CV


Born Geelong/Wathaurong 1979

Nationality Finnish Australian

Lives Melbourne/Naarm, Australia

EDUCATION

2022 - Current

Masters in Contemporary Art, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne.

2010

Studio Art Program in Sculpture, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne.

2009

Graduate Certificate in Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne.

2003

Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), Deakin University.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011

Metamorphose, Blindside, Melbourne.

2006-7

Pods, eg.et al, Melbourne.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Upcoming - Thread of my Body, Thread of my Bed, A textiles exhibition curated by Phoebe Greaves, Unassigned Gallery, 28 Feburary 2024 - 10 March 2024, 55 Edward Street, Brunswick.

Upcoming - Textile show with gallery visitor created weavings (three-person show), Linden Projects Space, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Melbourne.

2023

From Where I Stand, Second Year Masters of Contemporary Art, curated by Kim Donaldson, VCA Art Space Gallery, Southbank.

From With(in), (three-person show), Main Gallery, George Paton Gallery, 13 - 24 March 2023, Naarm/Melbourne

2022

Radical Self Care and Sustainable Art making group project, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne.

It’s A Process, First Year MCA Group Exhibition Curated by Kate Just, Artspace Gallery, Southbank.

‘When you think about feminism, what do you think?’ George Paton Gallery: Feminism 1975-2022. 16-27 May 2022, George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne.

2013

Ready, Steady, Stop!, Brunswick Art Space, Melbourne.

2011

Sufferance, (two-person show), Trocadero Art Space, Footscray,

Flourish, Sculpture 2011, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Melbourne.

2010

Art Afterhours Studio Art and Academy Exhibition 2010, Student Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, Southbank.

2007

Graduate Certificate Exhibition, Student Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, Southbank.

2006

Linden Postcard Show, Linden St Kilda Centre of Contemporary Arts, St Kilda.

2005

Art at Burnley Harbour, Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Richmond.

2003

Natural Aesthetics, Concourse Gallery, University of Victoria, Canada.

2001

Spark: Profiles of Young Artists, The Courthouse Youth Arts Project, Geelong.         

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS              

2023

Workshop participant building artworks as part of a collaborative effort for Agony in Lines by Sunny Kim, Grainger Museum, Parkville, Melbourne.

2022

George Paton Gallery Mentorship Program, mentee.

2020

Contribution to @COVID19QUILT, online global quilt project.

2015

Window Streamer Intervention, Installation, Northcote Central Shopping Centre (February – March).

2014

Drawing event, street intervention, Glimpse Gallery, Northcote.

AWARDS

2023

Winner, 2023 Ryan Foote Design Studio Award.

Finalist, 2023 Darebin Art Prize.

VCA Access Program, Masters Mentoring, VCA Art Award.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Faculty of the VCA and Music, The University of Melbourne, 2009 School of Art Graduate Exhibition Catalogue, Melbourne, 2009.