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CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Kari Holopainen

18.6.1958

Finnish Association of Artists in Photography

 

studies

Matriculation examination 1977

Department of General studies, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, 1980

Master of Arts, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland, 1985

 

publications

LUMIPILVIÄ/ Musta Taide, Helsinki, 2003

MOMENTS IN THE LANDSCAPE vol. II, Helsinki, 1998

MOMENTS IN THE LANDSCAPE vol. I, Helsinki, 1998

LEHVÄKÄÄRÖ (Scroll of Leaves), Opus 28, Saksala, 1995, gravures

PALASIA (Pieces), Opus 27, Saksala, 1995, gravures 

VIISI LEHTEÄ (Five Leaves), Opus 21, Saksala, 1992, gravures

 

handbooks

POLYMER PHOTOGRAVURE, A NEW METHOD FOR
PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC ARTISTS

Taneli Eskola & Kari Holopainen, Helsinki, 1996  

GRAVYYRIOPPI

Taneli Eskola & Kari Holopainen, Helsinki, 1995

individual exhibitions

SNOW CLOUDS / gallery Laterna Magiga Helsinki •Finland2003

GRAVURES AND INKJET PRINTS / gallery Tarusto Savonlinna• Finland 2003

PHOTOGRAPHS / gallery Vanha Kappalaisen talo Porvoo • Finland2002

KERROKSIA, SEDIMENTS, Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland, 1998,
Öreby Galleri Plan, Örebro, Sweden, 1999,
Gallery Ahjo, Joensuu, Finland, 1999
and Gallery Zebra, Karjaa, Finland, 1999

PALASIA, LEHVÄKÄÄRÖ, Laterna Magica, Helsinki, Finland, 1995,
Kari Holopainen & Rachelle Puryear, Trondheim Art Museum, Norway, 1997

Gravures, Marias Gallery, Hanko, Finland, 1993

Viisi Lehteä, Laterna Magica, Helsinki, Finland, 1992

Kari Holopainen & Philip Dean, Photographic centre of Mikkeli, Finland, 1989

 Colour photographs, Hippolyte, Helsinki, Finland, 1984

exhibitions

Graphica In / Pärnu •Estonia 2003

Rauhan Foorumi / Loviisa • Finland2003

Graphica In" Pärnu •Estonia 2003

Galleri Grafik i Vest / Göteborg • Sweden2002

Möhldahl museet, Möhlndahl •Sweden 2002

Suomalaista nykygrafiikkaa / Tseliabinsk,Jekaterinburg,Novosibirsk• Russia2001-2002

Russian and Finnish printmaking / Academy Art Works Gallery•Saint Petersburg, Russia 2000

Imatran taidemuseo, Imatra • Finland 2000

The Photographic Museum of Finland, Helsinki• Finland, 1999

Nordisk kunsternisk fotografi / Galleria NK Lillehammer • Norway 1998

Højlys & Dybtryk, Fotogravure i Norden / Museet for Fotokunst• Odense, Denmark, 1997

Houston • USA 2000, Århus • Danmark2000
Grafikens Hus / Sweden 2001,Gallen-Kallela Museum, Espoo• Finland, 1997

Danske Grafikere, Workshop Exhibition, Copenhagen• Denmark, 1996

Photographic Centre of Mikkeli, with Taneli Eskola, Mikkeli• Finland, 1996

Fotografi & Bogkust, Odense• Denmark, 1995

Gravures, Karjaa• Finland, 1995

Laterna Magica, Helsinki• Finland, 1995

Victor Barsokevitch Museum, Kuopio• Finland, 1995

Painajainen, INTO Gallery, Helsinki• Finland, 1995

Valokuvaa koko elämä, Gallery Toukokuu, Helsinki• Finland, 1994

Tessaloniki, Greece, 1994

Take Art Olavinkatu, Helsinki• Finland, 1992

Printed Photography, Galleria Zebra, Karjaa• Finland, 1992

Photographic Books, Library of Lahti• Finland, 1992

Gravures, Laterna Magica, Helsinki, and Gallery Harjukatu, Lahti• Finland, 1991

80-luku, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki• Finland, 1990

Paradisus Terrestris, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki• Finland, 1989

