Curriculum Vitae– Kai Rentola Date and place of birth 5 January, 1955 in Kaarina Turku, Living in Helsinki: Juhannusruusunkuja 3 a 22, 00990 Helsinki, Finland mobile +358 (0)41 548 2990,
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Education Aalto University, Master of Art, 2011 Lahti Institute of Applied Arts, Graphic Designer, 1979
Solo exhibitions in Finland since 1983 2008 Something Strange & beautifull, Paperforms and graphics, Harakka k4 2006 The salt of Life, Lasipalatsi Art Gallery, Helsinki 2001 Gallery Nuovo, Lahtis 1999 Bau -gallery, Helsinki 1998 Torni, Atélje-bar, Helsinki 1997 Art Goes kapakka, Helsinki 1995 Gallery Nuovo, Lahtis 1994 Amorfos, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Helsinki 1991 Fractus, Finlands Paper art gallery, Kuusankoski 1988 Gallery Pinacotheca, University of Jyväskylä 1987 Ässä gallery, Helsinki 1983 Papersculptures: Old Student House gallery, Helsinki Participations in Group exhibitions in Finland since 1980 2015–2016 Paper Cubed, Travelling exhibition in Helsinki - Japan - Brazil 2015 Kirjatekoja, Artists books in Harakka Island 2014 International Summer Exhibition in Harakka Island Participations in Art Exhibitions abroad 2010 Paperworks- Imece Conference Exhibition, Eskisehir, Turkey 2009 Travelling Letters, St´Petersburg, Vilna, Lahtis Art Museum 2007 Pan Asian Paper Museum, Meaning of Paper, Söul; Korea 2005 Art and Design, group exhibition Vladimirovsky Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia 2003 International Festival of new technologies in contemporary art 2001 Finnish Paper Art Exhibition, Saint Petersburg, Russia 2001 Pop –Menas, Paper Art Symposium and Exhibition, Vilna and klaipeda, Lithuania 2000 Holland Paperbiënnale, Rieswijk, Netherlands 1998-2000 Paper+Finland=Art -American Craft Museum, New York, Chicago Athenaeum Museum in Schaumburg, -Mingei International Museum, San Diego, USA, -The Art Gallery of New Foundland and Labrador, Newfoundland, -The Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1997 Harakka Artists group exhibition, Antwerpen, Belgium 1997 Dendron, paperworkshop and exhibition, Telemark, Norway 1996 Paper Road, Gallerie Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nordic profiles -Designing of 90´ – 1995 The Stream of Unfold, Installations in Retretti Caves Savonlinna 1994 National Museum, Stockholm and Rönsska museet in Gothenburg Museums of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen, Oslo and Bergen 1992 World Expo, Pavilion of Finland, Sevilla, Spain 1993 Lies – gallery, Los Angeles; USA 1992 Finnish Form, Tel Aviv, Israel Works in collections, Public works Design museum in Finland, Museum of Art & Design in New York, UPM, Finland, Nordea Bank collection, Finland, 2000 Palatino Infantiles, Public Sculpture in Helsinki University Grants & competitions: 2007 City of Vaasa, International Sculpture competition, II prize
2006 Finnish Cultural Foundation Annual Grant 2005 Pro Feeling -Finlayson- Competition of the future home prints I prize Producing exhibitions and art events (on Typography and Fontdesign) 2005 The main organizer and the Head of the Program Committee of International ATypI-Conference in Helsinki 2005 2005 Souvenir, The Local & International Type design exhibition, Designmuseum in Helsinki 2005 Matthew Carter, Typographically Speaking in Aralis Library in Helsinki 2003 ConText, Studentworks at Helsinki University Library 2001 Fondue, Design Museum in Helsinki 1998 Hyvät Tyypit, Finnish New Fontdesign, Design Museum in Helsinki Memberships Sculptors Union of Finland, Helsinki Artists association, Harakka Artists association The list of publications: Amorfos, Designmuseo Private Exhibition, 1995 Hyvät Tyypit! University of Art and Design, Catalogue for Typographic Exhibition 1998 Arttu- n:r 6/02, Transparency of the Graphic Design, Writings about typography 2002 Helsinki University National Libray, Kirjainten Lumo–Context, -catalogue for the exhibition, article and serie of lectures 2003 Article in serie of publications, Counterpunch, Moscow, Typographical special magazine, Souvenir exhibition interview and catalogue- 2006 ATypI- conference thema and program 2005 http://www.atypi.org/ Souvenir-pages, 2005 http://www.uiah,fi/souvenir Time of Art in Harakka Island, The documentary of Art activities in Harakka, 2009
