About

Kerttuli Uusimies / iluttrek is a London-based installation artist with a background in psychology, illustration and performance. Working across mediums from sound, moving image and textiles to ceramics, she explores how human and more-than-human bodies mirror and respond to one another and their environment, attentive to the overlaps in these experiences. “Venn diagrams are my favourite type of diagram: I believe in the uniting power of shared attributes and get really excited about coming across unexpected connections.” This focus on intersections is woven throughout Uusimies’ work, from larger installations that stage material encounters to small illustrations that capture shared experiences.
Play remains central to her approach; as a way to grasp even the touchier topics with a sense of curiosity and humour. Uusimies also facilitates creative workshops, inviting others into tactile, playful and reflective processes that mirror her own.

Kerttuli is currently studying MA in Art & Ecology at Goldsmiths, University of London, also working as the program's junior fellow.

For all enquiries, you can reach via email: iluttrek@gmail.com

CV / Curriculum Vitae
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Education
MA in Art & Ecology
Goldsmiths, University of London
10/2025 - 12/2026

Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
10/2022 - 7/2023
Grade Achieved: Distinction

Foundation Degree in Illustration
University of the Arts London
10/2020 - 6/2021
Grade Achieved: Distinction

MA in Psychology
University of Aberdeen
10/2016 - 7/2020
Grade Achieved: First-Class Honours
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Group exhibitions:
2026 — All Kinds of Oddkin, Hypha Studios, Euston, London, UK
2026 — MA Art & Ecology Degree Show
2026 — Spring Weavings, Nunhead Cemetery, London, UK
2025 — Winter Harvest, Goldsmiths University of London, London, UK
2022 — Fragments of Human, IMT Gallery, London, UK
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Residencies:
2026 — Spring Turnout, MA Art & Ecology, North Wales, UK
2026 — Faun's Castle, Château de Bénac, Bénac, France
2025 — Seals and Selkies, Self-organised, Shetland, UK
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Relevant experience:
2018-2020 — President of the Art Society, The University of Aberdeen
I organised and facilitated weekly art workshops for other students and hosted a weekly committee meeting to keep track of upcoming events, budget and current agenda. During my time as a president, we doubled our society's numbers, also offering students the opportunity to exhibit their work in a local cafe.
2026 — Performing Artist, Tate Modern, London
I co-wrote, directed and performed in an art performance called Oceanic Poetics as a part of a Gustav Metzger's Remember Nature event at the Tate Modern.
2026 — Performing Artist, Chemist Gallery, London
I worked as a performer in the production of Fossils, an eco-political allegory by Pil and Galia Kollectiv.
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Grants & awards
2026 — Vice-Chancellor's Art Prize, Goldsmiths, University of London
2017 — Creativity-On-The-Move competition winner, Moleskine x Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
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Press
2025 “Da Voar Redd Up - Fancy Dress as Swan Hats Make a Clean Sweep”,
in The Shetland Times, 2025