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Inka Nieminen

Works and lives in Helsinki and Hailuoto

Memberships
The association of Finnish Sculptors, Gallery Huuto

Education
1993-1999 Academy of Fine Art, Department of Sculpture,  Helsinki, Master of Fine Arts
1997-1998 Academy of Fine Art, Prague

Teaching
2006- Aalto Yliopisto, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Art, part-time tescher
2018-2020, University of The Arts, Academy of Fine Arts,Sculpture lecturer
2020- University of The Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, sculpture part-time teacher 

Solo Exhibitions

2023
Åbo Konst Hall, Åbo
Galleri G, Helsinki

2020-2021 Oulu City Art Museum, Sea-Changes, Oulu

2018 Galleria Luoto, Original, Hailuoto
2016 Galleria Lapinlahti, Helsinki
2014 Konstsalongen, Helsinki
2013 Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki
2011 Galleria Orton, Helsinki

2010
Kluuvi Gallery,  Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki
Katrineholm Konst Hall, Katrineholm, Sweden

2008 Gallery AARNI,  Espoo
2006 Gallery Huuto, Helsinki
2005 Konstsalong Husa, Tampere
2004 Forum Box, Helsinki
2002 Göteborgs Konstförening, Sweden
2001 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki
2000 Gallery Klobben, Helsinki
1999 Art Trail, Cork, Irland
1998 Gallery Klobben, Helsinki
1997 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

Group Exhibitions

2021 Aalto Yliopisto: peripheries in parallax: BRAVE NEW PERIPHERIES: MATTER,  Otaniemi campus and on-line

2020-21
Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection, EMMA
Life in Lallukka Artistshome, HAM, 2020-2021, Helsinki 

2020 Sara Hildénin Art Museum, Tampere

2019
Live Gallery, Orton, Helsinki
Mältinranta Art center, Tampere

2017 Art Taarasti, Nastola

2016
Kain Tapper memorian exhibition, Saarijärvi Art Museum
Saastamoinen Foudation collections EMMA, Espoo

2015 Gallery Kuusi/Kuusi, Vartiosaari, Helsinki
2014  Keravan Art Museum, Keeping the cloud road
2012  Alla luna  de la nord, Venetsia , Italia
2011  New Sculture, Lahti Art Museum

2010  
Konstsalong, Helsinki
Blackout, Flaggfabriken, Bergen, Norja

2009 Salo Art museum

2008
Simply Life, Fiskars
Purnu, Orivesi
Wood in sculptors hands, EMMA

2007
Galleria Huuto, Drawing, Helsinki
Suvi-Pinx, Sysmä

2006
Nuoret 2006, Art Hall, Helsinki 
Sugar, Rauma Art Museum
Horse power, Helsinki City Art Museum

2005 Galleria Huuto, Opening exhibition of the Gallery, Helsinki

2004
Mänttä Art Weeks, Mänttä
Oulu Art Museum, Brushes in the sand

2003
Nuoret 2003, Muu Gallery, Helsinki
Meeting Place North-European Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Riga, Tallin, Göteborg, Stocholm

2002 Oulu Art Museum, From the earth

2001
Rundetaarn, young artist from Finland, Kööpenhamina, Danmark
Tytyri mill, Lohja
Mänttä Art weeks, Mänttä

2000 Art Hailuoto
1999 Saarijärvi Museum

1998
Kultur Bahnhof Eller, Dusseldorf, Germany
Sörlandets Konstmuseum, Biennale Syd, Norway

1997
Oulu Art museum
Rauma Art Museum

1996 Academy of Fine Art Gallery, Helsinki

Works in collections

HAM
Tampere City Art Museum
Oulu City Art Museum
Sara Hildén Art Museum
Saastamoinen Foundation
Heino collections
Göteborg City collections, Sweden
Katrineholm city collections, Sweden
Hailuoto municipality
Finland state
Newspaper Kaleva collections

Public Art works
The Finnish state guest house, Helsinki, 2024, Savotta Kindergarden, Helsinki, 2002, Kindergarden Saarela, Oulu 2002

Symposium
China Sculpture Art Symposium, Huian, Kiina, 2002

Residens
Pepinieres Europeennes pour jeunes artistes, National Sculptor Factory, Cork, Irlanti, 1999

Art Prizes
William Thuring 2011, Stina Krook Stiftelse 2015