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7mw
Merja Winqvist
LONG HOT SUMMER
printed florist paper
75" x 30" x 2.5", 2009
$16,000 |
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6mw BLUE ONE
Merja Winqvist
paper, glue, shellac,
cotton yarn
54" x 14" x 7"
137cm x 35.5cm x 17.75cm
$9,400 |
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3mw CAPSULE, Merja Winqvist, paper, glue, shellac, cotton yarn in plexibox, 11" x 8" x 8", 2005
$1,500 |
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5mw HORN
Merja Winqvist, paper, glue, shellac, cotton yarn in plexibox, 6’ x 16" x 4", $5,000 plus shipping |
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| 7mw ELF, Merja Winqvist, paper, glue, shellac, cotton yarn, 7´ x 11´´ x 5´, $5,500 |
Selected collections and exhibition venues:
Church of Finland Art Collections: Laajasalo Church Helsinki; Paper Art Museum, Fredericia, Denmark; Finnish Embassies in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; Berlin, Germany and Moscow, Russia; Ministries of Foreign Affairs Art Collection, Helsinki, Finland; Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland; Marketing Institute, Helsinki, Finland; Jyväskylä Provincial Archives; Finnish State Collections of Art: Ministry of Environment, Helsinki, Finland, University of Joensuu, Savonlinna, Finland. Recipient: 2003 TEXO Textile Artist of the Year; Grant, for artistic work 2001-2003, Design Competition Savonlinna District; Honour Diploma, Finland Designs Exhibition; Textile Art Competition, First Prize: Union Bank of Finland. |
Cloth and Culture NOW
January 29, 2008 - June 1, 2008 |
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4mw BRIDGE
Merja Winqvist, paper, glue, shellac, cotton yarn, 20’ x 16" x 12", 2005 |
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ UK
T: 01603 593199
http://www.clothandculturenow.com
Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester
Autumn 2008 (additional venues in 2009)
The exhibition Cloth & Culture NOW brings together 35 artists from Estonia, Finland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania and the UK, including Agneta Hobin, Merja Winquist and Sue Lawty. Textile has played an important role in the cultural identity of these countries and each of the artists is using that textile history to investigate the importance of specific cultural identity and trans-cultural influences in their work.
Most of the selected artists have made new work for the exhibition, reflecting the social, political and utilitarian history of textile within the context of shifting experiences of culture and tradition. These works include the contemporary use of traditional techniques and materials: knit, tapestry, embroidery, felt making, plus explorations of new materials and technology, large architectural installations, performance work, video, narrative based textiles, decorative textiles.g experiences of culture and tradition. These works include the contemporary use of traditional techniques and materials: knit, tapestry, embroidery, felt making, plus explorations of new materials and technology, large architectural installations, performance work, video, narrative-based textiles, decorative textiles.
A 180-page book, Cloth and Culture NOW, has been published to accompany the exhibit. Order at http://www.clothandculturenow.com/book.html. |
To purchase the artwork of Merja Winqvist
or to obtain information about other available works, contact:
Tom Grotta
browngrotta arts
or telephone
tel: 203-834-0623 or fax: 203-762-5981
www.browngrotta.com
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