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 <\/small><\/small>“When I was a young GIRL people asked when shall I stop painting with pink. Now I am an old GIRL” – Katja Tukiainen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My mission is to paint GIRLS where once were men.” – Katja Tukiainen, born 1969, pink shows since 1996. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Trust me, I’m a GIRL.” – Katja Tukiainen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katja Tukiainen<\/strong> (b.1969, Arctopolis, Finland) is visual artist who paints and builds installations. Her primary language is painting and her basic color is pink. With her cute, strong and quick-witted girls, bright oil colors and eloquent brush strokes she talks about serious matters. She paints her slogans to change the world and her dreamy landscapes for anyone to step in. Katja Tukiainen is a Doctor of Fine Arts from Academy of Fine Arts, and holds Master degrees from both Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and University of Art and Design. Her artistic research focuses on narrative painting in space. Her paintings are included in many prestigious collections like KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art collection and G\u00f6sta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation collection. Her works are exhibited internationally since mid 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[text adapted from Katja Tukiainen’s webpage: Katja Tukiainen Articles & Reviews<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pieni ja tyls\u00e4 kirja K50 – The Small and Boring Book K 50. 2025. Rosebud. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mammografia, mielikuvituskives ja viimeinen munasolu. T\u00e4m\u00e4 on Katja Tukiaisen (s.1969) yhdeks\u00e4s sarjakuvakirja. Tukiainen on palkittu kuvataiteilija, taidemaalari, sarjakuvataiteilija ja kuvataiteen tohtori. H\u00e4n alkoi kertoa omael\u00e4m\u00e4kerrallisia tarinoita sarjakuvan ja maalaustaiteen keinoin jo 1990-luvun alussa. Tukiaiselle my\u00f6nnettiin Suomen sarjakuvaseuran Puup\u00e4\u00e4hattu-palkinto vuonna 2003 ja muotoilun valtionpalkinto sarjakuvataiteellisesta ty\u00f6st\u00e4\u00e4n vuonna 2007. William Thuring -nimikkopalkinnon h\u00e4n sai kuvataiteellisesta ty\u00f6st\u00e4\u00e4n vuonna 2011. Kuvataiteen tohtoriksi h\u00e4n valmistui kev\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 2022. T\u00e4m\u00e4 kirja kertoo keski-i\u00e4st\u00e4 ja vaihdevuosista reippaasti ja runollisesti. Hypp\u00e4\u00e4 kuumalle aallolle! Alle 50-vuotiaille vain vanhempien seurassa. 

This book contains text also in English, or Finglish, if you like. Printed with pink! 

Mammography, the imaginary testicle and the last egg. This is Katja Tukiainen\u2019s (b.1969) ninth comic book. Tukiainen is an award-winning visual artist, painter, comic artist and doctor of fine arts. She started telling autofictional stories through comics and paintings already in the early 1990s. Tukiainen was awarded the Puup\u00e4\u00e4hattu prize of the Finnish Comis Society in 2003 and the State Prize in 2007 for her work as a comics artist. She received the William Thuring title award for her visual artist work in 2011. She received her Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki in the spring of 2022. This book tells about middle age and menopause briskly and poetically. Catch the hot wave! For under 50s only in the company of older people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Osta kirja \/ Buy the book >> Pieni ja tyls\u00e4 kirja K50 – Tukiainen, Katja – 9789524200233 | Rosebud Books<\/a> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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