This is my art-related resume. For professional cv and visual design portfolio, please use links:

professional cv: linkedin, portfolio: https://www.behance.net/veerapfaffli

Veera Pfäffli contact: veerapfaffli {at} gmail.com,

EDUCATION

Graduating May 2020: MA, Exhibition Design at Corcoran School of Arts and Design / George Washington University

2018    BS at Bowie State University VCDMA, Visual Communications and Digital Media Arts program with Fashion Design concentration,
projected graduation with Bachelors degree for May 2018
2016    AAS in Fashion Design from Baltimore City Community College
2003   Helsinki Institute of Marketing Diploma in Advertising and Marketing Communications, Visual Design specialization, Helsinki, Finland. Internationally claimed as Diploma in Marketing, IAA DMC
1992   Technical Illustrator, RATO Institute of Civil Engineering, Helsinki, Finland
1991   Matriculation Exam/High school grad. Diploma from Savonlinna Senior Secondary School of Art and Music, Savonlinna, Finland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016 Harju Vocational Institute, Finland, summer exhibition through August, 2015
2015 July - Lintuja ja Munia, Birds and Eggs at Piika ja Renki cafe gallery, Elimaki, Finland
2014 June - Aug - Veera Pfaffli paintings - Zola New World Bistro, State College, PA
2014 June - Aug - Egghibition Munanäyttely - Harjun oppimiskeskus, Ravijoki, Finland
2013 Oct - Recent Production - Barrel 135, Williamsport, PA
2013 March DOUBT - Gmeiner Art Institute, Wellsboro, PA
2012 Nov- Dec Recent Production - Julie's Coffee, Williamsport, PA
2012 Aug - Nov Recent Production - Gallery @ Second, Harrisburg, PA
2012 July - Aug Recent Production - Elk Creek Cafe, Millheim, PA
2012 July Veera Pfaffli in printing - Public Library Gallery, Hamina, Finland
2012 June - July Theatre themed works - Community Theater League Lobby, Williamsport, PA
2012 February Recent Prints - Glenelg Country School, Howard County, MD
2011       Binary prints - Glenelg Country School Library, Howard County, MD
2011       Veera Pfaffli recent production - Tullimakasiini Restaurant, Hamina, Finland
2011       My life in numbers -  Harvest Artisan Cooperative and Gallery, Williamsport, PA
2011       Veera Pfaffli: using codes in painting - Glenelg Country School, Howard County, MD
2010 Veera Pfaffli: Binary code paintings - Barrel 135 Restaurant, Williamsport, PA
2001 One Hundred Lighthouses - Lipputorni museum Gallery, Hamina, Finland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 February - The Bowie We Want to See, Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie, MD

2017 Student show; Bowie State University Fine Arts Gallery, Bowie, MD

2015 July-August; Sarica Timberg terrace interior design, featuring Pfaffli fabric designs at annual Housing Fair, Helsinki, Finland

2014 October - December 2014 Project of the week Recycled show with Todd Rice, Pajama Factory, Williamsport, PA

2013 Dec- Factory Artists; Pajama Factory, Williamsport, PA
2013 Sept Building a Factory, Moose Exchange Bloomsburg, PA
2013 June started participating Peppers Artisans Collective sales Gallery in Selinsgrove, PA
2013 June Art Alive Lycoming County Juried Exhibition, Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport, PA

2012 Cool Cat Show, Metropolis Collective Art Gallery, Mechanisburg, PA
2012 Metamorphosis, Gallery 102 in Moose Exchange, Bloomsburg, PA
2011       Recent Works from Studio Paper+           Eckhaus Gallery, Kutztown, PA
2011       Recent Works from Studio Paper+          Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI
2011       The Best of Pajama Factory      Williamsport, PA
2010 Pajama Factory presents Art of WheelsWilliamsport, PA
2007 Andritz Inc. art show and competition     Glens Falls, NY

REVIEWS/ARTICLES

Kanerva Jalarvo: Braille code review in Kouvolan Sanomat, July 5, 2015
Tuula Huittinen: Systems are defined by their differences, Critique in Kymen Sanomat, Aug 23, 2011
Jorma Haapamaki: Veera brings art alive with binary code, Reimari July 7, 2011
Pajama Factory Newsletter, In Focus: Veera Pfaffli, May 2011
First Friday Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, May 1, 2011

COLLECTIONS
Susquehanna Health System New Tower expansion, Williamsport, PA
Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center, Williamsport, PA

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Lab/teacher's assistant at BSU photo lab, Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters.
Juror team member at Susquehanna Valley photo competition.

statement

Numbers and codes, (often binary code) – create a stepping stone for stories in my artwork. If I can invoke a memory to bring back the taste of strawberry ice cream, satisfaction of a good night’s sleep or the best scene in that western film; you will be living the story with me, through my art.

Most of my artwork is born from stimulations of everyday life: where basic, boring things, like moving all of my belongings to a self-storage unit or waiting in a checkout line, may ignite my imagination for a new piece, print, painting or mixed media often using recycled items.

I find it most challenging to figure out a detail, form, or color that makes the boringness become quite interesting. And when I spell out my messages using the zeros and ones of binary code, another creative twist is added to the story to further engage the viewer. The ultimate goal of my art is to turn something ordinarily negative into a positive state of mind and awaken the best memories!

Even if it’s only for five minutes every day.