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Education 1991-1997 MFA, University of Art and Design, Department of Ceramic And Glass Design, Helsinki, Finland 1994-96 Sheridan College, School of Craft and Design, Glass Department, Oakville, Canada 1994 Orrefors Glass School, Orrefors, Sweden 1982-84 Heinola School of Arts And Crafts, Textile Department, Heinola, Finland Professional Experience 2001-07 Lecturer, Kuopio Academy of Design, Department of Ceramics And Glass Design, Kuopio, Finland 1998-99 Instructor of glass blowing workshops, Harbourfront Centre Glass Studio, Toronto, Canada 1997-99 Artist-in-residence, Harbourfront Centre Glass Studio, Toronto, Canada 1995 Summer student residency, Harbourfront Centre Glass Studio, Toronto, Canada Solo Exhibitions 2000 Finnish Glass, Objects by Auli Rautiainen, Galerie Splinter, Berlin, Germany 1999 Auli Rautiainen, Starfish Glassworks,Victoria, BC, Canada 1997 Synchronized Floating, ,The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland Selected Exhibitions 2007 Finnish Glass Art 2000-2005, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Turkey. Traveling show. 2006 L'art du verre finlandais 2000Ð2005, MusŽe du Verre Carmaux, France. Traveling show. 2005 Steninge World Art Glass Exhibition, Steninge Palace, MŠrsta, Sweden. Suomen lasi elŠŠ, The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland. 2004 Faszination Glas,Tendenzen in der Finnischen Glaskunst, Glasmuseum Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany. Traveling show. Vetri. Nel mondo. Oggi, Palazzo Franchetti, Venice, Italy Blue Room, Glass in Contemporary Life The Arches in Glasgow, Glasgow, Great Britain. Traveling show. Finnish Glass Art, NŠŠs Palace, Floda, Sweden 2003 Pasaitges Vider de Finlandia I Espanya, Espai Vidre Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Auli Rautiainen, Riikka Latva-Somppi and Vesa Varrela, Gallerie Splinter, Berlin, Germany < Vanguardia en vidrio Finlandia Ð Vanguardia en vidrio, Museo de Historia Mexicana, Monterrey, Mexico 2002 Nordic Glass 2000, Fossakleiva Brukssenter, Bergen, Bergen. Traveling show. Findesignnow 02, Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland. 2001 Edge Ð cutting edge glass and ceramics, The Finnish Embassy, London, Great Britain 3+3 Dimensions, The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland. Traveling show. Omand Ð Possession, Tallinn Applied Art Triennial 2000, Applied Arts Museum, Tallinn, Estonia 2000 Finnish Glass Lives 4, The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland Moderne Zeiten: Finnisches Glas 1929Ð99, Museum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Stadt Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany. Traveling show. Meistern der Modern, International Hantwerksmesse, Munich, Germany 1999 Essence lll, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC, Canada 1998 Aromatik, Elena Lee Gallerie, Montreal, Canada The 2nd Annual Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, Canada Finnish Design 10, Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland Visual Arts Mississauga, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada 1997 The 7th Annual Canadian Glass Show, Alberta, Canada Scandinavian Glass Art, The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland Canadian Glass Show, Smashing Glass Inc., Edmonton, Canada Design Contemporain de Verre Finlandais, Contemporary Art Centre, Schalkwijk, The Netherlands 1996 La Biennale Du Verre, The Finnish Institute, Paris, France The 1996 International Student Exhibition, Boston, MA, USA < 1995 The 1995 International Student Exhibition, Ashville, NC., USA Permanent Collections 2000 The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland 1998 The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland 1997 The Finnish Glass Museum, RiihimŠki, Finland 1996 The Claridge Collection, Montreal, Canada Awards and Grants 2007 Artist Ambassador of National Liberty Museum, PA, USA Grant, Regional Arts Council of North Savo, Finland 2004 Grant, Art Council of Finland Grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation, North Savo Region Grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation Grant, Regional Arts Council of North Savo, Finland Grant, Design Council of Finland 2003 Finalist, The Bombay Sapphire Prize 2003, International Glass Design Award, The Bombay Sapphire Foundation, London, Great Britain Grant, Regional Arts Council of North Savo, Finland Grant, Design Council of Finland 2002 Grant, Regional Arts Council of North Savo, Finland 2001 Grant, Regional Arts Council of Uusimaa, Finland Grant, Design Council of Finland 1999 Grant, Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Helsinki, Finland 1998 Award of Excellence, Visual Arts Mississauga, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada 1997 Scholarship, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland 1996 2nd prize, Glass Art Society, International Student Exhibition, Boston, MA, USA Scholarship, The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY,USA Scholarship, Sheridan College, Oakville, Canada 1994 Scholarship, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland