Født i Lieksa, Finland 1973

UTDANNELSE
2006 Teachers pedagogic studies, HAMK, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2003 The Specialized program of jewellery art (20 credit units), South Carelia Polytechnic,
Lappeenranta, Finland
1999 College diploma of jewellery and stonework design, South Carelia Vocational
College, Department of Crafts And Design, Lappeenranta, Finland
1998 Internship with Willhelm Tasso Mattar, Artá, Mallorca
1998 Pedagogic studies (15 credit units), Open University of Joensuu, Finland
1995 The secondary education of jewellery and stonework design, Lappeenranta College
of Crafts and Design, Finland

ARBEIDE
2000- Stonework teacher, South Carelia Vocational College and Polytechnic,
Lappeenranta, Finland
2007 SEAL, workshop, Ravstedhus, Denmark
2006 Cameo today, workshop, KORU2, Lappeenranta, Finland
1996 Co-directori, Gallery Luowa, Lappeenranta, Finland

SEPARATUTSTILLINGER
2009 Valkoisesta, Gallery Louise Smit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008 Blanco, Gallery Rantapaja, Lappeenranta, Finland
2004 South Carelia Art Museum, Lobbygallery
2003 Gallery Hnoss, Göteborg, Sweden
2000 Sinus, with Eija Mustonen, Crafts Museum, Lappeenranta, Finland
2000 Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
1999 Jewellery about femininity, Design Forum window gallery, Helsinki, Finland

KOLEKTIVUTSTILLINGER
2010 Nordic Jewellery - 925 S, Galleri for samtidskunst, Oslo, Norway
2009 KORU3, Imatra Art Musem, Imatra, Finland
2009 Still, Galerie Sofie Lachaert Tielrode, Belgium
2009 Hibernate-group, Collect London, England (represent by Gallery Norsu, Hki)
2008 Täky Galleria; Tuija Hietanen, Inni Pärnänen, Essi Sikanen, TT, Lappeenranta
2008 Bettina Specner and Tarja Tuupanen, Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
2008 Collection of Finnish Jewellery Association, Lahti Art Museum, Finland
2008 Hibernate-group, Gallery Ornamentum, Hudson (NY), USA
2008 Finnish Bitches, Gallery Louise Smit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2008 From hand to Hand, Mudac; Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains,
Lausanne, Switzerland
2008 Out of the Shell, Gallery Loupe, New Jersey, USA & The University of Akron, Myers
School of Art, Ohio, USA
2007 Hnoss depended, Röhsska Museet, Göteborg, Sweden
2007 Kontti, Finnish Jewellery Art Association, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Hibernate-group, Collect, London, England, (represented by Gallery Norsu, Hki)
2006 Hibernate-group, SOFA Chicago, (represented by Gallery Ornamentum, NY, USA)
2006 Female Form, Nordische Botschaften, Berlin, Germany
2006 Kontti, Finnish Jewellery Art, Lappeenranta, Finland
2006 Female Form, Design Museum, Finland
2006 Schmuck´06, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA
2006 Schmuck´06, München, Germany
2006 Hibernate-group, 84GHz- Gallery, München, Germany
2006 Hibernate-group, Gallery Beatrice Lang, Bern, Switzerland
2006 Francoise van den Bosch, tijdgenoten en jong talent, CODA Museum, The Netherlands
2005 Joieria Finlandesa, FAD- galleria, Barcelona, Spain
2005 Hibernate-group, Gallery Tactile, Geneve, Switzerland
2005 Hibernate-groupryhmä Simpeleen Wanha Pappila, Simpele
2005 Hibernate-ryhmä, Amber Trip 2005, Vilna, Liettua
2004 Tarja Tuupanen, Terhi Tolvanen, Kimmo Heikkilä,Rantapajan Galleria, Lappeenranta
2004 Hibernate-ryhmä, Kanala galleria, Westers, Kiila, Kemiö
2004 Hibernate- ryhmä, ContacT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2004 Schmuck´04, München, Saksa
2003 Kranssit, Pro Puu Galleria, Lahti
2003 KORU 1, Etelä-Karjalan museo, Lappeenranta
2003 Hibernate- ryhmä, Galleri Metal, Kööpenhamina, Tanska
2002 SOFA Chicago 2002 (edustajana Charon Kransen Arts, NY)
2002 At Beauty´s Edge, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, USA
2002 SOFA New York 2002 (edustajana Charon Kransen Arts, NY)
2001 Jewellery, Almere´s choise, De Paviljoens, Almere, Alankomaat
2001 SOFA Chicago 2001 (edustajana Charon Kransen Arts, NY)
2001 Nocturnus, Muhu, Viro
2001 Hibernate- ryhmä, Kanala galleria, Westers, Kiila, Kemiö
2001 Junger Schmuck - New Jewellery, Kunsthalle Rostock, Saksa
2001 SOFA New York 2001 (edustajana Charon Kransen Arts, NY)
2000 International 21th Century Arts Fair NY, (edustajana Charon Kransen Arts, NY)
2000 SOFA Chicago 2000 (edustajana Charon Kransen Arts, NY)
2000 Brücken und Gezeiten, Gallerie Herman Ritterswürden, Zwiesel, Saksa
2000 Talente 2000, München, Saksa
1999 Näytön paikka IV, Lappeenrannan Käsityömuseo
1999 Graduate work, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Alankomaat
1999 Ways to Jewelry, Köln ja Berliini, Saksa
1999 Déjà-vu, Wrexham, Wales
1997 Ei tosikoille, Galleria Luowa, Lappeenranta
1997 Alchemy, Galleria Luowa, Lappeenranta

OFFENTLIGE OG PRIVATE SAMLINGER
Rhöska Museet, Göteborg, Sweden
Franqoise van den Bosch Foundation, The Netherlands
Regional Museum, Turnov, Tsekki
Lars ja Helena Pahlman, private collection, Finland

PUBLIKASJONER
2007 Baltic Jewellery News 11/2007
2007 Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine 4/2007
2007 Kontti, korutaidetta, Korutaideyhdistys Ry
2006 Kontti, suomalaista korutaidetta, Korutaideyhdistys Ry
2006 Schmuck 2006
2005 Koru, Joieria Contemporània Finlandesa, Kaakkois-Suomen taidetoimikunta
2004 Schmuck 2004
2004 Jewellery, The choise of the Europarliament, Galleria Marzee, The Netherlands
2003 KORU I, Etelä-Karjalan Ammattikorkeakoulu, Lappeenranta, Finland
2003 Jewellery, Almere´s choise, Gallery Marzee, The Netherlans
2001 Nocturnus, Estonia
2000 Marzee katalogue 14/2000

STIPEND OG PRISER
2008 Working grant, The Finnish Cultural Foundation
2008 Grant for tools, Art Committee of South-East Finland
2007 Working grant, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, South Carelia
2007 Travel grant, Art Council of Finland
2006 Working grant, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, South Carelia
2006 Travel grant, Art Counsil of Finland
2004 Travel grant, Art Council Finland
2004 Working grant, Art Committee of South-East Finland
2003 Working grant, The Finnish Cultural Foundation
2003 Grant for organizing Koru1 event (group TT, Mustonen, Heikkilä) The Finnish
Cultural Foundation
2003 Travel grant, Art Council of Finland
2002 Working grant, Art Committee of South-East Finland
2002 Grant for carving machine, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Unit of South Carelia
2001 Travel grant, Sleipnir (Nifca)
2000 Working grant, Art Committee of South-East Finland