Curriculum Vitae
Minna Markkanen
Born at Ruokolahti, FINLAND, 1989
Living and working in Kuopio, North-Savo (FIN)
Studies
2018 MFA in Gemstone and Jewelry, Fachhochschule Trier (GER)
2012 Bachelor in Visual arts, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences (FIN)
Solo exhibitions
2023 ”Skin”, GalleriA, Kuopio Art Museum, Kuopio (FIN)
2022 "Skin Flora", Art Centre East, Lappeenranta (FIN)
2017 "Of Bones", Käytävägalleria, Imatra (FIN)
Group exhibitions
2024 "Oozing Natural Skill", gallery Gao Shan, Helsinki (FIN)
2023 The Finnish Jewellery Art Association's sale/exhibit, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki (FIN)
2022 The Finnish Jewellery Art Association’s sale/exhibit, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki (FIN)
2021 "Jäsennäyttely", by the Finnish Jewelry Art Association, Art Centre East, Lappeenranta (FIN)
2021 "The Collection", by the Finnish Jewelry Art Association, Lappeenranta (FIN)
2021 The Finnish Jewelry Art Association's sale exhibition, online
2020 “Contemporary Jewelry Brazil-Finland: Polarities”, A CASA Museu do Objeto Brasileiro, São Paulo (BRA)
2020 The Finnish Jewellery Art Association’s sale/exhibit, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki (FIN)
2019- 2021 Recent selected graduates from Galerie Marzee, INTRO gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
2019 “Body Control”, Museum Arnhem, Arnhem (NL)
2019 “Jewelry and Anatomy”, Tincal Lab, Porto (PT)
2019 “Marzee Graduates @CODA”, CODA Museum Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn (NL)
2019 “Northern Light – Jewellery from Finland”, CODA Museum Apeldoorn (NL)
2018 “Marzee International Graduate Show”, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
2018 “KORU + Itä”, Art Centre East, Lappeenranta (FIN)
2017 ”Rockstars”, Sieraad International Jewellery Art Fair, Amsterdam (NL)
2017 “NSAIO6” Schmuckdenken, Gemstone campus, Idar-Oberstein (GER)
2015 HOME, Space CRAFT, Belfast (IRE)
2015 HOME, Taidebunkkeri, Imatra (FIN)
2015 POP-UP exhibition during the KORU5- week, Imatra (FIN)
2015 The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange 2015
2015 Artist group TROPHY, Gallery Martti, Turku (FIN)
2015 Artist group TROPHY, the City Library of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä (FIN)
2015 Schmuckgalerie Brigitte Berndt, Regensburg (GER)
2015 The Finnish Jewellery Art Association’s sale/exhibit, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki (FIN)
2014 The Finnish Jewellery Art Association’s Collection at show, Tampere (FIN)
2014 Artist group TROPHY, the City Library of Ruokolahti, Ruokolahti (FIN)
2014 Artist group TROPHY, Window-gallery Hytti, Helsinki (FIN)
2014 Artist group 55100, "Kohtaamisia", Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki (FIN)
2014 Artist group TROPHY, "TROPHY", Gallery24/7, Pori (FIN)
2013 Galleria Jänis, the Christmas calendar, Turku (FIN)
2013 Artist group TROPHY, "TROPHY", Vantaa + Kerava, Galleria Jänis (FIN)
2013 ”Kiosk of Jewellery”, Paris (FRA)
2013 ”Jewellery in Proximity”, Re:View Gallery, Detroit (USA)
2013 "This End Up", SNAG, Toronto (CAN)
2012 Thesis exhibition "Mitä ikinä haluat", the City museum of Art, Imatra (FIN)
2012- 2013 Connecting Identities - travelling student-work exhibition (GER, SLO, BEL, UK, FIN)
2012 "Spirit of Stone", St.Petersburg (RUS)
2011 "Neljän ruuhka"- jewelry art exhibition, Rantapaja, Lappeenranta (FIN)
2011 Kankaanpää exchange exhibition, (FIN)
2011 "Spirit of Stone"- contest's exhibition, The South Karelia museum (FIN)
Grants, Prices
2022 6-month grant for artistic work, 12 000 €, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (TAIKE)
2021 6-month grant for artistic work, 13 000 €, The Finnish Cultural foundation (SKR)
2021 Covid-19 support grant for artistic work, 4 000 €, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (TAIKE)
Collections, Publications
2023 3 works in Kuopio Art Museum collection (FIN)
2021 work in a private collection, (NL)
2021 3 works in State Art Deposit Collection (FIN)
2018 work in a private collection, (NL)
2015 work in a private collection, (FIN)
2012 work in the collection of the Finnish Jewellery Art Association, (FIN)
2015 “The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange 2015” - book
2013 “This End Up” - book
2013 “Connecting Identities, An International Jewellery Project” - book
2011 “Spirit of Stone” - book