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Kati Peltola
(b. 1989)

Helsinki


Education 

2020 Master of Arts, Contemporary Design, Aalto University
2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2008  Helsingin kuvataidelukio


Solo exhibition

2023, La morale élastique, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki


Group exhibitions

2024 Versot, Lokal, Helsinki
2023 Positions and directions, Finnish Spirit Space, Helsinki
2023 Jardin Imaginaire, Institut finlandais, Paris
2023 Bloom, Lokal, Helsinki
2022 Identity, curated by Finnish Spirit, Lapinlahden lähde, Helsinki
2022 Jewel, Lokal, Helsinki
2022 Protoshop, Habitare fair, Helsinki 
2021 Member exhibition of the Finnish Jewellery Art Association, Art Centre East, Lappeenranta
2021 First International Festival of Manuports, Kohta Kunsthalle
2021 1 to 100 Art Shop, Katugalleria Mutteri, Helsinki
2021 Kosminen Salonki, Kosminen, Helsinki
2020 O Worm Supreme, Tuo Tuo Kulttuuri Tila, Joutsa, Finland
2019 Tomorrow’s archives, Design Lab Gallery, Helsinki 
2018 Bloom, Lokal, Helsinki
2018 Emoveo, Helsinki Design Museum, Helsinki 
2018 Henkilökohtaista/personal, Aalto University, Espoo
2016 Nuutajärvi Local, Aalto University, Helsinki
2014 Hearth, Station 16, Montreal, Canada
2013 Magasin 2, Galerie Espace Projet, Montreal, Canada


Residencies 

2023 Cité Iternational des Arts - Residency, Paris (November - December)
2022 The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York (FCINY) Residency – (September – October)


Grants

2023 SKR Mobility grant, Paris
2023 TAIKE Project Grant
2022 Urban Glass - Scholarship
2022 SKR - Project grant for studio ventilation
2022 TAIKE Covid 19 – Artist working grant (2 months)
2021 SKR Mobility grant, Paris
2021 TAIKE Covid 19 – Artist working grant (3 months)
2021 TAIKE Covid 19 – Artist working grant (2 months)
2021 Taiteiden kesä (SKR) – Project grant 
2018 Department of Design (Aalto University) – Project grant


Courses

Private demo on insect sculpting by Jessica Tsai, Philadelphia, USA
Getcha Glow On - Neon sign & sculpture class with Emily Craddock, NYC, Urban Glass, USA
Fume: Explore the Rainbow with Domonic Mathews at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning NY, USA


Memberships

2021 – Korutaideyhdistys ry 
2020 – Taku ry


Articles

Helsinki Design Weekly: Interview with Crystal Bennes, July 2022
FCINY: Kati Peltola on Reflections – in Glass and Upon Oneself, November 2022
Institut finlandais: Interview with Kati Peltola, February 2024


Jewelry retailers 

Lokal, Helsinki
Finnova, Paris
Aalto University Shop, Espoo
Archetype, Helsinki
Katoko, Pori
Puf, Turku
Helge Kodu, Tallinna
Suomen lasimuseo / Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki
Emma Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo
Vitrine Studio, Tammisaari