Soile Paloheimo’s print-informed art combines traditional print techniques with a contemporary subject matter. A native of Finland, Paloheimo earned a Bachelor’s degree in Culture and Arts from the Espoo-Vantaa Technical University of Applied Sciences, Finland, in 2006 and graduated with BA in Fine arts at RMIT University, Melbourne in 2022.
Paloheimo’s practice for the last decade has been in graphic design. However, after moving to Melbourne, she translated her artistic vision into the medium of printmaking, continuing to transform it into an exploration of print and installation. Paloheimo uses various print matrixes, such as screen print, etching and relief, to create intricate and thought-provoking works. Her recent work questions the notions of interference and memory within society after multiple isolation periods caused by Covid-19. Paloheimo’s work is intended to replicate the experience of alienation and seeks to be a tribute to the ubiquity, irrationality, and unpredictability of life.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Where the Ocean is the Sky, Fortyfivedownstairs Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Printmaking Today: 3rd Edition, Site Eight Gallery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2023 Wish you were here: Megalo Artists in Residence 2013-2023, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra, Australia
2023 Hatched: National Graduate Show 2023, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
2023 FUTURE PROOF: National Graduate Online Exhibition, Megalo Print Studio, Canberra, Australia
2023 March to Art: Create, ANVAM (Australian National Veterans Arts Museum), Melbourne, Australia
2022 Printmaking Today: 2nd Edition, Soemardja Gallery, Center of Art and Design, Bandung, Indonesia
2022 School of Art Graduate Exhibition: Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), RMIT City Campus, Melbourne, Australia
2022 A4 Art Show, Site 8 Gallery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2020 ReMix Virtual Exhibition, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
AWARDS
2022 Megalo Graduate Residency Program, Canberra, Australia
2022 RMIT RUSU Open Bite Student Association Travel Award
HONORS
2022 Vice-Chancellor’s List for Academic Excellence, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2021 Finalist, SETAC Fine Art Prize, Melbourne, Australia
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
ITB, Bandung, Indonesia
National Art School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QL, Australia
ANVAM (Australian National Veterans Arts Museum), VIC, Australia
EDUCATION
2022 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
2018 Interaction and UX Design Specialization, Coursera & University of California, San Diego, USA (online)
2018 The Elements of AI, University of Helsinki, Finland (online)
2006 Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Technical University of Applied Sciences Espoo-Vantaa, Finland
2002 Graduate Graphic Designer Programme, Kymenlaakso Institute, Inkeroinen, Finland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 – Owner, Designer, Creative Agency Palo Design Oy, Finland
2012 – 2013 Art Director, Raya Group Asia Co. Ltd., Thailand
2012 Art Director, Repro Studio Heku Oy, Finland
2011 Art Director, Marketing Agency Louder Italia, Italy
2008 – 2012 Art Director, Marketing Agency Louder Oy, Finland
2006 – 2008 Graphic Designer, Advertising Agency Jomena Oy, Finland
2006 Graphic Designer, Helsinki News, Nyt-Magazine, Finland
2005 – 2006 Illustrator, Municipality of Parikkala, Finland
2005 Graphic Designer, Helsinki News, Nyt-Magazine, Finland
2004 Illustrator, Publishing Oy Aamulehti News, Finland
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
Hermawan B (2023) ‘Bold and striking art from Hatchlings’, SeeSaw Western Australia’s Art Magazine, May 2023. (Link)
Beard S & Dodds A (2023) ‘Hatched Dispatched’, Dispatch Review, July 2023. (Link)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2020, 2022 Student-Staff Consultative Committee, RMIT University, Melbourne
Representative of student cohort in liaison with teaching and course coordinators for RMIT Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art)
2021-2022 Graphic designer, RMIT RUSU Open Bite Student Association, RMIT University, Melbourne
2021-2022 Print Graduate Exhibition Catalogue
2022 Print Auction Catalogue