Curriculum vitae

Sari Palosaari

born 1974, Kemi, Finland
lives and works in Helsinki, Finland

EDUCATION
2000 MA in Arts
1993 – 2000 University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland
1997 aki, Academy for Visual Arts, Enschede, The Netherlands
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Momo City, gallery Huoltamo, Tampere
2008 Mirror World Correspondence, gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Efficient Esthetics, Muu gallery, Helsinki
Kemi Art Museum
2005 Shotgun Cruise, Gallery Cable Factory, Helsinki
2003 Gallery Muu, Helsinki
2000 Gallery Into, Helsinki
1999 Gallery Jangva, Helsinki
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Cabin Fever, Tupajumi Foundation Show, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Supermarket, presenting MUU gallery, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Apartment, curator Transat Video, Colombelles, France
2009 Forest, Co-Prosperity Sphere (C-PS- gallery), curator Jenni Rope, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Art Fair Suomi-09, Cable Factory, Helsinki
A look at EMMA´s collections – Treasure islands and daydreams, EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland Constructed Realities –Installation, media art and performance presented by MUU gallery, gallery FRISE, Hamburg, Germany
Timantti-idea, gallery Huuto, Helsinki
Miami, curator Jeroen Kuster, Museum Hudson, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2008 Art Fair Suomi-08, Cable Factory, Helsinki
Palm Fiction, Contemporary Art in Temporary Space, curated by White Elephant Collective,
Palmkernölspeicher, Berlin, Germany
Simple Life 2008 - Finnish Contempory Art, Fiskars, Finland
2007 Nuit Blanche –All Night Contemporary Art Thing, Euronight-07-installations by European video artists, V.Granö and S.Palosaari, Italian Consulate, Toronto, Canada
August Salong, Muu Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
Summer exhibition of the Artists of Cable Factory, Helsinki
Transparent, International Summer Exhibition, curator Antti Siltavuori and Barbro Kulvik, Fiskars
Northbound –video installations, S. Palosaari, M. Rinne, T.Westphal, Fluxus Freunde e.V.Wiesbaden,
curator 431art, Wiesbaden, Germany
2006 What a Video! Studio, Muu Gallery, Helsinki
Nuit Blanche – All Night Contemporary Art Thing: Euronight-06 – Installations by European video artists,
M. Gaal, J. Mäki-Jussila, S. Palosaari, Italian Consulate, Toronto, Canada
Breaking The Ice, Contemporary Finnish Art, AV-arkki Tour 2006, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
Youngs-06, Taidehalli, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
2005 Art Fair Suomi/ Muu Café
110th Exhibition of Artist´s Association of Finland (AAF), Kunsthalle Helsinki
2004 66th Annual Exhibition of Union of Finnish Art Associations, Rovaniemi Art Museum, Finland
tupajumi International Artist Network exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki
Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
2003 KeKSI, International City Art Exhibition, Lahti, Finnland
Virtaa/Strömman, Uusimaa regional exhibition, Porvoo, Finland
Maila Talvio –salonki, Hartola
Retro, retrospective exhibition of Fiskars co-operative of artisans, designers and artists
10th exhibition of Fiskars co-operative of artisans, designers and artists
2001 Textour, Berkelkraftwerk Museum, Vreden, Germany
Metals 2001, International exhibition of fine art, design and handicrafts, Fiskars
7+1=8. Exhibition, 8. Exhibition of Fiskars co-operative of artisans, designers and artists Fiskars,
2000 Maila Talvio –salonki, Hartola
1998 Bengtskär, Hanko City gallery
Art goes camping, Helsinki
(gru:p), Gallery Into, Helsinki
Alike, Savoy –theater, Helsinki
1997 Art in Open Space –project, Coesfeld, Germany
Local Time –International Art Project, AIAS, Kloster Bentlage, Germany
Gallery Allotria, Helsinki
FESTIVALS, VIDEOSCREENINGS, TV:
2009 Finland House Vernissage: Woolyworld, Saint Petersburg, Russia
24th Brest European Short Film Festival: Film Market: Grid, Brest, France
Kettupäivät, Finnish Shortfilm and Documentary Festival: Grid, Andorra, Helsinki
Finnish Art Film Show: Woolyworld, curator Jenni Rope, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pää pyörälle – Art by cycling: Showerama, EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art, curator Markus Renvall, Espoo, Finland
Version-09 Festival , Chicago, Illinois, USA
View-09, Festival of Finnish Media Art, AV-arkki 20 years, Cable Factory, Helsinki
2008 27th Uppsala Film Festival, Uppsala, Sweden
View-08, Festival of Finnish Media Art, serie Professional Tourists, Helsinki
Printemps immediat, A Stream of Electrons, curator Cecile Dazord, Institut Finlandais, serie 100% Finlande,
Paris, France
