Karoliina Arvilommi 
Värtsilä, North-Karelia, Finland 

Karoliina lives and works in Värtsilä, a tiny village on the Russian Karelian border of Finland.
It feels like a place far from anywhere, a land of seasonal and climatic extremes. 
Boundless forests and infinite skies bring an ever changing spectrum of environmental colour throughout the year.
This and the myriad of macroscopic life that surrounds us inspires Karoliina and her work...

Born: Hamina, South East Finland 1961

Schooling: Hamina and Kuopio Art and Crafts Institutes, Finland

Memberships:
Finnish Association of Designers, ORNAMO, Taiko ry
Art and Craft Association/Gallery, OKRA Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Scandinavian Representative of the International Feltmakers Association 
European Textile Network

Collected Works:
Taideteollisuusmuseo/Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland.

Selection of Exhibitions:
1993 Suomi Muotoilee, Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland.
1995 Uudestaan Barokkia, Verkaranta, Tampere, Finland.
1995 UNESCO 50-vuotis-juhlanäyttely, Paris, France
1995 Mytyt ja Hassut, Galleria Jokotai, Tampere, Finland.
1995 Ryijyn Monet Kasvot, Laura Korpikaivo-Tammisen Museo, Lappeenranta, Finland.
1996 Galleria Bagarstugan, Maarianhamina, Ahvenanmaa
1998 Verkaranta, Tampere, Finland.
1998 Malmitalo, Helsinki, Finland.
1998 Huopa Taiteessa, Taidetehdas, Porvoo, Finland.
1998 Kiialan Kartanon Galleria, Porvoo, Finland.
1999 Galleria Bagarstugan, Maarianhamina, Ahvenanmaa
1999 Aikasauma, Keravan Taidemuseo, Kerava, Finland.
2000 Käsityökesä, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
2000 Päähänpisto, Jämsä, Finland.
2000 Mitä Vaan Villasta, Taidetehdas, Porvoo, Finland.
2000 Kenkävero, Mikkeli, Finland.
2000 Galleria Segerman, Loviisa, Finland.
2000 Galleria Stoa, Vantaa, Finland.
2000 Galleria Uusikuva, Kotka, Finland.
2002 Viitoituksia, Käspeli, Rääkkylä, Finland. 
2002 Finnish Association of Designers, Trade Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland. 
2003 Drift Gallery, Dillon, Montana, USA
2002-03 Felt Impressed, International Felt Association Touring Exhibition,U.K 
2003 Finnish Association of Designers, Trade Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland. 
2003 Fiber Art Exhibition, Artists Museum, Washington,DC, USA 
2004 Growing Hats, Keukenhof, Holland 
2004-06 On The Map, International Felt Association Touring Exhibition, U.K, France, Spain 
2004 Thee, made of felt, Budapest Museum of Contemporary Arts, Hungary 
2004 Finnish Association of Designers, Trade Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas, Helsink, Finland.i 
2005 Vintin kesä, Joensuu, Finland. 
2005 Jämsän kansainvälinen huopanäyttely, Jämsä, Finland.
2006 Finnish Association of Designers, Trade Exhibition, Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland