Date of Birth and Place: 28 September 1974, Helsinki
EDUCATION
2005 – 2007 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland, Textile dep.; Master of Arts
1997 – 2000 Institute of Art and Design, Vantaa, Finland, Textile dep.; Bachelor of Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Gallery Rajatila, Tampere Finland 2024 Gallery Gjutars, Vantaa Finland 2017 Gallery Napa, Rovaniemi Finland, shared with Mari Pihlajakoski 2017 Promenade Gallery, Hyvinkää, Finland, shared with Mari Pihlajakoski 2017 Gallery Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland, shared with Mari Pihlajakoski 2009 Gallery Johan S. Helsinki, Finland 2007 Gallery myymälä2, Helsinki, Finland 2005 Church of Oulunkylä, Helsinki, Finland 2004 Gallery myymälä2, Helsinki, Finland 2002 Gallery Oma Huone, Helsinki, Finland 2000 Institute of Art and Design, Vantaa, Finland
ARTIST GROUP AND ARTIST COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2022 Kangas & Martikainen Collective: Cosmic Monkeys And Some Other Stories, Redi, Helsinki, Finland 2022 Kangas & Martikainen Collective:Cosmic Monkeys, Katugalleria Mutteri, Helsinki, Finland 2021-2 UUTOS Exhibition of the Finnish Association of New Textile Art UUTE ry, Riihisaari – Savonlinna Museum, Finland. Starting collective of the association 2021UUTOS Exhibition of the Finnish Association of New Textile Art UUTE ry, Gallery Moletti, Forssa Museum, Finland. Starting collective of the association 2021 Kasvisryhmä: Kasvisto II, Taiteen Kotitalo, Kerava, Finland 2021 Mind Mappers Collective:Mind Map III, Copper Leg Art Residency, Estonia 2020 Kasvisryhmä:Sins in Eden, Taiteen Kotitalo, Kerava, Finland 2020 Mind Mappers Collective:Mind Map II Environmental Art Exhibition (JTS) Taidemäki, Järvenpää, Finland, 2019 Mind Mappers Collective:Mind Map, Save Vartiosaari - Art Project VIII, Finland 2019 Kasvisryhmä: Sins in Eden, Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia, Riga 2018 Consequences Group:Consequences - Sodan seuraukset, Porvoo Art Hall, Finland 2017 Heteka 13 Group:Kakofonia, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki, Finland 2015–6 Hylätyt, Galleria Rantakasarmi, Helsinki, Finaland. Together with Miia Kallio, Erja Laakkonen, Anu Nirkko and Otto Santala 2015 Rags Group: Self-portrait, Lapinlahti park, Helsinki, Finland 2015 Artist studio collective:Pälde 13 Art Market, Pälkäneentie 13 Helsinki, Finland 2014 Kasvisryhmä: FREE – TIME, Helsinki Winter Garden, Finland 2014 Kasvisryhmä: FREE – TIME, Tartu Botanical Garden, Estonia 2011 Kasvisryhmä:Piilossa – Peidus, Tallinn Botanical Garden, Estonia 2009 Kasvisryhmä:A Party in The Garden, Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden in Helsinki, Finland 2003 Media Installation, Gallery Omahuone Helsinki, Finland, group work Ahtiainen - Heiskanen - Kangas
CURATED GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND
2024 String Theory UUTE Association's 10-year anniversary exhibition, Haihara Art Centre, Tampere 2024 17th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2024 Peace & Love, Save Vartiosaari 13, Helsinki 2023 Masuuni – tekstiili on rautaa, V2 Gallery, UUTE ry, Strömfors 2023 16th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2023 Yö Fest vol. 3.2, Yö Gallery, Helsinki 2022 15th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2022 Yö Fest vol. 2.1, Yö Galleria, Helsinki 2021 YÖ x SINFF, Savonlinna Nature Film Festival, Savonlinna 2021 14th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2020 13th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2019 12th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2018 Art goes Kapakka, Helsinki Festival (HTS) 2018 11th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2017 10th Palas Art Path, Hyvinkää 2016 Save Vartiosaari – Art Project V, Laru Art, Helsinki 2014 Elämän värittämät, Gallery Fogga, Helsinki 2012–13 ART – NATURE – ECOLOGY, Art-Nuuttila, Virrat 2011 Fabrication Forssa, Textile Museum