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Experience


Mirjam Yeboah  26.02.1993

mirjam.yeboah@gmail.com

+358 408369250

Degrees

BA Fashion, University of Lapland 2016
Tölö gymnasium, graduate 2012

Business

Tekelepekele lingerie since 2021

Slavic Dreams Collection SS21

Swimwear SS21

Corros Collection AW21

Mythic Goddess Collection AW21

Basics Collection 2021-2022

Made to measure orders 2021-

Elastic Harness Collection 2022-

www.tekelepekele.com

Costumes

Bästa Arvtagare theatre production, AV-teatern, Helsinki 2012

Tule sellaisena kuin olet, theatre production, Lapin Ylioppilasteatteri, Rovaniemi 2013

Tirriäinen, short film, Anri Gorski 2016

HekNo theatre production, Teater Hekate, Helsinki 2019

Lxandra, Flow Festival Helsinki 2022

Lxandra, UMK, Finnish Eurovision Song Contest selections 2023

BENN, music video and stage 2023

Radio Popov theatre productionSvenska teatern, Helsinki 2022-2024

Collection designs

Skin to body, womens wear 2013

No Boarders, menswear 2014

Adinkra, zero waste 2014

Mutabu BA collection 2016

Geni vulva shaped pendants, jewellery design & branding 2017

Modest Fashion 2019

Tekelepekele lingerie collections 2021-

Published illustrations

Fashion hacktivism, Kontur Magazine 2018
African prints, Kontur Magazine 2018
Decay, Kontur Magazine 2018
Utopia, Astra Magazine 2019
Pamphlet for teacers in Eritrea, Finn Church Aid 2019
Trans, Astra Magazine 2020
Nordic Black Feminists, Astra Magazine 2021
Knitting illustration, Kontur Magazine 2022

Project management

Grape Festival, Kirkkonummi 2011

Shimmer fashion production, Helsinki 2012

Mutabu fashion production 2016

Talviunessa - Winter Dreams student exhibition project , Rovaniemi 2016

Educational positions

Upcycling course, Kulturkarnevalen 2022
Second Hand Design course, Tölö gymnasium 2022

Fashionshows

Shimmer, Helsinki 2012
Arctic Fashion Show 2016
Helsinki Modest Fashion Show 2019

Exhibitions

Art collective Kalto spring exhibition (group exhibition), Rovaniemi 2014

Art collective Kalto spring exhibition (group exhibition), Rovaniemi 2016

TEVA 20 exhibition (group exhibition), Rovaniemi 2016

The Queer Gala (group exhibition), Qaareva, Helsinki 2023

Residencies

Wonderous Stories artistic residency, Small House Productions, Ommen, The Netherlands 2015

Common Ground artistic residency,  Cork, Ireland 2018

Acting and Modelling

Morkkis, Short web series, Helmi Tolonen, Arkada 2017

Johannes Romppanen, This is My Skin 2018

Lovanna AW 2020

Tauko Magazine, Spring 2022

Named Clothing 2023

Positions of trust

Student Tutor, University of Lapland 2013

Board Member of art students’ subject association TAO, University of Lapland 2013 - 2014

Tutor Trainer, University of Lapland 2014

Member of the Art and Design curriculum committee of the University of Lapland 2014

Member of the students’ union parliament of the University of Lapland 2013-2015
Member of selection committee for the Professorate of Fashion and Clothing Design at the University of Lapland 2016

Board Member for the publication Astra 2017–2019

Skills

Languages:

Swedish (native)

Finnish (native)

English (fluent)

French (beginner)

IT:

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop

Lectra Modaris

Other occupations

Santas Elf Guide, Tourism and entertainment, Winter season, Rovaniemi 2017
Retail and sales, Glitter 2018
Santas Elf Guide, Tourism and entertainment, Winter season, Rovaniemi 2018
Retail and sales, Change Lingerie 2018-2019
Retail and sales, Eurokangas 2019-2020
Early childhood education, Elias Kindergarten, City of Helsinki 2021-

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