in Berlin since 2013
+49 – 176 – 44569625
mail@kaarinakurz.com

STUDIES

2008 – 13  ­­­
Aalto University School of Arts, department of Photography | Master of Arts | Helsinki

2007             
Lahti University of Applied Sciences | Photography | Exchange | Lahti

2006             
Aalto University School of Arts, department of Photography | non-degree | Helsinki

2002 – 05   
University of the Arts Bremen | Costume design & Photography | Bremen

GRANTS | AWARDS  selected

2023             
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | project-grant

2021             
Haus am Kleistpark | Berlin
Vonovia Photography Award | 2nd price

2020             
Finnish Cultural Foundation | Two year working-grant

2019             
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | project-grant

2018             
FUTURES-Photography | selected by PHotoEspaña
FRAME Contemporary Art Finland | project-grant

2017               
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | One year working-grant
Finnish Photobook of the year | 1st price with the book UNGLEICHGEWICHT | selected by Alec Soth

2016             
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | project-grant
FRAME Contemporary Art Finland | project-grant

2015             
Norwegian Arts Council | project-grant book
Norsk Fotografisk Fond | project-grant book
Nordic Dummy Award 2015 | 1st price with the dummy UNGLEICHGEWICHT

2014             
Finnish Cultural Foundation | One year working-grant

2013             
Uppsala Konstmuseum | grant
Vattenfall Photography Prize | in cooperation with C/O Berlin | 3rd price
Prix Voies Off::Sélections | Arles

2012             
Patricia Seppälä Foundation | project-grant
TaiK - foundation | project-grant

2011               
The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland | project-grant
Arts Promotion Centre Finland | project-grant

EXHIBITIONS   selected

2023               
Vom Fremdsein in der Welt | Haus am Kleistpark | Solo | Berlin
When time no longer flows, it wells up and pools without a rim | ARS Kunstilinnak | Tallinn
SUPERNATURE | Kunsthalle Worpswede
Matrixial Spaces | Luisa Catucci Gallery | Berlin

2022             
SUPERNATURE | Sprengel Museum | Hannover
SUPERNATURE | Cankarjev dom | Ljubiljana
SUPERNATURE | Kunsthaus | Potsdam

2020               
SUPERNATURE | Photographic Gallery Hippolyte | Solo | Helsinki
SUPERNATURE | #cute. Inseln der Glückseligkeit? | NRW-Forum Düsseldorf
SUPERNATURE | Backlight 2020 | Tampere

2019               
SUPERNATURE | 1000 Wirklichkeiten - 100 Jahre Deutsche Fotografische Akademie | DEICHTORHALLEN
Haus der Photographie | Hamburg

2018               
SUPERNATURE | Unseen Amsterdam | The Westergasfabriek
GENERATIONAL:AN ANTHOLOGY OF NORDIC PHOTOBOOKS | Fotogalleriet | Oslo
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Circulation(s) festival | Paris
SUPERNATURE | PHotoESPAÑA | Madrid | screening

2017             
Looking and Seeing | State of the Art - Contemporary art from the State Art Collection | Tornio
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Athens Photo Festival | Benaki Museum | Athen

2015             
Nordic Dummy Award Tour:
Fotobok GBG 15 | Göteborg
Photobookweek Åarhus | Galleri Image | Åarhus
Fotografisk Center | Kopenhagen
Northern Photographic Centre | Oulu

2013             
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Uppsala Konstmuseum | Uppsala
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Prix Voies Off::Sélections | Arles
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | The Finnish Museum of Photography | Helsinki
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Photographic Centre Peri | Turku
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | C/O Berlin
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | gophoto | Young Contemporary Photography | Düsseldorf
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Masters of Aalto | Kruunumakasiini | Helsinki

2012             
Art Fair Suomi | Kaapeli | Helsinki

2011               
Thresholds | Gallery Sinne | Solo | Helsinki
Thresholds | Galleria Uusi Kipinä | Solo | Lahti
Looking and Seeing | Galerie beim Engel | Luxembourg

2010 
Kuoleman Kosketus | Photographic Centre Peri | Turku
Kuoleman Kosketus | Galleria 12 | Kuopio | Finland

MEMBERSHIPS  

Association of Photographic Artists in Finland
The German Photographic Academy



TEACHING

2024               
HTW Berlin | University of Applied Sciences

2022-23       
HFG Offenbach | Hessen State University of Art and Design

2019               
University of the Arts Bremen

in Berlin since 2013
+49 – 176 – 44569625
mail@kaarinakurz.com

STUDIES

2008 – 13  ­­­
Aalto University School of Arts, department of Photography | Master of Arts | Helsinki

