Aino Kajaniemi, born 18.9.1955, textileartist Lahjaharjuntie 12, 40250 Jyväskylä, Finland, tel. +358 50 3279462 aino.kajaniemi@elisanet.fi, http://www.elisanet.fi/aino.kajaniemi Education 1978.83 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, Textile dep. 1975-77 School of arts and crafts in Petäjävesi, Weaving dep. Membership Finnish Association of Ornamo, Artists O, Artists Association in Jyväskylä Solo exhibitions 2016 Helsinki, Gallery Katariina (coming) 2015 Jyväskylä, Museum of Central Finland (coming) USA, Michigan, Hancock, Finlandia University, The Finnish American Heritage Center USA, Colorado, Durango, Studio & 2014 USA, Minneapolis Textile Center, Joan Mondale Gallery 2013 Helsinki, Café Engel,Tsiigaa, Art goes Kapakka Ii,Culture Kauppila 2012 Helsinki-Vantaa airport, VIP Centre Saarijärvi, Vintti gallery 2011 Porvoo, Gallery Colmio Laukaa, Järvilinna Eurajoki, Gallery Gylich 2010 Jyväskylä, Gallery Becker Oulu Gallery Colmio 2008 Lappeenranta, gallery TÄKY Sweden, Gothenburg, TEXTILIA Jyväskylä, Patina 2007 Lahti, Taidepanimo 2006 Spain, Barcelona, La Galeria 2005 Jyväskylä, Gallery Becker Oulu, Gallery 5 2003 Sweden, Gothenburg, TEXTILIA 2001 Konnevesi, Gallery Käpy, Hankasalmi Library, Rauma, Rauma-Hall 1999 Rauma, Teresia and Rafael Lönnström Home Museum Spain, Fuengirola, Pacosintupa gallery Helsinki, Bau, Gallery for Applied Art Jyväskylä, Gallery Becker, Ii, Community Center Lappeenranta, Laura Korpikaivo-Tamminen Museum of Handicrafts Lahti, Pihagallery 1996 Seinäjoki Art Hall 1995 Jyväskylä, Museum of Central Finland Kotka, Gallery Uusikuva 1994 Helsinki, Gallery Hagelstam, Lahti, Gallery Kolibri 1992 Oulu, Gallery of City Library of Oulu 1984 Kemi Art Museum Juried collective exhibition 2015-16 Minitextile exhibition, Texo, Verkaranta, Tampere, Finlands Handicraft Museum, Jyväskylä (coming) 2014, 08 Museum of Central Finland, Artists Association of Jyväskylä 2012-2013 Joensuu Art Museum, Oulu Art Museum, Turku, Väinö Aaltonen Museum, TEXO 9. triennial 2011 South-Korea, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Between tradition and future 2013,11,09,07,05,04,02,01,1998, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Artists Association of Jyväskylä 2010 Helsinki, Mexico-Finland, Finlands National Archive Raisio Museum Harkko, Finnish textile exhibition 2007-08 Jyväskylä, Finlands Handicraft Museum, Design from Central Finland 2007 Mänttä, G.A. Serlachius -museum PAPRU, paper art exhibition
2006 Helsinki, Johan S. TEXO miniature textiles Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum, TEXO 7. triennial 2005 Helsinki, Design Forum, Tampere, TR 1, Vammala, Valkeakoski, Inform 2003 Kankaanpää Parish Centre, Hartauskuvia II 2002, 03 Poland, Lodz, The Central Textile Museum, Oulu Art Museum, Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala Art Museum, TEXO 6. triennial 1999-2000 Kerava Art Museum, Aikasauma, TEXO exhibition 1996,97 Helsinki, Gallery Bronda, Rauma, Lönnström, Mikkeli Art Museum 40 th jubilee exhibition of TEXO 1996 Kerava Art Museum, Creative Hands 1993, 94, 97 Jyväskylä, Alvar Aalto Museum, Artists Association of Jyväskylä 1993, 94 Helsinki, Turku, Varkaus, Tampere, Matkalla, TEXO exhibition 1993 Helsinki Art Hall, Materia, 10th jubilee exhibition of TAIKO 1992 France, Paris, Institute of Finland, TEXO exhibition 1991 Tampere, Espoo, 3 rd Finnish Textile Triennial 1986, 88, 91 Helsinki, Tampere, Espoo, Tallinn, Miniature textiles, TEXO exhibition Group exhibition 2014 Jyväskylä, Gallery Patina, together with Aura Kajaniemi Seinäjoki, Varikko Gallery, together with Sanna Koivisto 2013 Turkey, Istanbul, Gallery 5, with Raija Jokinen England, Scarborough, Woodend gallery, Jyväskylä, Gallery Ratamo, Connection North Lapinlahti Art museum, KOHTA, together with Helena Kaikkonen and Synnöve Dickhoff Helsinki, Suomenlinna, Gallery Rantakasarmi, POLKU, together with Päivi Hintsanen, Anne Mäkelä and Virve Lilja 2012 England, North Yorkshire, Mercer