Ritva Raitsalo Artist
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
2014 Ritva Raitsalo solo show, Imaginary London, The Coronet, Islington, London
2013 'New Skyline', mixed media collages, Cottrel House, curated by Brent Artists Resource, Wembley, London
1998 & 1996 White Chapel Open & Open Studios, London
1997 Cable Street Open Studios, Limehouse, London
1997 ‘Helsinki and London Blues’, slide show (work 1990-1996), Finland Trade Centre, London SW1
1995 'Helsinki Blues', Helsinki Arts Festival, Finland
1993 'Visions', mixed media photographs, Everyman Cinema, Hampstead, London
1993 ‘Metropolis’, mixed media photographs, The Drill Hall Arts Centre, London WC1
1987 'Phoenix’, Monoprints, Café Gallery, Bermondsey, London
AWARDS
2011 Corkstreet Open, Mayfair, London , short listed ( by Stuart Temple, Martin Newman, Louis Singh, Giles Baker Smith, Laura Noble)
2012 Cork Street Open, Mayfair, London, selected (by Bridget Coaker, Edward Lucie Smith, Sergei Reviakin, Louis Singh)
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2017 The Gallery 286 Christmas Show, Earls Court, London
2017 Christmas Art Exhibition, Chalice Gallery, North London
2017 Osman's Xmas Bazaar, Studio 1.1 gallery, Shoreditch
2017 Islington Art Society, PLY Gallery, Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch End
2017 Islington Art Society Autumn Exhibition, The original gallery, Hornsey, Crouch End
2017 Islington Art Society Summer Exhibition, Espacio Gallery, Shoreditch
2017 Islington Art Society Committee exhibition, Cass Art Gallery, Islington
2017 'Deep Space', Studio 1.1 gallery Shoreditch
2016 Osman's Xmas Bazaar, Studio 1.1 gallery, Shoreditch
2016 Islington Art Society, Autumn Exhibition, The Original gallery, Hornsey, Crouch End
2016 Annual Open, Cafe Gallery Projects, Bermondsey, London
2016 Islington Art Society Summer Exhibition, Espacio gallery, Shoreditch
2016 ART/Converters, Studio1.1 gallery, Shoreditch
2015 Islington Art Society Summer Exibition, Lauderdale House, Highgate
2014 Islington Art Society, Autumn Exhibition, The Original gallery, Hornsey, Crouch En d
2014 Islington Arts Factory, Summer Salon 2, Parkhurst Road, London
2014 The Zeitgeist Summer Exhibition, ASC Studios, New Cross
2014 Islington Art Society, Spring Exhibition, the Gallery, Stoke Newington Library, London
2014 Encounters, Journeys & Discoveries, Queens Parade, Brent Artists Resource
2013-2012-2011- 2010-2009-2008-2007-2006-2004 Annual Open, Café Gallery Projects, Bermondsey, London
2013 BIG DEALn.5, Q Park, Mayfair, London (curated by Van Balogh and Cedric Christie)
2013 The Zeitgeist Summer Exhibition, Bond House Gallery, New Cross
2013 Summer exhibition, Queens Parade, London, Brent Artists Resource
2010 Burgh House Art Gallery, Hampstead, London
2010 The Brewings Art Group, Lauderdale House, Highgate, London (curated by Jon Gershon)
2009 Photomonth Photo Open, Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury St, London
2008 Photomonth, Photo Open, Dray Walk Gallery, 91 Brick Lane, London
2008 London Biennale Artists Group, the Foundry Pub, London EC1
2008 Climate 4 Change Exhibition at the old Mercedes Dealership, Hampstead, London
2007 Climate 4 Change Exhibition, 235-241 Union Street, Southwark, London
2007 Photomonth, Photo Open, Art Pavilion, Mile End Park
2006 Bookmarked Exhibition at Crockatt & Powell Bookshop, London SE1 (curated by Jolanta Jagiello)
2006 Art Pavilion Summer Show, Mile End Park, London
2005 Access Gallery, Sheffield
2001 www.londonphotography.org.uk/countdown/photographers.html Countdown 2000, London Day by Day, (CD), and Exhibition, LIP, London
1998 Exhibition at the 40th Anniversary of the Finnish Church Building, Rotherhithe, London
1998 & 1996 Exhibitions by members of HAC at RFH, London
1997 -1996 Alternative Arts Market, Old Spitalfields Market, London
1996 Art & Design Market by Candid Arts Trust, Angel Islington, London
1996 A Christmas Exhibition, The Cable Street Gallery, Limehouse, London
1996 ‘Related Images’, LIP Exhibition, The Barbican Centre, London
1996 & 1993 Ham&High/Lloyds Bank Summer Photographic Exhibition, Swiss Cottage Library, London
1995 Seven Italian photographers, Filef Centre, Islington, London
1995 Signs of the Time, The Association Gallery, London EC1
1995 London Contemporary Photography Fair, Strand Palace Hotel, London WC2
