Curriculum Vitae

Updated on August 19, 2025

Jani Nummela

Artist and Art Educator

Lives in Finland and Portugal


+358 45 8677 949

janummela [at] gmail.com


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Education

2022
Master of Arts in Art Education, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Espoo, Finland.
Master's Thesis: Found in Translation (2021).

Collaborations

2025-2026 Graphic Designer & Illustrator. Rogério Nuno Costa: Condominium, Miranda do Douro, Portugal.

2023-2025
Graphic Designer. Rogério Nuno Costa: Retrospectiva, Finland & Portugal.

2023
Translator. Rogério Nuno Costa: Lamento Imenso Helsinki, New Theater Helsinki, Svenska Teatern, Helsinki, Finland.

Translator, videography. Ritual de Domingo: Take My Breath Away, Teatro Viriato, Viseu, Portugal.

2022
Graphic Designer. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: Re=Iniciar, Imaginarius, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.

2021
Graphic Designer. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: Iniciação, Cineteatro António Lamoso, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.

2021
Graphic Designer, video art. Rogério Nuno Costa: Missed-en-Abîme, Serralves, Porto; Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon; O Espaço do Tempo: PT23, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal and others.

2021
Graphic Designer, Composer. Rogério Nuno Costa: Multiversity, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland; Rua das Gaivotas 6, Lisbon; Campus Paulo Cunha e Silva, Porto; Colóquio Teatro sobre Ciência, Coimbra, Portugal.

2021
Graphic Designer. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: O Melhor do Mundo, Cineteatro António Lamoso, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.

2021
Composer. Rogério Nuno Costa: Missed-en-Abîme, digital essay in publication Flanzine XXI — FUTURO, Portugal.

2020
Graphic Designer. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: sistema . infinitamente . imaterial, Portugal.

2018-2020
Stage Photographer, Assistant. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: EURODANCE, Festival Contradança, Covilhã; Chão de Oliva, Sintra; Festival Contradança, Gouveia; Cineteatro António Lamoso, Santa Maria da Feira, and others, Portugal.

2020
Graphic Designer, Composer. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: (Re=)Iniciação, Portugal.

2019
Graphic Designer, Composer. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: EUROSHIMA, Cineteatro António Lamoso, Santa Maria da Feira; Chão de Oliva, Sintra; mala voadora, Porto, Portugal.

2019
Graphic Designer, Composer. Ballet Contemporâneo do Norte: AGORA, old church of São João de Ver, Santa Maria da Feira; Festival ContraDANÇA, Covilhã; mala voadora, Porto, Portugal.

2018-2019
Graphic Designer, documentation. Armazém22: Unfinished & Unfinished II, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

2018
Documentation. City of Vila Nova de Gaia: Gaia Tudo um Mundo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.

Pedagogical Experience

2023 - now
Museum Guide, Art Workshop Facilitator, EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland.

2017
Art Workshop Facilitator, Muotokuva rakastetustaSuomi 100 – Sateenkaaren väreissä, Finnish National Gallery & SETA, Helsinki, Finland.

2016
Art Workshop Facilitator, stop motion animation workshops for children, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland.

2012 - 2014
Exhibition Guide, MOA, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.

Other Selected Work Experience

2022
Study AdvisorAalto University, Espoo, Finland.

2017-2018
Assistant, Aalto University, Helsinki & Espoo, Finland.

2017
Entrance Exam Assistant, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.

2014
Production Assistant, MOA — Masters of Aalto exhibition, Helsinki, Finland.

Publications

Nummela, Jani (2021). Found in Translation. Master's thesis, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

Nummela, Jani (2018). Shadow Superheroes. In Suominen, A. & Pusa, T. (eds.) (2018). Feminism and Queer in Art Education. Helsinki: Aalto Books.

Group Exhibitions

2017
Chaos. w/Iida Nissinen, Kumpulan kylätila, Helsinki.

2016
Second Thought, Aalto Festival, Asematila, Helsinki.

2015
One Night Stand/Yhden illan juttu, Olohuuto, Gallery Huuto Jätkäsaari, Helsinki.

2015
KUVIS1000—100 years of Finnish Art Education, Kamppi Shopping Centre, Helsinki.

2014
Ei vaan nyt, Node Gallery, Helsinki.

2013
Helmasyntejä, Gallery Atski, Helsinki.

Positions of Trust

2015-2016
Student Representative, Leadership Team, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Espoo, Finland.

2015
Board Member, TOKYO ry - Students of Art, Design and Architecture in Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.

2013-2014
Representative, AYY - Student Council, Helsinki & Espoo, Finland.

2013-2014
Chairperson, Kooma ry - Student Organization of Art Education, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland.

Skills

Languages
  • Finnish: Native
  • English: Full professional proficiency
  • Swedish: Limited professional proficiency
  • Estonian: Basic
  • Spanish: Basic
  • Italian: Basic
  • Portuguese: Basic
Visual Production
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe After Effects
Programming
  • HTML5
  • CSS
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