JENNI SOKURA
Born: Lappeenranta, Finland 1983
STUDIES
- 2017- Master of Culture and Arts, Saimaa UAS - studies on-going
- 2012 Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Business and Culture, Unit of Fine Arts, Department of Jewellery
- 2010 studies abroad, Cranbrook Academy of Art, USA
- 2007 Artisan, South Karelian Vocational College
- 2002 Matriculation, Lyseo Upper Secondary School, Lappeenranta
WORKING
- 2015- Teacher/lecturer, Saimaa UAS, Unit of Fine Arts, Jewellery, Imatra
- 2014 Teacher and technical assistant, Saimaa UAS, Unit of Fine Arts, Jewellery, Imatra
- 2014 Taide+Tarina -project, instructor in comics and jewellery art for the retired, organized by Lappeenranta City Cultural Office
- 2013 Technical assistant, Saimaa UAS, Unit of Fine Arts, Jewellery, Imatra
- 2013 Kalevatron – community art project, HEIMO & Kiasma & School of Activism
- 2013 Taide+Tarina -project, instructor in comics and jewellery art
- 2013- Chairman, The Finnish Jewellery Art Association
- 2012-2013 Assistant, Saimaa UAS, Unit of Fine Arts
- 2012 Publicist, The Finnish Jewellery Art Association
- 2012 Comic workshop, instructor, Galleria HOI SIE, Lappeenranta
- 2010 Schmuck 2010 – The Finnish Jewellery Art Association's team in Internationale Handwerksmesse, New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Germany
- 2007-2008 Assistant, South Carelian Polytechnic, Rantapaja, Lappeenranta, Finland
EXHIBITIONS (solo)
- 2014 Buffetti, Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti2014 Buffetti, Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti, Finland
- 2013 Tarvikkeita, Galleria HOI SIE, Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2011 Päävehkeitä, Galleria Kanava, Imatra, Finland
- 2009 Jewellery Artist of the Month, Gallery Norsu, Helsinki, Finland
EXHIBITIONS (group)
- 2018 KAAKKO18, Lappeenranta art museum, Finland
- 2018 Masters of Saimaa degree show, Helsinki, Finland
- 2017 HIBERNATE - Tableware and tools, Gallery Platina, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2017 Imatran kasvatit, Saimaa UAS alumni exhibition, Imatra, Finland
- 2017 Ahola, Knaapi, Sokura - group, Taidekeskus Ahjo, Joensuu, Finland
- 2017 Jewellery Art Association sales exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
- 2016 Form Function & Food, R-space Gallery, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
- 2016 Asumus, group Ahola/Knaapi/Sokura, gallery Katariina, Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2016 Finnish Jewellery Art Associations art sales event, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
- 2016 5000m2, Lappeenranta City Theatre, Finland
- 2016 POP l'atelier Bijou, ENSA Limoges, France
- 2015 Imatra Art Fair, Finland
- 2015 HOME, Space Craft, Belfast, Ireland
- 2015 HOME, Taidebunkkeri, Imatra, Finland
- 2015 Finnish Jewellery Art Associations art sales event, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
- 2014 5th European Triennal of Contemporary Jewellery, Mons, Belgia
- 2014 Jewelry Exchange 2014, online exhibition
- 2014 OOPS! An exhibition of random connections, Convoi Exceptionnel project, Helsinki
- 2014 mineralART, German Gemstone Museum, Idar-Oberstein, Saksa
- 2014 55100 -group, Puristamo, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
- 2014 Finnish Jewellery Art Associations art sales event, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
- 2013 Connecting Identities, Deutches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, Germany
- 2013 Kiosk of Jewellery – Jewellery Art Association, Paris, France
- 2013 Jewelry in Proximity, Detroit, USA
- 2013 Young artist of the year – show & competition, Ulvila, Finland
- 2013 This End Up, Toronto, Canada
- 2013 Connecting Identities, Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2013 Finnish Jewellery Art Associations art sales event, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
- 2013 Connecting Identities, MAD-faculty, Hasselt, Belgium
- 2012 Jewellery Art Association – Muotoilusyksy 2012, Täky Galleria, Lappeenranta, FI
- 2012 Connecting Identities, Galéria Medium, Bratislava
- 2012 Mitä ikinä haluat - graduation show, Unit of Fine Arts, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Imatra Art museum, Imatra, Finland
- 2012 Uusi Puu, Gallery HOI SIE, Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2012 Spirit of Stone, Finnish Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 2011 ArtHelsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- 2011 Ennen vanhaan (ja sen jälkeen), Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2011 Vive La Résidence, Kemijärvi, Finland
- 2011 Kiven henki - Spirit of Stone, South Karelia Museum, Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2011 Kujalla, Art Association 80N, Alley53, Lappeenranta, Finland
- 2010 Finnish Jewelry, Fitchburg Art Museum, USA
- 2009 ArtHelsinki 09, Helsinki, Finland
- 2009 Kokoelma, KORU3, Imatra, Finland
- 2009 Finnish Jewelry 1600-2009, Designmuseum, Helsinki, Finland
- 2009 Porno, Gallery Johan S., Helsinki, Finland
- 2009 Kokoelma, Tammisaari, Finland
- 2008 Art2008, Helsinki, Finland
- 2008 Kokoelma, Lahti Art Museum, Finland
- 2008 Rajoilla, Gallery 5, Oulu, Finland
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
- Collection of the Finnish National Gallery
- Collection of the Finnish Jewellery Art Association, Finland
- Collection of Designmuseum, Finland
WORKS IN PUCLICATIONS
- European Triennal for Contemporary Jewellery, WCC-BF, 2014
- GeMANOgy – Gem as Storyteller, 2013
- This End Up, 2013
- Connecting Identities, 2013
- Koru Suomessa, 2012
- Kiven henki – Spirit of stone, 2011
AWARDS, GRANTS
- 2017 National Council for Architecture and Design, grant for exhibition project
- 2014 National Council for Architecture and Design, grant for enamelling equipment
- 2013 Arts Council of Southeast Finland, exhibition grant
- 2012 Etelä-Karjalan ammatillisen koulutuksen tukisäätiö, grant for final work
- 2011 City of Lappeenranta, study grant
- 2010 Foundation of William and Ester Otsakorpi, study grant, studies abroad
WORKSHOPS
- 2014 "TRANSHUMANCE: The Sense of Place and Pasture", Nano Pulgar & Claudia Betancourt / Walka Studios, Göteborg, Sweden
- 2009 assistant DzRead my jewellerydz, Constanze Schreiber, KORU3, Imatra, Finland
- 2008 "Is past present?", Gitte Nygaard, Lahti, Finland
MEMBERSHIPS
- Hibernate
- The Finnish Jewellery Art Association
- South-Carelian Artists Association
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