art gallery Harrogate Korpilahti Höyry gallery 2011 Helsinki, Gallery Duetto, together with Raija Jokinen 2010 England Bilston Craft Gallery, paperworks Helsinki, Gallery NORSU 5 year s jubilee exhibition Norway, Oslo, Finlands Culture Institut, Finnish Designer Awards Gallery Carree, Kuopio with Aura Kajaniemi England, The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Paper Works Helsinki, Design Forum Finland, Finnish Designer Awards 2009 Jyväskylä, Äkkigallery London, Flow gallery, Signals, Paper works Sweden, Upperud Åsensbruk, Dalslands konstmuseum, with R. Jokinen Helsinki, Gallery NORSU with Ane Henriksen and Kristen Saeterdal Joutsa, Haihatus, Joensuu Taitokortteli 2008 Australia, Melbourne, Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn Netherlands, Museum Ryswyk, with Raija Jokinen and Marian Biljenga Saarijärvi Art museum, -50+ erotique, 14 women artists The ANU School Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia, "The Fine Art of Tapestry Weaving" Sue Lawty and Fiona Rutherford, Great Britain, Sara Lidsay, Australia, Susan Mowatt, Skotland, Yasuko Fujino, Japan, Jane Kidd, Kanada, Aino Kajaniemi, Finland 2007 Helsinki, Laterna Magica, with Ulla-Maija Vikman Jyväskylä, Finlands Handicraft Museum, Marian Bijlenga (NL), R.Jokinen 2006.7 Estonia, Tarto, Estonian National museum, with Aet Ollisaar Norway, Oslo, Finlands Culture Institut, with Päikki Priha 2006 Naantali Artroom, with textile artist Raija Jokinen Helsinki, Forum Box, with textile artist Raija Jokinen Iisalmi, Arthall Art Anna, Three sisters 2005 Russia, Jaroslavl Art Museum, 13 artists from Finland 2004, 05 Turkey, Izmir, Helsinki, Virkki Handicrafts Museum, 6 textile artists 2003 Jyväskylä, Museum of Central Finland, Three sisters
2002 Hämeenlinna, Culture Centre, with textile artist Raija Jokinen 2001 Jugoslavia, Belgrad, Applied Art Museum, Three textile artists from Finland 2000 Slovakia, Bratislava, Galleria X, 3+3 Helsinki, Gallery Bau, Three sisters 1997 Lithuania, Vilna, Akademia Gallery, Three textile artists from Finland 1996 Vaasa, Art Hall, with sculptor Sanna Koivisto 1995 Turku, Gallery of Brinkkala, with sculptor Sanna Koivisto 1993 Kemi Art Museum, with sculptor Sanna Koivisto Tampere, Art Center Mältinranta, with sculptor Sanna Koivisto 1992 Helsinki, Gallery Vapaudenaukio, Three sisters 1983 Helsinki, Kluuvi Gallery, Graduates Collective exhibitions 2012 Oulu Art Museum, Tartuntapintoja - art from new purchase Jyväskylä Art Museum, art collection from the 21th century 2011 Denmark, Skaerbaek Fritidscenter Arthouse 2010, 09, 08 Helsinki Art Fair 2007 Jyväskylä, Dance happening, Verstas, textile sculpture Spain, Barcelona, La Galeria Bulgaria, Sofia, National Academy of Art, Academia Gallery, Contemporary textile Art from Finland 2005 Jyväskylä, Finlands Handicraft Museum, Siirtymä 2004 Vaasa, Tikanojan taidekoti, In Sleepland 2003,04,05 Oulu, Lusto, Kemi, Orimattila, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Semplice 2001 03, 05-11 Orimattila, Villa Roosa, summer exhibition, invited artists from Finland 2001 Korea, Soeul, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, 10 finnish textile artists Korea, Daegu, Fashion Center, 9 textile artists 2001-03 Italy, La Spezia, Pisa, Bari, Genova, Kisko Kivimakasiini, Tondo Finlandese 2001 Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovenská Narodná Galléria V Bratislave, Linen 2000 Viitasaari, Punainen Paja, summer exhibition 1998, 2000 Vaajakoski, Wanha Woimala 1998 Spain, Madrid, Scuola de Arte La Palma, TEXO exhibition 1996 Helsinki, Design Forum, VALO- Light, TAIKO exhibition South Korea, Soeul, Art Hall in Dpt. Gallery 1995, 96 Oulu, Kuopio, Vaasa, Putkessa, TAIKO exhibition 1995 Kellokoski, Ohkola Hospital, Minä I 1988 Soviet Union, Volgograd, Artists association of Kemi International collective exhibitions 2016 USA, Washington, The Textile Museum, Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret, Diaspora (coming) 