Born:
1961 Polvijärvi, Finland
Training / Education:
- 2000- University of Industrial Arts of Helsinki, MA student
- 2002 Exchange student in Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam Holland
- 1997 Exchange student at the Royal College of Arts London UK
- 1997 Teacher education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
- 1983-87 The Institute of Industrial Arts and Handicrafts Lahti, Finland
- 1981-83 The Craft Collage of Lappeenranta, stonesmith Finland
Work Experience:
teaching
- 1998- Senior lecturer at the jewellery department South-Carelian Polytechnic Finland
- 2001 Guestlecturer Jewelry and Metalworking at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA
- 2001 Guestlecturer at Faberge Arts Foundation, St Petersburg, Russia
- 2001 Guestlecturer at Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn Estonia
- 1998-1991 Teacher of silversmithing + design at Lappeenranta College of Crafts and Design Finland
- 1991 Teacher of stonecutting + design at the Craft College of Savonlinna Finland
- 1990 Teacher of stonecutting + design at the Int. Sea Jewellery Seminar in Helsinki Finland
Other activities
- 2003 Coordinator for international jewellery KORU1 -event in Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2000 Coordinator for international Midsummerworkshop in Lappeenranta, Finland
- 1997 Coordinator for international jewellery Alchemy -event in Lappeenranta, Finland
- 1997- Member of Hibernate- group ( Helena Lehtinen, Kimmo Heikkilä, Tarja Tuupanen)
- 1986-89 Member of Clan -group (Kaarin Bonde Jensen, Juhani Heikkilä)
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
Solo exhibition
- 2003 "Höytiäinen", Gallery Rantapaja, Lappeenranta Finland
- 2003 "Höytiäinen", Gallery Atski, Helsinki Finland
- 2000 "Sinus", with Tarja Tuupanen, Käsityömuseo, Lappeenranta Finland
- 1999 Impetus, Gallery Klobben, Helsinki Finland
- 1994 Power and renouncing, Baltta-Paltto, Sippola Finland
- 1991 Jewellery, Lappeenranta Finland
- 1989 Jewellery, Gallery for Arts and Design, Helsinki Finland
- 1988 Jewellery, Lappeenranta Finland
Group exhibition in Finland
- 2004 Hibernate, Kanala Gallery, Kemiö Finland
- 2004 Valkoinen, Fiskars Finland
- 2001 Hibernate, Kanala Gallery, Kemiö Finland
- 2001 Metallit 2001, Fiskars Finland
- 2001 Finnish jewellery 3, Porvoo Art Hall, Mikkeli Art Museum, Kuopio Art Museum Finland
- 2000 Pictures of love, Tikanojan taidekoti, Vaasa Finland
- 2000 Airring, Gallery Oz, Helsinki Finland
- 1999 Näytön paikka, Art and Craft Museum, Lappeenranta Finland
- 1999 Hibernate, Gallery Westers, Kemiö Finland
- 1998 Elle & Doris, Helsinki; Lahti Finland
- 1997 Hand net, Museum for Arts and Design, Helsinki; Gallery Uusikuva, Kotka Finland
- 1997 Ritual-jewellery, Gallery Klobben, Helsinki Finland
- 1996 Finnish Jewellery, Art Museum, Porvoo ; Museum for Arts and Crafts, Jyväskylä Finland
- 1996 Womanartist, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma Finland
- 1996 Refined wood, Design Forum, Helsinki Finland
- 1995 Godfatherspoon, Gallery Oz, Helsinki Finland
- 1995 Finnish Jewellry, Gallery Brosch, Porvoo Finland
- 1994 Harakka jewellery, Helsinki; Tammisaari Finland
- 1994 Objects for use, Design Forum, Helsinki Finland
- 1994-93 Etappi, South Carelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta, 1993; Jyväskylä, 1994 Finland
- 1993 Materia, Arthall, Helsinki Finland
- 1993 Subjects, international jewellery exhibition, Design Forum, Helsinki Finland
- 1993 Two jewellery, Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta Finland
- 1991 Finland Designs, Design Forum, Helsinki Finland
- 1991 Four Jewellery, Artmuseum, Lahti Finland
- 1991 Jewellery by Women, Kuopio Finland
- 1990 Eastern Finland, Retretti, Punkaharju Finland
- 1990 Ear-ring 90, Taito- Gallery, Helsinki Finland
- 1990 Art for Use, Alajärvi Finland
- 1990 Blowing, Art Museum, Kouvola Finland
- 1989 Modern Jewellery, Taito- Gallery, Helsinki Finland
- 1989 Stony Way, Art Museum, Kouvola Finland
