b. 1973 Turku, Finland

 

Studies

University of Art and Design Helsinki, MA in Textile Art 2006

Europe for Young Unemployed Workers, Traineeship and Language School for Arts and Crafts Professionals, Finland and Ireland 1997

Environmental and Visual Art Workshop, Turku Vocational Institute 1997

Wetterhoff, Häme Polytechnic, Hämeenlinna, BA in Fashion 1996

Tallinn Art Academy, Estonia, Student Exchange, 1994

 

Exhibitions and Other Art Activity

Folket, an installation as a part of Festival Norpas, Kimitoön 2015

Propeller Gallery, a group exhibition, Gallery Pirkko-Liisa Topelius 2015

Konstrundan – The Art Circuit, an open studio and a solo exhibition, Kimitoön 2014

Mirror and Forward, a solo exhibition, Gallery Artifex, Vilnius, Lithuania 2014

What is Textiles?, a group exhibition, Kalopsia Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, UK 2014

Konstrundan – The Art Circuit, an open studio, Kimitoön 2013

Notes, a solo exhibition, Archipelago Visitor Centre Blue Mussel, Kimitoön 2013

Taianomaista, a group exhibition, The Artists in the Archipelago, Gallery Campus, Turku 2011

From Trash to Money, a group exhibition, The Artists in the Archipelago, Pargas 2011

Introducing Jekku Designers, a group exhibition, OWN shop, Helsinki 2011

Konstrundan – The Art Circuit, a group exhibition, Old Dairy, Kimitoön 2011

Kuebiko – Scarecrows in the Village, a group exhibition, Kimitoön 2011

Summer Exhibition, a group exhibition, Art Nuuttila, Virrat 2011

International Thoughts – Textile Art, a group exhibition, Gallery Virinä, Virrat 2011

Masters of Arts, a final thesis exhibition, Lume Media Centre, Helsinki 2006

4E, Environmentally Friendly Designs by Students, a group exhibition, Helsinki 2002

Scan, a workshop for Nordic Textile Art Students, Åland 2003

Summer After-party, a group exhibition by textile art students, Gloria, Helsinki 2002

 

Artist’s Residence Visits

Källskär Artists’ Recidence, Åland 2015

Art Promotion Centre of Finland’s Residence in Edinburgh, Scotland 2014

The Eckerö Mail and Customs House Artists’ Residence, Åland, 2013

 

Artist Collectives

Jekku Designers, print designers marketing collective 2006 -2011

Omatila, a shared studio space, Helsinki 2005 – 2010

NO5, a shared studio space, Turku, 1998 – 2000

 

Work Experience

Surface Pattern Designer, freelancer designer since 2005

Basics of Repeats, workshop for textile art students in Vilnius Art Academy 2014

Lecture about working as a print designer for MA students, Aalto University of Art and Design, yearly after 2009

Paper doll workshop for children, Archipelag Workshop Association 2012

A Course for the basics of pattern design for MA students, University of Art and Design Helsinki 2007

Designing and making idea books about nonwoven wallcovering to Ahlstrom Corp., Masters Thesis Project 2005

Traineeship, Nanso Oy, Nokia 2004

Traineeship, Stork Digital Imaging Ltd, The Netherlands 2001