Inari Kiuru
Inari is a multidisciplinary artist and designer known for her experimental use of non-precious, industrial materials such as concrete and steel. She investigates connections between nature and the urban environment, drawing parallels between our external surroundings and internal, emotional landscapes.
Kiuru's recent work focuses on observing light within the urban and industrial landscape. She uses materials integral to these environments - concrete, glass and steel - to portray changing atmospheres, moving between the tangible and the metaphysical in her interpretation. Strongly influenced by her Scandinavian background and relationship to the poetry of seasonal changes, Kiuru's work encompasses wearable jewellery, objects, images and mixed media installation including flora.
Inari Kiuru
Inari Kiuru (b.1972 Helsinki, Finland, migrated to Australia in 1996) is a multidisciplinary artist, designer and a mother of two children, living and working in Bulleke-Bek Brunswick, Victoria. She’s known for her experimental, poetic approach to non-precious materials such as concrete, steel and industrial enamel, and for her photographs and installations of locally found discarded objects. The key themes in Inari Kiuru’s work are linked with her Scandinavian heritage, arising from her intrinsic longing for a connection with nature, and the tendency to sensitively observe the weather and seasonal changes. The core of Kiuru’s practice is revealing beauty in ordinary everyday things.
Inari Kiuru has Honours degrees in Visual Communication (Curtin 2002) and Fine Art (Object Design, RMIT 2013) and has exhibited images and objects in curated group exhibitions in Australia, Europe and the USA since 2013. In Australia, Kiuru is represented by Funaki, and her work has been acquired by national and international public collections.
View works
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'Spark' small cube stud earrings
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'Night falls over Brunswick (black)' pendant
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'Night falls over Brunswick (Dusk)' pendant
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'Blue sky, no answer (Childhood Lakesky)' pendant
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'Soft rain' pendant
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'Demigirl: Demisilky' pendant
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'Demigirl: Demiflighty' brooch
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'Demigirl: Demisoft' pendant
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Featured exhibitions
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State of Flux
January 31, 2026 - February 28, 2026Curated by Anita Hirschhorn and presented in collaboration with Alta Forma, Naarm/Melbourne. State of Flux explores the compelling dialogue between enamelling and glaze - two techniques that, when applied to different...
State of Flux
January 31, 2026 - February 28, 2026Curated by Anita Hirschhorn and presented in collaboration with Alta Forma, Naarm/Melbourne. State of Flux explores the compelling dialogue between enamelling and glaze - two techniques that, when applied to different...
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Third Story
October 22, 2022 - October 05, 2022Peter Bauhuis / David Bielander / Julie Blyfield / Helen Britton / Aphra Cheesman / David Clarke / Simon Cottrell / Jess Dare / Veronika Fabian / Emma Fielden /...
Third Story
October 22, 2022 - October 05, 2022Peter Bauhuis / David Bielander / Julie Blyfield / Helen Britton / Aphra Cheesman / David Clarke / Simon Cottrell / Jess Dare / Veronika Fabian / Emma Fielden /...
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Funaki / The National: STOCKROOM
April 10, 2018 - May 05, 2018Gallery Funaki (Melbourne) and The National (Christchurch) present STOCKROOM, a collaborative project held across both galleries through April and May. Each gallery presents a selection of favourite works from their...
Funaki / The National: STOCKROOM
April 10, 2018 - May 05, 2018Gallery Funaki (Melbourne) and The National (Christchurch) present STOCKROOM, a collaborative project held across both galleries through April and May. Each gallery presents a selection of favourite works from their...
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Triple Matter
Inari Kiuru, Lore Langendries and Hyun-seok Sim: three artists from three different continents focus closely on three distinct materials, drawing out the transformative and surprising qualities of each. Inari Kiuru is...
Triple Matter
Inari Kiuru, Lore Langendries and Hyun-seok Sim: three artists from three different continents focus closely on three distinct materials, drawing out the transformative and surprising qualities of each. Inari Kiuru is...
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5×7: early career Australian makers
We are proud to present work by five up and coming artists from Melbourne and Canberra: Zoe Brand, Annie Gobel, Marcos Guzman, Inari Kiuru and Lindy McSwan. Gallery Funaki has...
5×7: early career Australian makers
We are proud to present work by five up and coming artists from Melbourne and Canberra: Zoe Brand, Annie Gobel, Marcos Guzman, Inari Kiuru and Lindy McSwan. Gallery Funaki has...
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2016 Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery
August 24, 2016 - September 24, 2016Switzerland’s David Bielander is the winner of the Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery and Melbourne’s Sarah Johnston is the winner of the Emerging Award. High commendations were awarded to...
2016 Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery
August 24, 2016 - September 24, 2016Switzerland’s David Bielander is the winner of the Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery and Melbourne’s Sarah Johnston is the winner of the Emerging Award. High commendations were awarded to...
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2014 Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery
We're thrilled to announce the inaugural Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery. Mari was a unique and passionate advocate for contemporary jewellery in Australia, both through her own remarkable practice...
2014 Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery
We're thrilled to announce the inaugural Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery. Mari was a unique and passionate advocate for contemporary jewellery in Australia, both through her own remarkable practice...
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Elegy
March 10, 2020 - April 09, 2020Elegy is an exhibition of ‘mourning jewellery’ by a group of 12 Australian women artists, reflecting on the loss of ecology and biodiversity.
Elegy
March 10, 2020 - April 09, 2020Elegy is an exhibition of ‘mourning jewellery’ by a group of 12 Australian women artists, reflecting on the loss of ecology and biodiversity.