hamburg
2014 The Bystander, nominated for best short documentary, Cinefest, Miskolc
MEMBERSHIPS & OTHER ACTIVITY
2023– Association of Photographic Artists, member
2020-2022 member of MUU exhibition planning board
2018– Av-arkki, member
2018– Artist's Association of Helsinki, member
2013– Artist's Association MUU ry, member
2015 Photographer for project Monokini 2.0 by the Nutty Tarts (Katriina Haikala and Vilma Metteri)
2009-10 Kettu 2000 collective with photographers Emma Suominen and Vanessa Virmajoki
2009– Freelance photographer
MONOKINI 2.0 EXHIBITIONS
2015 Finlandshuset, Stockholm
2015 Kunstplasse 10, Oslo
2014 Finnish Museum Of Photography, Helsinki
2014 Anna Nordlander Museum, Skellefteå
KETTU 2000 EXHIBITIONS
2010 Other Shoes, Gallery Jangva, Helsinki
2010 Other Shoes, Kamera Gallery, Helsinki
2009 I Will Not Walk Away, Gallery Alkovi, Helsinki