KIIPPA, Martti Tapani
born 27 August 1939, Viipuri

…" The dominating motif of my watercolours is my love of the sea. Only delicate watercolours can portray the sea in many forms, shoured in mist, lit by the morning sun, stormy and threatening, in the clear autumn light. Many of my paintings depict the open sea, its faroff misty skerries, its old fishing harbours with their boat houses, and the old wooden boats left on the shore. I want to paint as much as possible in nature, because it is where I can best transfer the landscape and the atmosphere in colours onto paper. At sea the bright sun brings the colours out in the landscape"…

STUDIES IN ART
   
- Baden bei Wien, Austria, under professor Kurt Pantzenberger, 1991
- Malakademie Schloss Goldegg, Austria, under professor Fritz Itzinger, 1992
- Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst, Trier, Germany, under painter Piet Reekers, 1993
- Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst, Trier, Germany, under painter Karin Paland, 1994
- Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst, Trier, Germany,under painter Ralph Klein, 1995
- Malakademie Schloss Goldegg, Austria, under painter Gisela Droescher, 2004
   
PAINTING TRIPS ABROAD
   
- Hungary 1991
- Austria 1991, -92, 2005
- Germany 1993, -95, -96
- France 1996
- Italy, Tuscany 1997, -99, 2001
- Norway 2005
   
MEMBERSHIP
   
- Turku Art Association, Finland
- Viipurin Taitelijaseura, Finland
- Suomen Akvarellitaiteen Yhdistys, Finland
- Nordiska Akvarellsällskapet, Sweden
   
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS AT HOME
   
- Naantali 1977, -79, -84, -99, 2000
- Turku 1979, -93
- Helsinki 1980, -90, -99, 2000-2004
- Seinäjoki 1982
- Kouvola 1984
- Ikaalinen 1985, -95
- Maarianhamina 1986
- Lappeenranta 1988
- Raahe 1989
- Ruovesi 1991
- Pori 1993, -96
- Tammisaari 1994
- Vaasa 1998
- Lohtaja 2000
   
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
   
- Exhibitions in Kingisep and in Leningrad collected by Raisio City, Russia 1977
- Exhibitions in Kirovsk collected by Naantali City, Russia 1998
- Joint Nordic Exhibition in Bogense, Denmark 1988
- Baden bei Wien, Austria 1991
- Joint Nordic Exhibition in Vadstena, Sweden 2000
   
JOINT EXHIBITION AT HOME
   
- Summer Paintings-Exhibition 1977, -81, -82, -83
- Annual Exhibition of Turku Art Association 1979, -80, -82, 2003
- Naantali - Uusikaupunki Exhibition 1985
- Naantali Painters' Exhibition 1991, -98
- Espoo Cultural Center 1996
- Vaasa Mikola-Museo 2001
- Helsinki, Sanomatalo 2002
- Harjavalta, Emil Cedercreutz Museo 2003
- Imatra Art Museum, Viipurin Taiteilijaseura 2005
   
JOINT EXHIBITION ABROAD
   
- Kingisep, Estonia 1977
- St. Petersburg, Russia 1977
- Bogense, Denmark 1988
- Baden bei Wien, Austria 1991
- Vadstena, Sweden 2000
   
PARTICIPATION IN
EX LIBRIS EXHIBITIONS
   
- Japan, Sapporo, 1992, World Exhibition
- Italy, Milano, 1994, World Exhibition
- Russia, St.Petersburg, 1998, World Exhibition
- USA, Boston, 2000, World Exhibition
- Finland: Turku 1993, -95, -96, Ikaalinen -94, Helsinki/Ateneum -96
- Poland 1992,- 93, -94, -97, -98, -99, 2005
- Austria 1992
- Taiwan 1994
- Hong Kong 1994
- Estonia 1994
- Denmark 1996
- France 1996
- Turkey 2003
- Mexico 2004
- Belgium 2005
   
HONOURS
   
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Gold Medal "Pro Culture" awarded by Teachers Trade Union 1994

- "Auran Helmi" awarded by visual Artists of the Western Coast 1994
- Wallis Gratiae-medal, Naantali 1995

A BOOK OF CARICATURES

"Valtsu in business education circles" 1998


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