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PETTERI IKONEN
President, Managing Director, Doctor of Arts
Telephone: +358 44 702 8200
E-mail: petteri.ikonen(at)kyamk(dot)fi
Born: 1961education
The Craft College of Lappeenranta (1985 -1987)
Metal artist, University of Industrial Arts Helsinki/Training Center (1988 -1990)
Helsinki UIAH/Department of Crafts and Industrial design, Helsinki (1990 -1995)
Master of Arts (1995)
Doctor of Arts (2004)work experience
Own design workshop in Helsinki/Vantaa since 1988
Exhibition coordinator (Gallery manager and International exhibition coordinator) (1989- 1994)
Teacher and researcher in University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH (1990- 2004)
Design Course Director in Kouvola University of Applied Sciences (1995 -1998)
Researcher MA in Craft Design UIAH (1998 -2004)
Research Manager and Consultant since 2000
Research Director in Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences/Design (2004- 2006)
Research Director in Laurea University of Applied Sciences (2006- 2012)
President, Managing Director in Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences (2012 )exhibitions
Group exhibitions since 1987
Solo exhibitions since 1992 (total over 40), for example:
- Helsinki, Metaxis 87, Design Museo, 1987
- BRD, Hals Arm Ohr, 25xJunger Schmuck International Berlin 1987, Meinz 1988, Hamburg 1988
- Island, Reykjavik, INTIMATE Metal Art, 1989
- Helsinki, Finnish Design, 1991
- Austria, Wien, Finnish Jewellery Art, 1992
- Helsinki, Opus Sectile Craft Design, from Roma Design Museum, 1993
- Helsinki, Annual Finnish Design Exhibition, 1993
- Helsinki, SUBJECTS-International Jewellery Art, 1993
- Stockholm, Design and Craft, 1994
- Nice, Finnish Design, 1995
- Great Britannia, Park Road Galleries Aldeburgh Jewellery Art, 1995
- France, Bijoux et Orfevrerie de createurs, 1996
- Netherland, Contemporary Art Centre, Design, 1997
- Edinburg, International Jewellery Art, 1998
- Helsinki, Design Museum, Private 1999
- Helsinki, Kiasma Contemporary Art Centre, AWE Group 2000
- Helsinki, Galleria Uusitalo, Private 2001
- Helsinki, Lume Galleria, 2003
- Lappeenranta, Finland, KORU1 International Craft, 2003
- Barcelona, KORU Joieria Contemporánia, 2005
- Sweden Finland Jewellery art today Finland-Sweden-Norway, 2009
- Syria, Lebanon Steps and Dimensions, 2010
- Helsinki, Kotka Kuoria ja Pintoja, 2012awards
State scholarship 1988 -1994
State Artist's grant for one year 1997
State Artist's grant for three years 2000- 2003

ABOUT

Petteri Ikonen has been active in the fields of designing jewellery and painting over twenty years. He received the highest academic degree, Doctor of Arts, in 2004. In his dissertation Ikonen researched the interface between jewellery craftsmanship and art research. Ikonen's dissertation was one of the first in its field in Europe.He has worked in art and research management at Helsinki University of Art and Design and at Laurea University of Applied Sciences and lectured for example at Royal College of Art, London. At the moment he works actively both as an artist and as a President/Managing Director in Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences.Ikonen has designed and executed several design and jewellery exhibitions in Finland and abroad. His works have been displayed in over 40 exhibitions. His first international exhibition was held in Hamburg in 1988. Thereafter Ikonen's works have been put on show broadly for example in the Finnish design exhibition in Vienna in 1995 and in International jewellery exhibition in Edinburgh in 1998. His conceptual art was presented in Barcelona in 2005 and his paintings were displayed in Damascus in 2010.Besides art and research Ikonen has produced several national and international exhibitions and he has been actively involved in developing Finnish art education.Petteri can be reached at petteri.ikonen(at)kyamk(dot)fiCopyright Petteri Ikonen 2015