Helena Kauppila

b 1982 London. Lives and works in Berlin.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Mathematician turned visual artist, Helena Kauppila is deeply fascinated by the mechanisms of learning and of generating knowledge and action.  Combining perspectives, and especially creating spaces for conversations and interactions, lies close to her heart. Kauppila holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the California Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Columbia University.  She is the recipient of the Reginald Marsh and Meyers Marsh scholarship at the Art Students League of New York, where she studied under Larry Poons and Anita Steckel.  Her work explores individuality in that she believes art has the capacity to create spaces in which a close awareness of the self is more likely.  Kauppila currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Vita

  • Education
  • 2010 - 2012 The Art Students League of New York - New York City - USA
  • 2010 Ph.D. - Columbia University - Department of Mathematics - New York City - USA
  • 2004 B.S. with honours in Mathematics - California Institute of Technology - Pasadena - USA
  • Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
  • 2017
  • Translated on Paper - ARTag Gallery - Helsinki - FI
  • 2015
  • Distributions - Gotham Arts Salon New York - USA
  • 2015
  • Horizons - The Lila Project - artsy.net
  • 2014
  • Star Charts, Astronomy Department - American Museum of Natural History New York - USA
  • 2013
  • Reference Material for Complex System - CoWorker Projects New York - USA
  • Group Exhibitions (Selected)
  • 2018
  • 42 Contemporary Artists by Enter Art Foundation - Gerichtshöfe - Berlin - DE
  • Anonyme Zeichner - Galerie im Körnerpark - Berlin - DE
  • Art Spring Central - Museum Pankow - Berlin - DE
  • 2017
  • Computerbögen - Kunsthalle ECC - Berlin - DE
  • Natura Mathematica - Haber Space at Central Booking Gallery - New York City - USA
  • 2016
  • Prespektiv Natur - Montagehalle Berlin - Berlin - DE
  • The Formless World - Kunsthalle ECC - Berlin - DE
  • In Wonderland - Berlin - DE
  • 2014
  • Common Descent - Haber Space at Central Booking Gallery - New York City - USA
  • 2012
  • Flowers For You - Stephan Stoyanov Gallery - New York City - USA
  • Anita Steckel and Friends: Revisions on a Photo Album - Westbeth Gallery - New York City - USA
  • 2011
  • Name. Date. Title. - fordPROJECT Gallery - New York City - USA
  • Merit Scholarship Winners - Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery - New York City - USA
  • Awards
  • 2010 Reginald Marsh & Felicia Meyers Marsh Scholarship - The Art Students League of New York - New York City - USA
  • Residencies
  • 2019 Be Mobile Create Together - iKSV - Istanbul - TR
  • Publications
  • 2018 Berlin Science Week: When the mathematician-turned-painter met the architect - kcrwberlin
  • 2016 Painting alien skies: changing the perspective, provoking questions - Sense About Science
  • 2015 Paint by Numbers - Columbia Magazine
  • 2015 Exoplanet Art - SciArts - Science Friday

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Works by Helena Kauppila