HARRI KOSONEN
b. 1947, sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
Studies
Photography at the then Finnish School of Industrial Arts,
Helsinki, 1968-71
Sculpture and plastic composition at the University of Art and Design,
Helsinki (now the Aalto University)
Memberships
The Association of Finnish Sculptors
The Guild of Medallic Art in Finland
FIDEM International Art Medal Federation
The Helsinki Artists´ Association
The Joensuu Artists´ Association
One-man exhibitions "Statuettes and Art Medals"
Black Wall Gallery, Vaasa 2014
Gallery Karelia, Tammisaari 2013
The Artotheque, The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Helsinki 2013
Gallery Kohina, The Joensuu Artists' Association, Joensuu 2012
Gallery Berner, The Museum Centre of Turku 2011
The Old Tobacco Warehouse, Jakobstad-Pietarsaari Museum 2011
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centre, Malmitalo,
The Helsinki Artists' Association, Helsinki 2010
Promenadigalleria, The Hyvinkää Artists' Association, Hyvinkää 2010
Galleria Kirnu, The Lahti Artists' Association, Lahti 2010
Galleria Pihatto, The Artists’ Association of South Karelia, Lappeenranta 2009
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centre, Vuotalo, Helsinki 2009
Galleria Dix, Helsinki 2008
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centre, STOA, Helsinki 2007
The Yrjö A. Jäntti Art Collection, Porvoo 2006
Heinola Art Museum, Heinola 2005
Galleria Vaahtera, Tampere 2003
Galleria Katariina, The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Helsinki 2000
Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki 1999
Galleria Rikhart, Helsinki 1997
Group exhibitions
"Reinventing - Finnish Medallic Art" 2023
Galleria Katariina, Helsinki Artists´ Association, Summer exhibition 2022
HAA Gallery, Helsinki Artists´ Association & Estonian Artists´ Association,
"The Sea", Suomenlinna, Helsinki 2022
FIDEM XXXVI Art Medal World Congress, Tokyo, Japan 2021
Galleria Katariina, Helsinki Artists´ Association, Christmas exhibition 2019
Galleria Dix, Helsinki, "30 years Jubilee Exhibition" 2019
Helsinki Artists´ Association, Kanneltalo gallery, "Autumn Salon" 2018
FIDEM XXXV Art Medal World Congress, Ottawa, Canada 2018
The Helsinki Artists´ Association´s Christmas exhibition, Gallery Katariina
"Wunderbaum" 2017
The Helsinki Artists´ Association Artotheque´s Christmas hanging
"Blue-White" 2017, 2018
The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Malmitalo gallery,
"Finland 100 - HAA 50" 2017
Joensuu Artists' Association, Galleria Kohina, "Miniatures" 2017
Galleria Fogga, Helsinki, "Earth, Sea and Air" 2017
The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Christmas Exhibition
"115 artists x 30 x 30cm" , Galleria Katariina 2016
Finnish Deafblind Association & The Association of Finnish Sculptors
Gallery Art Kaarisilta, Sanoma House, Helsinki, "The Most Touching Sculpture" 2016
FIDEM XXXIV Art Medal World Congress, Ghent and Namur, Belgium 2016
The Guild of Medallic Art in Finland´s 50th Anniversary Exhibition,
Tampere Hall, Tampere 2015
FIDEM XXXIII Art Medal World Congress, Sofia, Bulgaria 2014
FIDEM XXXII Art Medal World Congress, Glasgow, Great Britain 2012
The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Jetty Barracks Gallery,
Summer exhibitions, Suomenlinna, Helsinki 2007-2011
ArtHelsinki10 Art Fair, Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre
(Galleria Dix) 2010
FIDEM XXXI Art Medal World Congress, Tampere Art Museum,
" Art Medals in a Global World", Tampere 2010
Galleria Saskia, FIDEM XXXI Art Medal Congress,
"Finnish Art Medals and Statuettes", Tampere 2010
Galleria Dix "Summer Exhibition", Helsinki 2009
The Finnish Deafblind Association, “Touching Sculptures”, Helsinki 2008
Sollentuna Art Fair 08 (Galleria Dix), Sollentuna, Sweden 2008
The Helsinki Artists´ Association´s 40th Anniversary Exhibition,
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centres, Helsinki 2007
Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway, Summer exhibition 2007
Artists´ Associations in Uusimaa, "Five Visitors", Hyvinkää 2007
Artists´ Associations in Uusimaa, "Five Visitors", Mäntsälä 2006
The Finnish Deafblind Association, 8th Helen Keller World Conference,
"Touching Sculptures", Tampere 2005
The Pro Artibus Foundation, "Acquisitions 1997", Tammisaari 1997
Competitions
The Finnish Cultural Foundation's closed competition: a series of three
art medals 2013, III prize
The Guild of Medallic Art in Finland´s annual competition
2019 Class B, 1 medal
2018 Class B, 1 medal
2015 Class B, 1 medal
2014 Class B, 1 medal
2012 Class A, Honorary mention
2011 Class A, 1 medal; Class B, 3 medals
2010 Class B, 1 medal
Collections
The Guild of Medallic Art Permanent Collection,
Tampere Art Museum
The Pro Artibus Foundation
The Parish Union of Helsinki
The Jan Groth and Steingrim Laursen Collection,
Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway
Private collections
Grants etc.
