Priss Niinikoski

Priss Niinikoski is a Finnish-French artist working with textiles beyond soft surfaces. Exploring the intersections of computational thinking both in textiles and electronics, Niinikoski addresses the element of risk when operating with tools and systems. Translating her research into spatial textile works and apparatuses, she explores how frictions and traces act as forms of communication. Actively combining textiles with sonic and digital materialities, she builds on coding interactive environments and electronic textile interfaces. Her ongoing research focuses on communication, acoustics, and the interplay between digital and analogue systems, investigating how uncertainties and risks reorientate systems to new patterns and expressions.

Her work has been exhibited internationally in Italy, Germany, Belgium, France, Japan and the Netherlands. Her works are in the collections of Saastamoinen Foundation, Villa Noailles and Le19M. Currently she is a resident at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, NL.

Selected exhibitions

(upcoming) Open Studios
Rijksakademie van beelende kunsten, Amsterdam, NL
2026

Dialogues
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern art, Espoo, FI
2026

Seikka II with Olli Moilanen
Runokuu - Poetry Festival, Helsinki, FI
2025

Breath/Hengitys
KuvaTila, Helsinki, FI
2025

Automata
Villa Filanda Antonini, Treviso, IT
2024

Kuvan Kevät 2024
University of Arts Helsinki, Helsinki, FI
2024

Regeneration
in NOoF
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
2023

things left in between
Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki, FI
2023

HEL<>NUE
Akademie Galerie, Nürnberg, DE
2023

Le Printemps de la Galerie
LE19M, Paris, FR
2023

Change Makers
in NOoF
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
2022

Finnish Phenomena
Helsinki Design Week, Helsinki, FI
2022

Do it
in NOoF
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
2021

MASTERS21
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, BE
2021

Residencies

Rijksakademie van Beelende Kunsten
Amsterdam, NL
2026 - 2027

MORPHO Antwerp
Antwerp, BE
2025

Villa Filanda Antonini
Treviso, IT
2024

FactumArte
Madrid, ES
2024

Lottozero
Prato, IT
2024

NOoF LAB
Eindhoven, NL
2022

Education

Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture
Uniarts Helsinki - Academy of Fine Arts
2025

Masters of Arts, Fashion
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
2021

Bachelor of Arts, Fashion
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
2019

Awards

Award on Best Written Component, University of Arts Helsinki, FI
2025

The Johanna Ehrnrooth Prize, the University of the Arts Helsinki Foundation, FI
2024

International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories Hyerès, Finalist
Villa Noailles, FR
2022

big design award
Finalist, JP
2021

MoMu Award, ModeMuseum Antwerp, BE
2021

Press

Artist talk, Runokuu, with Olli Moilanen, Helsinki, FI
2025

Artist talk, Lottozero, On Weaving- program, Prato, IT
2024

Taide issue 5-6/24
2024

Uniarts Helsinki, online
2024

Research Days Uniarts Helsinki, Material Matters- public presentation, Helsinki, FI
2023

NOoF Talent talks
2023

Designer Milk
2023

Fashion United
2022

Vanity Fair France
2022

10Magazine
2022

British Vogue
2022

1Granary
2021

Printed

Taide
Selvedge Magazine
Étapes
Dazed Magazine
Le Monde
Vogue Italy
Vogue UK
WSN trend report

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