Niina Niskanen

I am Niina and I am very happy you found your way to my colorful corner here at Saatchi. I am an artist, illustrator and a folklorist. I am originally from Finland. I love myths and legends so you shall see them a lot as well and of course nature, animals and all kinds of things that I find inspiring.

2009-2011 Visual Arts - Lybecker School of Art and Design, Finland

2015-2019 BA, Illustration - North Wales School of art and design /Glyndwr University, UK

Solo exhibitions:
"Call of the sea", Tähtitornin kahvila, Oulu, Finland, 2017
"Amethyst Forest", Venka&Vinka, Oulu, Finland 2015
"Moonbird and the sun doll", Venka&Vinka, Oulu Finland, 2014
"Travel Memories", Galleria Tuomenkukka, Oulu, Finland, 2013

Group exhibitions/ art fairs/projects:
New Designers, London, UK, 2019
"Bears from myths to reality" Kuterevo, Croatia, 2013
"Constructing European female identity", travelling exhibition, Finland, Turkey, Greece and the Netherlands, 2012
Art Ecult, Fuengirola, Spain, 2011

Awards:
Saku Stars Honorable mention, Print making, 2011
Saku Stars, third place, Print making, 2010

Grants:
Tellervo and Juuso Walden´s foundation, 2015, grant for artistic work