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Name: Kaikkonen
Christian name: Helena Marjatta
Place of birth: Ii, Finland
Date of birth: 20.02.1959
Profession: textileartist
Address: Illintie 11 91100 Ii Finland
Tel. 358 (0)8 8101141, 358 50 5325661
e.mail Helena.Kaikkonen@nic.fi
www.arthouse.oulu.net/ots/hekai/

Studies
1987 - 92 The National gollege of art and design textile department, Bergen, Norway
1984 - 85 University of Oulu, studies in design
1979 - 81 School of grafts and arts in Oulu, weaving department

Solo Exhibitions
2005 Ylivieska Acustic- house, Ylivieska
Exhibition room in the library of Pyhäjoki
2003-04 Oulu City Art Museum of region, circulation exhibition
2001 Gallery 5, Oulu, Finland
2000 Gallery Bau, Helsinki, Finland
1999 Gallery Becker, Jyväskylä Finland
1996 Gallery Ars Libera, Kuopio, Gallery 5H + K, Pori
1993 Gallery Rannan Matala, Oulu

Collective Exhibitions
2005 “Muutos”, environmentart, together with Minna Kangasmaa
”Six viewpoints”, Järvenpäähouse, Finland
2004 “Private Infinity”, Ilona Kivijärvi, Helena Kaikkonen, Lönnström artmuseum Rauma
“Wide bridge”, Carelian Artmuseum in Petroskoi Russian
“Six viewpoints”, Haihara artcenter, Tampere
“Pellava – Linen”, Virkki museum, Helsinki Finland, Izmir, Istanbul, Turkey (2005)
2003 Resonanssi, textile exhibition, Rauma
2003 Resonanssi, textile exhibition, Rauma
“Kautta Rantain” /”By the water”, Oulu Artists assiciations summer exh., Oulu
“Interfacing”, Galleri Myötätuuli, Raahe
3N, Galleri 5, Oulu
2002 Summer exhibition,Tikanoja art museum Vaasa
Pysäkki, Oulu district art exhibition, Oulu art museum, Kajaani Art museum
2001 ONNI, Ornamos 90 years jubileums exhibition, Jyväskylä
1999 Northern textile, Rovaniemi Artmuseum
5 th Finnish Textile triennal, Helsinki Museum of Applied Art
1998 Summer exhibition of Artists assosiation of Oulu and Lappland, Visual Center, Oulu
Finnish textile artists 40-years exhibition, Galleri Bronda, Helsinki, Mikkeli art museum, Art museum Lönnsröm in Rauma
1996 Summer exhibition, Poleeni Pieksämäki, Ajantajut, textile exhibition, Jyväskylä
Oulu district Art Exhibition , Kajaani
On the road, Artist assosiation of Oulu in Galleria Harmaja,
1994 5th Metre - textile exhibition, Museum of Arts and Design, Helsinki
1993 - 94 On the road ( Matkalla ) textile exhibition, Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Varkaus,
Bothnia seascape Artworkshop exhibition, Oulu Art Museum
1992 Forms-Are ( Muodot- On ) exhibition, Kouvola Art Museum

International Collective exhibitions
2001 Miniar textil, Como, Italy, Long Live Linen, Bratislava, Slovakia
1998 1. International contemporary minitextile exhibition, Barcelona, Miniartextil 98, Como Italia
1997 On the way, Palkonya, Hungary
1995 Art in Textiles, London, Finnish Design: Textiles and Grafts, Manchester,
Junction, Suomi-Belgie, textilart, Rumbeke Belgium
Miniartextile 94, Como Italy
The International symposium of textile art, Linas 92, Vilnius Lithuania
9th International Biennial of miniature textiles, Szombathely Hungary

Group exhibitions
2003 Nordic Reflections, Museum of decorative applied art Riga, Latvia
2002 Finnish textile artists, Tarja Pitkänen, Helena Kaikkonen, Pècs Galleria,Hungary
1998 Peräkkäisiä tapahtumia, four textile artists, Visual center Oulu
1994-96 Art in suitcases, Luleå, Oulu, Rovaniemi, Vilnius, Lillehammmer
1995 Aivinaiset, linen textiles,Hauho
Gallery Artteli, Joensuu
Rommakko, Gallery 1H + K , Pori
1994 Rommakko, Gallery of citylibrery in Oulu
1993 Flax and barbed wire,H. Kaikkonen T. Turpeinen, Gallery of citylibrery in Oulu
Rommakko, Gallery of citylibrery in Rovaniemi
Rommakko, Gallery Vapauden Aukio, Helsinki

Other Activities
2001 Set decorator assistant in childrens feature film
1998 Costumes and scenocrafi for dance center JoJo in Oulu for production Hielo Rojo
1997 Musicvideo, Valo ( Light), together with Heikki Timonen, Oulu Musicvideofestival, Kettupäivät, Helsinki
two children
instructor in textiles during many years in different schools

Works of art in public possession
Nordea bank, Finland, Commune of Ii, Neste co.,Moscow, City of Oulu, Hotel Ylläs Saaga, Finland

Grants
2005 The central artfoundation of Finland ( group), Art comitee for the province of Oulu
Design foundation of Finland ( group)
2004 Eva and Maija Taimis fund
2002 The central art foundation of Finland
2001 Art Comitee for the province of Oulu
2000 The central art foundation of Finland
Valto Pernu foundation
1999 Art comitee for the province of Oulu
1998 The State of Finland
Finnish - Swedish Cultural Foundation
Cultural foundation of the city of Oulu
Arts Council for the Province of Oulu
Finnish Cultural Foundation

 

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