Randi Marainen

Randi Marainen, née Eriksen (born 12 April 1953 in Børselv, Porsanger in Finnmark, Norway), is a Swedish Sámi silversmith and artist.[1]

Marainen grew up in a Sami family on the Norwegian Atlantic coast and trained as a silversmith with the German silver and goldsmith Gispert Dunker in Kautokeino. She has also studied duodji at Samernas utbildningscentrum in Jokkmokk, and pedagogy at college. She worked for a few years at the Sámslift Foundation Sámi Duodji in Jokkmokk with research on and development of duodji.[2][3]

Her public artwork includes a decoration in the main stairwell of the Diehtosiida campus.[4]

She lives and works in Nedre Soppero/Vuolle-Sohppar in Kiruna Municipality. She is married to artisan Thomas Marainen and is the mother of singer Simon Marainen.

Awards

• 2010 – Asa Kitok Award[5][6]
• 2010 – Rubus arcticus[7][8]
• 2019 – The Culture Award of the Sámi Council (Church of Sweden)[9][10]

References

1. Boström, Patrik (6 February 2010). "Kreativ slöjdare prisas". Norrländska Socialdemokraten. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
2. "Randi Marainen" (in Norwegian). kulturnett.no. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
3. Strandell, Monica (2006). "Mångkultur väster om odlingsgränsen" (PDF). Kulturvärden (3): 26–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2007.
4. "Samisk vitenskapsbygg, Diehtosiida". koro.com (in Norwegian). KORO / Public Art Norway. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
5. "Asa Kitok stipendiet till Randi Marainen" [Asa Kitok Award to Randi Marainen]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
6. "Tidigare års Asa Kitok-stipendiater" [Asa Kitok Award recipients from previous years]. Sameslöjdstiftelsen Sámi Duodji (in Swedish). Sameslöjdstiftelsen Sámi Duodji.
7. Hällgren, Katariina (20 January 2011). "Rubus Arcticus-stipendium till Randi" [Rubus Arcticus to Randi]. Samefolket (in Swedish). Samefolket.
8. "Rubus Arcticus till Randi Marainen" [Rubus Arcticus to Randi Marainen]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
9. Niia, Anna-Karin (18 June 2019). "Randi ja Duommá Marainen oažžuba bálkkašumi" [Randi and Thomas Marainen receive award]. Sveriges Radio (in Northern Sami and Swedish). Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
10. "Samiskt kulturpris till Randi och Thomas Marainen" [Saami Culture Award to Randi and Thomas Marainen]. Church of Sweden (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.