Helena Sederholm

Professori (Associate professor)
Associate Professor
A806 Department of Art and Media

Sederholm’s (PhD) research interests focus on contemporary art, art theory, avant-garde art, and art and science education. She has had various administrative responsibilities, including the positions of Head of Department and Head of Education in the Department of Art. She is an adjunct professor in research of contemporary art (University of Helsinki) and in art education (University of Jyväskylä).

Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...

Contact information

Phone number
+358503141546

Areas of expertise

516 Educational sciences, 6132 Visual arts and design, Art research, art history, architecture

Honors and awards

Beautiful Book Art Award 2020

Art as We Don't Know it got an award in the most beautiful books competition of Suomen kirjataiteen komitea in the category of 'Scientific and textbooks': https://www.kauneimmatkirjat.fi/palkitut/vuosi-2020/tieto-ja-oppikirjat/
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Art Jan 2021

Award of Excellence in ICMA

Art as We Don't Know It got an Award of Excellence in the category of 'Scientific books, educational textbooks, schoolbooks' in ICMA International competition for creative media.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Art Jan 2021

Best Art Book of the Year, Honorary award

"Ten Paths to Collection" was given a honorary award in the best art book of the year competition in Finland. Sederholm has written an article about Gallen-Kallela.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Art Jun 2019

Alumni of the Year

Alumni of the Year 2006 in the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career Department of Art Jan 2006

Publications

Suomen taiteen multakausi

Riikka Haapalainen, Tiina Pusa, Helena Sederholm 2023

Biotaiteesta

Helena Sederholm 2023 Suomalaisen mediataiteen ensimmäinen vuosisata

Research in Arts and Education: Thematic Issue on Death

Helena Sederholm 2023 Research in Arts and Education

We are all necronauts

Helena Sederholm 2023 Research in Arts and Education

In the Bogs of Joukahainen and Väinämöinen – The Alchemies of Peat from Sacred to Profane and Back

Tiina Pusa, Riikka Haapalainen, Helena Sederholm 2022 Research in Arts and Education

Agnes Meyer-Brandis: The Moon Goose Colony

Helena Sederholm 2022 Kuusi katsetta kokoelmaan

Meme layers in the times of pandemic

Helena Sederholm, Riikka Haapalainen, Tiina Pusa 2022 The International Journal of Education through Art

Slow Life of Vegetal, Animal, and Some Composite Organisms

Helena Sederholm 2022 Research in Arts and Education

Erinomaisen jouheva. Kuvataidekasvatuksen sanakirja

Riikka Haapalainen, Tiina Pusa, Marja Rastas, Helena Sederholm, Tomi Slotte Dufva, Minna Suoniemi, Taneli Tuovinen, Henrika Ylirisku 2021