Kari Walden

Born in Kemi, Lapland, Finland
Lives in Hanko and Helsinki, Finland

ART STUDIES

• 1981-83 Free Art School, Helsinki
• 1983 California State University, Long Beach
• 1983-84 University of Industrial Design, Helsinki
• 1983-88 Academy of Fine Arts of Finland, Helsinki (BFA)
• 1984 San Fransisco Art Institute, San Fransisco
• 1985-87 School of Visual Arts, New York (MFA)
• 1996 New York Film Academy
• 1998 University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Film Dept.

SELECTED ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS

• 1985 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
• 1986 Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York
• 1987 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki
• 1988 Alex Gallery, Washington D.C.
• 1988 Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
• 1990 Boibrino Gallery, Stockholm
• 1991 Wellamo, Helsinki
• 1992 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
• 1993 Venice Art Walk, Los Angeles
• 1993 Galleria Grafiart, Turku-Abo
• 1994 Venice Art Walk, Los Angeles
• 1994 Louie Emanuel Gallery, Los Angeles
• 1995 Galerie GNG, Paris
• 1995 Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Helsinki
• 1996 Boibrino Gallery, Stockholm
• 2000 Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki
• 2002 Galleria Eeva Pinomaa, Hanko
• 2003 Galleria Uusitalo, Helsinki
• 2004 Galleria Eeva Pinomaa, Hanko
• 2006 Galleria Eeva Pinomaa, Hanko
• 2007 Kemi Art Museum, Kemi
• 2007 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
• 2008 Galleria Eeva Pinomaa, Hanko
• 2010 Galleria Joutsen, Helsinki
• 2016 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
• 2021 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
• 2021 City of Hanko Gallery, Hanko

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 1986 Visual Arts Museum, New York
• 1986 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
• 1987 Visual Arts Gallery, New York – Curated by Walter Bannard
• 1987 Visual Arts Gallery, New York – Curated by Lucio Pozzi
• 1987 The First International Art Exhibition
• 1987 The Art Barn Association, Washington D.C.
• 1987 Patricia Heesy Gallery, New York
• 1987 Museum at the National Arts Foundation at IBEX International, Washington D.C.
• 1987-97 Alex Gallery, Washington D.C.
• 1988 Sophia Gallery, New York
• 1988 “Five Nordics”, Privatbanken Gallery, New York
• 1989 City of Helsinki Art Museum, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki
• 1990 “Broken Barriers: Non-objective abstraction” Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
• 1990 Stockholm Art Fair, Persons-Lindell Gallery
• 1990 “Gold Show”, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
• 1990 Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku/Abo; “Päiväkirja” (Diary)
• 1994 Galerie Claridge, Paris
• 1994 Hotel de Ville, Limeil-Brevannes
• 1994 Centre Culturel, Dugny
• 1995 Darmstädter Sezession, 29. Jahresaustellung, Darmstadt
• 1995 Düsseldorf Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
• 1995 Krakow Museum of Art, Krakow
• 1995 Farid Chaib Gallery, Los Angeles
• 1996 Galerie GNG, Paris
• 1996 Lahti Art Museum, Lahti; “Primavera”
• 1997 Galerie GNG, Paris
• 2000 Galerie GNG, Paris
• 2004 Alex Gallery, Washington DC
• 2005 Art7938, Los Angeles
• 2010 “Finnish Glass Lives”, The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimaki
• 2016 Galleria Bronda, Helsinki
• 1995 Farid Chaib Gallery, Los Angeles
• 1996 Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, “Prima Vera”
• 1996, 1997, 2000 Galerie GNG, Paris
• 2000, Alex Gallery, Washington D.C.

PERFORMANCES

• 1983 Solo Multimedia Performance, Intercontinental Auditorium, Tokyo
• 1985 Solo Multimedia Performance, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki
• 1987 Mefistofele, Benefit for New York City Opera The Puck Building, New York

PROGRAMS FOR TELEVISION

• 1996 “Pekka Korpinen Karilla”, 30 min interview and documentary pilot program on the Deputy Mayor of Helsinki and urban art and architecture
• 1996 “Kirsti Paakkanen Karilla”, 30 min. pilot program on the woman who saved the Marimekko company
• 1996 “Master Class” , report for Valopilkku-culture magazine TV Program for YLE-TV1, Finnish National Television
• 1997 “Looking for God”, 40-min for YLE-TV1
• 1997 “Childhood and mental survival”, 45-min for YLE-TV1

FILM

• 1996 ” Rex” – Short Film (16 mm) about New York as a Gothic City of dreams and destiny. ( 3,5 min)
• 1996 ” The Audition” – Short Film (16 mm) about a dancer’s dream in New York.( 14 min )
• 1997 Finalist at Tampere Film Festival 1997
• 1998 ” Icebreaker”- screenplay for a feature film. Diane Thomas screenwriting competition – honorable mention.
• 2000 ” The Missing Embryos” – screenplay for a feature film
• 2000 ” February Girl”-screenplay for a short-film,funded by AVEK

COMMISSIONS

• 1987 The Finnish National Distillers (ALKO),Inc Artist of the Year for Finlandia Vodka

COLLECTIONS

The State of Finland Collection, The Kingdom of Sweden Collection, City of Helsinki, Bank of Finland, Kansallis Banking Group, Union Bank of Finland, Industrialization Fund of Finland, American Scandinavian Banking Corporation, Nordic Investment Bank, Banque Nordeurope S.A., Yamaichi Securities, Svenska Handesbanken, The Kouri Collection, Marna and Rockwell Schnabel Collection and other private and corporate collections in Europe, United States and Japan.

OTHER

• 1993 Awarded by American-Scandinavian Foundation (USA)
• Scandinavian of the Month (09/93)
• 2007-2011 Glass Design for Muurla Glass Company, Finland
• 2011 Ding Dong-Life is Good (TM)