Curriculum vitae
Svetlana Ruoho (born Kropacheva)
Workshop Kutojantie 3, 02360 Espoo
040 025 9696 svetlana.ruoho@taideruoho.fi
Born: 08.03.1976 Place of birth: Leningrad, Russia
Education
1994 – 2000 Ilya Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Russia. Programme in Painting and Drawing,
University degree: Artist. Diploma excellent.
Work Experience
2002 – 2012 Painting Teacher: B. Ioganson St. Petersburg State Academy Art Lyceum
2013 – Visual Arts Teacher: Omnia Espoo Adult Education Centre, Adult Education Centre of Kauniainen, Adult Education Centre of Jämsä end of Mänttä-Vilppula, Repin-institute, private painting courses
Memberships
2023 – Kuvasto
2022 – Espoo Artists’ guild
2021 – Espoo Visual Artist
2020 – The Artist Register is the largest index of professional artists in Finland
2019 – Finnish Painters’ Union
2014 – Artists Association of Jyväskylä
2001 – Artists Union of Russia, St. Petersburg
Upcoming exhibitions
Munkkiniemen artotheque ” The landscapes of Munkkiniemi 11-12.2023
Galleri Aarni October Artist of the Month 2024
Imatra Picture gallery Group Exhibition, Espoo Artists’ guild 2025
Riihigalleria, Kuhmoinen. Sommer exhibition 2025
Personal Exhibitions
2023 Art Center Tejon Masuuni
2023 Art Center Konst & Form Gumbostrand Sipoo Pop up exhibition
2023 Gallery Luts of Lohja
2022 Museum of Keuruu Svetlana Ruoho ja Tatjana Swan
2022 Helsinki Cathedral Crypt
2022 Gallery Art Almi Art Center of Loviisa Svetlana Ruoho & Kristine Nordling
2021 Höyry-Gallery Jyväskylä
2021 Gallery Becker Jyväskylä
2020 City Gallery Kivipankki of Jämsä
2020 Art Center Järvilinna Laukaa
2019 Art Center Järvilinna Laukaa
2018 Gallery Ronga Tampere
2018 Kuokkala manor Jyväskylä
2016 Gallery Myötätuuli Raahe
2013 City Gallery Kivipankki of Jämsä
2011 Gallery Blue Hall Artists Union’s Hall St.Petersburg
2009 I.Brodsky Apartment Museum, State Russian Museum, St.Petersburg
2004 Gallery Blue Hall Artists Union’s Hall St- Petersburg
Selected and invited group exhibitions
2023 Akvarelli Ateljee Espoo
2023 Konttinäyttely, Jyväskylän taiteilijaseura, Jyväskylä
2023 Espoon Taiteilijakilta ry Kaava Vantaaan taiteilijatalo & Galleria Gjutars, Vantaa
2023 Espoo Visual Artist Galleria Aarni Espoo
2023 Espoo Artists’ guild Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti
2023 Gallery Pihatto Lappenranta
2022 III International Watercolor &Spirit Bulgaria Varna
2022 Albert Edelfeltin museum’s Gallery Porvoo
2022 Gallery Hoppa Jyväskylä Svetlana Ruoho & Kristine Nordling
2021 Art museum Holvi Jyväskylä
2021 Galleria Aarni Espoo, Gallery Hoppa Jyväskylä
2020-2021 Metsämaa – tour exhibition Visusti project
2019 Art Center Järvilinna Laukaa
2019- 2020 Gallery Becker, Artists Association of Jyväskylä
2019 Art museum Holvi Jyväskylä, Artists Association of Jyväskylä
2014 Riihigallery Kuhmoinen 50th exhibition
2014 Artists Association’s 70th anniversary exhibition Art Center Haihatus Joutsa
2011 VI International Biennalle Art-Bridge-Watercolor 2011 St-Petersburg
2008 Manege Central Exhibiton Hall Pietari
2007 Exhibition of Russian culture Beijing
2005, 2007 Young Artists exhibition Hope. International festival From the Avant-Garde to Today, St. Petersburg
2008 Artists Association’s 75th anniversary exhibition, Central Exhibitions Hall Manež St. Petersburg
2002 Artists Association’s 70th anniversary exhibition, Central Exhibitions Hall Manež St. Petersburg
1997-2022 St. Petersburg Artists’ Association’s annual autumn and spring exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
Exhibitions organised by the Artists Association “The Itinerant Art Exhibition Partnership.
21st century” (St. Petersburg):
2014 Belarus, Brest, The Art Museum
2013 The State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg
2012 Ukraina, The Kirovograd Regional Art Museum
2011 Belarus, Minsk, The National Library of Belarus
2010 Poland, Silesia, The Książ castle
2010 Czech Republic, Prague, The Russian Center of Science and Culture
2009 Finland, Helsinki, The Russian Center of Science and Culture
2009 The Building of The State Duma of Russian Federation
2009 The Tsaritsyno museum, Moscow
Russia, Tula, The Arts Museum
Grants
2021 Korona grant – Taike 2 kk, 2020 Four-month work grant – Taike
Works in collections
The collection of the judicial chapter of the Evangelical Lutheran diocese of Oulu, the collections of the cities of Savonlinna and Tornio, the collection of the University of Turku, the collection of Kuhmoinen municipality. The works are in private collections in different countries.
Duties of trust
Chairman of the Espoo Artist Guild 2024
Board member of the Espoo Artist Guild 2023-2024
Deputy member of the Espoo Kuvataiteilijat ry exhibition committee 2023-2024
