ANNABEL KAJETSKI CV
Visual artist born in Kauniainen (1988) and working in Helsinki, Finland.
Langauges: fluent in Finnish, Swedish and English
EDUCATION____________________________________________________________
2022-2025 MFA Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2018-2021 BA Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2014 - 2017 Study program in Contemporary Art, Art School Maa, Helsinki
2008 - 2013 BA in Occupational Therapy, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS___________________________________________________
2024 Kuvan Kevät, Kuva/tila gallery, Helsinki
2022 Monumental Change Exhibition, Project Room, Helsinki
2022 Interventions Exhibition, course by Uniarts, at Ateneum museum, Helsinki
2021 BoreOut Exhibition, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki
2021 Bachelor graduation Exhibition, Tila/Kuva, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2021 Matter 3 exhibition, Environmental Exhibition at Aalto University premises, Espoo
2020 VIRTUALGALLERY, Feel Helsinki, Online Art Exhibition, Helsinki
2019 Virtually Real, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki
2019 Flash 2 Light Art Biennale, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
2017 Cucumbers n. Lubes, Gallery Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Currents, Gallery Augusta, Suomenlinna, Helsinki
2017 Solo exhibition, 15 minutes Inside Someone, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki
2016 Fascination for Biodiversity, Environmental Exhibition, Helsinki
2016 Committed, Kallio Kunsthallen, Helsinki
2015 The Mainstream, MAA-Tila Gallery, Helsinki
2014 10 days, MAA-Tila Gallery, Helsinki
2014 Farmer Johns Artfare, MAA-Tila Gallery, Helsinki
SELECTED PERFORMANCES/CURATORIAL PROJECTS______________________________________
2018 Performance, “Collective sound art piece”, Experimental Sounds, HAM Corner, HAM Museum, Helsinki
2018 Performance,”Collectivness”, Ääniaalto, Audiovisual Festival of Oddity, Kallio Stage, Helsinki
2017 Curator, Asbestos Art Club 2, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki
2017 Curator, Street and Academics Exhibition, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki
2017 Performance, “My Candy Glazed Eyes”, Gallerii 3,14, Tallinn, Estonia
2016 Curator, FemF Art Exhibition, Feminist Forum, Arbis, Helsinki
2016 Event producer, Environmental Art Exhibition in Kivinokka
2015 Performance, ”My Sundays”, Madhouse, MadBar, Tiivistämö, Helsinki
2015 Performance, “Human trash”, Street Level Performance Festival, Helsinki
2015 Performance, Assistant in Shinji Kankis; TE-Ma-Ri, at Mothers Tongue, International Live Art festival, Helsinki
PRESS/ AWARDS/ PUBILCATIONS___________________________________________________________
2024-26 Saastamoinen Foundations International Mentorship program w. Angela Rosenberg and Jonatan Habib Engqvist
2021 Nominee for the Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award ´21, based on a pre-selection made by Uniarts (Harri Monni and Anni Anttonen)
2020 Isla Journal, issue 2, an artist interview and pictures of Kajetskis work
2019 Helsingin Sanomat, an interview about Asbestos Art Space and the collective & funders behind it
2016 Helsingin Sanomat, review of Fascination for Biodiversity, Environmental Exhibition, pictures of Kajetskis works
2016 Feature; Asbestos Art Space publication, interviews with the founders/artists
2015 Feature; MAA-Zine, artist interview and pictures of Kajetskis artworks
MEMBERSHIPS__________________________________________________________________________
2022 Student member of the Academic board of Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
2021 Odd collective, member of the artist collective
2019-20 BoreOut collective, member of the artist collective
2017 FemF, Feminist Forum event producing/curator team of the Femf Exhibition at Arbis gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2014-18 Asbestos collective, founder and member of the collective
GRANTS________________________________________________________________________________
2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Grant for artistic practice, 2 months
2022 Konstsamfundet, art grant for Odd Collective, for production of an exhibition 2023
2020 Svenska Kulturfonden, art grant for the BoreOut collective, for production of an exhibition 2021
2016 TAIKE, art grant for the working group producing the Environmental Art Exhibition in Kivinokka, Helsinki
2016 Tre Smeder, art grant for the Asbestos collective and the maintenance of Asbestos Art Space
SKILLSET______________________________________________________________________________________
Coding: Basics in CC++, Python. Interactive electronics: Experienced in Arduino, RaspberryPi, Mediaplayer,Minimac
Programs: Experienced in Blender, Indesign, DavinciResolve, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Affinity, Basics in FruityLoops, Adobe, Ultimaker Cura, TouchDesigner.
Sculpture: Experience in mold making ( plaster, clay, silicone, latex), stone sculpting with power tools, wood working with machines.