CV
Riina Kauppi
Born 1981 in Espoo, Finland
Lives and works in Linköping, Sweden
Artistic education
2017 – 2021 Bachelors degree in Design and Creation, Linköpings University
2015 – 2017 Liljeholmens Folkhögskola, Arts I-II
Membership
KRO Konstnärernas Riksorganisation (The Artists’ Association of Sweden)
ALKA Artist society, Linköping, Sweden
Grants
2025 Östgöta Art Association’s Scholarship for 2025
2024 Östergötland County´s culture scholarship for the project ”Efter stormen – Människans relation med naturen”
2021 Östergötland County´s culture scholarship for the project “I mötet mellan metall och textil”
Upcoming
09/2026 Soloexhibition, SAAB Art gallery, Linköping
07/27 Soloexhibition, Gallerie Pleiku, Berlin
Artists in residens
2024 Åland Archipelago Guest Artist Residence, Kökar, Finland
2022 Spånadslin, Hemslöjden at Östergötland
Collections
Östergötlands County, Sörmlands County, Linköping City, Private collections
Public assignments
2019 LÖNNSPRINGARE®, large scale chess game, Linköping University
Solo exhibitions
2025 Sancta Birgitta Klostermuseum, Vadstena
2021 Från det vardagliga, Slöjdgallery, Linköping
2017 Gallery Sander Lab, Linköping
Jury based group exhibitions
2025 Katrineholms Vintersalong, Katrineholms Konsthall
2025 Salong Östergötland, Passagen Konsthall, Linköping
2024 Gallery Kronan Höstsalong, Norrköping
2023 Östgötalin – Book release and exhibition, Fiberspace, Stockholm
2022 Spånadslin – Experiment, tankar & verk i ett framtidsmaterial, Slöjdgallery, Linköping
2022 Ur hand i mun, collaboration between Svälla and Verkstad Konsthall, Norrköping
2021 Katrineholms Vintersalong, Katrineholms Konsthall
2020 Svälla Konsthantverk här & nu, Norrköping Kulturnatt+
2019 Under Samma Tak, Motala
2017 Gallery Vända Sida, Linköping
Group exhibitions
2023 Mälarsjukhuset Eskilstuna, invited by Mälarsjukhusets Konstförening
2023 ALKA & Krogen Amerika, Graphic Centre Krogen Amerika, Linköping
2023 Gallery Gjuteriet, Linköping
2022 Konstforum Christmasmarkets/exhibition, Norrköping
2022 Passagen Konsthall, Linköping
2021 ALKA Artist society, Gallery Gjuteriet, Linköping
2020 Digital Bachelor´s graduation Exhibition
2020 Formex, Stockholm
2019 Känslan för Form, Gallery Skådebanan, Linköping
2019 Schack Matt, Slöjdgallery, Linköping
2018 Fråga Föremålen, Linköpings Cathedral
2017 Finland 100 years, Linköpings City library
2017 Kisa Library
Internship
2020 Internship at artist Cilla Ramnek`s studio, Stockholm, Sweden
2019 Internship at textile artist Inger Johanne Rasmussen`s studio, Oslo, Norway
Employment/Assignments/Other
2025 Collaboration with artist group Axomamma, Open sculpture workshop, Skådebanan Östergötland
2021- 2024 Employment at Hemslöjden in Östergötland, Workshop assistant, Economy, shop
2023 Contributed to the book Östgötalin – A residence, a flax association and a material of the future. Presentation of Kauppi’s artistic project with flax material. pp. 78-81
2023- Membership management, Artist collective ALKA
2022- Board member, Artist collective ALKA