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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |