Harald Karsten
CURRICULUM VITAE CONTACT
www.artists.fi/sculptors

CURRICULUM VITAE

Born 1948

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS

Merry Christmas all the year, Galleria G, Helsinki 2005
Wall Street Wheel and Bubble Gum Machine, Galleria Becker, Jyväskylä 2003
Galleria Bakeliittibambi, Helsinki 2000
Gallery of the Hyvinkää Artists´Association 2000
Galleria Becker, Jyväskylä 1999
Galleria Katariina, Helsinki 1997
Saarijärvi Museum1996
Gallery of the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä 1994
Kouvola Art Museum 1993
Saarijärvi Museum 1992
Gallery of the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä 1991
No comments?, Saarijärvi Townhall 1991
Pinacotheca, Jyväskylä 1990

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Yhteiset kuvat -näyttely, Saarijärvi Museum 2005-2006
Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi 2005
Annual exhibitions of the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä: 1989,1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Artists from Italy and from Finland, Saarijärvi Museum, 2004
Dimensio-group, Poleemi, Pieksämäki, 2004
PAX 4, Imatra 2004
Laukaa Home Fair 2003
Pirkkala Sculpture 2003
Jyväskylä 2003
Dimensio-group 30th Anniversary exhibition, Galleria Otso, Espoo 2003
Niskaranta summer exhibition, Lieksa 2003
Dimensio-group 30th Anniversary exhibition, Salo Art Museum 2002
Artpora, Outokumpu 2002
Rantaraitti, Jyväskylä 2002
Ars Nova, Turku 2002
Tondo Finlandese, Viitasaari 2002, Joutsa 2002, Jyväskylä 2002, Hankasalmi 2002
Finland's Museum for Handicraft, Jyväskylä, 2002
Niskaranta summer exhibition, Lieksa 2002
Annual exhibitions of the Artists' Association in Finland: Oulu 1991, Helsinki 1994, Kerava 1998, Jyväskylä 2001
Mänttä Art Summer 2001
Exhibition by the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä, Joensuu Art Museum 2001
Kantri & Urbaani, Lappeenranta 2001
Exhibition for environmental art, Jämsä 2001
Museum for Central Finland, Jyväskylä 2001
Laaja-Art, Äänekoski 2001
Niskaranta summer exhibition, Lieksa 2001
Exhibition by the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä, Pirkanpohja Art Center, Ähtäri 2000
Niskaranta summer exhibition, Lieksa 2000
Nomad Nonstop 2000, Helsinki 2000
Mikkeli Art Museum2000
Art Center Ahjo, Joensuu 1999
Pirkanpohja Art Center, Ähtäri 1999
Nomad- exhibtion for environmental art, Fiskars 1999
Kuopio Art Museum1999
23 sculptors, Cable Factory, Helsinki 1999
Helsinki, Jyväskylä 1998
Punainen Paja, Viitasaari 1998
Nomad-exhibition for environmental art, Jämsä 1998
Lusto, Punkaharju 1998
Mänttä Art Summer l997
Ylivieska City Hall 1995
Hyvinkää Art Museum1995
50th Anniversary exhibition of the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä, Galleria Katariina, Helsinki 1995
Winter exhibitions of the Artists' Association in Saarijärvi: 1990,1991, 1994,1995
Regional exhibitions 1989, 1992, 1995
Summer exhibitions of the Artists' Association in Saarijärvi: 1983-1990, 1995
Galleria Beckerin avajaisnäyttely, Jyväskylä 1994
Exhibition by the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä, South Karelia Art Museum, Lappeenranta 1992
Tikkamannila summer exhibition, Tikkakoski 1991
Gallery of the Artists' Association in Jyväskylä1990
Jyväskylä 1989
Punainen Paja, Viitasaari 1987

GROUP EXHIBITIONS ABROAD

The Society of Scottish Artists, Annual Exhibition 2003-2004, Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh, Scotland 2003-2004
Palazzo Ducale, Genova, Italy 2003-2004
Miniature-exhibition, The Line Gallery, Linlithgow, Scotland 2003
Vänner emellan, World Trade Center, Stockholm, 2001
Tondo Finlandese - Finnish circle, Galleria IL Gabbiano, La Spezia 2001, Studio Gennai, Pisa 2001, Museo Nova Era, Bari 2001, Palazzo Ducale, Genova 2001, ltaly

REPRESENTED

Town of Saarijärvi
The Mannila Foundation
City of Jyväskylä
State Art Collection
The Finnish Artists' Association

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

Luonetjärvi Elementary school, Tikkakoski 2005
Jyväskylä 2005
Jyväskylä K-Citymarket 2004
Laukaa Home Fair area 2003
Jyväskylä 2002
Jyväskylä 2002
Jämsä 2001
Arc de Triomphe, Saarijärvi 2001
Jyväskylä 2000
Jyväskylä 2000
Saarijärvi Museum 1996
Saarijärvi Museum1990

AWARDS

Miniature Sculpture of the Year 1993, selected by the Association of Deaf-Blind in Finland

ARTISTS' GROUPS

Dimensio-group

MEMBERSHIPS

The Association of Finnish Sculptors
The Jyväskylä Artists' Association, governor 1994 -1997, member of exhibition committee 1997
The Saarijärvi Artists' Association Sienna
Member of Representative body of The Artists' Association of Finland 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

CONTACT

Orakkaantie 2
FIN-40640 Jyväskylä
FINLAND
tel +358-14-244777
gsm +358-50-3378194
anne.alho@pp.inet.fi