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


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND AND ABROAD

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


SELECTED GRANTS

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