Randi Marainen

Randi Marainen, née Eriksen (born 12 April 1953 in Børselv, Porsanger Municipality 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 Municipality. 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 Nedre Soppero/Vuolle-Sohppar in Kiruna Municipality. She is married to artisan Thomas Marainen and is the mother of singer Simon Marainen.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Boström, Patrik (6 February 2010). "Kreativ slöjdare prisas". Norrländska Socialdemokraten. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Randi Marainen" (in Norwegian). kulturnett.no. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ Strandell, Monica (2006). "Mångkultur väster om odlingsgränsen" (PDF). Kulturvärden (3): 26–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Samisk vitenskapsbygg, Diehtosiida". koro.com (in Norwegian). KORO / Public Art Norway. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Tidigare års Asa Kitok-stipendiater" [Asa Kitok Award recipients from previous years]. Sameslöjdstiftelsen Sámi Duodji (in Swedish).
  7. ^ Hällgren, Katariina (20 January 2011). "Rubus Arcticus-stipendium till Randi" [Rubus Arcticus to Randi]. Samefolket (in Swedish).
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Samiskt kulturpris till Randi och Thomas Marainen" [Saami Culture Award to Randi and Thomas Marainen]. Church of Sweden (in Swedish). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.