Sebastian Sotavalta
A designer, an illustrator and a comic artist working in Helsinki, Finland
This is an abridged version, contact me at sebastian@sotavalta.org to get a full version. ☺︎
Experience
| 2022→ | Senior UX & UI Designer, Luxid |
| 2021→ | Freelance designer & illustrator |
| 2021–2022 | Designer, Frantic |
| 2021 | Volunteering Graphic Designer, Helsinki Pride |
| 2020, 2021 | Visiting Lecturer, Metropolia UAS |
| 2019–2021 | Designer, Melon Arbus Productions |
| 2017–2019 | Developer, Valovirta |
Education
| 2020 | Bachelor of Culture and Arts (Graphic Design), Metropolia UAS |
| 2015 | Visual and Studio Arts, Pekka Halonen Academy of Arts |
| 2013 | Audiovisual media studies, Baltic Film and Media School |
| 2013 | Finnish matriculation exam, Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts |
Publications & zines
| 2022 | The Witch and the Warlock, zine |
| 2021 | Loitering with intent, zine |
| 2020 | The Unbearable Inaccessibility of Accessibility: Cognitive Accessibility in Web Design, thesis, can be read in Finnish online on Theseus |
| 2020 | Not yet seen: Remix of Henry Thoreau’s essay on the Duty of Civil Disobedience, zine |
| 2018 | cmd+L, illustration anthology |
And many other self-published zines from 2017 onwards.
Exhibitions
| 2022 | Mä nään sut, Monikkasalin aulagalleria, Klaukkala |
| 2022 | Zineton 2022 group exhibition, Kvääristö, Helsinki |
| 2021 | Zineton 2021 group exhibition, Alakulttuurikeskus Loukko, Helsinki, Kirjakahvila, Turku, Kansankioski Romu & Random, Tampere |
| 2020 | Zineton 2020 gala, Alakulttuurikeskus Loukko, Helsinki |
| 2020 | Käpylän sähkökaappinäyttely, Helsinki |
And other group exhibitions during different studies.
Volunteering & organisations
| 2022→ | Member of the Board, Trans ry |
| 2021–2022 | Chairperson, Torkkelin ystävät ry |
| 2020–2022 | Member of the Gender Diversity Committee, Seta |
| 2020–2022 | STTK’s Uusimaa committee representative, Erto |
Other memberships include Kuvittajat ry, Grafia ry, Sateenkaarikynä ry and DigiMaMa (Erto)