Randi Marainen
Randi Marainen, née Eriksen (born 12 April 1953 in Børselv, Porsanger in Finnmark, Norway), is a Swedish Sámi silversmith and artist.[1]
Marainen grew up in a Sami family on the Norwegian Atlantic coast and trained as a silversmith with the German silver and goldsmith Gispert Dunker in Kautokeino. She has also studied duodji at Samernas utbildningscentrum in Jokkmokk, and pedagogy at college. She worked for a few years at the Sámslift Foundation Sámi Duodji in Jokkmokk with research on and development of duodji.[2][3]
Her public artwork includes a decoration in the main stairwell of the Diehtosiida campus.[4]
She lives and works in /Vuolle-Sohppar in Kiruna Municipality. She is married to artisan and is the mother of singer .
Awards[]
- 2010 – Asa Kitok Award[5][6]
- 2010 – Rubus arcticus[7][8]
- 2019 – The Culture Award of the Sámi Council (Church of Sweden)[9][10]
References[]
- ^ Boström, Patrik (6 February 2010). "Kreativ slöjdare prisas". Norrländska Socialdemokraten. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Randi Marainen" (in Norwegian). kulturnett.no. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Strandell, Monica (2006). "Mångkultur väster om odlingsgränsen" (PDF). Kulturvärden (3): 26–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Samisk vitenskapsbygg, Diehtosiida". koro.com (in Norwegian). KORO / Public Art Norway. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Asa Kitok stipendiet till Randi Marainen" [Asa Kitok Award to Randi Marainen]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Tidigare års Asa Kitok-stipendiater" [Asa Kitok Award recipients from previous years]. Sameslöjdstiftelsen Sámi Duodji (in Swedish). Sameslöjdstiftelsen Sámi Duodji.
- ^ Hällgren, Katariina (20 January 2011). "Rubus Arcticus-stipendium till Randi" [Rubus Arcticus to Randi]. Samefolket (in Swedish). Samefolket.
- ^ "Rubus Arcticus till Randi Marainen" [Rubus Arcticus to Randi Marainen]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ Niia, Anna-Karin (18 June 2019). "Randi ja Duommá Marainen oažžuba bálkkašumi" [Randi and Thomas Marainen receive award]. Sveriges Radio (in Northern Sami and Swedish). Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Samiskt kulturpris till Randi och Thomas Marainen" [Saami Culture Award to Randi and Thomas Marainen]. Church of Sweden (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Swedish Sámi people
- Sámi culture
- Swedish women artists