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About Me

A Multi-talented Individual With an Ambitious Spirit and a Passion for Helping

I’m an artist best known for my raccoon-themed illustrations on Instagram. I also have the proficiency and passion for graphic design, photography, video production and audio editing.

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Mental Health Advocate

I am making the most of my own lived experience with mental health issues in order to help others.

110 000+ Followers on Instagram

Over 1000 daily drawings posted, gathering world-wide attention and interest in the course of just 2,5 years.

Global Audience

I reach a large community of individuals from all around the world.

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MY TIMELINE

EDUCATION

2022 - PRESENT
BACHELOR OF CULTURE AND ARTS, FINE ART - TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

2020 - 2022
IMPLEMENTER OF MEDIA SERVICES - TAMPEREEN SEUDUN AMMATTIOPISTO TREDU

Vocational Qualification in Media and Visual Expression, Competence area of Publication Production

2010 - 2014
VISUAL ARTISAN - AMMATTIOPISTO LAPPIA

Vocational qualification in visual expression, Study Programme/Specialisation In Visual And Media Arts

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021 - PRESENT
ILLUSTRATOR, GRAPHIC DESIGNER - FREELANCE

Custom illustrations for gift and tattooing purposes, graphic design services, web design etc.

2022
WEB DESIGNER - TAMPEREEN A-KILTA

I renewed the website of Tampereen A-Kilta ry.

2020 - 2021
TRIBECAST TRE - PODCAST MEDIA PRODUCER - TRIBE TAMPERE

TribeCast TRE was an independent English speaking podcast by Tribe Tampere, covering the life of the local startup ecosystem. I started the project as an intern, and after the initial two-month internship I stayed as a team member.

The job entailed recording & editing audio, publishing the episodes and writing the episode descriptions, managing the TribeCast TRE socials and generally collaborating with the Tribe Tampere team. I also designed a new logo and visuals for the podcast before the end of the project.

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COMICS

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PAINTINGS

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GRAPHIC DESIGN / DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

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LOGO DESIGN

DRAWINGS

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CONTACT ME

karoliinakoljonen@outlook.com