Roos Hermsen

artist
painting, writing, curating

co- founder and producer of Art Space Muijala

​born in 1994 in the Netherlands  
living and working in Reila, Finland 

Education  

2014 – 2018 Bachelor in Arts and Design, department Image & Language. Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam  

2013 – 2014 Propedeuse Art History. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 

Past exhibitions

2022 Turun Taidehalli, Turku (FI). Turun Taiteilijaseuran 98. Vuosinäyttely, group exhibition

2021 Malmitalon Galleria, Helsinki (FI). No proper roads, solo exhibition

2021 Galleria Kookos, Helsinki. It’s time to meet, group exhibition

2020 Sepän Talo, Rauma (FI). Locus Solus, group exhibition Katri Paunu, Aleksi Systä & Roos Hermsen

2019 Turun Taidehalli, Turku. Turun Taiteilijaseuran 95. Vuosinäyttely, group exhibition

2019 Poriginal Galleria, Pori (FI). Out of order, duo-exhibition Katri Paunu & Roos Hermsen

2019 Sepän Talo, Rauma.  Mieli Vaeltaa // The Mind Wanders, group exhibition Enrico Mazzone, Aleksi Systä & Roos Hermsen

2018 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (NL). Graduation show Gerrit Rietveld Academy, installation Handhaven



Writing for publication and performance

2021 The time I got short story and rain rhymes poems for the Sadehuone / the rain chamber zine, own publication presented at the No proper roads exhibition, Malmitalon Galleria, Helsinki.

2020 Mouth smith short story for the Locus Solus Zine, own publication presented at the Locus Solus exhibition, Sepän Talo, Rauma (FI).

2020 The lost son; an oriental misinterpretation short story for the publication Rafting down river Ganges by David Noro, presented at galerie Althuis Hofland, Amsterdam.

2018 Side Effects, own publication of short stories for the Graduation Show Gerrit Rietveld Academy 2018.

2017 Hoofd Maal Tijd libretto for a mini opera, performed at the Opera Forward Festival 2017, National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam.

2016 Reading from own work at the literary events from the GRA Image and Language department at the Torpedo Theater, Amsterdam.

2016 Poems Stubborn swamp & Alligator illustrator for the group publication This fox appears to be especially dead, presented at the ‘Uncut’ Studium Generale Gerrit Rietveld Academy exhibition, Brakke Grond, Amsterdam.

2015 Reading from own literary work at the Stoorzender event, Museumnacht 2015, The Apple arts centre, Amsterdam.



Grants

2023 Koneen Säätiö, working grant

Curating / producing

2022 Curator Wild life group exhibition at Muijala Art Space, Reila (FI)

2022 Co-producer Eine Fest, Eine records music festival at Muijala art space

Memberships

2022- Taidetila Muijala ry [Art Space Muijala Association], board member: chairman

2020-  Turku Artists’ Association

Other

2021-  Co-founder of Muijala art space

2020- Paintings available at the Turun Taidelainaamo

2017 Residency van Doesburghuis, Meudon (FR). group residency with the GRA Image & Language department

Contact

e-mail: rooshermsen@hotmail.com 

Taidetila Muijala art space and artist residency:

website: artspacemuijala.com

instagram: @muijala.art.space

e-mail: artspacemuijala@gmail.com