2015 International tapestry exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, New Jersey, USA ARTAPESTRY 4, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Textil Museum Lüneburg, Germany, Textile Kultur Haslach, Austria, ArtCenter Silkeborg Bad, Denmark (coming) Irland, Clotsworthy Arts Centre, Forming words 2014-15 Netherlands,Nordic Art, Scandinavische Weefkunst van toponwerpers, Karmelklooster Drachten 2014 ARTAPESTRY 3, Riika, Latvia, Decorative Arts & Design Museum Guimaraes, Portugal CONTEXTILE 2014 Contemporary Textile Art Biennial France, Angers, ARTAPESTRY 3,Le Musée Jean Lurcat et de la tapisserie contemporaine Turkey, Izmir Art Fair 2013-14 Belgium Cosy Corner Objects from artists, Objects to live with, Contemporary Art Space Bastogne, Orangerie, WCC-BF Gallery, Anciens Abattoirs, Mons England, Manchester, The Craft and Design Centre, Forming Words Poland, Lodz, Central Museum of Textiles, 14 th International Triennial of Tapestry Sweden, Kulturcentrum Ronneby, Jyväskylä, Museum of Central Finland ARTAPESTRY 3
Manchester, The Craft and Design Centre, London, Flow gallery, Forming Words 2012 Netherlands, Kunstmaan Ameland, international exhibition Denmark, KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad, ARTAPESTRY 3 Japan, Kyoto art center, International tapestry exhibition ORIZUME II 2011 England, Barnsley, The Civic, Paper Works Bulgaria, Sofia, City gallery, paper art biennial Musée Cinquantenaire Brussel and Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, The Web of Europe/ Contemporary Paraphrases of an Eighteen-century Brussels Tapestry, Culture Institute of Hungary, Brysselja Ildiko Dobranyi Foundation, Budapest Sweden, Gothenburg, Röhhska Museum, Textilia exhibition Shetland, Weisdale, Shetland s Arts Bonhoga Gallery, Portage: textiles extremes of scale London Collect fair, Saatch Gallery, Flow gallery 2009 Grand Hall, Anciens Abattoirs, Mons, Belgium, the European Price for Applied Arts Chigaco SOFA fair, Gallery NORSU Minitextile exhibition "X"Wasserschloss Klaffenbach, Chemnitz, Germany 2008-10 Denmark, Aalborg, ARTAPESTRY, The 2st European Tapestry triennial Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Norway, Bergen, West Norway Museum of Decorative Art, France, Angers, Musée Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine, Sweden, Luleå, Konsthallen art museum 2008 10 th Textile Miniature Exhibition, Galeria X, Bratislava, Slovakia Paris, Viaduc des Arts, Masterwork Objets de créateurs eoropéens, Ateliers d Art de France 2007 World Craft Council, The Best of European Contemporary Crafts, Luxemburg England, London, The Collyer-Bristow Gallery, Northern Light Exhibition, Skandinavian contemporary art 2005-07 Denmark, Aalborg, Art Museum of North Jutland, Germany, Krefeld, Deutsches Textilmuseum France, Angers, Musée Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine ARTAPESTRY, The 1 st European Tapestry triennial 2006 England, Cardiff, Craft in the Bay, Makers Guild in Wales 2003 Germany, Heidelberg, Max Berk Museum, 10 th Intern. Biennale der Spitze 2002 Belgium, Brussels, 10th International Lace Biennial Contemporary Art 2002, 05 Czech Republic, Prague, U Prstenu Gallery, international miniature textiles 2002, 1996 France, Beauvais, 2 nd and 5 th Festival International de la Tapisserie et de L art de la Fibre 2001 Rauma, Poselli, Face to, international miniature textiles Latvia, Riga, ETN, The State Art Museum, Tradition& Innovation 1997 Estonia, Tallinn, Applied Art Museum, Useless Things, Tallinn Applied Art Triennial Belgium, Tournau, Nordic Textile Art Sweden, Kalmar, Ögonblick Norden, 5 nordic outdoor installations Sweden, Kalmar, Teatergalleriet, Nordic 650th jubilee of the Union of Kalmar 1994 Italy, Como, Miniartextil 1986 Germany, Munich, Jugend Gestaltet Public commissions 2015 Lahti, Kilpiäinen service centre, rug, the victory of a competition 2013 Pori, The magistrate wedding room, tapestry 2011 Jyväskylä, The Chapel of Mäntykangas, tapestries Helsinki, Ministry of Defence Finland 2010 Jyväskylä, Hospital of Central Finland, tapestry 2009 Jyväskylä, Finnish Broadcasting Network regional office, tapestries 2008 Vesanka school and library, tapestries and rugs 2007 Jyväskylä, Keskisuomalainen Oyj, Publishing company entrance hall, paper installation, the victory of a competition 2006 Espoo, Muurala staff restaurant, tapestries 2005 Mikkeli, The Diocese Chapter, meeting room,tapestry, the victory of a competition
