BIOGRAPHY
Karoliina Niemelä
(born 1960)
Master of Arts/Artist

Pajakatu 3 B 3
90100 Oulu
Fnland
tel.+358-8-374155
e-mail: karoliina.niemela@waria.fi

EDUCATION
2002
2001
2000
1998-99 

1990, 91, 93
1979-84
POEM Digital Days Workshop II
POEM Digital Days Workshop I
Multimedia and Internet education
Computer cource

University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki, Additional studies in ceramics and stonecarving
Master of Arts, University of industrial arts, Helsinki
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2002
2001
1999

1996

1995 
1993

1992
1991
1987
Lizards and turtles, Galleria Myötätuuli, raahe
Lizards and turtles,
Smarthouse, Technopolis, Oulu
'Venus, gold and silver'-paintings, Oulu County cultural Comission exhibition area, Oulu

’Allowed to touch’-installation going around in kindergardens, build by children, Oulu
Arthouse Väinölä, Oulainen
Gallery 3-5 rooms + kitchen, Pori
Sculptures, Galleria BE’19, Helsinki
Artcorner of Oulu Artists Association, Oulu
Colpothrinax Wrightii-dancing palms, installations, Oulu
Ideoplastica-skulptures, Galleria Septaria, Helsinki, and Raahe 1990
Ceramic sculptures, Oulu
GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND

2002
2001
2000


1999
1998


1996


1995 
 
 
 


1994

1993



1992


1991
 
 
Taken part to groupexhibitions from year 1983, of which:
'Grandma-group', Galleria5, Oulu

Ars Kärsämäki
Palapeli, Oulu Art Museum

Galleria septaria 10 year anniversary exhibition, Helsinki
From book to art exhibition, Oulu Library

Christmas exhibition, Galleria 5, Oulu
Valoa-maximediat'- exhibition, Oulu
SKJL year exhibition
Gel-Git, Visuaalinen keskus, Oulu
Tervo-Niemelä-Tervo, Galleria Allinna, Riihimäki
Matinlauri-Niemelä-Poussu, Galleria A 1, Oulu
Taivalkoski Workshop, Taivalkoski
The River- riverproject, Rovaniemi
Oulu County Regional Exhibition 1992,1989
Matkalla-On the Road, Oulu
Iceskape-icesculpting contess, Oulu
Art in Suitcases, Oulu and Rovaniemi
100’s Exhibition of Finnish Artists, Oulu
’Onko kanto taidetta’-Art in sculptures in Finland in 90’, Oulu
XL-Artfair, Turku
Siirtymä, Oulu
Transform, Tornio
Niemelä- Gregory, Turku
International Snowsculpting Contess, Rovaniemi
Year Exhibition of Oulu Art 1986, 87, 88, 89, 91
75-Blue and White, Oulu
10 keramiker från Finland, Eckerö, Åland
Syteen ja saveen, Oulu
Posion Potta, Posio
Opri Gallery, Lappeenranta’
Muodon tähdet, Helsinki
Art Pikisaari, Oulu
INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1998
1996 
1995
1994

1992
1991

1988 
 
Gel-Git, Women’s Library and Information Center, Istanbul , Turkey
 ’Duty Free’, 12 Finnish artists, the Putney School Gallery, Putney, Vermont, USA
 Art in Suitcases, Luleå, Sweden; Vilna, Lithuania and Lillehammer, Norway
Imported Goods from Finland, Amsterdam, Holland
International Snowsculpting Symposium Luleå, Sweden 1992
Skulpturell keramik, Sönderborg, Denmark
Autumnsalong of Luleå, Sweden
5th Internationl Triennal of Ceramics, Sopot, Poland
Experimentell keramisk skulptur, international symposium and tuor exhibition in northern  Sweden,Södra Synderbyn, Sweden
Exhibition of Young Artists, Santa Clara, Cuba
OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS


2002
2001
2000

1999

1997
Have made cooperation work with different theatre or musical groups by designing clothes for a play or built the set for a play, of witch the latest:
Jolly Jumpers plays Catkills Crash- musicvideo
Gosh - Hyvänen aika shortmovie in POEM Digital days Workshop I

Luna de España -danceduettos scene and multimediaproject of the duettos preparing prosess together with
Kaija törmäkangas and Jarno Vesa
Clothing for the guire Barmat for their summer consert

Built a set for dancer Soili Heikkinen
Made a visual design for the guire Barmat for their 15th year anniversary consert
Built a set for the theatre group 'Great Star Theathre'
GRANTS AND AWARDS
1999 
1998
1994
1993

1991 
Oulu County Cultural Comission, artist grant 1998, 96, 09, 88, 87
Frame-Finnish Found for Art Exhange
Finnish Cultural Foundation, artists grant
Oulu City Cultural Broad, artists grant
Oulu City Art Award
Goverments industrial art comission
COLLECTIONS
Oulu City Art Museum
City of Raahe
Institute of Art and Design, Havanna, Cuba
University of industrial arts, Helsinki
Taivalkoski county
ADC Solitra Oy, Oulu
MEMBERSHIPS
Finnish Sculptors Union
Oulu Artists Union
ELECTED POSITIONS
2000
1997-99

1994-95
1989-92

Arthouse commitee
Visual center, exhibition board
Chairman, Oulu Artist Union
Oulu City, Art Broad

TEACHINGS

2001-2003
1992-2003

1985-95 
1988   
 
As a parttime artteacher since year 1983, of which:
Adjunct Faculty,Oulu University, education and research department
Adjunct Faculty, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi

Adjunct Faculty, University of Oulu, Oulu
Visiting Artist, Institute of Industrial Design, Havanna, Cuba
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