Research Output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
I am a graphic designer and a text artist, Assistant Professor, and the head of Visual Communication Design MA and BA programmes.
My ongoing practice based doctoral thesis examines the material aspects of language, the situated knowledge of a text designer, and the politics of legibility. The methodical part of the thesis is Epägenesis : Katalogi, a catalogue/publication of visual and conceptual writing.
At the heart of my interests in design practice & research & education is expanding the limits of established graphic and communication design. I search for a space for a contemporary academic and critical practice within that field. I am specifically interested in language and typography, publication as art/design practice, and positioning communication design in relation to new materiality, contemporaneity, public sociology, critical pedagogy, and intersectional feminism.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts (Art and Design)
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Research Output
Paino – kokeellista runotaidetta
Karhumaa, A., 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Text art contribution to a project in artist publishing and artistic research
Karhumaa, A., 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Literature › Art in coproduction
Thinking with Ungenesis: The Situated Knowledge of a Text Designer
Karhumaa, A., 28 Jun 2019, In : IMAGE AND NARRATIVE. 20, 02, p. 20–34 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Travelling Letters : Uroboras
Karhumaa, A., 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Word Helix: Text art contribution to a publication on Tanzkongress 2019
Karhumaa, A., 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Web publication/site › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
Honorary mention in Art Book category, The Most Beautiful Books in Finland
Arja Karhumaa (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Silver award in Poster design category; Vuoden huiput / Grafia Best Finnish Creative Design
Arja Karhumaa (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Teacher of the Year, Aalto ARTS 2019
Arja Karhumaa (Recipient), 3 Dec 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
The Poet Debutant of the year: Nuoren Voiman Liitto
Arja Karhumaa (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Vuoden Huiput Gold Award in Young Creatives category: 'Searching for Zen'
Arja Karhumaa (Supervisor) & Aliina Kauranne (Student prize recipient), 11 Apr 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
CIRRUS Teachers' seminar and annual network meeting
Arja Karhumaa (Participant)13 Feb 2019 → 15 Feb 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participant of a conference, workshop, session or tutorial
International Conference on Artistic Research
Arja Karhumaa (Participant)21 Mar 2019 → 23 Mar 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participant of a conference, workshop, session or tutorial
Message Journal (Journal)
Arja Karhumaa (Reviewer)2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Membership of an editorial board
Tanzkongress
Arja Karhumaa (Participant)2 Feb 2019 → 5 Feb 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participant of a conference, workshop, session or tutorial
Visual Communication Symposium for study programmes in Graphic Design and Visual Communication Design
Arja Karhumaa (Organiser)5 Jun 2019 → 6 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
Press / Media
Asuntoilmoitusten kuvat ovat kuin sisustuslehdistä – kiinteistönvälitysliikkeet siivoavat, stailaavat ja palkkaavat ammattilaisen kuvaamaan, jotta kodit menisivät nopeasti kaupaksi
Arja Karhumaa & Hanna Weselius
11/03/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance