Janne Peltokangas is a Sámi artist from Finnish Lapland. He studied arts and crafts in Hereford College of Arts, SIU Carbondale, EASD Valencia, EKA Tallinn and Gothenburg University where he got his BFA and MFA diplomas. Peltokangas intuitively explores forms of complexity through traditional blacksmith techniques. He investigates the spiritual belief system of the Sami in relation to objects in nature. Peltokangas has worked as an artist around Europe and North America. His work has been shown in art museums, galleries and Biennales, together with Eva Hild, Julius Voegtli and Rick Smith, to name a few. He has received several grants and prizes for his art and practice.

Janne Peltokangas works