2007             
Lahti University of Applied Sciences | Photography | Exchange | Lahti

2006             
Aalto University School of Arts, department of Photography | non-degree | Helsinki

2002 – 05   
University of the Arts Bremen | Costume design & Photography | Bremen

GRANTS | AWARDS  selected

2023             
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | project-grant

2021             
Haus am Kleistpark | Berlin 
Vonovia Photography Award | 2nd price

2020             
Finnish Cultural Foundation | Two year working-grant

2019             
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | project-grant

2018             
FUTURES-Photography | selected by PHotoEspaña
FRAME Contemporary Art Finland | project-grant

2017               
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | One year working-grant
Finnish Photobook of the year | 1st price with the book UNGLEICHGEWICHT | selected by Alec Soth

2016             
The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) | project-grant
FRAME Contemporary Art Finland | project-grant

2015             
Norwegian Arts Council | project-grant book
Norsk Fotografisk Fond | project-grant book
Nordic Dummy Award 2015 | 1st price with the dummy UNGLEICHGEWICHT

2014             
Finnish Cultural Foundation | One year working-grant

2013             
Uppsala Konstmuseum | grant
Vattenfall Photography Prize | in cooperation with C/O Berlin | 3rd price
Prix Voies Off::Sélections | Arles

2012             
Patricia Seppälä Foundation | project-grant
TaiK - foundation | project-grant

2011               
The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland | project-grant
Arts Promotion Centre Finland | project-grant

EXHIBITIONS   selected

2023               
Vom Fremdsein in der Welt | Haus am Kleistpark | Solo | Berlin
When time no longer flows, it wells up and pools without a rim | ARS Kunstilinnak | Tallinn
SUPERNATURE | Kunsthalle Worpswede
Matrixial Spaces | Luisa Catucci Gallery | Berlin

2022             
SUPERNATURE | Sprengel Museum | Hannover
SUPERNATURE | Cankarjev dom | Ljubiljana
SUPERNATURE | Kunsthaus | Potsdam

2020               
SUPERNATURE | Photographic Gallery Hippolyte | Solo | Helsinki
SUPERNATURE | #cute. Inseln der Glückseligkeit? | NRW-Forum Düsseldorf
SUPERNATURE | Backlight 2020 | Tampere

2019               
SUPERNATURE | 1000 Wirklichkeiten - 100 Jahre Deutsche Fotografische Akademie | DEICHTORHALLEN
Haus der Photographie | Hamburg

2018               
SUPERNATURE | Unseen Amsterdam | The Westergasfabriek
GENERATIONAL:AN ANTHOLOGY OF NORDIC PHOTOBOOKS | Fotogalleriet | Oslo
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Circulation(s) festival | Paris
SUPERNATURE | PHotoESPAÑA | Madrid | screening

2017             
Looking and Seeing | State of the Art - Contemporary art from the State Art Collection | Tornio
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Athens Photo Festival | Benaki Museum | Athen

2015             
Nordic Dummy Award Tour:
Fotobok GBG 15 | Göteborg
Photobookweek Åarhus | Galleri Image | Åarhus
Fotografisk Center | Kopenhagen
Northern Photographic Centre | Oulu

2013             
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Uppsala Konstmuseum | Uppsala
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Prix Voies Off::Sélections | Arles
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | The Finnish Museum of Photography | Helsinki
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Photographic Centre Peri | Turku
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | C/O Berlin
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | gophoto | Young Contemporary Photography | Düsseldorf
UNGLEICHGEWICHT | Masters of Aalto | Kruunumakasiini | Helsinki

2012             
Art Fair Suomi | Kaapeli | Helsinki

2011               
Thresholds | Gallery Sinne | Solo | Helsinki
Thresholds | Galleria Uusi Kipinä | Solo | Lahti
Looking and Seeing | Galerie beim Engel | Luxembourg

2010 
Kuoleman Kosketus | Photographic Centre Peri | Turku
Kuoleman Kosketus | Galleria 12 | Kuopio | Finland

MEMBERSHIPS  

Association of Photographic Artists in Finland
The German Photographic Academy



TEACHING

2024               
HTW Berlin | University of Applied Sciences

2022-23       
HFG Offenbach | Hessen State University of Art and Design

2019               
University of the Arts Bremen