ANNABEL KAJETSKI CV   

Visual artist born in Kauniainen (1988) and working in Helsinki, Finland.    

   

EDUCATION

2022-6/2025 MFA Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

2018-2021   BA Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

2014 - 2017  Study program in Contemporary Art, Art School Maa, Helsinki   

2008 - 2013 BA in Occupational Therapy, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki   

   

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 

2024 Inventory of Behaviours, Space Q gallery, Copenhagen  

2024 Armors, Myymälä2 gallery, Helsinki  

2024 Kuvan Kevät, Kuva/tila gallery, Helsinki  

2022 Monumental Change Exhibition, Project Room, Helsinki   

2022 Interventions Exhibition, course by Uniarts, at Ateneum museum, Helsinki   

2021 BoreOut Exhibition, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki   

2021 Bachelor graduation Exhibition, Tila/Kuva, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki   

2021 Matter 3 exhibition, Environmental Exhibition at Aalto University, Espoo   

2020 VIRTUALGALLERY, Feel Helsinki, Online Art Exhibition, Helsinki   

2019 Virtually Real, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki   

2019 Flash 2 Light Art Biennale, Suomenlinna, Helsinki   

2017 Cucumbers n. Lubes, Gallery Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden   

2017 Currents, Gallery Augusta, Suomenlinna, Helsinki   

2017 Solo exhibition, 15 minutes Inside Someone, Asbestos Art Space, Helsinki   

2016 Fascination for Biodiversity, Environmental Exhibition, Helsinki   

2016 Committed, Kallio Kunsthallen, Helsinki   

2015 The Mainstream, MAA-Tila Gallery, Helsinki   

2014 10 days, MAA-Tila Gallery, Helsinki   

2014 Farmer Johns Artfare, MAA-Tila Gallery, Helsinki   

   

SELECTED PERFORMANCES 

2018 Performance, “Collective piece”, Experimental Sounds, HAM Corner, HAM Museum, Helsinki   

2018 Performance,”Collectivness”,  Ääniaalto, Audiovisual Festival of Oddity, Kallio Stage, Helsinki   

2017 Performance, “My Candy Glazed Eyes”, Gallerii 3,14, Tallinn, Estonia   

2016 Event producer, Environmental Art Exhibition in Kivinokka   

2015 Performance, ”My Sundays”, Madhouse, MadBar, Tiivistämö, Helsinki   

2015 Performance, “Human trash”, Street Level Performance Festival, Helsinki   

2015 Performance, Assistant in Shinji Kankis; TE-Ma-Ri, at International Live Art festival, Helsinki  

   

PRESS/ AWARDS/ PUBILCATIONS 

2024-26 Saastamoinen Foundations International Mentorship program w. Angela Rosenberg and Jonatan Habib Engqvist  

2021 Nominee for the Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award ´21, based on a pre-selection made by Uniarts (Harri Monni and Anni Anttonen)   

2020 Isla Journal, issue 2, an artist interview and pictures of Kajetskis work   

2019 Helsingin Sanomat, an interview about Asbestos Art Space and the collective & funders behind   

2016 Helsingin Sanomat, review of Fascination for Biodiversity, Environmental Exhibition, pictures of Kajetskis works   

2016 Feature; Asbestos Art Space publication, interviews with the founders/artists   

2015 Feature; MAA-Zine, artist interview and pictures of Kajetskis artworks   

  

 MEMBERSHIPS 

2022 Student member of the Academic board of Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki   

2021- Odd collective, member of the artist collective   

2019-20 BoreOut collective, member of the artist collective   

2017 FemF, Feminist Forum event producing/curator team of the Femf Exhibition at Arbis gallery,Hki   

2014-18 Asbestos collective, founder and member of the collective   

   

GRANTS   

2025 Stina Krooks Stiftelse, Artist Grant 

2024 Svenska Kulturfonden working grant for finishing studies at the Art Academy  

2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Grant for artistic practice, 2 months   

 2022 Konstsamfundet, art grant for Odd Collective, production of exhibition at Myymälä2 gallery  

2020 Svenska Kulturfonden, art grant for the BoreOut collective, for production of an exhibition 2021   

2016 TAIKE, art grant for the working group producing the Environmental Art Exhibition in Kivinokka   

2016 Tre Smeder, art grant for the Asbestos collective and the maintenance of Asbestos Art Space