Mr Juha Tammenpää
Information about the artist

 ”As if I was illustrating my own wanderings”
This is how Mr Juha Tammenpää wants to describe his artistic work.
Juha Tammenpää is a printmaker that accepts only the best result, and devotes himself to details. He has travelled a lot and gets his inspiration from the ancient mythology, the Mexican, Indian and Arabic cultures, music, dreams and the folk-tales “Kalevala” from Finland. Everything blends in the mind of the artist and as a result we get the fantastic art of Juha Tammenpää.

He is one of the best known Finnish printmakers, and he has had numeral exhibitions in Finland and abroad. His work is represented in many museums and collections around the world. Now his prints are internationally sold by BestNetArt Artgallery.

Tammenpää lives in Sundom, a rural area near the west coast city of Vaasa in Finland. He is born in 1959, is married and has 4 children. He has been working with print-making almost all his life. Already at home he was exposed to art and print-making because his father, Tapani Tammenpää, is a famous Finnish printmaker. He has attended university courses in printmaking, but to a great extent he is self learned, and as he himself puts it: “I am still learning”.

Let’s read what Juha Tammenpää tells us about his work:
“The technique I apply in my work as a printmaker originated in the 15th and 16th centuries. Little has changed in the method. I am thus a contributor of an ancient European tradition of graphic art. I draw the picture on a metal plate that has been polished and covered with a certain compound. Thereafter, the drawing is to be etched. Finally, after several complicated stages, the picture will be printed by hand on a special paper by using a printing press.
In my colour graphics I only combine two component colours, and for each of those I need to prepare a separate plate.
My artistic work has its origin in experiencing the nature, entangled by music, history and tales. All this filters trough my personal experiences. It is as if I was illustrating my own wanderings.”

The art of Juha Tammenpää is clearly worthy a place in any art collection!

Juha Tammenpää, a printmaker and painter, is a member of the Association of Finnish Printmakers.

 Prizes and awards

Prize and medale, 7. Internationale Grafik Triennale, Frechen (Germany)
Prize, 3. Kansainvälinen Nuorten Grafiikan Näyttely 1984 (Finland)
Vaasa Valtion kuvataidepalkinto 1986
The 1. Bienal Internacional de Gravura 1987, Campinas (Brasil)
1. prize, 8. International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
Prize, 18. International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo (Bulgaria) 

Group exhibitions:
The artist has participated in national and international exhibitions since 1979
(A sample only)
1983 7. Internationale GrafikTriennale, Frechen (Germany)
1984 Mythes et Formes de Finlande, Bruxelles (Belgium)
        International Youth Festival, Aberdeen (Scotland)
        10 International Independants Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa  Yokohama (Japan)
1985 7. International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
        10. Internationale Triennale fur Originalgrafik, Grenchen (Switzerland)
        Ölands Biennal (Sweden)
1986 GRAND PRIX, Sinebrychoffin taidemuseo, Helsinki (Finland)
        8. Norske Internasjonale Grafikk Biennale, Fredrikstad (Norway)
        Hanga'86, Tokyo (Japan)
        8. Internationale Grafik Triennale, Frechen (Germany)
        Ninth British International Print Biennale, Bradford (England)
1987 Bienal Internacional de Gravura'87, Campinas (Brazil)
        3. Triennale europea dell'incisione, Grado (Italy)
        17. International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana (Yugoslavia)
        8. International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
1989 Tallinnan Grafiikantriennaali, Tallinn (Estonia)
1990 Intergrafik, Berlin (Germany)
1990-91
        Images of Finland, Brazil: Biblioteca Estadual do Rio de Janeiro; Teatro Nacional
        Brasilia; Museu de Arte de Belo Horizonte; Clube Finlandia, Penedo;
        Espaco de Arte da Eselesa Vitoria; Galeria. Canizares, Salvador; Galeria
        Metropolitana de Arte Aloiso Magalhaes, Recife; Galeria Romulo Maiorana, Belém;
        Espaco de Arte Contemporanea, Manaus; Museu de Arte Moderna, Porto Alegre;
        Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo
1991 Nordisk Grafik Nu, Falun (Sweden)
        Nordisk Kunst, Arhus (Denmark)
1992 International Impact Art Festival'92, Kyoto (Japan)
        Images of Finland, Chile, Mexico: Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago de Chile;
        City museum, Puerto Monte, Chile; Azeapotzalcon house of culture,Mexico City;
        Edificio de Recinto de Leyes de Reforma, Vera Cruz, Mexico
1993 20. International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
        Images of Finland, Suomen pääkonsulaatti, Los Angeles (USA)
1994 International Biennial of Graphic Art, Bitola (Makedonia)
1994-95
        Images of Finland, Canada: Centre Culturel de Drummondville, Quebec; Thames Art Gallery,         Chatham, Ontario; Estevan National Exhibition Centre, Saskatchewan; Centre d'Exposition         dAmos, Quebec; Gallery Stratford, Ontario; Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, Nova         Columbia
1995 International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Sofia (Bulgaria)
        Norske Internasjonale Grafikk Triennale, Fredrikstad (Norway)
1996 MINIATURE 8: International Print Exhibition, Fredrikstad (Norway)
        Itinerari Grafici, Este (Italy)
1999 Prima rassegna internazionale dell'incisione di piccolo, Cremona (Italy)
2000 International Art Show, The Sharjah Arts Museum (United Arab Emirates)
        Vaasan taiteilijaseura, Bergamo (Italy)
2001 Sharjah International Art Biennial, 5th session, The Sharjah Arts Museum (United Arab Emirates)
        International Impact Art Festival'01 Kyoto Japan)
        Mini Print 2001, Lahti (Finland)
2002 Lilla Europa 2002 Hallsberg, Norrköping, Orebro (Sweden)
        Nordisk Kunst, Kulturspinderiet, Silkeborg (Denmark) 
...and many more are constantly added to the list  each year..........

Here are examples of the fantastic art of Tammenpää

These and other art prints are for sale at our gallery 24 hours a day and 7 days a week at the address www.Bestnetart.com

Private exhibitions:
The artist has participated in national and international private exhibitions since 1981
(A selection only)
In Finland; Vaasa, Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Jyväskylä, Pori, Kotka, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Raisio, Mariehamn. And abroad: Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Rostock, Tabor, Prague, Olomouc, Lodz, Kaunas, Tallin, Pärnu, Vancouver.