CURRICULUM VITAE
	STUDIES Riitta Nelimarkka-Seeck is a graduate art teacher 1972, Master of Art (MA) 1998 and Doctor of Art (DA) 2001 at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH).   She has also studied at the University of Helsinki, at the Sibelius Academy, at the School of Applied Arts and design in Stockholm, Sweden and at the Institute of Industrial Arts, Department of Film and Television.   Since 1971 she has been working together and separate with her husband Jaakko Seeck as an artist and producer in the fields of film, literature and pictorial and textile art, creating and producing e.g. animated films, large exhibitions and art & poetry books. FILMS   Animations by Nelimarkka & Seeck (SENECA OY) include "The Legend of the Sampo" (60 min), based on the Finnish national epic Kalevala in 1972-1974, the old ballad of "Bishop Henry and Lalli" (11min) in 1974, the first Finnish full-length animated motion picture "The Seven Brothers" in 1979 and a series "Bagatelles op. 1-13, semi-sad human fates in the nut shell" (25 min) in 1972-1974 and "The Birth of Rabula (11 min), a musical animation on creation in 1995. AWARDS AND PRIZES   Riitta Nelimarkka has received a number of prizes for her books and animations including the honorary award by the Union of Finnish Critics in 1974, the State quality award for motion pictures in 1972, 1973 and 1979, the Jussi honorary award (the Finnish "Oscar") in 1979, a Special honorary prize at Tampere International Short Film Festival in 1979, Jury's Special prize at Giffony, Italy 1980 and Risto Jarva prize in 1985. 2008 December Riitta Nelimarkka received the honorary title Professor awarded by the President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen. In 2011 the animation "7 BROTHERS" has won the the Best Feature Film award in the ReAnimania film festival in Armenia. BOOKS   Praise has also been bestowed on her picture books and children's books, which include "The Robbing of the Sampo" (rewarded e.g. by the Finnish Society of Kalevala), "The Seven Brothers", "The Space", "The Big and The Small in the Universe", "The Gallery", "Karmelia's ABC" (which received an award in Bologna, Italy, 1990), "Babylonia" (rewarded in Bologna and in Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1992), "Oceania" (invited to Biennale Brno 1993) and "Apollon". She has also published two illustrated collections of poems, "Tabula Rasa" and "Giovanna Idiaatta" (1996) and also a romantic, philosophical poem by the title "Self Portrait Elise's Dissertation, Variation of a variation" (2000). Elise's Unmemories (2008). Seven Brothers (2009). Big and Small in the Universe (2010). THE LATEST BOOKS IN ENGLISH   Self Portrait, Elise's Dissertation, Variation of a variation an associative research exbedition to the existence of "Flügelism". A romantic, ironic and philosophical poem of the artistic process of "Elise". CD-ROM SENECA 2001, 140 pages with colour pictures and drawings. The Marginal, coloring book - not for the weak of heart. SENECA/ART-PRINT 2005, 48 pages. PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS Borsch club Helsinki, Finland 2011 Art Helsinki Fair, Helsinki - Finland 2011 Gallery Maaret Finnberg, Turku - Finland 2011 Qatar Visual Art Center, Doha - Qatar 2011 Maison L´Europe du Paris, Paris - France 2011 Barbarian Art, Zürich - Switzerland, 2011 Showroom Art Apéro, Zürich - Switzerland, 2011 Cygnaeus Musée, Helsinki - Finland 2011 Klosters Snow Polo, Klosters - Switzerland 2011 Gallery Tiger Fink, Zürich - Switzerland 