CV // Aino Ellis
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Location::
Helsinki, Finland
Year of Birth:
1981
Languages:
Finnish, English (Greek, French)
Collage Hobbyist, Community
Founder & Curator
I am a well-connected collage hobbyist, commynity builder and independent curator/editor/publisher of collaborative collage art ebooks, based in Helsinki, Finland
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Group exhibitions
April 2026 - June 2026
How heavy is a pea? The Laughing Kangaroohs, Berlin, Germany. Curated by Marina Neri
Recent Features
July 2026
June 2026
Cover image for Shankar, Shloka & Smith, Robin (Eds.) (2026) SONIC BOOM , July 2026 [eJournal.] (An independent art journal focusing on visual poetry.)
Click here to view in a new window.
Baum, Kelly R. REIMAGINED - The art of becoming. Composing a life through the lens of collage. (2026)
(Click here to view printed book on Amazon.com)
June 2026
Kai, Lauryn (Curator) R. UNHOME. The fragmentation of home. Home - The digital zine, spring-summer 2026.
(Click here to browse zine)
May 2026
Shankar, Shloka & Smith, Robin (Eds.) (2026) World Collage Day eBook May 2026. SONIC BOOM . [eBook.]
(Click here to browse ebook)
Independent Curating & Publishing
May 2025
Ellis A.(ed.) (2026) Collage artists looking back to the 2020 LOCKDOWN. [eBook]. Aino Ellis: Helsinki.
ainoellis.art/collage-ebooks
ISBN 978-952-19522-0-3
(Click here to browse ebook in a new window)
May 2026
Ellis A. (ed.) (2026) The Collagist- Illustrations of a species. [eBook]. Aino Ellis: Helsinki.
ainoellis.art/collage-ebooks
ISBN 978-952-19522-1-0
(Click here to browse ebook in a new window)
Art collective leadership, events & collaborations
Collage event organising & hosting
August 2026
Cable Factory Night of the Arts
2026
May 2026
Helsinki Pride / Women's evenings
August 2025
Cable Factory Night of the Arts 2025
June 2025
Helsinki Pride Week 2025
March 2025 - September 2025
Collage workshop series
October 2024
Helsinki Pride / Women's evenings
Official Workshop Partner: Kaapelitehtaan taiteiden yö (Cable Factory Night of the Arts) 2026 (Helsinki, Finland)
Organized and hosted a popular collage workshop together with collage artist and printmaker Sari Puhto. Materials sponsored by Cable Factory & bookm-arcitect.fi - a Helsinki-based vintage bookshop specializing in architecture books. A Hki Kollaasi event.
Hosted a popular, bilingual (FI/En) Pride House themed collage workshop at Helsinki Pride's women's evenings group.
Official Workshop Partner: Kaapelitehtaan taiteiden yö (Cable Factory Night of the Arts) 2025 (Helsinki, Finland)
Organized and hosted a popular collage workshop together with collage artist and printmaker Sari Puhto. A Hki Kollaasi event.
Official Workshop Partner: Helsinki Pride (Helsinki, Finland)
Hosted a small, Pride themed workshop at Pride House Helsinki.
A Hki Kollaasi event.
Hosted a series of nine bilingual (En/Fi) analog collage workshops with 75 attendees in all. At Vapaakaupungin olohuone cultural community space in Kalasatama, Helsinki (a large cultural community space funded by Helsinki City). One workshop co-hosted with collage artist Riikka Fransila, another with collage artist & printmaker Sari Puhto. A Hki Kollaasi workshop series.
Hosted a popular queer history themed collage workshop at Helsinki Pride's women's evenings group.
Museum collaborations
May 2025
Finnish National Archive
Collaboration with The Finnish National Archive's online collection Finna.fi for World Collage Day 2025.
Co-hosted a popular online challenge and winners' vote with Finnish museum images selected by myself and the Finna.fi social media team from their collection.
Collage initiative leadership
January 2026 - present
Digital Collage Club
Founder & Lead: Digital Collage Club - the first worldwide collective for digital collage hobbyists & artists.
In the first nine months since initiation, have built an Instagram ommynity following of 1 200+ digital collage artists and hobbyists via collage challenges, ebook open calls and discussions on Instagram. Curated and published collage art ebooks featuring 20+ collage artists from around the world.
February 2025 - present
Hki Kollaasi / Hki Collage
Founder and leader a lively collage community in Helsinki, Finland and online.
In the first year and a half since initiation, have hosted a series of nine collage workshops, collaborated with the Finnish National Archive, Helsinki Pride 2025 and 2026, and the Cable Factory Night of the arts 2025 and 2026. Curated and published themed ebooks featuring 20+ collage artists from around the world.
As of September 2026, have built an Instagram commynity following of 2 000+ collage hobbyists from around the world.
Want to book a popular, fun and inspiring collage workshop at your museum, cafe, urban event or organisation/company?
Organise a joint social media art challenge or an open call for an art ebook, perhaps featuring your (industry) images?
Or better yet, drop me a quick SMS/WhatsApp message at
+358 45 150 1446 !
Looking forward to
hearing from you :)
// Aino Ellis
Haluatko tarjota yhteisöllesi suositun, hauskan ja inspiroivan kollaasityöpajan museossanne, kahvilassanne, kaupunkitapahtumassanne
tai yrityksessänne?
Järejstää somessa taidehaasteen, kenties teidän (alanne) kuvilla?
Tai vielä parempi, laita pikku viesti tekstarilla tai WhatsAppillä numeroon
+358 45 150 1446 !
Olisi mukava kuulla teistä!
// Aino Ellis
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