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Veera Pekkinen

Producer, Curator, Art Educator (MA)

Helsinki, Finland
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Work Experience

Kuvittajat – The Finnish Illustration Association

Producer / Curator

Responsible for the Exhibition and Display Development, Training and Communications. Curator at the illustration gallery Galleria Kuvitus runned by the Finnish Illustration Association.
March 2017 - Finland

MAKASIINI CONTEMPORARY

Exhibition Coordinator

Exhibition coordination for MAKASIINI CONTEMPORARY Gallery's Inaugural Exhibition: Writing, proofreading & editing gallery texts, organizing a press conference, updating price database, organizing art transport etc.
September 2016 - November 2016 Finland

ArtHelsinki

Sales & Programme

Sales & Programme of ArtHelsinki 2016, An International Contemporary Art Event held in Messukeskus Expo and Convention Centre, Helsinki. #arthelsinki2016
June 2016 - October 2016 Finland

Onoma Cooperative Of Artisans, Designers And Artists In Fiskars

Exhibitions Producer

In charge of the exhibitions programme of the Cooperative with 110 members, representing wide range of arts and crafts – with cabinet makers, ceramists, visual artists and industrial designers in the majority.

Producer of the Summer Exhibition "Kasvu / Tillväxt / Growth" curated by Katja Hagelstam. Member of the exhibition team.
September 2015 - August 2016

University Of The Arts

Teaching & Exhibitions Coordinator

October 2014 - September 2015 Finland

Nordens Institut På Åland NIPÅ

Teaching Artist

A commissioned senior graffiti and street-art project. An intensive course with lectures and fieldwork for elderly.
May 2015 - May 2015 Mariehamn, Finland

Trondheim Open

Teaching Artist

A commissioned street-art and environmental art project. An intensive course with lectures and fieldwork for anarchist punk collective UFFA.
October 2014 - October 2014 Trondheim, Norway

Arts Promotion Centre Finland

Regional Artist on Design Education

Regional artists appointed by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland and their duties may be on the national, joint-regional or regional levels. The Arts Promotion Centre Finland first defines its needs in terms of artform or other focus area and then selects the most qualified applicants to fulfil this task.
March 2014 - October 2014 Helsinki, Finland

Museum Of Contemporary Art Kiasma

Producer

Production of a communal art project HEIMO. In this project, art connected professional artists and young people in six different cities.
January 2013 - March 2014 Helsinki, Finland

NoA, Norrtälje Ateljéförening

Teaching Artist

A commissioned senior graffiti and street-art project. An intensive course with lectures and fieldwork for elderly.
November 2012 - November 2012 Norrtälje, Sweden

Trondheim Open

Teaching Artist

A commissioned graffiti and street-art project. An intensive course with lectures and fieldwork for anarchist punk collective UFFA.
October 2012 - October 2012 Trondheim, Norway

Torkkeli, Helsinki Upper Secondary School Of Visual Arts

Visual Arts Teacher

Visual Arts Teacher (Substitute for Leave of Absence) in Torkkeli, Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts.
August 2012 - December 2012 Helsinki, Finland

Festspillene I Nord-Norge

Artist

A commissioned graffiti and street-art project POLAR, supported by FINNO, the Finnish Norwegian Cultural Institute.
June 2012 - June 2012 Harstad, Norway

Pori Art Museum

Teaching Artist (Street Art Project for Elderly)

A commissioned senior graffiti and street-art project. An intensive course with lectures and fieldwork for elderly.
April 2012 - April 2012 Pori, Finland

Pori Art Museum

Teaching Artist (Street Art Project for Young)

Street Art Collective Multicoloured dreams realized a five-day-long workshop called "Dreams" at the Youth Workshop for the City of Pori in March 2012. Artists Veera Jalava and Heidi Hänninen adviced a group of 14 young people to plan and paint works which will be permanently on display at the Youth Workshop.
February 2012 - May 2012 Pori, Finland

City Of Kauniainen

Teaching Artist, Project Coordinator

A commissioned Multicoloured Dreams street-art project "Forests" for 4 schools and two groups of elderly. Project planning and coordinating with Maikki Rantala. Teaching of elderly people.
January 2012 - Kauniainen, Finland

SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum

Teaching Artist

A commissioned senior graffiti and street-art project supported by FINNO, the Finnish Norwegian Cultural Institute. An intensive course with lectures and fieldwork for elderly.
September 2011 - September 2011 Kristiansand, Norway

City Of Helsinki, Education Department

Project Coordinator

Coordination of the pedagogical development project supported by ELY Centre.
August 2011 - November 2011 Helsinki, Finland

Espoo Museum Of Modern Art EMMA

Museum Educator

August 2006 - August 2011 Espoo, Finland

Education

Aalto University

Doctoral Student of Art Education

Doctoral Student of Art Education in the Department of Art - Aalto University.

Has started a PhD Research on Street Art Education supported by Alfred Kordelin Foundation in 2012: Evaluating the Sensibility and the Future Prospects of Street Art Teaching in Finland Seen Through Legitimate Painting Projects and Workshops. The Research is based on Qualitative and Ethnographic Research Methods, Pragmatist Aesthetics and Practicing Philosophy.
January 2012 - Present Helsinki, Finland

The University Of Art And Design Helsinki

Master of Art Education

August 2001 - December 2006 Helsinki, Finland

University Of Art And Design Helsinki

Bachelor of Art Education

August 1996 - May 2001 Helsinki, Finland

Languages

English (Fluent),
Swedish (Advanced),
Finnish (Native),

Awards

NCK – Nordiskt Centrum För Kulturarvspedagogik

NCK’s pedagogical prize

2012

Skills

Activism, Art, Art Education, Art Exhibitions, Art History, Art Management, Artivism, Arts Administration, Brand, Brand Development, Calligraphy , Challenges , Collaboration, Communications, Community Arts, Concept, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Art, Coordinating, Creativity, Cultural Heritage, Curating, Design, Design Education, Design Thinking, Development, Drawing, Editing, Education, Environment, Environmental Art, Exhibit Design, Fine Art, Future , Graffiti, Graphic Design, Management, Mural, Painting, Performance, Production, Project, Project Coordinating, Public Space, Street Art , Teaching, Team Work, Workshops,

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Toim: Jalava V., Kerman H., Lehtonen V.: MUTKU Muotoilukasvatuksen opetuspaketti peruskouluille. SuoMu – Suomen Muotoilukasvatusseura ry 2015 (2. painos)

Toim: Jalava V.: MUTKU Muotoilukasvatuksen opetuspaketti peruskouluille. Taike 2014 (1. painos)

Jalava, V: Mitä yhteistä on Sysmällä ja Sapporolla? On Display Newsletter #21/13

Jalava, V: Massiivinen Maja. On Display Newsletter #9/13

Jalava, V: Senior Graffiti – On an innovative participatory project among the elderly. Mustekala #48 4/12

Toim: Koskela, Katja, Salin, Nana: Tekstit: Veera Jalava, Katja Koskela, Emilia Laine, Nana Salin. Pieni matkaopas Mirósta. Julkaisu liittyy EMMAn näyttelyyn Joan Miró 4.3. - 12.6.2011.EMMA - Espoon modernin taiteen museon julkaisuja 2011

Jalava, V: Mummot kyhää – Graffitiopetusta ikäihmisille. Kuriositeettikabi.net #2/2010

Jalava, V: Opetusmateriaalia 3. ja 7. luokkalaisille, teemoina Esine ja Ihminen ajassa. Kulttuuri- ja liikuntapolku KULPS! Espoon kaupunki. Opit-palvelu. WSOY 2009.

Jalava, V: Verkko-opintokokonaisuus: Taide osana ympäristöä. Taidemuseokoulu EMMA. Opit- palvelu. WSOY 2009.

Jalava, V: Meno - Paluu: eräs mahdollinen tulkinta siitä, mitä on taiteellinen ajattelu. Pro gradu -tutkielma. 78 s. : kuv. + DVD. Taideteollinen korkeakoulu, Helsinki 2006

Jalava, V: Varjoja nukketeatterissa. Proseminaaritutkielma. TaiK/TKO, Helsinki 1999