I work in a field of fine arts, design and music.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal data
Date and Place of birth: 21.05.1979, Prague, Czech - Republic
Nationality: Finnish/Czech
Locations: Finland, Czech-Republic, Switzerland and United Kingdom
Working as: graphic designer, fashion designer for dogs, photographer,
cultural producer/curator and visual artist.
Education
Norwich School of Art and Design, design in publishing BA/Hons, 2.1,
graduated 24.6.2005, Norwich, UK
Lahti College of Arts and Crafts, high national diploma in graphic design, 2.1
graduated 31.5.2002 Lahti, Finland
Senior High School, Jyvaskylan Lyseo part - time 1998-1999, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Prague Photography College foundation course, 1997 - 1998, Prague, Czech-Republic
Classical music studies, violin, ZUS, Nusle 1995-1996, Prague, Czech-Republic
Music school of Central Finland, violin, piano, orchestra, 1985-1995, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Dance school Sara, classical, modern, tap and jazz, 1990-1995, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Comprehensive School Kesy and Kuokkalan (secondary), specialized in music and arts,
Jyvaskyla, Finland 1992-1995
Language skills
Native languages bilingual, Czech and Finnish
English, excellent
Spanish fluent, speaker
Positions of responsibility, cultural events
Curator and manager of the d.i.v.o Institute, Kolín, Czech - Republic, since 2008
Producer of 5th International DADA Festival in Kolin, Czech-Republic, 20.6-28.6.2008
Co-founder of D.i.v.o Institute, Kolin, Czech-Republic since 2008
Producer and curator of PROCES International symposium for the interdisciplinary process in contemporary art, Prague River Town Autumn/winter 2006-07
Promoter of EAT, electronic music club night in Kafe DA, Norwich, UK 2003
Vice president of Students council, Lahti College of Arts and Crafts 1999 - 2002
Promoter of night club events and festivals in Club DIVA, Lahti 1999-2002
Art Director + interior designer and Personal organizer of Niitty ry. techno cultural organization
(established 1995), for more information see www.niitty.org, 1998- 2002
Interior designer and organizer of international electronic music event, during Jyvaskyla Arts Festival, interartistic urban city festival with Niitty, Jyväskylä, Finalnd, summer 2001 and 2002
Musical events and concerts
SUBVISION kunst.off.festival: electronic music project: Contemporary Dog Show: Daily musical performances for 2 weeks (electronic with violin) with ADD soundsystem 3.0 (Radim Labuda), production of 2 CDs. September 2009
Electronic music performance during a dog fashion show, music: HOTBAT 2008 from album "Piskot is the Universe" June 2008, during a 5th DADA festival in Kolin, Czech-Republic
Violin with piano concerts with pianist Anna Krivska, Prague, Czech-Republic, 2006
Second stand first violinist in PSO, Prague student orchestra, 20-30 concerts and recordings annually around the republic,
Prague, Czech-Republic,1995-1996, Concert Tour in Germany, Kassel, Hoff, Reutlingen, Frankfurt, February 1996
First Violinist in youth orchestra of the Central-Finland music school, Jyvaskyla, Finland 1990-1995
Singer in Vox Aurea youth choir, 15-25 concerts annually, Finland 1989 - 1993,
Concert Tour in Korea, Seoul and Japan, Tokio, Osaka, Niiza-Shi, summer 1992
Collaborates with
Stephanie Boughton as The Daisies. Installation/performance/dance,
Great Britain -Czech-Republic, since 2004
Rubbish! Night(1, 2, 3 and 4), Norwich. Englanti Performance/dance The Daisies, 2005
