She studied at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (19781983-)—
Solo Exhibitions: 2008, Forget-Me-Not, Krojaamo Gallery,
Helsinki, Finland; "Kaarina Kaikkonen”, Forsblom Projects,
Helsinki, Le Mans in France and Norrtaije in Sweden—2007,
Inner Borders, the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg,
Russia; “Kaarina Kaikkonen” in Institute Finlandais, Paris,
Galleria Pictor, Vihli, Finland; And It Was Empty, University
Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming, US—2006, Across
the Deep, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida, US; “Kaarina
Kaikkonen”, Jyvaskyla Art Museum, Jyvaskyla, Finland and
Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark; “The Presence
of Absence”, Remy Toledo Gallery, NY—2005, “Kaarina
Kaikkonen”, Helsinki Kunsthalle, Finland; Queen of Night,
Gallery Artina, Finland; “And It Was Empty”, Galleri Stefan
Andersson, Umea, Sweden; Birds, Gallerie Orton, Helsinki—
Group exhibitions: 2008, “My Space”, PAN Palazzo delle
arti Napoli, Naples, Italy; International Sculpture Festival,
Boras, Sweden; “Orebro OpenArt 2008”, Orebro Konsthall,
Sweden; Pewna Finlandia BWA Contemporary Art Gallery,
Wroclaw, Poland; Hoviart, Anttola, Finland—2007, “Barely
Legal”, Chelsea Galleria, Miami, US; Pewna Finlandia, BWA
contemporary Art Gallery, Katowice, Poland; “Box”, Gallery
Alkovi, Helsinki; Oh My God, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium,
Oslo, Norway; Age of the Animal, Ateneum Art Museum,
Helsinki; “Maco, Ashley Gallery, Mexico City; “Art Miami”,
Chelsea Galleria, Miami, Florida; “Palm Beach 3”, Remy Toledo
Gallery, Palm Beach, Flordia—2006, “Influenced Identity”,
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami; Biennale Balticum, Rauma
Art Museum, Finland—1989, State Art Award, finland—1985,
Prize in Numberg Drawing Triennale, Germany—Acquisition
in different art and cultural institutions in Finland.