Niko Vartiainen

 
 

Projects

The Cutting Chaos

Concept, Editorial Design and Art Direction (2021)

The Cutting Chaos is a 244 paged, hardcover art book that showcases studios and different creative places of 28 collage artists around the globe.

@thecuttingchaos

Toombes.com

Curating, Edit and Art Direction (2016 –)

Toombes is an independent online art journal showcasing contemporary visual culture with a strong focus on collage and mixed media.

Toombes.com

Cults Of Life

Curating, Editorial Design and Art Direction (2014 –)

Cults Of Life is a submission based collage zine. With 13 issues since 2014 it has showcased over 140 different artists from 30 countries.

@cultsoflife
 

Artist info

Niko Vartiainen

Turku, Finland

niko@nikovartiainen.com

Please notice that this portfolio focuses only on art and art-related projects.

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"I study myself and my vision of life in general through the paper collages"

Solo art exhibitions

The Cutting Chaos: live performance – @Space81 , Turku, Finland, 2022
My Smile My Misery – @Kirjakahvila, Turku, Finland, 2020
Some Cuts Never Heal – @PUF, Turku, Finland, 2016
Untitled – @Galleria Jänis, Turku, Finland, 2016
All In All Gone – @PUF, Turku, Finland, 2015

Group art exhibitions

*New* International Weird Collage Show: Los Raros/Las Raras – Valladolid, Spain, 2024
Cut The Crab – Helsinki, Finland, 2023
International Weird Collage Show: Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain, 2016
Applaudissement - Ausstellung – Munich, Germany, 2015
Leo & Pipo: Imaginary Portraits – Paris, France, 2015
International Weird Collage Show: Brooklyn – New York, USA, 2014
Conversation, Information, Communication – Portugal, 2013
Horror Frost Halloween Art Exhipition – Nelson, Canada, 2013
Scopophilia Collage Exhibition – Digital exhibition, 2013
Cheap Art Party – Turku, Finland, 2011

Publications featuring works

*New* Rebeka Elizegi: Collage To Change The World – Book, 2024
Semioculus XVII – Zine, 2023
Laurie Kanyer: Collage Care, The Method – Book, 2023
The Reflected Image – Magazine, 2022
DRI:M/SPACE Magazine #1 – Magazine, 2022
Laurie Kanyer: Collage Care – Book, 2021
{th ink} 2: objectextion – Book 2020
Oltre Collage #4: Happy Meal – Zine, 2020
Oltre Collage #3: Innerself – Zine, 2019
Sota – Magazine, 2018
Holiday in Mar a Lago – Magazine, 2017
Collage Collective Co: Annual 2015 – Book, 2015
Rivo Magazine #2 – Magazine, 2015
Collage Collective Co: 50/50 – Book 2014

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