Education

2018 – Master of glass and ceramic art and science, Vicarte, Portugal.
2010 Photography studies (1 year) at Copenhagen film- and photography school, Denmark
2005-2008 Glass artisan, Glass- and Ceramics school Bornholm, Denmark.
1999-2002 Glass blower, Häme polytechnic school Wetterhof, Finland.

Art related work experience

2020 Trophy artist for Heritales Filmfestival, Portugal                                                                                                                                                                                                2015 Technical Assistant for Jeannet Iskander, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, USA
2011-2013 Glassblower/ assistant, Glass studio Lofstad, Viborg, Denmark
2009-2010 Glassblower/assistant, Glassmedjen, Hundested, Denmark
2008 Teaching Assistant for Jocelyn Prince, Karen Lisa Salamon and Martin Thaulow. European Glass Context, Denmark
2007-2008 Glassblower/assistant, Glasværk, Nexø, Denmark (Working with artists Ninette Ellingsen and Evelyn Sivertsen)
2001-2002 Guide/museum worker, Nuutajärvi Glass Museum, Finland

Internship

2007 Glasværk, Nexø, Denmark (working with artists Ninette Ellingsen and Evelyn Sivertsen.)
2007 AO! Glass, Burlington, Vermont, United States (Working with artists Rich Arentzen and Tove Ohlander)
2000-2001 Glass studio Felix, Valkeakoski, Finland (Working with glassblower Esko Riskumäki)

Workshops and other courses

2020 Saltfiring workshop, Montemor o Novo, Portugal                                                                                                                                                                                               2017 Ceramicstudies, Turbot Design, Barcelona, Spain.
2017 Ceramicstudies, Marguriten Keramik, Denmark.
2016 Cane ladder – 8 weeks fall concentration with Claire Kelly, Penland school of crafts, NC, USA
2015 Interval – 2 weeks workshop with Jeannet Iskander, Haystack mountain school of crafts, ME, USA
2007 Photography, Introduction to the Dark Room. Burlington, VT, USA
2002 Dale Chihuly workshop, Nuutajärvi,Finland.
2000 Dale Chihuly workshop, Nuutajärvi, Finland.
2000 Italien workshop with Italo Ballarini, Nuutajärvi, Finland

Exhibitions

2020  Group exhibition Quente – Frio – Quente Gallery Imargem, Almada, Portugal.                                                                                                                                2019 Solo exhibition “In search of equilibrium”, FCT library, Caparica, Portugal.
2019 Group exhibition (Glass works) , Gallery Imargem, Almada, Portugal.
2010 Group exhibition (Photography), Fabriken for kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2010 Group exhibition (Photography), Fabriken for kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2009 Group exhibition (Glass works) , Cisternerne, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 Group exhibition (Glass works) “Going Places” , Form/Design center Malmö, Sweden
2008 Group exhibition (Glass works), “Going Places”, Svanekegård Bornholm, Denmark
2008 Group exhibition (Glass works), “Going Places”, Designer Zoo Copenhagen, Denmark
2002 Group exhibition (Glass works), Nuutajärvi glass museum, Finland

Scholarships

2016 Statens kunstfond (Danish Arts Foundation) for 8 weeks glassblowing course in USA (Penland School of Crafts)
2016 Taike (Arts Promotion Centre Finland) for 8 weeks glassblowing course in USA Penland School of Crafts
2007 Concordia Foundation, scholarship for the internship in USA.
2007 Pirkanmaa Cultural Foundation, scholarship for the internship in USA.