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, a diverse collection of work by the Finnish born artist is currently on show at the the Burren College of aval
Kaiya Poijula was born in Northern Finland and now currently lives and works in Ennis. She holds a Master of Arts from Helsinki University of Art and Design.
Kaiya works mainly with mixed media, sculpture, installations and
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Death, loneliness, shadows, the in- visible world and macabre humour all come into play in her ethereal and minimalist work. She works with materials such as textiles, skulls, glass, and water.
The colour white runs like a thread through the exhibition and is used to simultaneously express joy and sor- row.
These themes and materials will be seen in her sculptures and instal- lations on display during the exhibi- tion.
She has had several public and pri- vate commissions, the latest one be- ing in the Cultural Centre of Beth- lehem, in Palestine, designed by
renowned Finnish Architect Juha Letviska.
Since 1992 Kaiya has had several solo and group exhibitions around the world. Some of her solo shows include, St Paul’s Church at Smith- field, Dublin in 2004, Gallery of the Institution of Finland and Berlin in 2004 and Gallery Katarina, Helsin- ki in 2003.
She has also exhibited in the Em- bassy of Finland in Washington, DC, USA in 1999 and Gallery Maronie in Kyoto, Japan (together with Sato and Rokumura) 1n 1997.
In 2005 she participated in the Soho Chelsea International Art Competition, in the Agora Gallery in New York and in the 175th Annual
Exhibition, RHA (Royal Hibernian Academy) Dublin.
Awards and grants include; Sculp- ture in Context, Dublin in 2005, Project Grant (The Arts Council of Finland) in 2003, Public Display Grant for Visual Artists in 2002 and The Arts Council of Uusimaa in 2000.
All the work will be available for sale throughout the exhibition. The exhibition will run until April 12. For further information on this ex- hibition, please contact Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery at 061 311806.
The gallery is open Monday to Fri- day llam to 5.30pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm. All are welcome.