BIOGRAPHY
name Sven-Olof Westerlund Address Ohkolantie 200 postaddress 04530 Ohkola Country FINLAND Telephone 019-688 9191 Fax 019-688 9191 e-mail sven-olof.westerlund@pp.inet.fiBIOGRAPHY
Born in Helsinki 1935, married, has two children and five grandchildrenSTUDIES
The Free Art School, Helsinki 1954 The Industrial Art School in Helsinki 1957-60 Prof. A.Tuhkas Graphic Art School 1960-63GROUP-EXHIBITIONS IN FINLAND
The Finnish Artists Exhibition, Helsinki 1963 The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, Helsinki 1968 and 1971 The Young Artists Exhibition, Helsinki 1961 and 1969 The Exhibition Of Graphic Art, Helsinki 1972 The State Exhibition, Turku 1974,Helsinki 1976, Pori 1981, Lappeenranta 1984 The Exhibition Of The PAHVISTI-Group, Helsinki 1971 The Jubilee Exhibition Of KIILA, 1986 The Jubilee Exhibition Of The Artists Organisation in Helsinki, Helsinki 1988 The Exhibition FINNISH PAINTERS 70 YEARS, Helsinki 1999-2000GROUP-EXHIBITIONS OF FINNISH ART ABROAD
Holland and Germany 1971-72 Copenhagen Denmark 1972 London England 1975 Södertälje Sweden 1976 India, Australia, New Zeeland, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia 1976-78 Leningrad, Sovjet Union 1976 Moscow, Sovjet Union 1976 Berlin, DDR Prag, Brno Ko´sice Tjeckoslovakia 1976 Stockholm, Sweden 1977-78 Moss,Norway 1977 Sovjet Union 1977 Tjeckoslovakia 1979 DDR 1984INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Sao Paolo Biennal Brasil 1963 Scandinavian Art Exhibition , Helsinki 1963 Scandinavian Art Exhibition, Copenhagen 1969 Lugano Graphic Art Biennal Switzerland 1966 Tokyo Graphic Art Biennal Japan 1968 ARS - 74, Helsinki 1974 Krakow International Graphic Art Biennal Poland 1976 Intergrafik Berlin, DDR 1976 Indian Triennal New Delhi India, 1978 Realist 78 Exhibition Helsinki 1978ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS
Helsinki 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1992, 2001 Oulu 1976, 1984 Porvoo 1966, 1982 Stockholm Sweden , 1966, 1975 Örebro Sweden , 1976WORKS IN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
The Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki The Kiasma, Art Museum in Helsinki Amos Andersson Art Collection Helsinki The Art Museum of Lahti Finland The Art Museum of Oulu The Finnish State Art Collection The Art Collection of Helsinki The Art Collection of Porvoo The Sara Hilden Art Museum , Tampere Finland The Swedish Culture Foundation Finland Stockholm City Art Collection Sweden Södertälje City Art Collection Sweden The LO Art Collection Sweden New Delhi Art Museum , IndiaPUBLIC WORKS
"Intercontact", relief The Telphone Company in Helsinki, 1968 " The Builders", drawing 2 x 4 m, The Jorv Hospital, Espoo Finland " Hepo Lepo", painting 170 m2 The Hepola School in Mäntsälä Finland 1991 "Quo Vadis", mural 12 x 10 m, Pukkila Finland 1995PRIZES
I-prize in mural competition arranged by The Telephone Company in Helsinki 1968 IV-prize mural copetition arranged by Oy Alko Ab in Helsinki 1969 I-prize Intergrafik Berlin DDR 1976DECORATIONS
Pro Finlandia Medal, 1988HONOURY MEMBER
Artist-association in Finland