sample page by Katja Tukiainen

Katja Tukiainen
lives in Helsinki, Finland

Katja's homesite is at
www.katjat.net

Degrees obtained

Master of arts,
University of art and design,
Helsinki, 1990-1996

Studies in painting,
Academy of fine arts of Venice, 1994-1995

Graphic stories published

Varjeltava kylmältä
(protect from cold)
serigraphy book, 2000

Jos olisin prinsessa
(If I were a princess),
little comic book in colors,
Suomen Yrityslehdet,
24 pages, 1999

A-B-C-D-themes,
author’s edition,
128 pages, 1999

Tyttö ja mummo (Girl and granny),
Publishing House Jalava,
45 pages, 1998

Tyttöjen leikit (Girls plays)
Publishing House Jalava,
46 pages, 1997

Kramppeja ja nyrjähdyksiä, (story by P. Kallio)
strips in various magazines, 1999-

Graphic stories published in Finland, Belgium, Switzerland and France.

Paintings in collections

Wihuri foundation / Art museum of Rovaniemi, 2000

Helsinki City Art Museum, 2000

Single exhibitions

When The Pee Does Not come
The Finnish Cultural Institute of Tallinn
Estonia, 2000

Pullaa, serigraphies,
Café Engel, Helsinki 2000

Virkkuukoukku, wall stories
Gallery Bakeliittibambi,
Helsinki 1999/2000

Tyttö ja mummo, paintings
Gallery Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki 1999

Sins=eleven elephants, paintings
Kinki-Gallery, Helsinki 1996

Paintings, Gallery Into,
Helsinki 1995

Group exhibitions

Big Torino, Biennale di arte emergente, Italy 2000

Kenelle soittaisin seuraavaksi?, KIASMA,
Museum of contemporary art, Helsinki 1999

SLAM!-comics exhibition,
Voipaala 1997

Ruudun valossa
Museum of contemporary art, Tampere 1996

Finnish women cartoonist,
Old student house, Hki 1995

Sarjakuvastin triennale
Gallery Jangva, Helsinki 1995

Rassegna d'Arte 1995,
Sassoferrato, Italy 1995

Auto Arte
Venice, Italy, 1995

Ombre e luci, paintings
Padova, Italy, 1995

Pianeta del Sposa,
fashion and art event,
Venice, Italy, 1995

Arte a Pordenone
Art fair of Pordenone, Italy, 1995

Naarassarjat,
Finnish women cartoonists,
Galleria Pinacoteca,
Jyväskylä 1992

Grants

Finnish cultural foundation, 2000, 1998

Väinö Tanner foundation,
studio stipend for six months
in Mazzano Romano, Italy, 1997

Finnish cartoonists’ association, 1998

Tobi Gaberthuel sample page and information Markus Huber sample page and information Lily Lau Lee Lee sample page and information You are here