Håkan Karvonen (b.1989, Åre, SWE) is an multi-disciplinary artist based in Copenhagen. Håkans work has been shown at Beast-Bornholm (2025, DK) RUD AiR (2024, SWE) the Amsterdam Art Fair Kunst RAI (2023, NL) Moving Gallery(2023, NL) De Personeelskamer (2023, NL). Håkan did preparatory art studies at Åredalens Folkhögskola Konst (2016-2018, SWE) and has a BA in Fine Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy (2018-2022, NL). Håkan is also a re-occurring guest tutor at Åredalens Folkhögskola Konst since 2021.
Education
2018-2022 Gerrit Rietveld Academie BA Fine Arts & Design
2017/2018 Åredalens Konstskola Preparation Course 2nd year
2016/2017 Åredalens FHSK Konst Preparation Course
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Upcoming show in February at Åre Konstförening in Järpen, Sweden.
2025 The Imposter at Kin Museum of ContemporaryArt in Kiruna, Sweden.
2024 Open Studio at RUD AiR in Dalsland, Sweden.
2022 A Portrait, A Still-Life, A Landscape at Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2021 I Invite You In (A Self-Portrait) at Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2020 Painted Residues at Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2017 Organiserat Skräp at Grädda Bageri in Åre, Sweden.
Group Exhibitions
2025 Duo Exhibition with Sam Lee (CAN) at Beast-Bornholmin Bornholm, Denmark.
2023 A Hook’s Eye at KunstRAI 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2023 Clouded by a Mirage, I went in Pursuit of a Loophole at Personeelskamer in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2023 Over De Grens at Moving Gallery in Utrecht, Netherlands.
2022 Graduation Show BA Gerrit Rietveld Academie atGerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2022 Fullstop. Continuum at M4gastatelier in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2021 Erasure at Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Residencies
2025 Artist in Residence at Beast-Bornholm in Bornholm, Denmark.
2024 Artist in Residence at RUD AiR in Dalsland, Sweden.
2024 Residency at Oerslev-Kloster Arbejdsrefugiumin Oerslev, Denmark.
Collaborations, Lectures, Artist Talks and Workshops
2025 Workshop in Eco-critical Landart and Guest Teacher at Åredalens FHSK Konst in Hålland, Sweden.
27/2 2025 Artist talk and dialogue on artistic process with photographer Sam Lee (CAN) at Beast-Bornholm in Bornholm, Denmark.
2024 Workshop on Chiaroscuro painting and lecture onThe Residues of Painting after Modernism at Åredalens FHSK Konstin Hålland, Sweden.
2023 Artist talk at Moving Gallery moderated by Alyxandra Westwood, curator and writer. Including all exhibiting artists in the show Over De Grens in Utrecht, Netherlands.
2023 Initiated the project space De Personeelskamerin collaboration with Machiel Beijeart, Kiana Girigorie and Zwantje Kurpershoek in Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://www.instagram.com/personeelskamer/
2022 Guest Teacher and studio visits at Åredalens FHSK Konst in Hålland, Sweden
2021 Home Sweet Home at Innside Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2021 Interview with the magazine Zuidas about the collaboration with Innside Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Rietveld students create art in INNSiDE hotel - Zuidas
2021 Lecture on Painting as a Medium at Åredalens FHSK Konst in Hålland, Sweden.
Assists
2023 Assisted the sculptor Tim Mathijsen for the exhibition Voyage at MSimons Gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2023 Assisted the artist Praneet Soi on occasions with priming canvases and other material preparations for upcoming works and projects in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2023 Assisted the artist Fransix Tenda Lomba with painted works for the Open Studios at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2023 Assisted the artist Hadassah Emmerich withBotanical Body Bliss at Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022 Assisted the artist Ana Oosting at Kunstkerk in Dordrecht, Netherlands
2022 Assisted the artist Meeus Van Dis with M2 Office Fixtures at Our House in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022 Assisted the artist Meeus Van Dis, and Neal Groot with Happy Days, Flevo Lacus in Almere, Netherlands.
2022 Assisted the artist Meeus Van Dis with Sweet Harmony, Out of the Underground at Het Hem in Zaandam, Netherlands.