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Eeva
Hallikainen
Doctoral Researcher, Art History, Musicology and Media Studies
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Contact

Arcanuminkuja 1
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Art history in Finland and in the Baltic Sea region
early 20th century art
painting

Biography

MA in 1994 (art history, University of Turku), Doctoral Student in the School of History, Culture and Art Studies at University of Turku from autumn 2019.

Before retiring in autumn 2018 I worked at the Open University of University of Turku teaching art history and working as a training coordinator and course designer in humanities. Additionally, I gave lectures to degree students. My working career also includes shorter job contracts related to visual arts, and I have written some articles and given lectures connected with my reseach subject.

I completed my studies at Turku Art Society’s Drawing School in 1976.

Teaching

University of Turku, open university 19952018: art history, basic and intermediate studies, lectures, multi-form education, net courses.

University of Turku, Baltic Sea Region Studies 1997–2016: Baltic Sea Region in Art History -lectures.

Outside University of Turku in 1990s: teaching visual arts, oil painting and art history in diverse institutions.

Research

I am writing my doctoral thesis at the University of Turku about Finnish artist Tyko Sallinen (1879–1955) and his paintings dealing with religious themes. The current working title of my research is ”Artist and spirituality in the early 20th century: religious themes in Tyko Sallinen’s paintings”. 

Keywords: painting, religious art, spirituality, Laestadianism, Evangelical Lutheranism, Orthodoxy, Freemasonry, iconographic research, close-reading, biographical research, contextual research.

Publications

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Tuliaisia Roomasta (2017)

Hiiskuttua: Turun yliopiston humanistisen tiedekunnan verkkolehti
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