CV
education
2020
Master of Arts
Aalto University, the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Fashion, Clothing & Textile Design MA Programme
2015
Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design programme
Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Design and Fine Arts
2008
Degree of Metal Artisan
Mynämäki Craft and Design College
exhibitions
Solo
2025
Vestigium, Gallery Jänis, Turku
Spring Fever, Design Kaverit -studio, Helsinki
Flowers & magic, Vallila Brewery Gallery, Helsinki
2024
Wonderland, Gallery 2, Pirkkala
2023/24
Daydreaming, Polhem Showroom, Helsinki
2023
From a Distant Galaxy, Gallery Loisti, Helsinki
2022
Forever Summer, Kulmapala studio, Helsinki
Creatures and other wonders, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki
They come in peace, Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti
2021
Fantastical creatures in the sexotic garden, HAA Gallery, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
2020
Pussyeyes and nippleflowers, Lokal Satellite Space Gallery, Helsinki
group
2024
Koola Art Space- group show, Helsinki
Between Happiness & Despair, Taiteen Talo & Kunsthal Nord, Turku & Ålborg
Salarakas - 4 years / 50 issues -anniversary exhibition, Kalleria Gallery, Helsinki
Taidemyynti VOL 2, Toinen Silmä Gallery, Helsinki
Ihmemaa X, Purkutaide -exhibition, Kerava
Runokuvaa 6, Levo teatteri, Sörkan Ruusu, Helsinki
2022/23
Identity, Lapinlahden Lähde, Helsinki
2022
Signals, Habitare, Helsinki
TASTE - Shaken and stirred: cocktails and bespoke design, HogoHuone, Helsinki
Paljain silmin - With the Naked Eye, Voipaala art centre, Sääksmäki
Postitaide – MAIL ART, B-gallery, Turku
U-JOINTS - Knots & Knits, Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale, Fiskars
2019
Textiles Tomorrow Summit, Aalto University, Otaniemi, Espoo
Protoshop 2019, Habitare, Helsinki
UU Market, Chart Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018
Experimental Textile Design, Aalto University, Otaniemi, Espoo
Emoveo, Designmuseum’s courtyard, Helsinki
2017
Welded & Woven, Artek 2nd Cycle, Helsinki
Ecodesign, Habitare, Helsinki
Matter, Atski Gallery, Arabianranta, Helsinki
Barewood, Milan Design Week 2017, Milan, Italy
2016
Nuutajärvi Local, Aalto Yliopisto, Arabian campus, Helsinki
Protoshop 2016, Habitare, Helsinki
2015
Unveiled 2015, Habitare, Helsinki ja DMY Design Festival Berlin, Berlin, Germany
MI15, Kattilahalli, Helsinki
2013
Wire chair, Karisma, Lahti
2012
Woodment, Propuu Gallery, Lahti
GRANTS
2023/24
Alfred Kordelin Foundation, working grant
2023
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, project grant
2022
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Public Display Grant
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland, COVID-19 Grant
2021
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland, COVID-19 Grant
Grafia ry Grant
2020
Aalto University of Arts Scholarship
2019
Aalto University of Arts, DoD Grant
2018
Aalto University of Arts, DoD Grant (for a working group)
2015
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Art and Science Grant (for a working group)
2015
Furniture Foundation Grant (for a working group)
Artist’s residencies
2024
Between Happiness & Despair, Taiteen Talo / Kunsthal Nord, Turku, Finland / Ålborg, Denmark
2021
Archipelago Art Residency in Korpo (AARK)
memberships
2025
Artists’ Association Yö
2022
Ornamo and TEXO ry
piblications
2020
Pussyeyes and nippleflowers - finding one’s identity and expression with textile as medium, Master’s thesis
2015
Intuitio vs ratio (intuition vs reason), Bachelor’s thesis
work experience
now
Part-time customer servicer, Amos Rex Art Museum (since 2024)
Part-time art and design teacher at Adult Education College HEO (since 2017)
Freelance artist and designer (since 2015), example of clientele: city of Vantaa, Arabia Street Festival, Lapuan Kankurit, Aalto University, Farkku-Sampo,
private persons.
Latest projects:
2025
Let all the flowers bloom art workshop planning and hosting at Etelän Syli ry
2024
Puutarhassa art workshop planning and hosting at Kulttuuripaja Casa Turku as part of Between Happiness and Despair residency
2023
Paraati mural in collaboration with artist Maria Björklund, commissioned by Street Art Vantaa
Antaa kaikkien kukkien kukkia vaan art workshop planning and hosting at Tyttöjen talo Helsinki, with Softislab
Artist panelist at Identity group exhibition as part of Huuto Gallery’s Artist Talk series
2022
Midsummer printing studio workshop hosting with Softislab at Sideways Festival
2021
See with hands – taste with nose – eat with eyes workshop planning and hosting at Softislab