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CURRICULUM VITAE 

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Kristian Kaarna

Location: Spain
Telephone: +34 631 85 99 04
Email: kristiankaarna@gmail.com
Website: www.kristiankaarna.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KristianKaarnaphotographer/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kristiankaarna/

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Photography Education

  • 1995 – Speos International Photography School, Paris, France

  • 1993 – MJM Photography School, Paris, France

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Language Studies

  • 1989 – Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France

Upcoming Exhibitions

  • 2025 – Galleria 33, Oulu, Finland

  • 2025 – Say it Loud: Black American History, Turku, Finland

  • 2025 – Museo Etnológico de Riogordo, Andalusia, Spain – Olive Trees

  • 2025 – Museo Etnológico de Riogordo, Andalusia, Spain – Solo Exhibition 

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2024 – Museo Etnológico de Riogordo, Spain – Whispers of Winter

  • 2024 – Museo Etnológico de Riogordo, Spain – La Molienda de Riogordo

  • 2023 – Museo Etnológico de Riogordo, Spain – Fashion

  • 2022 – Finlandia Hall, Little Finlandia, Finland

  • 2022 – Museo Etnológico de Riogordo, Andalusia, Spain

  • 2019-2020 – Eero Nelimarkka Museum, Alajärvi, Finland

  • 2017-2018 – Frame Gallery, Fuengirola, Belgium / Finland

  • 2017-2018 – Finland 100 for the Suomi 100 Program, Finland

  • 2015-2016 – Business Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

  • 2014 – TR1 Kunsthalle, Tampere Art Museum, Finland

  • 2014 – Photographic Centre, Kotka, Finland

  • 2014 – G12 Gallery, Kuopio, Finland

  • 2013 – +Studio Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

  • 2013 – Rooperi Art Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

  • 2012 – Euroclear Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

  • 2012 – World Design Capital Helsinki, Belgium

  • 2012 – Design en Seine, Satellite Event of WDC Helsinki 2012, Paris, France

Collections

Artworks featured in private collections in Finland, Belgium, Argentina, France, and Spain.

Professional Experience

  • 1998-1999 – Photographer (Freelance), Paris, France

  • 1999-2001 – Photographer, Profi-Team, Helsinki, Finland

  • 2001-2004 – Photographer, Zindra & Bamboo BNC, Barcelona / Madrid, Spain

  • 2005-2013 – Photographer, Kristian Kaarna Photography, Paris / Brussels, France / Belgium

  • 2013-Present – Photographer, Kristian Kaarna Photography, Helsinki / Málaga, Finland / Spain

Languages

  • Finnish (Native)

  • French (Fluent)

  • English (Fluent)

  • Spanish (Fluent)

Kristian Kaarna is a European photographer born in Finland. He feels at home all over the world. Kristian Kaarna has studied, lived and worked in international capitals throughout his adult life (Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Helsinki, Brussels, Hong Kong). Today, he spends most of his time in rural Spain, taking advantage of the remote work opportunities of modern technology. www.kristiankaarna.com
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