2010 Gallery Erlengut&Art Academy, Erlenbach - Switzerland 2010 Gallery Joutsen, Helsinki - Finland 2010 Gallery Ferin, Helsinki - Finland 2010 Gallery G18, Helsinki - Finland 2010 Art Eco Parade, Monte Carlo - Monaco 2009 La ”MAISON DE L´AMÉRIQUE LATINE DE MONACO”, Monaco 2008 - pictures of the exhibition; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Gallery Angelo, Pori - Finland 2008 SPA of Naantali, Naantali - Finland 2008 Gallery Broms, Helsinki - Finland 2007 Gallery Nefret, Turku - Finland 2007 - Stories of the exhibition; Hallwylska museet, Stockholm - Sweden 2007 - Pictures of the exhibition; 1, 2, 3, 4 KB Restaurant & Konstnärsbar, Stockholm - Sweden 2007 Verkaranta, Tampere - Finland 2007 Gallery DIX, Helsinki - Finland 2006 EU parliament, Brussels - Belgium 2006 Gallery DIX, Helsinki - Finland 2006 Museo de la Nacion, Lima - Peru 2006 Imperial Health Club, Helsinki - Finland 2006 The Fortress of St. Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg - Russia 2006 Gallery Tšeretelji, Moscow - Russia 2005, Moscow - Russia 2005 Cultural Centre DOM, Moscow - Russia 2005 Gallery Turku, Turku - Finland 2005 Puppet theater Hevosenkenkä, Espoo - Finland 2005 Handelsbanken, Tampere - Finland 2005 Gallery Krista Mikkola, Helsinki - Finland 2005 Gallery Dix, Helsinki - Finland 2004 Hanasaari - Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre, Espoo - Finland 2004 Gallery E. Pinomaa, Hanko - Finland 2004 Castle Mustio, Mustio - Finland 2004 Malkki museum, Tampere - Finland 2004 Finnish woven rya textiles, Prague - Czech Republic 2003 Gallery Nefret, Turku - Finland 2003 Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Institut, Oslo - Norway 2003 Artegrafica, Helsinki - Finland 2002 Halosenniemi, Tuusula - Finland 2002 Mikola museum, Vaasa - Finland 2002 Stoa, Helsinki - Finland 2001 FIDM Museum, Los Angeles - USA 2001 Castle Mustio, Mustio - Finland 2001 Riihigallery, Kuhmoinen - Finland 2000 Finnlands Institut in Deutschland, Berlin - Germany 2000 EXPO 2000 Finnish Pavilion, Hannover - Germany 2000 Mauritzbergs Castle - Sweden 2000 Sysmä Pinx, Sysmä, - Finland 1999 Gallery Uusitalo, Helsinki - Finland 1999 Ama Gallery, Turku - Finland 1999 Hagelstam, Helsinki - Finland 1998 Tampere-talo, Tampere - Finland 1997 Göteborg - Sweden 1997 The Finnish Film Archive Gallery, Helsinki- Finland 1997 Tikanoja Art Museum, Vaasa - Finland 1996 Stoa-gallery, Helsinki - Finland 1996 Savonlinna Art Museum, Savonlinna - Finland 1995 Kids Festival, Stoa, Helsinki - Finland 1995 Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki - Finland 1994 Wäinö Aaltonen museum, Turku - Finland 1994 Kouvolan Art Museum, Kouvola - Finland 1993 Heinola Art Museum, Heinola - Finland 1993 Stoa-galleria, Helsinki - Finland 1992 Kerava Art Museum, Kerava - Finland 1991 Art Centre Pyrri, Savonlinna - Finland 1991 Södertälje Konsthall, Södertälje - Sweden 1991 Verkaranta, Tampere - Finland 1991, 1994, 1999 Hagelstam gallery, Helsinki - Finland 1990, 1993, 1995 Amos Andersonin taidemuseo, Helsinki - Finland 1990 Art Salon Bellarte, Helsinki - Finland 1989 Gallery Bronda, Helsinki - Finland 1986 Nelimarkka museum, Alajärvi - Finland 1985, 1991 Gallery Post Deco, Helsinki - Finland 1984 Gallery Strindberg, Helsinki - Finland 1983 Academic Bookstore, Helsinki - Finland 1980, 1987, 1990, 1997 Gallery Kluuvi, Helsinki - Finland 1980 Pinx, Helsinki - Finland 1974, 1977, 1999   SELECTED PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS   Amos Anderson art museum, Helsinki - Finland 1990. Art Centre of Pyrri, Savonlinna - Finland 1991. Wäinö Aaltonen museum, Turku - Finland 1994. Kunsthall, Helsinki - Finland 1994. Savonlinna Art museum, Savonlinna - Finland 1995. Tikanojan taidekoti, Vaasa - Finland 1996. Maurizberg Castle, Sweden 2000. Finnish Cultural Institut, Berlin - Germany 2000. EXPO 2000, Hannover - Germany 2000. FIDM, Los Angeles - USA 2001. Culture centre DOM, Moscow - Russia 2005. Gallery Tšeretelji, Moscow - Russia 2005. The Fortress of St. Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg - Russia 2006. Museo de la Nacion, Lima - Peru 2006. EU parliament, Brussels - Belgium 2006. Hallwylska museet, Stockholm - Sweden 2007, a few pictures from the exhibition 1, 2, 3, 4. La ”MAISON DE L´AMÉRIQUE LATINE DE MONACO”, Monaco 2008. In addition to several gallery exhibitions as well as a number of joint art exhibitions, graphic biennales and film festivals in different countries. A few pictures from the exhibition 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. ART SERIES Alchemy Girls, paintings, 2011. 7 Freres Back in The P.A.R.I.S, art photographies, 2011. Easy Living, woolen reliefs and serigraphies, 2009-2011. La Valse, art photographies, 2009. Salainen planeetta (The Secret Planet), photographies, 2008. Unique kiss, woolen reliefs, drawings and paintings, 2007-2008. Secret colours, mixed technique, 2007. Golf is cool!, charcoal and chalk drawings and woolen reliefs, 2007. Elise Loves Life, woolen reliefs, 2007. Angels and Lemons, woolen reliefs, 2007. Dangels and Evils, woolen reliefs and drawings, 2006. Dogs and Foxes, serigraphies, 2005. Grand Piano Heads II, serigraphies and drawings, 2005. 102, paintings, 2005. Creatures and Things, woolen reliefs, 2005-2006. The Peace Family, woolen reliefs, serigraphies and water colors, 2004. Soulscapes, water colors, 2004. Oceania, serigraphies, 2003-2004. The Right and False Colors - Water Color Stain, water colors, 2002. Impressions, water colors and monotypes, 2002. Mystery Rabbit, photographies, 2001-2002. Northern Brights, woolen reliefs and serigraphies, 2001. Elise on myönteinen (Elise is Positive), woolen reliefs, 2001. Grand Piano Heads, serigraphies, 2000. Flygelise, velvet gobelins and woolen reliefs, 1997-1998. "Hyvän Tiedon Omena", serigraphies. Lääketieteen toimittajat -yhdistys, 1992-2008 Apollon, velvet gobelins/linen reliefs and serigraphies, 1992-1994. Sophisticated, woolen reliefs, 1992-1993. Erootteja (Erotics), chalk drawings, 1987-1995. Karmelia, velvet gobelins, 1983-1993. Iloinen meri (The Happy Ocean), woolen reliefs, 1987-1989. Kissannahasta reväistyt (Emroideries about Cat skin), charcoal drawings, 1982-1989. Babylonia, chalk and charcoal drawings, 1980-1990. Dogs and Foxes, gobelins, 1976-1979. POSITIONS OF TRUST Her positions of trust include membership on the board of the Finnish Film Archive and the Finnish film magazine Filmihullu ("Film Freak"). She has also served at the National Council for Cinema, the Finnish Film Foundation and the Finnish Cultural Section of Unesco. Since 1987 she has been the president of Nelimarkka Foundation, since 1973 the president of board of Seneca, since 2001-2003 a member of the National Council for Design and 2003 -2005 a member of Design and Public display grant.   Many of Nelimarkka´s big textile works have found homes abroad especially in Finnish embassies and consulates in several cities all around the world. A remarkable work is the huge art textile Con Calore I - II commissioned for Mäntyniemi, the official residence of the President of Finland.