Outi Pieski (born 1973) is a

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visual artist from Finland whose paintings,

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s and installations employ traditional handicrafts such as the tassels of Sámi shawls to depict the light and landscapes of the far north. In 2017, she was honoured with the

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Award.

Biography

Born in

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in 1973, Outi Pieski is the daughter of a Sámi father and a Finnish mother. She was raised in Helsinki where she attended the Visual Arts School and the Academy of Fine Arts where she graduated in 2000. She also studied at the

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. Her paintings are frequently framed with the tassels of traditional Sámi shawls. She has also employed yarn, branches and ornamental quilts to enhance her works. She has recently sought to emphasize light and nature in the Arctic areas of the North, enhancing the cultural environment. Pieski has exhibited widely with solo exhibitions in London's

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(2017), at the

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(2018) and at the

Oulu Museum of Art The Oulu Museum of Art (OMA) is an art museum in the Myllytulli neighbourhood in Oulu. It is located on the edge of the Hupisaaret Islands park. The museum was opened to the public on October 12, 1963. The first premises were in the so-called ''K ...

(2019). Internationally, her works have been included in group exhibitions at

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in New York, the Phillips Collection Museum in Washington, D.C. and at the

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, Berlin.

References

External links

Outi Pieski's website
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