The Konstsamfundet Association 1997
The Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland 2002, 2011
The Artists´ Association of Finland Grassina Artists´ Residence
Florence, Italy 2002, 2007
harri.kosonen ( at ) kolumbus.fi
www.harrikosonen.com
b. 1947, sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
Studies
Photography at the then Finnish School of Industrial Arts,
Helsinki, 1968-71
Sculpture and plastic composition at the University of Art and Design,
Helsinki (now the Aalto University)
Memberships
The Association of Finnish Sculptors
The Guild of Medallic Art in Finland
FIDEM International Art Medal Federation
The Helsinki Artists´ Association
The Joensuu Artists´ Association
One-man exhibitions "Statuettes and Art Medals"
Black Wall Gallery, Vaasa 2014
Gallery Karelia, Tammisaari 2013
The Artotheque, The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Helsinki 2013
Gallery Kohina, The Joensuu Artists' Association, Joensuu 2012
Gallery Berner, The Museum Centre of Turku 2011
The Old Tobacco Warehouse, Jakobstad-Pietarsaari Museum 2011
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centre, Malmitalo,
The Helsinki Artists' Association, Helsinki 2010
Promenadigalleria, The Hyvinkää Artists' Association, Hyvinkää 2010
Galleria Kirnu, The Lahti Artists' Association, Lahti 2010
Galleria Pihatto, The Artists’ Association of South Karelia, Lappeenranta 2009
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centre, Vuotalo, Helsinki 2009
Galleria Dix, Helsinki 2008
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centre, STOA, Helsinki 2007
The Yrjö A. Jäntti Art Collection, Porvoo 2006
Heinola Art Museum, Heinola 2005
Galleria Vaahtera, Tampere 2003
Galleria Katariina, The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Helsinki 2000
Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki 1999
Galleria Rikhart, Helsinki 1997
Group exhibitions
FIDEM XXXVII Art Medal World Congress, Florence, Italy 2023
Galleria K, Vantaa, The Guild of Medallic Art in Finland,"Reinventing - Finnish Medallic Art" 2023
Galleria Katariina, Helsinki Artists´ Association, Summer exhibition 2022
HAA Gallery, Helsinki Artists´ Association & Estonian Artists´ Association,
"The Sea", Suomenlinna, Helsinki 2022
FIDEM XXXVI Art Medal World Congress, Tokyo, Japan 2021
Galleria Katariina, Helsinki Artists´ Association, Christmas exhibition 2019
Galleria Dix, Helsinki, "30 years Jubilee Exhibition" 2019
Helsinki Artists´ Association, Kanneltalo gallery, "Autumn Salon" 2018
FIDEM XXXV Art Medal World Congress, Ottawa, Canada 2018
The Helsinki Artists´ Association´s Christmas exhibition, Gallery Katariina
"Wunderbaum" 2017
The Helsinki Artists´ Association Artotheque´s Christmas hanging
"Blue-White" 2017, 2018
The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Malmitalo gallery,
"Finland 100 - HAA 50" 2017
Joensuu Artists' Association, Galleria Kohina, "Miniatures" 2017
Galleria Fogga, Helsinki, "Earth, Sea and Air" 2017
The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Christmas Exhibition
"115 artists x 30 x 30cm" , Galleria Katariina 2016
Finnish Deafblind Association & The Association of Finnish Sculptors
Gallery Art Kaarisilta, Sanoma House, Helsinki, "The Most Touching Sculpture" 2016
FIDEM XXXIV Art Medal World Congress, Ghent and Namur, Belgium 2016
The Guild of Medallic Art in Finland´s 50th Anniversary Exhibition,
Tampere Hall, Tampere 2015
FIDEM XXXIII Art Medal World Congress, Sofia, Bulgaria 2014
FIDEM XXXII Art Medal World Congress, Glasgow, Great Britain 2012
The Helsinki Artists´ Association, Jetty Barracks Gallery,
Summer exhibitions, Suomenlinna, Helsinki 2007-2011
ArtHelsinki10 Art Fair, Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre
(Galleria Dix) 2010
FIDEM XXXI Art Medal World Congress, Tampere Art Museum,
" Art Medals in a Global World", Tampere 2010
Galleria Saskia, FIDEM XXXI Art Medal Congress,
"Finnish Art Medals and Statuettes", Tampere 2010
Galleria Dix "Summer Exhibition", Helsinki 2009
The Finnish Deafblind Association, “Touching Sculptures”, Helsinki 2008
Sollentuna Art Fair 08 (Galleria Dix), Sollentuna, Sweden 2008
The Helsinki Artists´ Association´s 40th Anniversary Exhibition,
The City of Helsinki Cultural Centres, Helsinki 2007
Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway, Summer exhibition 2007
Artists´ Associations in Uusimaa, "Five Visitors", Hyvinkää 2007
Artists´ Associations in Uusimaa, "Five Visitors", Mäntsälä 2006
The Finnish Deafblind Association, 8th Helen Keller World Conference,
"Touching Sculptures", Tampere 2005
The Pro Artibus Foundation, "Acquisitions 1997", Tammisaari 1997
Competitions
The Finnish Cultural Foundation's closed competition: a series of three
art medals 2013, III prize
The Guild of Medallic Art in Finland´s annual competition
2024 Class B, 1 medal
2022 II prize2019 Class B, 1 medal
2018 Class B, 1 medal
2015 Class B, 1 medal
2014 Class B, 1 medal
2012 Class A, Honorary mention
2011 Class A, 1 medal; Class B, 3 medals
2010 Class B, 1 medal
Collections
The Guild of Medallic Art Permanent Collection,
Tampere Art Museum
The Pro Artibus Foundation
The Parish Union of Helsinki
The Jan Groth and Steingrim Laursen Collection,
Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway
Private collections
Grants etc.
The Konstsamfundet Association 1997
The Foundation for Swedish Culture in Finland 2002, 2011
The Artists´ Association of Finland Grassina Artists´ Residence
Florence, Italy 2002, 2007
harri.kosonen ( at ) kolumbus.fi
www.harrikosonen.com