ASTA SUTTON (HUUTONEN) MA

Asta Sutton is a Finnish artist, art instructor and researcher (born 1965) currently residing in Del Mar, CA with her husband and two children. She graduated in 1997 from the University of Lapland, with a Master degree of Fine Arts in Art Education, as well she was an exchange student (1993-1994) at Lakehead University (Canada) in the Visual Art Department, beside painting she is also working on her PhD in Fine Arts. She has California Teacher Credentials. Her dissertation topic is related to her own painting philosophy which is titled “A Narrative Case Study of the Unconscious in Visual Art”. Asta has traveled extensively thorough Europe, Africa, Asia and North America and draws upon these experiences as inspirations for her paintings. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is found in a number of private collections in USA, Canada, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Australia and UK.

ART SHOWS

Calgary AB Canada 2007.

Scandinavia House

Calgary AB Canada, paintings 2006

               Wynola Barn Gallery

Julian Ca USA, paintings 2002

Wall Street Café

La Jolla Ca USA, paintings 1999

Gallery Art Halvare

Oulu Finland, paintings, sculptures and graphics 1997

Lapland University

Rovaniemi Finland, paintings 1994

Prairie Land Exhibition

Saskatoon Canada, photos and paintings 1994

Lakehead University

Thunder Bay Canada, computer art 1994

Ars Artica Exhibition

Rovaniemi Finland, Graphic art 1992

Liminka Art School

Liminka Finland, paintings 1990

EDUCATION

PhD

Lapland University Finland, UCSD USA 1998-present

Master of Fine Arts

Lapland University, Rovaniemi Finland 1991-1997

Exchange student

Visual Art Department Lakehead University

Thunder Bay Canada. 1993-1994

Artist

Finnish Language Instructor, Berlitz Language Center San Diego CA 2010-

Finnish Language and Art Teacher, Suomi-Koulu San Diego Ca 2007-2008

Art Teacher, Bearspaw Elementary School, Bearspaw Canada 2007

Finnish Language and Art Teacher, Balboa Park, San Diego Ca 2003

Art Teacher, Myllytulli Junior High School, Oulu Finland 1997

Art Teacher, Children Art School, Oulu Finland 1995-1996