TATJANA BERGELT
born 1966, inEast-Berlin, Germany
STUDIES
1985–90 Master of Fine Arts, Hochschule für Kunst und DesignBurg Giebichenstein Halle, Germany
1989–90 University of Arts Tallinn, Estonia, 1-year exchangestudent as part of German studies
1990–96 Master of Fine Arts, Ecole Nationale Superiéurè desBeaux-Arts à Paris, France
1993/94 University of Barcelona, Faculty of Fine Arts,two times 3-month exchange student, as part of French studies
1996/97DAAD artist residency in Moscow
1998 invited artist at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, USA
1998 moves to and works in Finland, Helsinki
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONSArtists’ books related exhibitions, bolded
to come
2013Galleria Pirko-Liisa Topelius, Helsinki, Finland
2011Künstlerbücher - taiteilijakirjoja, Deutsche Bibliothek, Helsinki
2010intellectual emancipation, Galleria Pirko-LiisaTopelius, Helsinki, Finland
Frankfurt book Fair, Artists’ books, Germany
13th International Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, Leeds, England
2009 Frankfurt Book Fair, Artists’ books, Germany
Menschenraum, Galerie Horst Dietrich, Berlin, Germany
2008 What are you aiming at?Galleria Pirko-LiisaTopelius,Helsinki, Finland
Missing C.D. Friedrich, Galerie 1911, (with Guillaume Lavigne), Paris, France
Frankfurt Book Fair, Artists’ books, Germany
2007 Shabbat, Galleria Joella, Turku, Finland
Frankfurt Book Fair, Artists’ books, Germany
2006 Sydämenhaju, Savoy theatre, Helsinki, Finland(with Pilar Colás)
2005 Die Haut greift nach Freunden, Galleria G, Helsinki,Finland
Puzzle of the past, Lasipalatsi, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Sama nainen kuin minä, Galleria Nunes, Helsinki, Finland
2002 Galleria G, Helsinki, Finland
Galleria Avant, Joensuu, Finland
2001 Finnish tango, Galerie article, Köln, Germany
2000 HelsinkiCityLibrary, Finland
Kerava Art Museum, Finland
Galleria Johan S., Helsinki, Finland
1998 Galleria Johan S., Porvoo, Finland MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis, USA2002
Galleria Avant, Joensuu, Finland
1997 Gallerie Bernanos, Paris, France
füSSe, ACC Gallerie, Weimar, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (artist’s group NAUM BooK ART Suomi, curated by Tatjana Bergelt)
to come:
2014finnische Buchkunst, Museum für Buchkunst, Frankfurt Offenbach, Germany
2009 Finnische Künstlerbücher, Museum Papiermühle Homburg, Germany
2008 Magic books, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Ankara National Library, Turkey
Buchmagie, Finnisches Kulturzentrum Berlin, Germany
2007 Institut Culturelle Finlandais, Paris, France
2007 Works from Paperland, Grafiska Sällskapet, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 Helsinki Book Fair, Finland
Lohja Museum, Finland
2005 Helsinki Book Fair, Finland
Lönströmm Art Museum, curated by Kati Rauma, Finland
2004 Turku Book Fair, Finland
Helsinki Book Fair, Finland
YLE Radio Library, Helsinki, Finland
2003 Helsinki Book Fair, Finland
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS(selected 2011-2000)
2011Kunnioita isääsi ja äitiäsi, curated by Otso Kantokorpi, Mäntän kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, Finland Műveszkonyvek bűvoleteben, Vízivárosi Galéria, curated by Julia Vermes, Budapest, Hungary
One of a kind, Pierre Menard Gallery, curated by Heide Hatry, Cambridge, MA
HP Garcia Gallery, NYC, USA
James Joyce Unique Books, Musée Gutenberg, Fribourg, Switzerland,
Neue Sächsische Galerie, Chemnitz,Germany
10.Triennale für Form und Inhalte, Museum für Angewandte Kunst der GegenwartFrankfurt,Germany
2010 BuchKunstBiennale X, Kunsthaus Horn, Austria
DDR. Tulokulmia Itä-Saksaan, Tamperen Työväenmuseo Werstaas, Finland
Monumental Idea of Minimal Books, artists’ books exhibition, Proyecto ACE, Buenos Aires,Argentina
University of Granada, Spain now. from Dec. 15, 2009 to Jan. 12, 2010
Gallery of China National Academy of Fine Arts 中国美术学院, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, CHINA Yonsei University, South Korea
International artist book fair at Seoul, Korean and Kyoto, Japan Univ. of Nevada, Reno, University of Texas, Arlington, Cleveland Art Institute,
Louisiana State Univ. Baton Rouge, City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO Thompson Rivers Univ. BC, Canada