1994 ‘Garden of Persephone’ Exhibition at Brunel Gallery, Uxbridge, Middx
1994 Women with an Attitude (Seeing the Light) The Custard Factory, Birmingham
1994 London Independent Image '94, Barbican Centre (selected by Mick Williamson&Zelda Cheatle)
1994 Selected photography, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
1994 Vices and virtues, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
1994 The Angle Gallery, ‘Back to Basics’, Birmingham
1993 British Art today, organised by the Guardian, 4th issue, Whiteleys, London (selected by Stephen Farthing, Ian Mayes, George Melly, Marina Vaizey)
1993 The Face Fits exhibition, Middleton Hall, Central Milton Keynes
1993 London Independent Image ’93, The Mermaid Theatre, London EC4 (selected by Paul Hill& Mari Mahr) & Oxford PhotoSister graphy, Oxford
1992 Ham&High/Minolta Summer Photographic Exhibition, Swiss Cottage Library, London
1989 800th Anniversary of the City of London, Tower Bridge, London
1987 Smith’s Galleries, London, Richard Demarco Gallery auction London
1986 Drawing and Print Open, Café Gallery, Bermondsey, London,
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016 Aesthetiuca, The Art and Culture Magazine, Artists' Directory,
October/November issue
2016 Sixty Artists Excel at ART/Converters!, James Brewer writes: A Surrealist City Montage by Ritva Raitsalo, All about Shipping 'Blog Archive'
2014 Ritva Raitsalo The Coronet, 1-31 Oct, Islington Exhibits, ARTS NEWS
2014 Ritva Raitsalo Imaginary London, Venue: the Coronet, Evening Standard on line, photo City Life
2014 Ritva Raitsalo Imaginary London, The Coronet, THE LIST, every day in October, photo City Life
2014 Ritva Raitsalo Conversations with the city by Paulina Wachowicz, Islington Exhibits website, photo City Life
2014 Ritva Raitsalo, Ritva's Cities II, Collages 2013-2014, 40 pages, Blurb, Conversations with the city by Paulina Wachowicz
2014 Summer Salon Collage Exhibition, Collagistes Collected 10, Islington Art Exhibition, Ritva Raitsalo,http:// internationaltimes.it
2013 Ritva Raitsalo, http:// brentartistsresource.org.uk/ritva-raitsalo, 4 pictures
2013 Ritva Raitsalo, Ritva's Cities I, collages 2010-2013, 40 pages, Blurb, interview by Paul Gummings
2010 Magic London, hand colored montaged silver gelatin prints of 1990-1995, 40 p Blurb, text by Rod Morris
2005 www.irisphoto.org set of five photos
2005 www.bbc.co.uk/london Autumn Photo Gallery, Hampstead
2001 www.londonphotography.org.uk/countdown/photographers.html Countdown 2000, London Day by Day, (CD), LIP, London
1999 LIP Service (Journal of London Independent Photography) 4 pictures
1998 www.Artonline.uk web page with 3 pictures
1995 Seven Italian photographers by Peter Marshall, LIP Service, London, photo ‘Paul and Brian’ by Ritva Raitsalo on the cover & reference to Helsinki Arts Festival with ‘Tower of Olympic Stadium’
1995 In the city, photo montage by Ritva Raitsalo, LIPServce, March
1994 LIP Service quotes’The Soul of London’ Feather over Thames’ by Ritva Raitsalo
1994 Il Punto, Spazio Arte, n. 57 settembre/ottobre, London, page on Ritva Raitsalo plus 3 photos
1994 Lamp holders of Helsinki Railway Station in London, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki
1994 Poster for the ‘Garden of Persephone’ Exhibition at Brunel Gallery, Brunel University, Middx
1994 Introduction to above exhibition in: What’s on magazine, Art listings Aug 10, London Design Week Diary, Design Week Aug 12, In Brief Section of Blue Print, Sept including photo ‘Feather over Thames’
1994 The Garden of Persephone, review by Peter Marshall, Inscape n. 9, London
1994 Review by Linda Talbot, Brushstrokes, Ham&High Aug 19, London
1994 Quarterly leaflet of Cupola Gallery, Sheffield
1994 Poster and catalogue of the London Independent Image ’94 exhibition, (selected by Mick Williamson and Zelda Cheatle) Barbican Centre, London
1993 Design Week Diary, introduction to the VISIONS exhibition, Design Week, Oct 8, London
1993 Review by Linda Talbot, 'Illusions of grandeur conjured by Ritva', Visions exhibition at the Everyman Cinema, Ham&High, Oct15, London
1993 Elfande Art Publishing, Surrey, Contact Illustrators Annual n.9, 3 images with Agent Debut Art
1993 BBC World Service, Interview by Sirpa Rasanen, BBC World Service