Photographic Centre of Mikkeli, with Philip Dean, Mikkeli• Finland, 1989

Metaxis, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki• Finland, 1988

Orivesi Summer, Orivesi• Finland, 1988

Valokuva Arkitaide, Suomenlinna von Fersen, Suomenlinna• Finland, 1986

Iisalmen kamera, Iisalmi• Finland, 1985

Young People, Jugend Hall, Helsinki• Finland, 1985

First Exhibition of Young Photographers, Helsinki• Finland, 1983

Pictures of Aimo Kanerva, Art Hall, Helsinki•Finland 1982

 

pictures in publications

Axis portfolio (38 Finnish printmakers and printers of photographic art)2001

Lindfors "rational animal" 2000

FINLAND, A CULTURAL ENCYCLOPEDIA,
Finnish Literature Society, I S B N 951-717-885-9

Valoa 1839-1999

Musta Taide,
2/97 I S B N 952-9851-14-6,
1/99 I S B N 9 5 2-9 8 5 1-2 5-1
, 4/99 I S B N 952-9851-28-6

Højlys & Dybtrtyk FOTOGRAVURE I NORDEN 1998,
ISBN 8 7 7 2 4 5 7 2 8 7

Juho Karjalainen exhibiton catalogue, 1997

Gaia, 1993

Stefan Lindfors, Reges Insectorum, 1991

Stefan Lindfors, Animals, 1989

Metaxis Nuoret kädet, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki, 1987

Hauras Aika, Kristina Riskan keramiikkanäyttely Arabiassa, 1987

Valokuvalehti, 1984

 

works in collections

The State Collection of Finland

Suomen Taideyhdistys c/o Taidehalli• Helsinki, Finland

Museum of Applied Arts• Helsinki, Finland

The Art Museum of Espoo•Finland

Institute for Photography, SHKD• Bergen, Norway

University of Industrial Arts• Helsinki, Finland

The Finnish Embassy of Washington, USA

Örebro Kommun•Örebro, Sweden

Museet for Fotokunst•Odence, Denmark

Trondheim Art Museum•Trondheim, Norway

The private collection of Robert Meyer• Bergen, Norway

The Photographic Museum of Finland• Helsinki,FINLAND

The Museum of Fine Arts• Houston,Texas USA

work as a teacher in the field of photography,
art and printmaking

Full-time teacher at the South Carelia Polytechnic• Imatra since2002

Teacher at DOM Fotografie• Poprad., Slovakia 2002.2001

Teacher at Biskops Arnö• Sweden 2001.2000

Teacher at Kuopion kansalaisopisto• Kuopio, Finland 2001

Teacher at the Svenska Yrkkeshögskola •Uusikaarlepyy,Finland 2001,2000

Teacher at the Højbjrg Fotografiske Værksted• Århus, Denmark, 2000

Teacher at the Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen• Norway, 2000

Teacher at the Art Academy• Helsinki, Finland, 1998, 2000

Teacher at Uusi Kaarlepyy Art School• Finland, 1998

Teacher at Turun ammattikorkeakoulu (TUTVO)• Finland, 1998

Teacher at the Jyväskylä Graphical Workshop• Finland, 1998

Teacher at the Oslo Kunstakademi• Norway, 1997

Teacher at Kunst akademiet i Trondheim• Norway, 1996

Teacher at the Nordic Workshop in Gammel Dok Pakhus• Copenhagen, Denmark, 1996

Teacher at the Imatra Art School• Imatra, Finland, since 1996

Teacher at Östra Nylands folkhögskola• Karjaa, Finland, 1995

Teacher at the Art Academy• Helsinki, Finland, 1995

Teacher at the Institut for Photography (SHKD)• Bergen, Norway, 1995

Teacher at the Jyväskylä Graphical Workshop• Finland, 1994

Teacher at the Tampere School of Art and Communications• Finland, 1994

Teacher at the Kankaanpää Art School• Finland, 1994

Lecturer at the Institute for Photography (SHKD)• Bergen, Norway, 1994

Teacher at the Graphical Workshop• Joensuu, Finland, 1993

Teacher at the Institute of Design• Lahti, Finland, 1993

Teacher at the Art Institute• Lahti, Finland, 1993

Teacher at the Art Academy• Helsinki, Finland, 1992

Full-time teacher at the University of Industrial Arts• Helsinki, Finland,1992

Teacher at the Institute for Photography (SHKD )• Bergen, Norway, 1992

Teacher at Turun Piirustuskoulu• Turku, Finland, 1990

Full-time teacher at the University of Art and Design• Helsinki, Finland, 1990-1991

Teacher at the University of Oulu• Finland, 1990

Teacher at Oriveden Opisto• Finland, 1988

Teacher at the University of Art and Design• Helsinki, Finland, since 1988

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