Tyykki, Museum of Forssa 2011 International Ideas, Gallery VIRINÄ, Virrat City Gallery 2010 Fabrication TR1 - Art Hall, Organized by Tampere Art Museum 2010 Time and Thought, international art workshop and exhibiton at Voipaala Art Centre 2008–09 Otto, Exhibiton of the Artists O, Vantaa Art Museum 2007 Union of Finnish Art Associations (SKjL) 07 Exhibition, K.H. Renlund Art Museum Kokkola 2007 Kvartetti - The Helsinki Artists’ association (HTS) 40 years, Vuotalo, Helsinki 2006 Union of Finnish Art Associations (SKjL) 06 Exhibition, Taidepanimo, Lahti 2006 Terrortory, Muu Gallery, Helsinki 2005 Union of Finnish Art Associations (SKjL) 05 Exhibition, Taidetehdas, Porvoo 2005 Inform RT1, Tampere; Design Forum, Helsinki; Myllysaari Museum, Valkeakoski 2005 Tilassa, Wetterhoff, Hämeenlinna 2004 Rakkaus, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi; Gallery of Kankaanpää in Postelli; Graft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä 2003 Säilytin, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi; Graft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä 2003 Southern Finland Region Exhibition,Taidetehdas, Porvoo, group work
CURATED GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
2020 Treasure Island CITY, Peter and Paul Fortress, The State Museum of History of St. Petersburg, Russia 2019 ZONE UMIDE, Centro Artistico Culturale ArtPort, Palazzolo Dello Stella UD, Italy 2017 - 2018 TREASURE ISLAND, Russian Levsha Museum, Saint Petersburg and Gallery Na Kashirka, Moscow, Russia 2017 Ethno,10th Textile Biennal, Arka gallery, Vilna, Lithuania 2016 For the Future, 3rd International Exhibition BOOK-ART-OBJECT 3, Heritage House of Petar Lubarda Belgrade, and University Library Svetozar Markovic Belgrade Serbia 2016 BEZCE fabrics Touching Anatolia, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey 2015 Buzios international Art Festival, Centro Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2015 BELA biennial Museu Historico National Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2013 Lisbon International Contemporary Exhibition meetiNG Art Gallery, Portugal 2013 The Biennial Project, Villa, Palazzo degli Angeli Venezia, Italy 2012 BELA Biennial of European and Latin American Contemporary Art – Galeria do palácio, Porto, Portugal 2011 7th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures ”Vanice / Survive” ARKA Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania 2010 International Baltic Minitextile Triennial, Muzeum Miasta Gdyni; Central Museum of Textiles in Lodz Poland 2009 Otto, Exhibition in Circulo de Bellas Artes Madrid, Spain (O ry) 2009 Triennial of Textile Gallery of P.M.Bohun, Liptovsky Mikulas and Dom umenia in Bratislava, Slovakia 2009 Faleria Festivals, Rome, Italy 2008 Valcellina Award Exhibition, Maniago, Italy 2007 3rd European Textile and Fibre art Triennial, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia 2007 7th Int. Baltic Mini Textile Triennial, Gdynia, Poland 2006 Festivalmau^06, A.R.C.Musicos, Faro, Algarve, Portugal 2006 New Terrortory, PAK////T, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2006-7 Triennial of Textile 2006, Liptovský Mikuláš, Turiec Gallery Martin, Slovakia 2006 Anymous Performance VII, media section, Galerie města Plzně, Pilsen, Czech Republic 2006 Scythia 6, 6th International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art, Kherson, Ukraine 2006 Valcellina Award Exhibition, Museo del Tessile of Busto Arsizio, Maniago; Coricama Center, Maniago, Italy 2005 Kaunas Art Biennial “Textile 05”, National Art museum, Kaunas, Lithuania 2005 Visions in Textiles, Izmir State Art and Sculpture Museum, Turkey (ETN) 2005 Open Letter, 4th Intl. Biennial of Miniature Textiles, ARKA Gallery, Vilnus; Klaipeda Gallery, Klaipeda, Janinos Monkutes-Marks Museum-Gallery, Kèdainiai, Lithuania 2004 From Lausanne to Beijing, 3rd International Fibre Art Biennale, Shanghai, China 2004 Valcellina Award 2003 – Textile and Fibre Art Competition Exhibition, Valcellina, Italy