1993 Radio Mafia, Finland, Interview by Kirsti Pennanen
1993 Every woman, London, Cover page of April issue and poster
1992 British Journal of Photography, 9 April, London (introducing St. Martin's Ride)
1991 WSOY 2/91, Helsinki, Kirjasanomat
Selected Commissions
1998 'How to control nasty migraine', Hyva Terveys 6/7, Helsinki 1998
' Depression recognized better now', Mielen terveys 3/98, Helsinki
1997‘The word on His Billness’, RE: Overdrive by James Wallace, New Scientist, June 28, 1997‘Still wild at heart’, RE: Paul Shepheard’s the Cultivated Wilderness, New Scientist, April 5, London,
1997 'Overload of chemicals presses the brain', Hyva Terveys 6/97, Helsinki ‘
1997 ‘Cyber Life @earth.com’ RE: Modest Witness by Donna Haraway, New Scientist, Jan 11
1997 Collected works RE: The best of the New SF: 'The Invisible Country,' 'All one Universe, Matters End', 'A fisherman of the Inland Sea', New Scientist, Jan 4, London,
1996 ‘Parallel thoughts of trains’, New Scientist, June 15,London,
1996 ‘From here to Milton Keynes RE: A Users guide to Millennium by J.G. Ballard, New Scientist, Feb 17
1996 Portrait of Paavo Nurmi (1917-1997) Finn Niche issues 3/1996 & 1/1997
1996 Book jacket An Image to die for by Mike Phillips (paperback), Collins Crime, London
1996 Cover page 'When the mind is ill & Violence steps aside & Bisexual in search of him or herself, Mielenterveys 5/96,Helsinki
1996 Coverage, Directory of Women’s organisations, Every woman, London
1995 'From love for myself, the only romance in the world, Hyva Terveys 9/95
1995 Collected works RE: SF books: Chaga, Fairyland, Rim, Kairos, Justice City, K-tax, New Scientist, Dec 16, London
1995 Book jacket (short listed) White Chappell Scarlet Tracings by Ian Sinclair, Vintage, London
1995 Book jacket (hardback) An image to die for by Mike Phillips, Collins Crime, London
1995 Fairval under the microscope, June, Envoy, The Prudential Executive Review, London
1995 Cover page 'Environment our shared living room'. & Articles: 'Visibility and invisibility' & 'Support from students to prevent suicides', Mielenterveys 5/95
1995 Cover page Mielenterveys 4/95 ' Does the patient get help?', Helsinki
1995 Cover page Every woman, Feb. 'The Heart of the matter', London
1995 'LSD Journey to madness', Hyva Terveys 1/95, Helsinki
1995 'Valley of decision', Banking Technology Magazine, Jan, London
1995 Cover page of the Directory of Women’s businesses 95/96, London
1994 'Rail strike', Financial Director Magazine, Nov., London
1994 'Authority complex', Corporate Cover Magazine,Nov., London
1994 'Secret of brains is revealed', Hyva Terveys 7/94, Helsinki
1994 ‘The signals show trouble ahead’, Financial Director, November, London
1994 ‘Rolling millstones’, Reactions Magazine, July, London
1994 'Dial M for mobile phones', Moneywise Magazine, May, London
1994 ‘Back to the M&A jungle?’ Reactions, March, London
1994 ‘New Life over the shop’, Moneywise Magazine, March, London
1993 'Debating Goode practice: Marching to the same tune', ICB Magazine Nov/Dec, London
1993 'Lucky Jim', portrait of James Gardner, Creative Review, Oct, London
1993 'The cadet, the ship, its owner, his P&I club/ Carrying the can for cargo', Reactions magazine, Oct. London
1993 Refitting the fleet, Corporate Cover magazine, Sept. London
1993 Mailbag ‘Getting the message home’, Moneywise magazine, Aug. London
1993 ‘Object of desire’, Banking Technology, July/August, London
1993 Cover page and inside pictures on ‘Environment cover up and Paying out for pollution’ Reactions magazine, July, London
1993 'Nowhere to call home', Moneywise magazine, London
1993 Book jacket ‘Overthrown by Strangers’ By Ronan Bennett, Penguin Publishing, London
1993 Photo shoot of the Exhibition of Alvar Aalto, Finnish Institute, London
1992 Book jacket ‘Risk’ by Ritchie Smith, Headline Publishing, London
1992 Book jacket ‘The Feminist Companion to Mythology’, Harpers Collins Publishing, London
1992 ‘Environmental Reporting; Go green or fall out of favour,’Financial Director, Feb 92, London
1991 'What did Seathl actually say?' Tiede 2000, 7/91, Helsinki
1991 Book jacket ‘St. Martins Ride’ by Paul Binding, Pan Books, London
1991 'Biological weapons',Terveys2000, 7/91, Helsinki 1991 'Who are you, Jane? WSOY Publishing, Helsinki
1991 'Weapons create the enemy', Tiede 2000, 4/91, Helsinki,