H E N R Y   W U O R I L A - S T E N B E R G


Born 1949 in Helsinki

STUDIES
                  
1967-68  Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1970-71Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome
1971-74Die Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Berlin (Meisterschüler)
1978Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1974Kluuvin galleria, Helsinki
1976Mikkeli Art Museum, Mikkeli
1977Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Turku
1980The Helsinki Artists’ Association’s Exhibition Centre, Helsinki
1981Suomi Centrum, Hamburg
1984Galleria Katariina, Helsinki
Nordic Cultural Centre, Espoo
1985Galerie Artek, Helsinki
1988Galerie Artek, Helsinki
1990Galerie Artek, Helsinki
1992Galerie Artek, Helsinki
The Jyväskylä Artsis’ Association, Jyväskylä
1995Galerie Artek, Helsinki
Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
1997Galerie Artek, Helsinki
1998Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1999Galleri Krister Fahl, Helsinki
2000Gallerie Anhava / Studio
2000Galerie Anhava / Studio, Helsinki
2001Etelä-Karjala Art Museum (with Anne Tompuri), Lappeenranta
2001Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
2002Myyrmäkitalo (with Anne Tompuri), Vantaa
2003Galleria Orton, Helsinki
2004Galerie Anhava, Helsinki
2004Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki
2005Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1974Freie Berliner Kunstausstellung, Berlin
1976West-Berliner Kulturtage, Berlin
1979Finsk Bild, Liljevalchs Art Hall, Stockholm
1986Attityder, touring exhibition in Iceland, Sweden and Denmark
1990Finnish Art, Katmandu
1994Applikaatio, St.Petersburg
22. São Paolo Biennial, São Paolo
1997Kaiku, Tallinn
1997-98Landscape of Finnish Soul, Kitakyushu Municipal
Museum of Art, Kitakyushu; Suntory Museum, Osaka;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sapporo
1998Skandinavien Party, Lychen
2001Biennale i måleri, Väsby Art Hall, Väsby
Surface and Whirpools, Borås Art Museum, Borås
2002-03Carnegie Art Award, touring exhibition in Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Great-Britain, Finland and Sweden
2003-04Myth, Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi; Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi; Sendai, Japan
2006Finnish Painting, Galerie Christian Roellin, St.Gallen
2006Connecting People, Kunstlaboratorium, Vestfossen
2007Oh My God, Kunslaboratorium, Vestfossen

Has participated in group shows in Finland since 1971.

COLLECTIONS

Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki
Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki
Heino Collection, Helsinki
Joensuu Art Museum, Joensuu
Kajaani Art Museum, Kajaani
Lahti Art Museum, Lahti
Lapinlahti Art Museum, Lapinlahti
Oulu Art Museum, Oulu
Rovaniemi Art Museum, Rovaniemi
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku
The Finnish State
Paulo Foundation
Pro Artibus Foundation
Saastamoinen Foundation
City of Espoo
City of Kuopio
City of Turku
City of Vaasa
City of Vantaa
County of Suomussalmi
Association of Ev. Luth. Parishes, Helsinki
Leonia Bank
Merita Bank
Insurance Company Sampo
Yritys-Fennia
Ericsson LM, Stockholm
Gothenburg Art Museum

AWARDS

1996Suomi Award
2002Stina Krooks Stiftelse
2004Pro Finlandia

TEACHING

1984-97University of Art and Design Helsinki, Helsinki
1996-98Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1998-05Professor, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki
1998-04Head of the Painting Department at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki