MIRJA CLEMENT

Mirja Clement is a Finnish born American artist who resides in North Bethesda. Maryland.  She studied Fine Art and Religion at MC, AU, GW, UMCP and UMUC before receiving her B.A. degree majoring in Studio Art.

Mirja has exhibited widely in both the United States and Finland. Her group and solo exhibits include: The Russian Embassy, Washington D.C.; City Hall Courtyard Galleries, Baltimore MD; The Inn and Conference Center, UMUC, Adelphi, MD; Galleria Maria, Helsinki, Finland; and Rantatien Galleria, Tuusula, Finland. In addition, she participated in exhibitions at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi, India; Gorohavaya 6 Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia; Pyramid Gallery in Cairo; and Grand Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Art, in Luxor Egypt. Mirja took part in the international artist group exhibit at the Capitol Hill Foyer Hall in Washington D.C. February 2006 and had a continuing exhibit at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Washington D.C. Her last solo exhibit in Finland was at The Gallery of Haikon Kartano, Porvoo. Her art appears in collections in Finland and the U.S.A. Her cards have been sold at The National Art Museum, Ateneum, in Helsinki, Finland.

 

Mirja Clement's book, Those were the Days, was published in 2005. In the book her artwork illustrates various poems, some of which she wrote herself. She has been interviewed on Finnish radio and television, Egyptian radio and National Television and has been featured in many newspapers and magazines as well.

 

”Mirja Clement is a Finnish born American artist whose beautiful paintings are firmly rooted in her heritage. The mundane and everyday people and events she depicts in her work are not only inspired by personal reminiscences but her intricate knowledge of Finnish art and literature. They not only speak to us about specific experiences but transcend time and locality and appeal to us with their universal relevance. Her exquisite craftsmanship is the result of years of learning from her predecessors and experimentation with the medium that in her hands matured into excellence.”

Eva Jeney Allen, Ph.D. –Art Historian, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD, U.S.A.