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Associate Professor
Research activity per year
I am a graphic designer and text artist, or text designer and graphic artist, and Associate Professor in Visual Communication Design.
My work spans across typography, design, and experimental writing and across both poetry and academia. Curious about unseen currents within contemporary visual communication, I seek new modes of diffractive and sustainable academic practice beyond commercial interest. I'm interested in language and typography, publication as art/design practice, and redefining communication design in the context of new materiality. All of these areas are visible in my doctoral research Epä/igenesis (2021) featuring the bookwork Epägenesis: Katalogi X (2020), a catalogue of material and conceptual writing.
My work has been published and exhibited in anthologies, galleries and festivals within Europe. Since 2021 I am co-founder of the independent non-profit publishing platform Multipöly.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctoral degree, Arts and Design, Aalto University
Award Date: 18 Jun 2021
Master's degree, Arts and Design, Helsinki University of Arts and Design
Award Date: 14 Jun 2007
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › General public
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Design › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Karhumaa, Arja (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Granted funding (personal grants)
Karhumaa, Arja (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Karhumaa, Arja (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Karhumaa, Arja (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Karhumaa, Arja (Recipient), 3 Dec 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Arja Karhumaa (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Membership of an editorial board
Arja Karhumaa (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
Arja Karhumaa (Examiner)
Activity: Academic assessments › Appointed supervisor or advisor of postgraduates at Higher Education Institutions.
Arja Karhumaa (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
Arja Karhumaa (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk to non-academic audience (public outreach)
16/10/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
15/02/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
02/12/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance