Curriculum vitae

SOILE LYYDIA PAASONEN

1961 Born in Ristiina, Finland

1981-86 B.A. Kuopio Academy of Design (ceramics)

1986-87 Teacher of Fine Arts at Junior High School, Varkaus, Finland

1988- Joint studio Pot Viapori, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland

1988 Ceramics counselor at a summercamp in PA, USA

1993 The International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname, Japan

1994 Malaysia-Japan Ceramic Artists Exchange, International Workshop, Shah Alam, Malaysia

1999- Ceramics counselor for sight impaired and blind people, Helsinki

2002 The Artist in Residence, The Finnish-African Cultural Institute, Villa Karo, Benin, West-Africa

2005-06 The Artist in Residence, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park,

Shigaraki, Japan

1991, -93, -98 Finnish Design 8-10, Helsinki, Finland

1993 Tokoname Ceramic Festival, Japan

1993 Gallery Cera, Tokoname, Japan

1994 The National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1994 Institut Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia

1994 The International Ceramics Exhibition, Tokoname, Japan

1996 The International Orton Cone Box Show, Baldwin City, USA

1998 "Light and Shadow - Special Exhibition of Top Ceramics Designers from Finland", Mino, Japan

2000 Lappeenranta K´2000 International Pot Competition, Lappeenranta, Finland

2001 Neighbours II, Finnish, Swedish and Russian Contemporary

Ceramics, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland

2002 Findesignnow 02, Fiskars, Finland

2002 POTpourri, Pot Viapori 30 years, Arabia Museum Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2003 "Same Sea - Same Passion; Finnish and African Artists of Villa Karo", Kerava Art Museum, Finland

2004 "Deep in Clay - Finnish Contemporary Ceramics", Craft Museum of Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland

2005 The 54th Premio Faenza - International Ceramic Art Competition, Faenza, Italy

2006 ”Japanese Clay in My Way”, Solo Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

2007 POTretti, Pot Viapori 35 years, the Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2008-09 R.ASIA, SKRI.N CASE in point, Fiskars, Finland

2010-11 ORNAMO Preesens, 100th Anniversary Exhibition of the Finnish

Association of Designers Ornamo; Jyväskylä, Oulu, Joensuu

2011 ArtHelsinki, Helsinki Contemporary Art Fair

2012 Ornamo Art Exhibition, Helsinki

1993 The Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation

1993, -97 The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo

2000 The Finnish Cultural Foundation

2003 Finnish State Scholarship for Artists

2005 Finnish State Scholarship for The Artist in Residence -Programme