2009Venemaa, Rossija, Kunstihoone, curated by Kimmo Sarje, Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Estonia
Kunstnerboken, Tegnerfobundet, curated by Wenche Gulbransen, Oslo, Norway
CON-TEXT, Kulturspinderiet, curated by Hanne Matthiesen, Silkeborg, Denmark
12xZeichnungen, Galerie Horst Dietrich, Berlin, Germany
Liber-messe, Galerie Horst Dietrich, Berlin, Germany
James Joyce Unique Books, Galerie des Staatsarchivs Ludwigsburg, Germany
DDR. Tulokulmia Itä-Saksaan, Aboa vetus & Ars Nova –museum Turku, Finnland
Monumental Idea of Minimal Books, international travel-exhibition of artists’ books, Chicago, Ohio, USA
Salon de Mai, Paris, France
Raisio museum, Pro-litografia ry, Finland
Porvoo Art Hall, Pro-litografia ry,Porvoo, Finland
2008 Liber-messe, Berlin, Gallerie Horst Dietrich, Berlin, Germany
Uuden maan kuvat, Sipoo, Finland
2007 Stone’s memory, Pro litografia ry, Tallinn, Estonia
Artists’ books, University Library of Tallinn, Estonia
Women’s autumn, Finnish Cultural Centre in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia
Salon de Mai, Paris, France
Stockholm Art Fair, Galleria Nunes, Sollentuna, Sweden
2006TARU-talli, Helsinki Festival, Finland
Verstecke, Artists’ book project, Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop, Germany
75 graphic artists, Galleria G, Helsinki,
Salon de Mai, Paris, France
2005 Salon de Mai, Paris, France
Passage d’Encres, Paris, France
2004 MINI-3, Galleria Katariina, Helsinki, Finland
Salon de Mai, Paris, France
2003 Institut Culturelle Finlandais, Paris, France
2002 Salon de Mai, Paris, France
Studio de l’Image, Paris, France
Galleria Hagelstam, Helsinki, Finland
Maison Daumier, France
2001 Museo ”O”, Tokio, Japan
Galleria Hagelstam, Helsinki, Finland
WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
Bibliotheque Nationale, Luxemburg
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Centre George Pompidou, Paris, France
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany
Helsinki City Library, Finland
Klingspor Museum, Frankfurt Offenbach, Germany
Kunstkabinet zu Dresden, Germany
Lohja City Library, Finland
New York Public Library, NY., USA
Staatsbibliothek, Leipzig, Germany
Staatsbibliothek, Berlin, Germany
Suomen Taideyhdistys, Finland
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010invited lecturer at the Art Academy in Helsinki, department of Graphics
2007Marketing institute, Helsinki, department of Graphic Design, part-time lecturer, Helsinki
Artists’ book seminar for Oulu PROTO society, Finland
2006invited speaker for a lecture series at the University of Art and Design, Helsinki
2005part-time teacher for an artists’ books-project in Kouvola, Finland
Kymenlaakso Polytechnical School, 1 semester
invited teacher at the Turku Art Academy complementary education center:
”The book as an art object”, fine artists specialisation teaching, 28.1.-16.12.2005
2004invited artist at the Ecole Nationale Superiéurè des Beaux-Arts à Paris, France
”The connection between lithography and artists’ books in my own work”, 1 week
part-time teacher and lecturer at the Art Academy in Helsinki, 2 semesters
”The history and variety of artists’ books”
“The appearance of contemporary artists’ books”
1998 invited artist at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, USA, January - June
subjects: lithography, painting and artists’ books
GRANTS / AWARDS
2010Oskar Öflund Foundation, working grant, Finland
2009Art Council of Finland, traveling grant
2008Finnish Cultural Foundation, residency grant, Hotel Chevillon, Grez sur Loing, France
Salon de Mai - Prix Marin, award for best work on paper, Paris, France
Art Council of Finland, project grant
2007 Public display grant, Finland
2006Helsinki city, working grant, Finland
2005 Kuitunen Foundation, project grant, Finland
2004 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uudenmaaworking grant, Finland
Oskar Öflund Foundation,working grant, Finland
1998Alice Knight Fondation, USA
1997Stiftung Kulturfond, Berlin, Germany
Thuringian ministery of culture and education, Germany
1996DAAD, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Germany
1994Erasmus, France
1992French ministry of culture and education, France