Persten http://persten.com Welcome to Persten Collection of silk screen prints Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Katja Tukiainen http://persten.com/collection/katja-tukiainen http://persten.com/collection/katja-tukiainen#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:45:21 +0000 admin http://persten.com/?p=313 Katja Tukiainen (b. 1969) is a Helsinki based artist. She is working in the fields of painting, graphic novel, drawing and site specific installation. In her works you can find references to old children’s books, vignettes and teens culture. Her works have an alluring quality of cuteness and strange quirkiness.

Katja Tukiainen’s works have been shown in several solo and group exhibitions in Finland and abroad. Her works are included in many important Finnish public collections, among others Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art collection.

Katja Tukiainen graduated (MA) year 1996 from University of Art and Design Helsinki, and is now studying in the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. She has also studied in Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, and has been an artist in residence in Mazzano Romano and New York.

www.katjat.net

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