Essi Ojanperä is a Finnish artist, born in Tornio, Finnish Lapland. She graduated in 2009 from the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Her interests are in street art, gender studies and environmental aspects.

Education

2009
Master of Arts, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland

01.09.2007-31.01.2008
Exchange student in Studio of Photography, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia

2006
Approbatur in Art History, Open University of Turku, Finland

2004
Cultural Management, HUMAK University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Exhibitions and artistic work

2016
Past Slumber/Passed Slumber, New Grounds Group Exhibition, IICAT (International Institute of Art and Theory), Mangalia, Romania
Artist Residency, IICAT (International Institute of Art and Theory), Mangalia, Romania
Helsinki Freezing video screening, Loikka Dance Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland
Speech Karaoke, Bangkok, Surin, Hua Hin, Thailand

2015
Hip Hop Mosaic, Poligon Creative Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Speech Karaoke workshops and events, Finland
Artist residency, Iltamat work group (Mi Duncer, Jenni Kallo, Anne Hiekkaranta, Katariina Angeria ja Janne Masalin) Saarenkartano, Mynämäki, Finland

2014
Artist Residency, Vadsø, Norway
Hip Hop Mosaic, Gallery Jangva, Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki Freezing video screening, Loikka Dance film Festival/Loikka@Kirjasto, Helsinki, Finland
Moments in Benin, Baan Sillabin, Hua Hin, Thailand
Happy Birthday Art, rap video performance, Art’s Birthday, Nomadic Academy of Experimental Arts, Helsinki, Finland
Speech Karaoke, Zoom Festival, Rijeka/Zagreb, Croatia

2013
Artist Residency, Villa Karo, Grand-Popo, Benin
Les rêves colonialistes: Notre pain de ce jour, Huuto Gallery, Anonymous Artwork (group exhibition), Helsinki, Finland
CriminART, Galleria Rajatila, Tampere, Finland
Tracks, Huuto Gallery, Huuto Alphabet (group exhibition), Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki Freezing video screening, Loikka Dance film Festival, Helsinki, Finland
Tracks, Supermarket Stockholm Independent Art Fair, Huuto Alphabet (group exhibition), Stockholm, Sweden

2012
Helsinki Freezing, Next Design (group exhibition), Shanghai, China
Helsinki Freezing video screening, IBE International Hip Hop festival, Haarlem, Holland
Evolution/Pollution, Huuto Gallery, AAARGH! – 10 years later (group exhibition), Helsinki, Finland

2011
Helsinki Freezing, Huuto Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2010
Unexceptional, Masters of Arts Diploma exhibition, Helsinki, Finland

2009
Artists Residency, Arts Council of Lapland, Berlin, Germany

2008
Black Box (group exhibition), Bratislava, Slovakia

2006
Artists Residency, Arts Council of Satakunta, Arenys de Mar, Spain
Childhood exhibition with Milla Moisio, Gallery 3H+K, Pori, Finland

Selected art productions

Present (since 2012)
Producer, artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, Helsinki, Finland.
I.a. 101 For All, 2015. Ykon Brioni Summit, 2014.

2015
Gallery and event assistant, Gallery Jangva, Helsinki, Finland

2013
Exhibition coordinator and event producer, Huuto Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Production assistant, Checkpoint Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

2012
Producer, Aaargh! – 10 Years Later, Huuto Gallery 10 year Anniversary exhibition, Huuto Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2011
Producer, Performance 2011 festival, MUU ry, Helsinki/Turku, Finland

2010
Producer, URBAN DREAM exhibition, URB10 Urban festival, Huuto Gallery and Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki, Finland

2006
Project assistant, ITU video art production, Arts Council of Satakunta, Pori, Finland

2004
Project worker, MUU ry, Helsinki, Finland

2003
Production assistant, Amorph! Micronation Summit, Helsinki, Finland
Production assistant, Contemporary Finnish Photography, Poprad, Slovakia

Memberships