- 1988 Promises, Verkaranta, Tampere Finland
- 1987 Objects by four silversmiths, Gallery Nuovo, Lahti Finland
- 1987 Metaxy, Museum for Art and Design, Helsinki Finland
- 1986 Clan, Gallery 585, Helsinki Finland
- 1986 Clan, Lahti Finland
- 1986 Finland Designs, Clan, Design Forum, Helsinki Finland
- 1985 Finnish stone, Art and Craft Museum, Jyväskylä Finland
Group exhibitions abroad
- 2004 ContacT, Boston Massachusetts, USA
- 2004 Schmuck, Munich, Germany
- 2003 Marijke Studio, Padova, Italy (Janna Syvänoja, Helena Lehtinen,EM)
- 2003 Bare Boundaries, Tallinn Applied Arts Museum, Estonia
- 2003 Hibernate, Gallery Metal, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2002 Rietveld Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2001 International Jewellery Exhibition Nocturnus, Pädaste Manor Muhu, Estonia
- 2001 Kontakt- Räume, Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany
- 2000 Omand- possession, Tallinn Applied Art Triennial 2000 , Estonia
- 2000 Airring, Gallery Ófeigur, Reykjavik, Island; Gallery Istra, San Sebastian, Spain; Gallery Hipotesi, Barcelona, Spain; Gallery Noroeste, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Gallery Steinreich, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 2000 SOFA, New York 2000, Chicago 2000, USA repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
- 2000 PhD´s Gallery, http://www.multimania.com/phd
- 2000 Sieraadmaker: sjamaan?, Gallery "Talstrasse", Halle, Germany
- 1999 ROOK, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- 1999 Hibernate, Gallery Slavik, Vienna, Austria
- 1998-99 Hibernate, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 1998 Elle & Doris, Paris, France
- 1998 Symposium X, Turnov, Czech Republic
- 1997 Useless Things, Tallinn Applied Art Triennal, Estonia
- 1997 Art and Crafts from Finland, Friedrichstadt, Germany
- 1997 Jewellery from Finland, Contemporary Art Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 1996 Art and Crafts from Germany and Finland, Zwiesel, Germany
- 1996 Orfeverie et Bijou Contemporains 96, Musee de Cagnes sur Mer, France
- 1995 Finnish design exhibition, Mjsee d`Art Moderne et d`Art Comtemporain, Nice, France
- 1993 Jewellery from Finland, Center for International Contemporary Arts, New York, USA
- 1992 Jewellery from Finland, Gallery V&V, Vienna, Austria
- 1991 Renew Ways, Riga, Latvia; Vilnus; Lithuania
- 1990 Jugend Gestaltet, Munich Germany
- 1988 Jewellery from Finland, Bremen , Germany
Awards / Grants:
Awards
- 2000 Art-prize from Arts Council of Southeast Finland
- 2000 Gran Prix, Tallinn Applied Art Triennial 2000, Omand- possession
- 1999 The first prize "Näytön paikka" -competition arranged by city of Lappeenranta and Arts Council of Southeast Finland
- 1993 Competition for designing a chairmansclub arranged by Ornamo, third prize
- 1991 Competition for small art objects arranged by Ornamo, fourth prize
- 1990 Jugend Gestaltet prize, Munich Germany
- 1989 The shared first prize in a competition for designing for tea utensils organized by the Finnish Tea Council and the Association of Finnish designers
- 1986 Honourable mention in Finland Designs- exhibition to the team Clan (Bonde Jensen, Heikkilä, EM) jewellery designs
Grants
- 2003 Arts Council of Finland, travel grant for the exhibition in Padova Italy
- 2003 The Cultural Funds of Finland to organize KORU1 -event in Lappeenranta
- 2001 Kordelin foundation, for exhibition to the team Hibernate (Lehtinen, Heikkilä, EM)
- 1999 Arts Council for the Province of Kymi, grant
- 1998 The State grant for exhibition to the team Hibernate
- 1998 Arts Council for the Province of Kymi, to the team Hibernate for exhibition
- 1997 Kordelin Foundation, study grant
- 1996 The Nordic ministry, travel grant
- 1994 The State artist grant
- 1994 Kordelin Foundation, travel grant
- 1994-86 The Cultural Funds of Finland 1986, 1987, 1990, 1994
- 1990 The State artist grant
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