2012 
Musée des Arts Décoratifs Juste un peu de terre sur la peau Paris, FR
Internationale Handwerksmesse Fremde federn Munich, DE
Saatchi Gallery Collect Galerie Rob Koudijs London, UK
Elverket Home Sweet Home Tammisaari, FI
Gallery Platina Tuhkaa ja timantteja Stockholm, SE / Lahti and Lappeenranta, FI
Imatra Art Museum KORU4 Imatra, FI

In my work I visualize the relationship between man and nature. I am fascinated especially by the human interference in the nature; the traces that are left behind by the taking care, the organizing or controlling nature. But the nature “fights back”, it keeps on growing and changing. This unpredictable power of life is for me a source of inspiration. This dialogue between control and freedom has become the general theme for my jewelry.

Terhi Tolvanen

Terhi Tolvanen, 1968, Helsinki, Finland 

Education:
1997-1999 Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam, NL 2nd phase applied arts
1993-1997 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL Jewellery design
1989-1993 Lahti Design Institute in Lahti, FI Silversmithing

Public collections:
Gintaro Museum, Vilnius, LT | Stichting Françoise van den Bosch, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, NL | European Ceramics Work Center, Den Bosch, NL | Schmuck Museum, Pforzheim, DE | Koch Collection, CH | Rotasa Collection Trust, USA | Coda Museum, Apeldoorn, NL | The Jewelry Art Association Finland, FI | Design Museo, FI | Private collections NL, DE, FI, NO, LT, USA, SE, SP, I, SI 

Solo exhibitions (selection):
2012 Galerie Rob Koudijs FrontRoom Introduction Amsterdam, NL
2011 Goldfingers Nature Collection Copenhagen, DK
2010 Galerie Viceversa Naturae Lausanne, CH | Galerie Spektrum Naturae Munich, DE
2009 Loods6 Naturae Amsterdam, NL
2007 Galerie Louise Smit Woodland Amsterdam, NL | The Chicago Art Fair, Sofa Studio 206 Charon Kransen Arts, USA
2006 Galleri Hnoss Smyckekonstnär från Finland Gothenburg, SE | Galleria Johan S. Naturae Helsinki, FI
2004 Galerie Louise Smit Substralia Amsterdam, NL 

Group exhibitions (selection):
2011 Gallery Flow Going Dutch London, UK | MAD Museum Juste un peu de terre sur la peau NY, USA | Castle Koldinghus Craft and Design Biennale Kolding, DK | South Karelia Museum Spirit of Stone Lappeenranta, FI | Galleri Hnoss The Ring Gothenburg, SE | Galerie Louise Smit 25 jaar Amsterdam, NL | International Craft Biennale Between Tradition and Future Cheongju, KR | Museum voor Moderne Kunst Ontketend, hedendaagse grenzeloze sieraden Arnhem, NL | Kunst.wirt.schaft Fremde federn Graz, AT
2010 Mobile Museum of Art Glass Wear Mobile, USA | Galeria Garash Walking the Gray Area Mexico City, MX | Glasmuseum Leerdam Op het lijf geblazen Leerdam, NL | Fondation Bernardaud Juste un peu de terre sur la peau Limoge, FR | Fitchburg Art Museum Suomalainen Koru Fitchburg, USA | Les Anciens Abattoires WCC BF Lingam Mons, BE | Shetland Arts’ Bonhoga Gallery Portage Shetland, UK
2009 Art Museum of South Texas Glass Wear Corpus Christie, USA | Memorial Art Gallery Glass Wear University of Rochester, Rochester, USA | Museum of Arts & Design Glass Wear New York, USA | Internationale Handwerksmesse Schmuck Munich, DE | Gallery of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Schmuck Melbourne, AUS | Museum of Cultures Fetched From Afar Helsinki, FI | Museum Catharijne Convent Lingam Utrecht, NL | Konstfack Lingam Stockholm, SE | Philadelphia Art Alliance Challenging the Chatelaine Helen W. Drutt, Philadelphia, USA | Saatchi Gallery Collect Galerie Louise Smit, London, UK | Design Museo Suomalainen Koru Helsinki, FI | Goldfingers Opening Copenhagen, DK
2008 Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Glass Wear, Pforzheim, DE | Museum of Arts & Design Glass Wear, New York, USA | Design Museum, Challenging The Chatelaine Helen W. Drutt, Gent, B | SM’s-Stedelijk Museum, Challenging The Chatelaine Helen W. Drutt, s’Hertogenbosch, NL | Kunstlerhaus, Challenging The Chatelaine Helen W. Drutt, Wien, A 

for more see: http://www.terhitolvanen.com

2012 Tobias Alm: Traces of function and Terhi Tolvanen: Introduction AJF website, USA (blog) | A Girl's Best Friends: Creative Jewelry Design DE (cat.) | Bijou d’artist Express Styles, FR (ph.) | La ceramique bijou Elle Decoration, April FR (ph.) | Showcase 500 rings Larks Crafts, USA
2011 Design week Subversive Wit, January, UK (art.) | Going Dutch Design.nl, NL (art.) | The products of a playful nation Crafts magazine no 229, March/April, UK (art.) | The 2011 Biennale for Craft and Design Kolding, DK (cat.) | Spirit of Stone Lappeenranta, FI (cat.) | Between Tradition and Future Cheongju, KR (cat.) | Ring, jewel for ever Gothenburg, SE (cat.) | Talking jewellery, “A Talk with Terhi Tolvanen”, Contemporary Art Jewellery Maker (blog)
2010 Lingam, Museum Catharijneconvent, NL (cat.) | Object Rotterdam GalerieLouise Smit, NL (cat.) |Collect Crafts Council, London, UK (cat.)
2009 Mixed Media Jewellery A&C Black publishers, UK (cat.) | Schmuck Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich, DE (cat.) | Jewellery Compendium Darling Publications, DE (cat.)