KAINUUN KAOLIINI - KAOLIN OF KAINUU

Upcoming:

WILD ART - KAOLIN OF KAINUU 26.-28.7.2024 Galleria Mineraali, Puolanka, Finland

Wild art - Kaolin of Kainuu is a group exhibition of contemporary ceramics, where artists have used wild clay, i.e. unprocessed natural clay, in their works, each in their own way. The large group exhibition presents a wide range of ways to utilize Finnish clay as an art material. The exhibition is open during the Kaolin Festival on July 26-28, 2024 in Puolanka. The exhibition includes works from 23 artists/workgroups selected in the art search and five members of Villisaviyhdistys (Wild clay association).

The artists of the exhibition are: Noora Ahonen, Aino Eeronheimo, Anna-Kaisa Haanaho, Toshiaki Hoshi, Katri-Maria Huhtakallio, Elsa Hulkkonen, Olga Kilpiäinen, Enna-Matilda Kukkola, Johannes Kaarakainen, Eevastiina Lehtonen Vieira, Ville Lehvonen, Henriikka Leppänen, Niko Mankinen, Marika Mellanen, Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, Kevin Andrew Morris, Mirja Niemelä, Mira Niittymäki, Ulla Phillips, Paula Ruuttunen, Katja Seppinen, Maria Shilnikova, artist group Jani Purhonen - Eeva Rönkä - Sonja Donner, and the members of Wild clay association, Katariina Guthwert, Ulla Harju, Leena Hyttinen, Laura Pehkonen and Jari Vesterinen.

Past exhibitions:

The theme of the international symposium was Finnish wild clays and anagama kiln. 

The artists participating in the symposium were:

Elysia Athanatos (Cyprus), Nancy Fueller (Scotland, UK), Beatrice Keleriene (Lithuania), Aigi Orav (Estonia)

Paula Ruuttunen (Finland), Kate Waltman (USA), Jari Vesterinen (Finland)

Puolanka and Taivalkoski clay was used in clay bodies that the artists use for their works. 

KAINUUN KAOLIINI 5.7.-7.8.2022 Galleria Mineraali, Puolanka, Finland

Group exhibition of contemporary ceramics.

The artist participating in the exhibition were:

Katariina Guthwert, Ulla Harju, Emma Helle, Toshiaki Hoshi, Leena Hyttinen, Miki Kim, Kaarina Kuusisto-Lukkari, Piia Lieste, Laura Pehkonen ja Jari Vesterinen.

The artists used wild kaolin of Puolanka in different ways in their works. 

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