Mirka Hokkanen (Kim)

Works available

Oma kauppa Galleria G, Helsinki Round Top Gallery The Frame Gallery

Basic information

b. 1979, Helsinki

Graphic Artist, Printmaker, Illustrator, Author

Residence: USA

Contact information

Email: mirka_hokkanen@yahoo.com

Artist’s Statement

Mirka Hokkanen is a printmaker, designer, illustrator and author who grew up in Finland. Her favorite things there were found in the woods and in her grandmother’s house which both continue to be a source of inspiration for her art.

Mirka moved to the U.S. in 1998 to attend Rockford College in Illinois (BFA 2002). She received both Master of Arts (2004) and Master of Fine Arts (2006) degrees in printmaking from University of Dallas, TX.

When not creating a menagerie in the studio she takes care of her live one- which consists of three wild kids, a cat, a dog and a husband. Her works continue to be exhibited both nationally and internationally and her first illustrated book, Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book, comes out in March 2019 with Pomegranate Kids.

Show biography

Current information

Please sign up for my newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/bWNbrD

Works from the artist

Name of the work: I like big buckles and I cannot lie

Name of the work: Animal Pyramid- Squirrel

Name of the work: Animal Pyramid- Raccoon

Name of the work: Your Trash Their Treasure

Name of the work: I Can See Your House From Up Here

Name of the work: Silent Conversations II

Bio

Mirka Hokkanen was born in 1979 in Helsinki, Finland. Growing up she was always close to the nature, playing in the woods and swimming in the lakes. Her life took a new direction when she moved to the U.S. in 1998 to attend Rockford College in Illinois.

Mirka Hokkanen is a printmaker, designer, illustrator and author who grew up in Finland. Her favorite things there were found in the woods and in her grandmother’s house which both continue to be a source of inspiration for her art.

Mirka moved to the U.S. in 1998 to attend Rockford College in Illinois (BFA 2002). She received both Master of Arts (2004) and Master of Fine Arts (2006) degrees in printmaking from University of Dallas, TX. When not creating a menagerie in the studio she takes care of her live one- which consists of three wild kids, a cat, a dog and a husband. Her works continue to be exhibited both nationally and internationally and her first illustrated book, Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book, comes out in March 2019 with Pomegranate Kids.