Eka Teriina Vea Kosonen is a visual artist, art educator and community artist from Kotka. She works with murals, street art and participatory art, and designs and leads process-oriented art activities.

She carries out commissions for:

– murals and spray-painted artworks for local authorities, schools, housing associations and businesses.
– participatory community art projects, in which a group paints or builds a work together.
– art workshops for children, young people, adults and older people.
– art activities for events and in parks, e.g. the ‘Taiteen Hetki’ concept.
– the conception, curation and production of cultural events.

Kosonen leads groups with a low threshold for participation. No prior experience is required of participants, and she adapts her working methods to suit the group’s age and needs. She also has experience of working with groups requiring special support.

Education: Visual Arts Artisan (KSAO), multimedia studies (HEO), studies in art history and educational sciences (University of Jyväskylä), basic qualification in applied arts (SASKY), practical nurse (EKAMI), training as a solution-focused art therapy instructor, and a specialised vocational qualification in art therapy (Alfa Partners Academy).

Kosonen manages projects from start to finish: planning, budgeting, funding applications, implementation and reporting.