Neville Street, Norwich. Installation & video, performance as The Daisies 2005
Electronica night(2 times a month), Norwich. Performance/dance The Daisies 2004 - 2005
The Rubishettes (Dj set by Stephanie Boughton and Sonja Divo-Vectomov) 31.12.2006
EWOP, performance and event organisers, Kolin, Czech-Republic 2009
Another Universe, performance and event organisers, Kolin, Czech-Republic 2009
Mark Divo, photo shoots and postproduction, installations, curatorial work,Czech Republic/Switzerland/Finland, since 2005
Comissions
Design of way markers (outdoor signs) for Rosary Cemetery, Norwich, UK, 2005
Publications
GUDBERG, special edition for Subvision, 2009
The Gentrificator, 2009
Sometimes magazine 2006
Scandinavian illustration, published illustrations from the "MY FOOD" series 2003
Exhibitions
Art to Date, group show, The Dance of the Little Swans, MEDIUM, Bratislava, Slovakia, Jan. 2010
Art to Date, group show, The Dance of the Little Swans, NOD,Prague, December 2009
Three containers full of lies, SUBVISION kunst.off.festival, Hamburg, September 2009
The Dance of the Little Swans, Café Nordbrücke, DIVO/VECTOMOV, Zürich, August 2009
Glamour Girls, Kinderpunk group show in V.Kolona, Prague, July 2009
EWOP 2009, Group show with Kido Sjorre and Stephanie Boughton, event organiser and performance as the Daisies, Kolín, Czech-Republic, February 2009
Jugend Ohne Anker, with Mark Divo, Old Fashion bar, Zürich, Switzerland,
September2008 - March 2009
5th International DADA festival, D.i.v.o Institut, Kolin, Czech-Rep. 20.6-28.6.2008
Hunt for Buchta, Pispalas contemporary art centre, Tampere Finland, April 2007
PROCES, International symposium for the interdisciplinary process in
contemporary art, River Town Prague, 3.11.06 -1.1.2007
Etsivä löytää exhibition Sonja&Sonja Vectomov Gallery of Botanical Garden, Helsinki,
Finland, summer 2006
Kdo Hleda Najde, exhibition Sonja&Sonja Vectomov, Gallery Jerabina, Hradec Kralove, Czech-Republic 17.6-31.7.2006
Ostrovy, theatre festival, installation with Mark Divo, Prdubice Czech-Republic, 14.6-18.6.2006
4 + 4 + 4 Days in Motion, contemporary art and theatre festival, installation with Mark Divo,
Prague, Czech-rep. May 2006
D&AD New Blood exhibition London, UK, 1.7 - 30.7. 2005
End of year Exhibition, NSAD, Norwich, UK 15-30.6. 2005
End of year Exhibition and presentation, Lahti, LKTO, Finland spring 2002
Relevant experience
Carlton Books, Publishing house ad - assistant, London, United Kingdom, autumn 2004
Advertisement agency Repropaint co. ad - assistant Hradec Kralove Czech - Republic, autumn 2001
Advertisement agency Up to Point co. ad - assistant Helsinki, Finland, winter 2001
Advertisement agency DUKASE co. ad - assistant Hardec Kralove, Czech-Republic, winter 2001
Fine Art school of Jyväskylä school - assistant, Jyvaskyla, Finland, autumn 2000Advertisement agency Apelli co. ad - assistant, Jyvaskyla, Finland winter 1999
Work
Manager and curator of d.i.v.o Institute since 2008
Koneisto Festival of Electronic music, VIP hostess, Info desk manager, Helsinki, Finland12.8-14.8.2005
Freelance designer for Efekti ry., Jyvaskyla, Finland, since 2005
Freelance photographer for Finnish National newspaper KESKISUOMALAINEN
during SONAR, Music festival,16.6 - 19.6. 2004, Barcelona, Spain, 2004
Norfolk County Council, Adult Education, casual model, Norwich, United Kingdom, 1.11.2003-30.6.2005
Norwich Art Center, bar work, Norwich, United Kingdom, 2003
Freelance designer for Live Design co., 2002, Pukkila, Finland, 2002
Freelance designer for Niitty ry. Jyvaskyla, Finland, 1999-2002