WORKSHOPS WITH EXHIBITION
2022 Island of Plants -film workshop by Nomadic Academy of Experimental Arts with Milja Viita, Harakan saari, Helsinki 2022 Creative Experimental Movie Workshop by Seppo Renvall and Marek Pluciennik and Exhibition, Yö Galleria, Helsinki 2011 ART – NATURE – ECOLOGY, international art workshop by Kaarina Kellomäki and exhibition, Art-Nuuttila, Virrat, Finland, environmental art group work with Riikka Pekanpalo 2010 Time and Thought, international art workshop and exhibition by Kaarina Kellomäki and Ana Nuutinen, Voipaala ART Centre, Finland, environmental art group work with Paul Jensen and Hal Ruka Sakura
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
2023 Yö Kekri vol.2, Yö Gallery, Helsinki (Yö ry) 2022 UUTE ry installation, Katugalleria Mutteri, Helsinki 2022 Yö Kekri Group Exhibition, Yö Gallellery, Helsinki (Yö ry) 2019 Art Fair Suomi, Cable Factory, Helsinki (MUU ry) 2019 Muilla mailla, Helsinki Artists’ Associations Art Lending Gallery, Helsinki 2014 Kriisi, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna Helsinki (HTS) 2010 Art Fair Suomi, Finnish Artists' Associations Exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki (MUU ry) 2010 Mennään metsään, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Suomenlinna Helsinki (HTS) 2009 Art Fair Suomi, Cable Factory, Helsinki (MUU ry) 2009 Eläimellistä, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki (HTS) 2009 Sale Exhibiton of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Cable Factory,Helsinki 2008 Ajassa kiinni, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Gallery Rantakasarmi, Helsinki (HTS) 2008 Sale Exhibition of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Cable Factory, Helsinki 2006 Erotique, exhibition of the Helsinki Artists' Association, Galleria Katariina, Helsinki (HTS) 2006 Art Fair Suomi 2006, MUU Gallery, Helsinki (MUU ry) 2006 Kaunis, kauniimpi, ruma. Ruma rumempi, kaunis, Theatre Academy Teak, Helsinki (UIAH) 2006 Sale Exhibiton of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Cable Factory,Helsinki 2005 Art Fair Suomi, Finnish Artists’ Associations Exhibition, Helsinki (MUU ry) 2005 Helsinki Picnic, Esplanadi Stage Helsinki (UIAH) 2005 Tunteet pinnassa, Gallery Katariina, Helsinki (HTS) 2004 Sale Exhibiton of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Cable Factory, Helsinki 2003 Sale Exhibiton of Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, Cable Factory, Helsinki 1999 Aikamoinen, Helsky Craft House Gallery, Helsinki, Institute of Art and Design (EVTEK) 1998 Helsinki Night of Arts, Helsky Craft House Gallery, Helsinki, Institute of Art and Design (EVTEK) 1998 Kudotut, Tikkurila, Vantaa, Institute of Art and Design (EVTEK) 1997 Koru, Institute of Art and Design, Vantaa (EVTEK)
PERMANENT WORKS AND WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Arte Faleria Festival collection, Italy Muzeum Miasta Gdyni collection Gdynia, Poland Festivalmau video archive, Algarve, Portugal Anymous Performance video archive, Pilsen, Czech republic Valcellina International Award collection, Association Le Arti Tessili, Italy 2004 Tuesday, Textile art work, Regional Hospital (HUS), Porvoo, Finland 2000 On the Move, Textile sculpture, Hotel Strand Inter-Continental, Helsinki, Finland 1998 Paths, Tapestry, institute of Art and Design, Vantaa, Finland
PRIZES
2013 Finnish Association of Artists (O ry) the Artist of the Month June and July 2011 Vanish / Survive the 7th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures diploma for the works ”It Burns” I, II, III 2010 Time And Thought international Textile and Fibre Art Exhibition Awardfor the environmental art groupwork ”If You Find You Lucky Number You May Wish” 2005 The Finnish Association of Designers and Artists (Taiko) “Kitchen Open” competition 1. prize for the work “Making Faces”. Exhibited in Design Partners, Cable Factory, Helsinki.
