Tuija Peltomaa

Tuntiopettaja

A899 School common, ARTS

MA from the University of Helsinki in 1996. Major in art history. Secondary subjects aesthetics and philosphy. Has been working as a teacher, lecturer, writer and as a specialist in art, design and antiques in the media as well as the art market. Has twenty years of experience of evaluating art, design and antiques and is now exploring the question of value and its underlying mechanisms

Interested in transnational art, global art histories, contemporary art, and the effects of art collecting and cultural tourism on global contemporary art. Working on the queston of migration and diaspora, due to earlier research of the ceramic artist Michael Schilkin and the marine painter Oscar Kleineh. What it takes from an emigrant or a refugee to be able to pursue and obtain status as an artist in a new homeland and foreign culture?

Full researcher profile

https://research.aalto.fi/...

Contact information

[email protected]

Phone number

+358405271312

Areas of expertise

6132 Visual arts and design, 6 Humanities

Honors and awards

Teacher of the Year

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Art Jun 2016

Diploma, The Most Beautiful Book of The Year

Diploma in the Competition "The Most Beautiful Finnish Books in 2007" for "The Light of Art – Roots in Tradition, Focus on the Future", Tuija Tervo (today Peltomaa) author, together with Ari Lakaniemi and Susanna Rumpu, graphic design, jacket and binding design and Fortum Art Foundation, publisher

Invitation or ranking in competition Department of Art Mar 2008