2004 Iisalmi, Ylä-Savo Jurisdictional District Office, tapestry 2003 Helsinki, Kustaankartano service centre for the aged, 3 tapestries and 2 rugs 2001 Jyväskylä, The public Swimming pool, Fireplace room, rug Jyväskylä, ARE Oy, meeting room, double weaving cloth 2000 Helsinki, HUS; hospital chapel, tapestry 1996 Jyväskylä, Meeting room of public swimming pool, double weaving cloth Jyväskylä, Karjaportti, the canteen, double weaving cloth 1994 Vaajakoski service centre for the aged, Rural district of Jyväskylä, rug Jyväskylä, Service block of Kortepohja, rug 1989 Kemi, Health centre of Syväkangas, tapestry, double weaving cloth and spatial textile work 1988 Kemi, Comprehensive school of Hepola, rug KEMI Oy, the canteen, pulp fibre work 1987 Oulunsalo, Upper level of a comprehensive school, tapestry The victory of a competition 1985 Kemi, United Bank of Finland, tapestry Art works in collections State of Finland Helsinki Art Museum Jyväskylä Art Museum Finlands Craft Museum Oulu Art Museum Commune of Ii City of Gothenberg/Sweden Cities of Vaasa, Kemi, Kotka, Naantali Kellokoski Hospital Keskisuomalainen Oyj TEXTILIA center, Göteborg, Sweden The County of Jyväskylä University of Jyväskylä Commune of Värmland, Hospital of Karlstad, Sweden Dalslands Konstförening, Sweden NIB, Nordic investmentbank Liturgical church textiles 2008 Church of Rymättylä, textiles for the altar and the pulpit 2006 The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, The Chapel of The centre of Education, Järvenpää 2004 Church of Vaajakoski 2002.3 Church of Palokka 2000 Helsinki, HUS, hospital chapel for children 1998-99 The Rural Parish of Jyväskylä, Church of Taulumäki 1988-90 Church of Veitsiluoto 1986-88 City Church of Kemi Grants and awards 2014 Stipend for crafts and design exhibitions, Foundation of Greta and William Lehtinen 2013 The Finnish Crafts Organization, the golden medal National Council for Crafts and Design stipend for exhibition costs 2011 Personal five-year-grant for artistic work, National Council for Crafts and Design The Finnish Association of Designers ORNAMO, the golden medal 2010 The textile artist of the year 2010 2010 Jyväskylä Culture Prize 2009,04,99 Personal one-year-grant for artistic work, National Council for Crafts and Design 2008,1998 Stipend for crafts and design exhibitions, Finnish Cultural Foundation
2015,13,08,01,96,92 National Council for Crafts and Design 2010,08,07,01,00,97 Travelling allowance, The Central Arts Council of Finland 2007-05,96,92,91 Grant for crafts and design exhibitions, Art Committee of Central Finland 2005, 01 Stipend for crafts and design exhibitions, National Council for Crafts and Design 2010, 05, 00 Compensation grant to visual artists, Ministry of Education 2002 Stipend for crafts and design exhibitions, Cultural foundation of the Central Finland 2001 Stipend for crafts and design exhibitions, Ornamo Foundation 2001 Stipend for crafts and design exhibitions, Foundation of Greta and William Lehtinen 1997,95,94,92 Grant for crafts and design exhibitions, City of Jyväskylä 1997 Grant for crafts and design exhibitions, Finnish-Swedish Cultural Foundation 2010, 1997, 93 Personal half-year-grant for artistic work, Art Committee of Central Finland 1995 Personal half-year-grant for artistic work, City of Jyväskylä 1993 Stipend for crafts and design exhibitions, Eva and Maija Taimi Foundation 1985 Personal one-year-grant for artistic work, Art Committee of the Province of Lapland