OUR MEMBERS
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ANISIA KATINSKAIA
ARTIST
I'm an NLP researcher who is also painting a lot. I've always loved to draw and paint, and after moving to Finland, it finally became a big part of my life. My main passion is exploring and painting nature. I mostly work with oil and pastels, mixed media, and occasionally with watercolour. I've been attending various courses on landscape painting, figure and portrait drawing and painting, still-life painting and mastercopy in Finland and in Barcelona academy of art.
VIVITA KAUPERE
MICROMACRAME ARTIST
Vivita Kaupere is from Latvia, now living in Finland. She has a great interest in Arts & Crafts, a background in cultural studies, and she is a recent graduate from Aalto University’s MA program Nordic Visual Studies and Art Education.
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"I identify myself as Micromacrame artist / Jewelry designer / Visual artist / Artist Educator. I have established my own business ViviCreates in arts & culture field. I provide creative workshops and hobby groups for children and their families. Also, I run my own jewelry brand ViviKnots, that stands for unique & colourful handmade micromacrame wearable art."
VIKTOR KHACHTCHANSKI
ARTIST
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ALEX KOLLEROVÁ
HIAA BOARD - CHAIRPERSON
Alex Kollerová (born 1991 in Bratislava, Slovakia) is a cultural producer and curator currently based in Helsinki, Finland. In 2018, Alex completed their higher education in Humanities and Art History at Birkbeck, University of London. To commence their career, Alex served as a curatorial intern at the P21 Gallery, a London-based charitable trust dedicated to promoting contemporary Arab art and culture.
Residing in Helsinki since 2018, Alex has cultivated collaborations with various local entities, fostering robust connections and establishing a solid presence in the Helsinki art scene. Since the summer of 2020, Alex has been working at Globe Art Point, advocating for cultural equity, diversity, and the inclusion of international professionals in the arts and culture sector. In addition to their advocacy work, Alex serves as the chairperson of the Helsinki International Artists' Association and holds a curator position at the studio residency Kunsthaus Jägermeister.
Alex is fascinated by art forms that are non-confirmative and stand outside of the context of traditional art venues. They are particularly drawn to experimental, avant-garde, and cross-disciplinary artforms that challenge viewers and seek to push the boundaries of mainstream art. Through their work, Alex interrogates preconceived notions of art, examining how these notions have evolved over time and been influenced by socio-political contexts. Alex firmly believes that audiences possess the power to shape the trajectory of contemporary art making by encouraging critical questions about fundamental concepts such as: What is art? Who has the agency to create art, and who determines what qualifies as art?
Alex gives 'all good' vibes to a f HIAA Fest 2023 participant.
Studio residency Kunsthaus Jägermeister 2023
HIAA BOARD (2023) having concluded a successful Summer Market (Kansalaistori)
KATRI KOS
VISUAL ARTIST
Katri Kos is a visual artist based in Helsinki Finland.
In 2014 she started experimenting with resin, amongst other materials and her practice has evolved since into a wide variety of mixed media.
"Being an artist I love dreaming, that helps me to create art. I want that every person to be able to step into my world of art. The process is pure magic! It's such an exciting journey to the world of the Art. I use acrylic, pastel, ink and pigments! I create my art works from my heart, so that you are able to feel it!"