Randi Marainen
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Randi Marainen, née Eriksen (born 12 April 1953 in Børselv, Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark, Norway), is a Swedish Sámi silversmith and artist.{{cite news | url=http://www.nsd.se/5165009 | title=Kreativ slöjdare prisas | work=Norrländska Socialdemokraten | date=6 February 2010 | accessdate=14 August 2018 | author=Boström, Patrik}}
Marainen grew up in a Sami family on the Norwegian Atlantic coast and trained as a silversmith with the German silver and goldsmith Gispert Dunker in Kautokeino Municipality. She has also studied duodji at Samernas utbildningscentrum in Jokkmokk, and pedagogy at college. She worked for a few years at the Sámslift Foundation Sámi Duodji in Jokkmokk with research on and development of duodji.{{cite web | url=http://www.kulturnett.no/kunstner_og_artister/kunstner_og_artister.jsp?id=T12282601&pageid=5 | title=Randi Marainen | publisher=kulturnett.no | accessdate=14 August 2018 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710200415/http://www.kulturnett.no/kunstner_og_artister/kunstner_og_artister.jsp?id=T12282601&pageid=5 | archivedate=10 July 2012 | language=no}}{{cite journal | title=Mångkultur väster om odlingsgränsen |url=http://www.sfv.se/cms/showdocument/documents/sfv/kulturvarden/2006_3/artikel_mangkultur_vaster_om_odlingsgransen.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219070607/http://www.sfv.se/cms/showdocument/documents/sfv/kulturvarden/2006_3/artikel_mangkultur_vaster_om_odlingsgransen.pdf |archivedate=19 December 2007 | author=Strandell, Monica | journal=Kulturvärden | year=2006 | issue=3 | pages=26–35}}
Her public artwork includes a decoration in the main stairwell of the Diehtosiida campus.{{cite web | url=https://koro.no/prosjekter/samisk-vitenskapsbygg-diehtosiida/ | title=Samisk vitenskapsbygg, Diehtosiida | work=koro.com | publisher=KORO / Public Art Norway | accessdate=14 August 2018 | language=no}}
She lives and works in Nedre Soppero/Vuolle-Sohppar in Kiruna Municipality. She is married to artisan Thomas Marainen and is the mother of singer Simon Marainen.
Awards
- 2010 – Asa Kitok Award{{cite news |url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=3419892 |title= Asa Kitok stipendiet till Randi Marainen |trans-title= Asa Kitok Award to Randi Marainen|author= |date= 4 February 2010|website= Sveriges Radio |publisher= Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi |access-date= 13 August 2018|language=sv}}{{cite web |url= http://www.sameslojdstiftelsen.com/ovriga-verksamheter/asa-kitok-stipendiet/tidigare-ars-asa-kitok-stipendiater/ |title= Tidigare års Asa Kitok-stipendiater |trans-title= Asa Kitok Award recipients from previous years |author= |website= Sameslöjdstiftelsen Sámi Duodji|language=sv}}
- 2010 – Rubus arcticus{{cite web |url= https://samefolket.se/rubus-arcticus-stipendium-till-randi/|title= Rubus Arcticus-stipendium till Randi |trans-title= Rubus Arcticus to Randi |author=Hällgren, Katariina |website= Samefolket |date= 20 January 2011|language=sv}}{{cite news |url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=4188153 |title= Rubus Arcticus till Randi Marainen |trans-title= Rubus Arcticus to Randi Marainen|author= |date= 17 November 2010|website= Sveriges Radio |publisher= Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi |access-date= 13 August 2018|language=sv}}
- 2019 – The Culture Award of the Sámi Council (Church of Sweden){{cite news |url= https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=7244901 |title= Randi ja Duommá Marainen oažžuba bálkkašumi |trans-title= Randi and Thomas Marainen receive award |author=Niia, Anna-Karin |website= Sveriges Radio |date= 18 June 2019 | publisher= Sámeradion ja SVT Sápmi |access-date= 20 June 2019 |language=se, sv}}{{cite web |url= https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/pressmeddelande/samiskt-kulturpris-till-randi-och-thomas-marainen?publisherId=1344892&releaseId=3258520 |title= Samiskt kulturpris till Randi och Thomas Marainen |trans-title= Saami Culture Award to Randi and Thomas Marainen |website= Church of Sweden |date= 18 June 2019 |access-date= 20 June 2019 |language= sv}}
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