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CURRICULUM VITAE
Ranta, Raino Antero
* 11.01.1961 Oulu, Finland
STUDIES
1988 MA, University
of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH, Department of Ceramic and Glass Design,
Finland.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2000
Creative Director, Nomini Networks Ltd., Helsinki
2000 Creative Director, Concrete Illusions Ltd., Helsinki
1998-2000 Researcher,
UIAH, Helsinki
1997-98 Art Director, Media Lab UIAH, Helsinki
1993- Own Studio in Helsinki
1992-93 CAD-Designer, Deskartes 3-D Computing Ltd, Helsinki
1990- Designer (free), Hackman Arabia, Helsinki
1990-97 CAD-teacher, Dep. of Ceramic and Glass Design, UIAH, Helsinki
1989- Lighting designer, Studio Valo Ltd, Helsinki 1989- Interior Designer,
Shops in Helsinki
1985- Designer (free), Pentik ceramic factory, Posio, Finland
1985- Graphic Designer, brochures, pousters, logos
1980- Artist, Muhos, Helsinki
EXHIBITIONS
1999 "Gardenia",
Suolahti, Finland
1998 The 5th International Ceramics Competition '98 Mino, Japan Invitational
Exhibition of Top Ceramics Designers
1998 "Pro Arte", UmeŚ, Rättvik (Sweden), Tallin (Estonia), Jaegerspris
(Denmark)
1997 Young Forum '97, Helsinki Finland
1997 Digital Art, Art on the Net, World Wide Web
1996 Mind Plant, Art on the Net, World Wide Web
1995 White Garden, Art on the Net, World Wide Web Finnish Glass Lives
3, Finnish Glass Museum Pro Arte - Taidon puolesta, Jyväskylä, Finland
KERAMOS - Ceramics, Kuopio, Finland 1994 Sculptural Ceramics and Glass,
Helsinki
1993 Ceramic sculptures, Helsinki 1992 Heliotronic - Electronic Images,
Hackman Shop Arabia,Helsinki Terra, Ceramic Art Exhibition, Helsinki
1991 Talentbörse Handwerk, München, Germany Potta 91 - Ceramic
Exhibition, Posio, Finland In the Kluuvi Gallery 25.10.-10.11.1991, Helsinki
1989 Graphics, Muhos, Finland, "Antimater", Posio, Finland Unique Pieces,
Posio, Finland Design in Finland 7, Museun of Applied Arts, Helsinki,
Finland, Craft Exhibition, Berlin, Germany
1988 From Vision to Reality, Helsinki Pyrri - Art Exhibition, Savonlinna
Finland Could: Design from Finland, Sapporo, Japan
1987 Design in Finland 6, Museun of Applied Arts, Helsinki, Finland Metaxis",
Museun of Applied Arts, Helsinki 1986 Italia's Cup, Milano, Italy, Let's
play Life, Helsinki
1985 Paintings and Sculptures, Oulu 1984 Annual Art Exhibition, Art Museum,
Oulu
1983 Graphics and Sculptures, Muhos Pictures of the 80's, Muhos Art Exhibition
of Oulu region, Art Museum,Oulu
1982 Paintings, Muhos Annual Art Exhibition, Art Museum, Oulu, Finland
1981 Paintings and Graphics, Muhos 1980 Paintings", Muhos, Finland
AWARDS AND
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
1994 Design competition
of Finnish spectacles, first award, Helsinki
1992 ScanStar '92, Scandinavian award of packaging, Sweden
1991 Potta '91, Competition of Art Ceramic, shared first award, Finland
1986 Italia's Cup, Milano, Italy, Honourable Mention
1983 Youth Art Event, Honourable Mention, Finland
COLLECTIONS
City of Suolahti
METLA, Muhos Community
of Muhos
UIAH, Helsinki
Pentik, Posio
Museun of Applied Arts, Helsinki
International Coffee Cup Museum, Posio
Private collections
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