Merike Estna

Merike Estna (born in 1980) lives and works in London. She has graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a Bachelor’s degree in painting and from the Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 2009 with the Master’s degree in art practice.

Upcoming:

Solo exhibition, KUMU Art Museum, , Estonia Curated by Kati Ilves June - November 2014

Co-Curating a group exhibition with Kati Ilves, KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia Post-Painting June – November 2014

2013:

Artist in Residency, Paradise Lodge, Mumbai, India Invited by Emma Hunt and Chinmoyi Patel November 2013

ArtInternational, Istanbul, Turkey Represented by Temnikova & Kasela Gallery 16-18 September 2013

Artist in Residency, Peer sessions, Enclave, London, United Kingdom week-long residency will culminate in a private view event Merike Estna & Trevor Kiernander 30th August 2013

Short event with paintings, food and screenings Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom ‘Dream Island’ Group project made in collaboration with the curator Juste Kostikovaite 26/06

Screening and artist talk, Center for Contemporary Arts, Tallinn, Estonia ‘Selected video works from 2006-2012’ Invited by Maria Arusoo 04/02

Group show, Vartai gallery, , Lithuania ’27 Thursdays’ Curated by Egle Juoceviciute From 10/01- 17/01

2012:

Solo project, Vartai gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania ‘15 paintings on paper, 1 video, cylinder, 2 spheres, cone, 2 cuboids and leftovers’ Installation, mixed media, 2012 Paintings in the installation are double sided and viewers were allowed to touch, move, replace the paintigs and plinths. From 22/11- 29/11

Screening, One Night Only Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania ‘Selected video works from 2005-2008’ Curated by Gintare Matulaityte 13/11

Artist in Residency, MaloniojiAIR, Vilnius, Lithuania Invited by Juste Kostikovaite From 02/11 to 30/11

Nominated for the Sadolin Art Prize, Estonia

Book launch at the X Marks the Bökship, London, United Kingdom The book “2012” presents Merike Estna ́s latest works, published in two versions includes an edition of 200 with original painted covers and an essay by Tony Godfrey Launch 01/11

Group exhibition, Archaeology and the Future of Estonian Art Scenes KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia Presenting an installation ‘27 paintings, 4 drawings and 3 videos’ From 19/10 to 30/12

Collaborative exhibition, No 4 Wilkes St, London, United Kingdom ‘Constructed Scenario: The Third Space’ An Exhibition of new painting, sculpture and installation by Claudia Djabbari, Merike Estna and Annie Hémond Hotte in collaboration with the curators Catherine Borra and Juste Kostikovaite From 13/09 to 23/09

Solo Exhibition, Temnikova & Kasela, Tallinn, Estonia ‘A big painting and a small painting’ From 05/04 to 19/05 2007 – 2011

Selected solo exhibitions:

2011 Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn, Estonia 2010 ArtDepoo gallery, Tallinn, Estonia 2008 Gallery Frederic Desimpel, Brussels, Belgium Draakoni gallery, Tallinn, Estonia 2007 city gallery, Haapsalu, Estonia 2006 Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn, Estonia Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

Selected participated exhibitions:

2011 Tides of Change, Edition 19 Baltikum, Hangart-7, Salzburg, Austria Simple stories, Rakvere Exhibitions house, Rakvere, Estonia Matter of Principal, group show at Art Mûr, Montreal, Canada Videospread, Screening of video portfolio, Europe station, Paris, France 2010 Artishok biennale, , Estonia Painting in progress, KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia 2009 MFA Final show, Goldsmiths College, London, United Kingdom group/grope, area 10 project space, London, United Kingdom Space Oddity, Maison Folie Wazemmes, Lille, France 2008 No Borders, Espacio Grupo Forja , Valencia, Spain No Borders, The Contemporary Art Center, Thessaloniki, Creek No Borders, La Centrale Electrique, Brussels, Belgium Boarder Country, Exhibition of Estonian Contemporary art, Guangzhou, China Course of intervention, Kadiköy, Istanbul, Turkey 2007 Consequences and Proposals, The Biennale of Young Artists,Tallinn, Estonia Contemporary Art from Estonia, Baltic States, Kalmar Art Museum, Kalmar, Sweden Tase, KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia Pague biennal 3, Prague, Czech Republic New wave, Tallinna Art Hall, Estonia Fresh paint, Vaal gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

Selected prizes:

Nominated for Konrad Mäe prize in 2011, 2010 and 2006/ Awarded Eduard Wiiralt Prize in 2006

Works in public collections:

KUMU Art Museum, Estonia/ Tartu Art Museum, Estonia/ Loviisa City collection, Finland