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
Bibliography / Features
May 2026
Shankar, S. & Smith, R. (Eds.) World Collage Day eBook May 2026. SONIC BOOM …for writing that explodes. 2026. [eBook.]
https://sonicboomjournal.wixsite.com/sonicboom/world-collage-day
(Click here to browse ebook in a new window)
Independent Curating & Publishing
May 2025
May 2026
Ellis, A. (ed.) (2026) The Collagist: Artistic illustrations of a species. (eBook) Aino Ellis: Helsinki.
Art collective leadership, events & collaborations
August 2026 (upcoming)
Hki Kollaasi / Hki Collage
February 2026 - present
Hki Kollaasi / Hki Collage &
Digital Collage Club
January 2026 - present
Digital Collage Club
August 2026
Hki Kollaasi / Hki Collage
June 2025
Hki Kollaasi / Hki Collage
May 2025
Hki Kollaasi / Hki Collage
March 2025 - present
Hki Kollaasi / Hki Collage
Official Workshop Partner: Kaapelitehtaan taiteiden yö (Cable Factory Night of the Arts) 2026 (Helsinki, Finland)
Community building through collaborative collage challenges and open calls (online). Hosted by my two clubs:
Hki Collage for analog / assemblage & Digital Collage Club for
digital collage.
Founder & Lead: Digital Collage Club. First worldwide collective for digital collage hobbyists & artists. Online ommynity building, open calls, discussions & collage challenges on Instagram.
Official Workshop Partner: Kaapelitehtaan taiteiden yö (Cable Factory Night of the Arts) 2025 (Helsinki, Finland)
Official Workshop Partner: Helsinki Pride (Helsinki, Finland)
Collaborative Partner: World Collage Day 2025 online challenge with Finnish museum images. With Finna.fi - The Finnish National Archive's online collection.
Founder & Lead: Hki Kollaasi & Hki Collage, Helsinki, Finland.
In-person workshops at Kalasataman Vapaakaupunki (a large cultural community space funded by Helsinki City).
Community building & online collage challenges on Instagram.
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Contact me for queries
(workshops, collaborations etc.)
