Curriculum Vitae

Name: Kaikkonen Helena, Nordic Textile Artist

Born: 1959 Ii, Finland

Studies: 1987 – 92 Bergen National Academy of Arts

Address: Raivaajantie 7 90140 Oulu Finland

Telephone: + 358 (0)50 5325661

Email: helena.m.kaikkonen(at)gmail.com

Solo Exhibitions:
Oulu Museum of Art, Oulu, Finland 2019
Gallery kajaste, Helsinki, Finland 2015
MyMicroGallery:” il respiro de la foresta”, Milan, Italy 2014
Gallery Harmaja, Oulu, Finland 2012 and 2008
Gallery Napa, Rovaniemi, Finland 2009
Art Centre KulttuuriKauppila, Ii, Finland 2009
Gallery Carree, Kuopio, Finland 2007
Gallery 5, Oulu, Finland 2001
Gallery Bau, Helsinki, Finland 2000
Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä, Finland 1999
Gallery Rannan Matala, Oulu, Finland 1993

Collective and Group Exhibitions:
Root and Begin, Porvoo 2019
Swamp, hoe and art, Kemi Art Museum 2017
Connotations: Tarto 2018, Oulu 2017, Tampere 2017,
Helsinki 2016, Pori 2015
Finnish textile triennial, (2017), 2016, 2012, 2006, 1999
Hiukkavaaraa, Oulu Art Museum, 2016
Heartstrings, S. Dickhoff and H.Kaikkonen, Gallery Becker, Finland 2015
Finnish paper Art Gallery TR1, Tampere 2014
Art Museum of Lapinlahti, Kohta, 2013
Snowball Effect, North Finlands biennale, Oulu Art Museum, 2012, Rovaniemi Art Museum 2014
Kemi Art museum, 2010
My North, Jetty Barracks Gallery, Helsinki, 2009
‘On edge’, Kouvola Art museum 2007 and Galleri Rantakasarmi Hki 2006
Northern textile, Rovaniemi Art Museum 1999
5th Finnish Textile triennal, Helsinki Museum of Applied Art 1999
Finnish textile artists 40-years exhibition, Galleri Bronda, Helsinki
Forms-Are exhibition, Kouvola Art Museum 1992

Environmental Art:
Pikinen poloku Oulu 2020, 2019; Matera, Italy, 2015; Oranki Art Pello Finland, 2014; From Darkness to light, Ii, 2010; Firefox’ firesculpture, 2007 (working group); ‘Take off’, 2006; ‘Farvel’, Ii, 2005; Firesculpture, Oulu, 2005 (working group); ‘Transformation’, environmental art, together with Minna Kangasmaa, 2005.

International Collective Exhibitions:
Post Card to the End, Bathurst Art Gallery, Australia, 2018
Miniartextile Como, 2018, 2017, 2001, 1998, 1994
Textiele Art of Today, Bratislava 2015, 2016
Gallery5, Istanbul, Turkey 2014
Lands of Art, Gallery Vanna Casati, Bergamo, Italy 2013
Nordic Reflections, Museum of Decorative Applied Art Riga, Latvia 2003
Finnish textile artists, Tarja Pitkänen, Helena Kaikkonen, Pècs Galleria,Hungary 2002
Art in Textiles, London 1995
Finnish Design: Textiles and Grafts, Manchester 1995
Junction, Suomi-Belgie, textilart, Rumbeke Belgium 1995
The International symposium of textile art, Linas 92, Vilnius Lithuania 1992
9th International Biennial of Miniature Textiles, Szombathely Hungary 1992

Works in collections:
Finnish state art collections, Oulu Art Museum, City of Oulu, City of Loimaa, Municipality of Oulunsalo, Municipality of Tyrnävä, and private collections.

Public works:
Oulu Vocational gollege, Hotel Levi Tunturi, Church Hall of Kokkokangas, Imatra Spa Hotel, Hotel Ylläs Saaga, Neste Ltd, and Nordea Bank Finland.

Grants:
Art Promotion Centre, Finland 2020, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014; The Finnish Cultural Foundation 2019, 2012; And many other grants during the years.