Juha Menna
born 1970 in Orimattila
EDUCATION
1993- 1998 Academy of Fine Arts, MA, Helsinki
1988 Trade school. Carpenter, Hyvinkää
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Gallery Promenadi “Lets Yoga…”, Hyvinkää
2020 Gallery Ville “Artist in the picture”, Nurmijärvi
2020 Gallery Pleiku ”Boys and heroes”, Berlin, Germany
2019 Gallery Duetto ”Fragile Figures”, Helsinki
2018 Gallery KONE ”Friends and heroes”, Hämeenlinna
2017 Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius ”Heroes”, Helsinki
2014 National Theatre of Finland, ”Sculptors”, Helsinki
2013 Art museum of Orimattila, ”Art exhibition, important case”, Orimattila
2013 Gallery Becker, ”It is fabulous”, Jyväskylä
2012 Gallery Katariina, “It`s not real, it`s wooden”, Helsinki
2012 Gallery Saskia, “ Childrens play”, Tampere
2009 Art Center Ahjo, “Dissimilar”, Joensuu
2009 Gallery Katariina, “ Human scrab”, Helsinki
2008 Gallery Pihatto, “Two human beings”, Lappeenranta
2008 Gallery Seriola, “Human being”, Tampere
2006 Gallery Huuto ,“Two”, Helsinki
2005 Gallery Oljemark, “Running still”, Helsinki
2005 Gallery Becker, “In same boat”, Jyväskylä
2004 Library Gallery, “Change of generation”, Nurmijärvi
2002 National Theatre of Finland, “Kalevala sculptures”, Helsinki
2001 Gallery Toukokuu, “Onnimanni”, Helsinki
2001 Gallery Brinkkala, “Onnimanni”, Turku
2001 Gallery Juminkeko, “Young Kalevala artist of year 2001”, Kuhmo
1999 Gallery Pictor, “North American Indians, part IV”, Nummela
1998 Gallery Annantalo, “North American Indians, part III”, Helsinki
1998 Academy of fine arts, “North American Indians, part II”, Helsinki
1997 Academy of fine arts, “North American Indians, part I”, Helsinki
1995 Academy Gallery, “Bicycle journey to Karelia”, Helsinki
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 Art Fair, Supermarket Art festival, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Focus Europa Art festival, Neudrossenfeld, Germany
2016 State of Art, Valkeakoski
2016 Jättömaa festivals, Kouvola
2016 Gallery Vanha Savu, Merikarvia
2016 -17, -18, -19 Palas environment Art, Hyvinkää
2015 Sculptors open air festival, Nurmijärvi
2014 2019 Mänttä art fesival, Mänttä
2014 ”Sculptors” crazy show with Tapani Kokko, National theatre of Finland, Helsinki
2013 Häme art, Ar museum of Riihimäki, Riihimäki
2013 ”Sculptors” crazy show with Tapani Kokko, Hailuoto, Nurmijärvi
2012 Kerava Art museum “ opera of…”, Kerava
2012 Gallery Kuninkaankartano, Juva
2011 16. Mänttä art festival, Mänttä
2011 Sense of wood, Hyvinkää
2011 Maila Talvio Gallery, Hartola
2010 Art Hall; “Villa Karo 10 Years”, Helsinki
2010 The Union of Art Associations, Järvenpää
2009, -10 Palas, “Landscape art”, Hyvinkää
2008 Tabor, “Sculptors Tabor”, Nurmijärvi
2008 Werstas Museum “Quaerrel”, Tampere
2007, -07 Gallery Jari Jansson, Raahe
2007 Kerava Art Museum “hot art”, Kerava
2006, -07, -09, -10 Gallery Terrtu Jurvakainen, Muhos
2006 Academy of fine arts “EX”, Helsinki
2006 Suvi- Pinx art festival, Sysmä
2005 Salo Art Museum, “Sculptor 2005”, Salo
2004 Craftmuseum of Finland, Findians, Jyväskylä
2004 Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki
2004 The Union of Art Associations, Rovaniemi
2004 “Fragile”, Helsinki
2004 “White”, Fiskars
2003 8. Mänttä art festival “sculptures”, Mänttä
2001 -03 Gallery Staffas, Porvoo
2001 -05 Scandinavian Wood art festival, Juva
2002 Third Baltic Animal Sculpture Festival, Tallinn, Esthonia
2002 Suvi- Pinx art festival, Sysmä
1999 International Medal festival, Kankaanpää
1998 Young medal artists, Hvitträsk, Kirkkonummi
1997 International Medal biennale, Mänttä
1997 Academy of fine art sculptors, Paanajärvi, Viena Karelia
1997 Academy of fine art sculptors, Rauma Art Museum
PUBLIC SCULPTURES/ ART MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
2010 Cultural Center of students and Youth, “Family”, Helsinki
2003 Wood sculpture by highway, ”Linnut”, Juva
1996 Landscape monument, ”Ukon Kirves”, Vantaa, Jokiuomanpuisto
The Committee for the Purchase of Works for the State art Collection, Helsinki
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki
Tampere Art Museum, Tampere
Local Government of Nurmijärvi, Nurmijärvi
SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES
2021 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2015 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2014 The Art Council Prize for: ”Sculptors” group
2013 Art Council of Uusimaa
2012 The Arts Council of Finland
2010 Art Council of Uusimaa
2009 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional fund
2005 The Arts Council of Finland
2004 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2004 The Arts Council of Finland
2003 City of Juva. First prize in wood sculpture competition
2002 Sleipnir, Nifca
2001 Finnish Cultural Foundation
Olavi Veistäjä prize in group of theatre Takomo
2001 Creative Art Compose Foundation
2000 Kalevala Culture Foundation Juminkeko
2000 Creative Art Compose Foundation
1999 Academy of fine arts
1997 Academy of fine arts
1996 City of Vantaa
1995 Academy of fine arts
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of Association of Finnish Sculptors
ANOTHER INTEREST
Music- Specially all kind of drumming
Running- Long distance, middle distance
Archery- Primitive bows