Randi Marainen, née Eriksen (born 12 April 1953 in Børselv,

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Sámi silversmith and artist. Marainen grew up in a Sami family on the Norwegian Atlantic coast and trained as a silversmith with the German silver and goldsmith Gispert Dunker in Kautokeino Municipality. She has also studied duodji at Samernas utbildningscentrum in Jokkmokk, and pedagogy at college. She worked for a few years at the Sámslift Foundation Sámi Duodji in Jokkmokk with research on and development of duodji. Her public artwork includes a decoration in the main stairwell of the

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campus. She lives and works in Nedre Soppero/Vuolle-Sohppar in Kiruna Municipality. She is married to artisan Thomas Marainen and is the mother of singer Simon Marainen.

Awards

*2010 – Asa Kitok Award *2010 –

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*2019 – The Culture Award of the Sámi Council ( Church of Sweden)

References

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