Eeva Räisänen
Visual Artist
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Hello, I am an artist, illustrator, and art educator from Minnesota, living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I'm an enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative teacher. I am driven by my experiences in the United States and Finland, as well as my interest in creating art.
Education
2022-2025
Bethel University
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MAT Masters of Art Teaching in progress - anticipated graduation December 2025
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Studying nature-based art education
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MN Tier III K-12 visual arts teaching license
2018-2022
Bethel University
BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts - painting and ceramics emphasis
Exhibitions
Fire + Light: Reflections and Refractions, A-Mill Artist Lofts, Minneapolis, MN, 2025
Juror, Elizabeth “Helvi” Brauer, Teacher
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pARTicipate Hutchinson Community Mural Project, Hutchinson, MN, 2024
Juror, Mary Hodson
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Pasty Fest Art Prize Gallery, Calumet, MI, 2023
Juried by public vote
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Due by 11:59 PM Senior Thesis Exhibition, Bethel University Olson Gallery, Saint Paul, MN, 2022
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Raspberry Monday Exhibition, Bethel University Eugene Johnson Gallery, Saint Paul, MN, 2021
Juror, Alex Buffalohead, Arts and Cultural Engagement Manager
Raspberry Monday Exhibition, Bethel University Eugene Johnson Gallery, Saint Paul, MN, 2019
Juror, Mara Duvra, Visual Artist
Forgery Paintings, Bethel University Brushaber Commons Gallery, Saint Paul, MN, 2019
Related Work Experience
2023-2024
Hutchinson Middle School, MN
6-8 Visual Arts Teacher
2024-2025
Woodbury Leadership Academy, MN
K-7 Visual Arts Teacher
2020-2022
Bethel University, MN
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Ceramics Teaching Assistant
2021
Bethel University, MN
Intro to Creative Arts Teaching Assistant
2019-2020
Bethel University, MN
Ceramics BUILD Mentor for students with intellectual disabilities
Volunteer Experience
Painter for events at Woodbury Leadership Academy 2024-2025
Face painter for events at Cornerstone Church, Litchfield, MN, 2021
Volunteer at Little Canada Elementary for 5th and 6th grade math and science, Little Canada, MN,
2021
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Assistant at Northern Clay Center for holiday events and summer ceramic camps, Minneapolis, MN,
2019-2020
Painted backdrop paintings for musical sets at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, Buffalo, MN,
2012-2019
Grants and Awards
Pasty Fest 1st Place Award, Calumet, MI, 2023
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Raspberry Monday Award, Bethel University, MN, 2022
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