ROBERT BACK

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e-mail: robert.back@multi.fi

Born 1971 in Replot, Finland
Lives and work in Nykarleby, Finland.

Education:
- Fine Arts Programme at Svenska österbottens folkakademi 1987 - 88
- Swedish Art School of Nykarleby. Svenska konstskolan i Nykarleby 1988 - 92.
- Swedish Polythechnic, Fine Arts Programme (BA). Svenska Yrkeshögskolan,
programmet för fri konst 1998 – 99. Bildkonstnär (YH)

Teaching:
- Teaching at the Fine Arts Programme at Svenska Österbottens Folkakademi 1992 - 93
- Since -94 teacher at Swedish Artschool, Nykarleby, Swedish Polythechnic,
Fine Arts
Programme
- Several Workshops.

Exhibitions:
1993 Stundars. Solf.
1993 Konsthallen i Närpes.
1995 Bildkonstakademins galleri i Helsingfors. (With Pekka Nikrus)
1995 Galleri Victor. Nykarleby.
1998 Galleri Sandelius. Nykarleby. (With Ulrica Löfholm)
1999 Österbottens museum. Vasa. (With Ulrica Löfholm)
2006 Kunstverein GRAZ. Regensburg, Germany
2007 Rådhusgalleriet. Nykarleby




Collective exhibitions:
- "Young Artists in Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki, Finland. -91
- "Young Finnish Art". Folkets hus, Umeå, Sweden. -93
- "Swedish Art School, 10 year celebration" Nelimarkka, Åbo, Vasa (Finland). -93
- The annual exhibition of the Art association in Ostrobothnia. Jakobstad, Finland. -94
- The annual exhibition of the Art association in Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki, Finland. -95
- Regional exhibition. Vasa, Finland. -96
- "Art in Korsholm" Cultural house in Korsholm, Finland. -96
- Workshop "Terra incognita". Nykarleby, Finland. -96
                                           Vasa konsthall, Finland. -96
- " Young Artists in Ostrobothnia "- 96. Jakobstad, Finland  arr. Art Association in Ostrobothnia.
- "Young Finnish-Swedish artists". - Fylkesgalleri -Namsos, Norway. -97
                                                  - Galleri Remi´-Östersund, Sweden. -98.
- "iD". Vasa, Finland 2003. International Exhibition
- “Det blommar” Ekenäs 2008. Group exhibition organised by Pro Artibus foundation.

Grants:
1993 Svenska österbottens kulturfond. Project grant. 2500 Fmk.
1994 Svenska kulturfonden. 30 000 mk together with Pekka Nikrus. Project grant
1997 Konstkommissionen i Vasalän. Scholarship.12 000 Fmk.
1998 Svenska kulturfonden. Half year work grant
1999 Svenska kulturfonden, Project grant. 8000 Fmk.
2001 Svenska kulturfonden. One year work grant
2006 Svenska kulturfonden. One year work grant

Work in public collections:
1991 The collections of Svenska österbottens kulturfond. "Händer"
1993 The collections of Österbottens museum. "Fiskskelett"
1993 The collections of Pro Artibus Foundation. "Krockskadad"
1994 Law office Roschier, Holmberg & Waselius. "Klassrum & abborre"
1995 The Collection of the City of Nykarleby. "Kraftverket"
1996 The City of Nykarleby/Nursing home. "Nykarleby-vyer"
1996 Korsholm Municipality. "Konstruktioner"
1998 Wasa teater (Theater of Vasa, Finland. "Grävmaskin & Esso", "Carina & skrivmaskin"
2000 The collections of Österbottens museum. (Placed in the library of Vasa) "Volvo EC 150"
2000 OY Rolac AB. Salesman of heavy construction equipment. "Volvo hjullastare"
2003 The collections of Pro Artibus Foundation. "SE-LIR i Vasa"
2006 City of Vasa. Korsholm Municipality gives “Frede Viking” to Vasa during the 400 year
         celebration of the city.
2007 The collections of Pro Artibus Foundation. "Lantana"

Illustrations:
- 88. Book. Author: Robert Neufeldt. Titel: Boken om kreditgivning. Stockholm -88
- 91. Book. Author. Robert Neufeldt. Titel: Full fart mot obestånd. Stockholm -91
- Several illustrations for Natural scientific articles in the daily newspaper Vasabladet.
- Illustration in Luonnon tutkija nr. 1-96. Article: Miten dinosauri menetti munansa.
            by Mikko Haaramo and Prof. Mikael Fortelius.
- Varggrottan. Wolfcave. Multimediaproduction produced by Skolkanalen
- 2003/2004. Iceage / Wolfcave. Website for Finnish Nationa Board of Education.
- Several other smaller works.

Other:
- Artist group Sandelius. Gallery. 1998 - 2000.
- Coordinator for Artists in Residence Programme, Nykarleby. 2001 -
- Artist group Supercultivator 2004 -
- Coordinator/tutor of the Finnish group at the international art workshop (GARBa) in Montescaglioso, 
   Italy 2002, 2004.
- Portrait of Professor Emeritus Håkan Andersson. 2006. Åbo Akademi. Vasa
- Portrait of Principal Emeritus Karl-Erk Wingren. 2007. Swedish Polutechnic, Finland.

FINE ART:

CV pdf. english

PORTFOLIO pdf. swedish

ILUSTRATION:

PORTFOLIO pdf. coming