ART RESIDENCIES
2023 Grassina, Artists' Association of Finland Residency, Italy 2021 Copper Leg Art Residency, Estonia 2007 Grassina, Artists' Association of Finland Recidency, Italy
OTHER STUDIES
Helsinki Open University: 2003 – 2004 Film and TV Science Studies 2001 – 2003 Art History Studies (Cum laude studies) 1996 – 1997 Art History Studies (Approbatur studies) 1995 – 1996 Development Studies
CATALOGUES AND DOCOMENTARIES
String Theory, UUTE Association's 10-year anniversary exhibition, HaiharaArt Centre 2024. Virtual catalogue. Voyage – Matka International Mini Textile Art Exhibition, Graft Museum of Finland. Exhibition catalogue author together with Venla Martikainen and Tuomas Tiitinen UUTOS, Exhibition of the Association of New Textile Art UUTE ry, Gallery Moletti, Forssa Museum and Riihisaari – Savonlinna Museum 2021. Exhibition catalogues. Treasure Island CITY, Peter and Paul Fortress, The State Museum of History of St. Petersburg, Russia 2020. Exhibition catalogue. Ethno, 10th Textile Biennal, Arka gallery, Vilna, Lithuania 2017. Exhibition catalogue. Treasure Island, Russian Levsha Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia 2017. Exhibition catalogue. For the Future, 3rd International Exhibition BOOK-ART-OBJECT 3 2016, Exhibition catalogue. BELA 2015, Biennial of European and Latin American Contemporary Art. Exhibition catalogue. Important World Artists Vol.1. A World of Art. Published in California by World Wide Art Books Inc. 2013 BELA 2015, Biennial of European and Latin American Contemporary Art. Exhibition catalogue. Bela 2012, Biennial of European and Latin American Contemporary Art. Exhibition catalogue. Vanish / Survive, Arka Gallery Lithuania 2011. Exhibition catalogue. 8 International Baltic Mini Textile Triennial 2010. Exhibition catalogue. Triennial of Textile 2009, Arttex. Exhibition catalogue. 8th Finnish Textile Triennial catalogue 2009. Article. Arte faleria festival, 2009. Exhibiton catalogue. OTTO, Artists O, presentation 2008. Exhibition catalogue. International Textile and Fibre art Competition Premio Valcellina, 2007. Exhibition catalogue. 7 International Baltic Mini Textil Triennial, 2007. Exhibition catalogue. Tradition and Innovation - Global Intrigue, 2007. Exhibition catalogue. Trienále textilu, Liptovsky Mikulás, 2006. Exhibition catalogue. Visions in Textiles -from tradition to textile art, 2005. Exhibition catalogue. International Textile and Fibre art Competition Premio Valcellina 2005. Exhibition catalogue. Textile 05, Kaunas Art Biennial, 2005. Exhibition catalogue. Kaltio 1/2005. Article. International Textile and Fibre Art Competition 2003 Exhibition Premio Valcellina, 2004. Exhibition catalogue. From Lausanne to Beijing 3:rd International Tapestry Art Biennale, 2004. Exhibition catalogue
MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Association of New Textile Art (UUTE) 2014, founder member Finnish Association of Artists (O) 2006, founder member Finnish Artists’ Association (MUU) 2005 The Helsinki Artists' Association (HTS) 2004 Finnish Association of Visual Artists Copyrights (KUVASTO) 2003
RESPONSIBLE POSITION
Member of Council of Artists' Association of Finland 2022 Executive board of Finnish Association of New Textile Art (UUTE) 2014 – and chairman 2014 – 16, 2018 – 2021, 2025- Executive board of Finnish Association of Textile Artists (TEXO) 2010 – 11 Executive board of Finnish Association of Artists (O ry) 2006 – 08 Executive board of Finnish Association of Designers and Artists (TAIKO) 2004 – 2006 Deputy Member of Council of Finnish Association of Designers (ORNAMO) 2003 – 2006