Matti Lankinen (b. 1988, Kangasala, Finland)
Keen traveller that has had influences on his artistic working from nearly 40 countries. Participated to exhibitions in Finland and abroad. Fascinated by graffiti at early age found later his interest in murals and fine art.
Organizer of Spraycankontrol (2016, 2017) and International Meeting of Styles (2017,2018) which are graffiti, mural & street art events at Hiedanranta district in Tampere Finland. Paintings done in these events form Hiedanranta street art park, which covers more than 3000 square meters of factory walls. Hiedanranta covers pieces from +200 artists from 4 continents, 20 different countries. Personal works and Spraycankontrol event have been to various Finnish news publications ( circulation + 1 million) Events have been also widely present in social media trough world class visitors with combined + 500K followers.
www.facebook.com/mattilankinenart
www.g-rex.fi/tekijat/#/matti-lankinen
www.linkedin.com/in/matti-lankinen
Studies
2018- Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku Academy of Arts, the degree of artist
Attended courses
2016 Portrait class, Cory Saint Clair & Jason Prouty, Anaheim, USA
2015 Jose Sanjuan, Ari De Carvalho, Kankaanpää
Invitations to public discussion events
2019 Event at Vimma, Turku
2018 Tampere Design and Architecture week
2017 ITE-Pirkanmaalla research, Minna Haveri PhD contemporary folk art in
Finland
Panel discussion with Maria Mattila, Mika Pettissalo, Mikko Kyrönviita
Critics Otso Kantokorpi
In publications / articles
2018 ITE-Pirkanmaalla, Contemporary folk art research project at Pirkanmaa
region by Minna Haveri PhD
2018 The Graffiti Storyline and Urban Planning: Key Narratives in the
Planning, Marketing, and News Texts of Santalahti and Hiedanranta by
Kai Ylinen, MA
Works in news publications
2018-16 Aamulehti, Spraycankontrol & Meeting of styles events
2017-16 Tamperelainen, Spraycankontrol event
2017 Kulosaarelaiset, Kulosaari wall
2017 HS, Spraycankontrol walls used for ad
Upcoming
2019 Sign installation pt.2, Hiedanranta
Group exhibitions
2019 Köysiratagalleria, Turku
2017 Galleria Rajatila, Tampere
2017 Sck ry, Cultural restaurant 931, Tampere
2016 Earth, Kosmos festival, Ristiina
2015 Hirvitalo, Pispala contemporary art center, Tampere
2013 Animals, German Cultural institute, Meta house, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Exhibitions
2018 Matkalla – Observing sketches from Trans-Mongolian/Siberian Railway travels ’14, Urban Espoo, Application gallery, Espoo Culture
Murals / Public works
2018 Inclusive sign installation project, Hiedanranta, Tampere
2018 Scandic Tampere City, Hämeenkatu 1 hallway to restaurant & Reception
2018 Tampere Art Museum & Sähkölaitos
2018 Tampere Tram, Kuivaamo, Hiedanranta
2017 Kulosaari time travelling, Street art office, City of Helsinki
2017 Tampere dreamtime, Typa, Tampereen Kaupunki
2016 Darthkekkonen, Hiedanranta street art park, Tampere
2016 Purkutaide, Kerava
2016 Southpark, Pop-up park miniramp, Tampere
Other murals / comissions
2018 Sitko Pizza, Tampere
2018 Portaali, Tampere
2018 Trelogy, Skateboarding Finnish Championships, street- & exhibition area
2018- Kenneli D.I.Y. Concrete bowl indoor skatepark, Hiedanranta, Tampere
2017-18 MSc Electronics (assisting)
2017 Tapahtumien yö, Tampere
2017 Erkkifest, Erkinpelto D.I.Y. Concrete skatepark, Joensuu
2017 Maanalainen, Tampere
2017 Surf Hostel, Taghazout, Marocco
2015 Manserama & Association logo, Kaarikoirat ry
2014 Matchfactory D.I.Y. mural, Kaarikoirat ry
2013 Showbox, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2013 Arcadia, Kampot, Cambodia
Grants
2018 Spraycankontrol (Sck) & International Meeting of Styles – Prosenttitaide,
Hiedanranta Development program, City of Tampere 15000€
Production grant, Culture City of Tampere 2000€
2017 Sck, Prosenttitaide, Hiedanranta Development program, City of Tampere 15000€
Production grant, Culture City of Tampere 1000€
Tullikamari Pakkahuone 500€
Grafia ry – G-rex street art guild, Sck & MOS 500€
2016 Sck, Prosenttitaide, Hiedanranta Development program, City of Tampere 15000€
Memberships
2017 Amnesty
2017 Grafia ry / G-rex
2016 Spraycankontrol ry – Founding member and Chairperson
2015 Kaarikoirat ry – Member of board
2007 Greenpeace
Other
2018 Sck ry, #Kulttour Graffiti workshop, Juupajoki
2018 Sck ry, Graffiti workshop, Akaa
2018 Kaarikoirat ry & Älä jäädy, skateboard painting workshop, Tampere
2018 Kaarikoirat ry & Graffiti workshop for finnish / asylum seeker teenagers
2017 Painting workshop for kids at C’moon kihniö festival
2015-2016 Kaarikoirat ry, Mans-e-rama part of producer team
2007-2015 Comatec – Rantotek Oy, Various projects (Boiler & Steel structure drafting, 3D-modelling, Partlists, Assembly planning) 3D-models & manufacturing & assembly plans for steel structures and duct parts around 50m(h)*25m(w) in maximum size and weight ranging from few kilos +130tons.
Ongoing projects – Looking for cultural producer, funding, sponsorships contact if interested
2018- Kenneli D.I.Y. Concrete bowl indoor skatepark mural 300 sq.m, Hiedanranta, Tampere
2016- Hiedanranta street art park
