New this spring at Tuusula Adult Education Centre: sculpture courses
Tuusula College is offering two weekend courses in sculpture this spring: Wood Carving and Mixed Media Sculpture, taught by visual artist Paavo Paunu.
Paavo Paunu (born in 1965 in Tampere, lives in Rauma) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1991. Paunu’s works have been exhibited in numerous exhibitions in Finland and abroad. His works are included in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Pori Art Museum and Tampere Museum of Contemporary Art, among others. Paavo Paunu’s works have been exhibited in the United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden.
The Arts Promotion Centre awarded him a five-year working grant in 2020. Paunu’s next solo exhibition will be held at the Rauma Art Museum from 9 May to 4 October 2026.
Paunu also has an extensive career in art education. He has taught sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, among other places, and served as principal and painting teacher at the Free Art School from 2017 to 2019.
– I see teaching as a very central part of an artist’s work. Artistic work is thinking, and in a teaching situation I have the opportunity to see, experience and discuss art with people. You can learn a lot from teaching, says Paavo Paunu.
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