Polina Laamanen

Polina Laamanen (b.1989) in St.Petersburg, Russia is an embroidery and textile artist based in Vantaa, Finland since 2020. She creates one of a kind hand stitched artworks using threads and hand modified textile.

In 2022 she was featured in the Vogue Scandinavia magazine. In 2023 interview with her was featured in the Embroidery Magazine. In 2020 she wrote a book about 3D embroidery that was published by EKSMO.

In 2016 after changing big city life to countryside she found her unique way of embroidering birds which began a whole career as a self employed artist. The most popular hand embroidered jewellery from that time was hen brooch - it was created in many different colour combinations and in more than 200 copies.
 
Over the years Polina established her own recognisable embroidery style where thread painting is combined with hand modified textile. All collected experience Polina shared in series of online workshops with over 3000 participants.
 
At the moment Polina is working on collection of artworks which combine Scandinavian graphics and realistic botanical embroidery.

In 2023 Polina is one of the selected artists for Kunsthaus Jägermeister

Polina has Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from SPbSTUPP
(2007-2012)

Crayon - YöFest 3.3. 31.03-09.04.2023
https://yory.fi/fi/yo-galleria/yo-fest-vol-33

Botanical studies - GAP window 30.03-21.04.2023
http://www.globeartpoint.fi/gap-window/
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Jam sticker embroidery - HIAA Arts & Craft Market, August 2022, Kansalaistori, Helsinki
https://www.hiaa.info

Forest birds collection - Art of dolls International exhibition December 2019 - Gostinniy dvor, Ilinka 4, Moscow, Russia
iskusstvokukly.ru

Tender kiwi collection - Art of dolls International exhibition December 2018 - Gostinniy dvor, Ilinka 4, Moscow, Russia
iskusstvokukly.ru

Miniature embroidered brooches - Bijouterie February 2018, Tishinka, Tishinskaya square 1, Moscow, Russia
bijou-moscow.com

Embroidery and crafts - Craft Bazar 2015 - Art Union House, Bol’shaya Morskaya 38, St-Petersburg, Russia
craftbazar.ru