2007 SPACEX, AV-arkki Tour 2007, London, United Kingdom
Antimatter – Underground Film Festival, Googled Earth (Matter: Finland), Victoria B.C. Canada
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen, Germany
View-07, Festival of Finnish Audiovisual Arts, Helsinki
TAFF, Tampere Art Film Festival, Tampere
Tampere Film Festival, AV-arkki Tour 2007
2006 Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
LOOP: The Place for Video Art Lovers, AV-arkki Tour-2006, Barcelona, Spain
Tampere Film Festival, AV-arkki Tour 2006
View-06, Festival of Finnish Audiovisual Arts, Korjaamo, Helsinki
Dina, digital television channel
Recidencies
2010 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2009 Public Media Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA
FRISE Künstlerhaus und Abbildnungszentrum, Hamburg, Germany
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Art Collection of The State of Finland
EMMA, Espoo Museum of Modern Art
GRANTS
2010 The Central Commission of Art, Finland / Travel grant
Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa Regional Fund / Half a year working grant
AVEK, Heidi Tikka / Media art production grant
The Central Commission of Art, Finland / Stipend for tools
2009 The Central Commission of Art, Finland / Travel grant
Frame, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, work group Constructed Realities-exhibition
City of Helsinki, work group Constructed Realities –exhibition
Künstlerhaus Hamburg e.V./ Material stipend
2008 Raimo Utriainen Foundation / Prize for young sculptor
The Central Commission of Art, Finland / Artist grant
Svenska Kulturfonden / Project grant
AVEK/M. Moilanen, the Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture / Video production
Visek / Project grant
2007 Alfred Kordelin Foundation / Half a year working grant
Oscar Öflunds´ Foundation / Project grant
2006 AVEK/Milla Moilanen / Video production
Finnish Cultural Foundation Regional Fund of Uusimaa / Project grant
Visek / Project grant
The Central Comission of Art / Project grant
2005 The City of Helsinki / Working grant
Alfred Kordelin Foundation / Working grant
AVEK,/Milla Moilanen / Project grant
Young Artist Stipend, Finnish Art Society / Grant for young artist
Arts Council of Uusimaa / Project grant
Visek / Project grant
2004, 2003/
3 ja 7
AVEK / Veli Granö / Video production
2003, 2001 Paulo Foundation / Working grant
2000 Helsinki University of Art and Design / Prize for student with the best graduation work
2000 Helsinki University of Art and Design (group)
1999 Finnish Cultural Foundation Regional Fund of Lapland / For first solo exhibition
1998 Helsinki University of Art and Design (group)
MEMBERSHIPS
AV-arkki, The Distridution Centre of Finnish Audiovisual Art
Cable Factory´s Artists
tupajumi International
MUU ry, Artists´ Association
Kuvasto ry
Association of Finnish Sculptors
Gallery Huuto
MEMBERSHIPS IN ART ORGANIZATION COMMITTEES
2010 Gallery Huuto, vice member of the board
2007-2012 Art Council of the Helsinki Metropolitan area
2003-2008 Member of exhibition committee, MUU galleria, Helsinki
2003-2004 Board member of the Artists´ Association MUU ry
2003 Reserve member of Artists´ Association of Finland (AAF)
2002-2003 The Artistic Committee of Fiskars co-operative, Onoma
OTHER ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
2009 Studio guest, residence artist Jung-joo Kim, Korea, Hiap, Helsinki Artist in Residence
2008-2010 Curating and coordinating Muu gallery exhange project with FRISE Künstlerhaus e.V. Hamburg and cultural event Altonale: Constructed Realities –exhibition in gallery FRISE, performance and video screening events, together with Thomas Westphal
2007-2008 Curator member of workgroup, exhibition Simple Life 2008, Fiskars, Finland
2005-2008 Art Fair Suomi workgroup
2002- 2003 Curating video art, member of workgroup, PUTKI – video- and performance festival, Fiskars,
2002- 2003 Exhibition architect and workgroup of the 10.exhibition of Onoma
1994- Art courses in different educational levels
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008/11/23 HS, Helsingin Sanomat, “Vuosituhannen veistäjä”, Timo Valjakka
2008/06 Taide-lehti, Sari Palosaari:Mirror World Correspondence, Maria Savela
2008 Simple Life –exhibition catalogue; Palm Fiction – exhibition catalogue
2006-2008 View-festival catalogues
2007 Transparent –exhibition catalogue; AVEK –magazine cover page
11/2006 Tori, Japanese cultural magazine introducing studiosof ten Finnish artist, written by Akiko Naruse
2006/10/17 HS, “Toimistotarvikkeista kasvoi suurkaupunki”, Timo Valjakka
2006/8/26 Kaleva, “Papiljottimetropolit”, Marjaana Niskala
2/2005 Kaltio Cultural magazine of Northern Finland, written by freelancer journalist and photographer Jari Arffman
2004 Jangva gallery, 10 years catalogue