Tiina Koivusalo (born 1981) is an artist and designer living in Helsinki. Koivusalo’s artworks are large-scale digital collages, laser-cutted furniture and textile objects. She is interested in the natural world and environments. Her abstract, neutral-toned digital collages play with different materials. In the past exhibition ‘Muoto–Lögun’ she used photographs of mountains, seaweed, liches and rocks from Iceland and Finnish Archipelago. In the pieces the photographic nature is no longer obvious. She has studied at Aalto University School of Art and Design (MA) and Rhode Island School of Design (USA). Her strong graphic design background is visible in her works. She runs her own studio in Helsinki. She works independently but also collaborates with fellow creatives. She has also worked with sustainable projects in the past years; promoting cycling in Helsinki and raising awareness of water consumption.
Exhibitions
2020 ‘Muoto–Lögun’, solo exhibition, Lokal Gallery, Helsinki (FI)
2016 ‘Kasvu, Tillväxt, Growth’ ONOMA exhibition satellite, Lokal Gallery, Helsinki (FI)
2016 ‘Kasvu, Tillväxt, Growth’, group exhibition, Fiskars (FI)
2014 Harmony, Entropy, duo exhibition, Helsinki (FI)
2012 Sushibar, solo exhibition, Helsinki (FI)
2012 Lux Helsinki, light installation, group exhibition, Helsinki (FI)
2006 China Central Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, group exhibition, Beijing, China
2005 Rikkaus, street art, group exhibition, Helsinki (FI)
2004 The Variations, Gallery Myymälä2, Helsinki (FI)
Grants and residencies
2016 Artist residency at Galmlí Skolí Hrísey, Iceland
2016 Artist working grant (a year), The Finnish Cultural Foundation
2014 Project grant, Grafia Ry
2010 Project grant, Grafia Ry
2006 Travel grant, Grafia Ry
Online press
2014 Grafik. Digital Nature
2014 Frameweb, Harmony, Entropy by Tiina Koivusalo and Linda Linko
2014 Huvudstadsbladet, Gallerirundan: Glädjande skönhet