Katja Tukiainen is born in Pori, Finland, year 1969. From mid 1990’s Tukiainen has painted with pink and told stories of girls and women in her narrative paintings. She has two artist degrees: Master of Arts (1996) from Aalto University and Master of Fine Arts (2007) from Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki. She has received multiple grants and awards for her work. Her paintings are in several public collections, such as the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art and the Gösta Serlachius Art Foundation.