BIOGRAPHY

Merike Estna is a painter and video artist currently living in Brussels and London.

Education.
2007 – 2009
Goldsmiths College, United Kingdom, MFA Art Practice
2005 – 2007
Estonian Academy of Art, MA Studies in Interdisciplinary Arts
2001 – 2005
Estonian Academy of Art, BA in Painting

Solo exhibitions.
06.11 – 20.12.2008
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, is it Art or is it Porn?”
in collaboration with Maxim Surin at Gallery Frederic Desimpel, Brussels, Belgium
15.09 – 27.09.2008
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in the land is best of all?” at Draakoni gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
01.08.-26.08.2007
“Plain as pikestuff” Haapsalu city gallery, Haapsalu, Estonia
28.09.-09.10.2006
“Gods zoo is diverse or War and Peace” with Maxim Surin at Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
03.03.-26.03.2006
„Hate Yourself with Joy“ at Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Estonia
05.07.-05.08.2005
„The sexiest girl, pussycat, the happiest girl and two loverabbits“ at Haus gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
17.02-21.02.2005
„Rabbit: “Oh, pretty boys everywhere!“ at Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
10.08.04.-27.08.04
„Jüri and Mari adventures“ at Vaal gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

Selected participated exhibitions.
2009
“group/grope” at area10 project space, London, United Kingdom
“Space Oddity. An Exhibition of Young Baltic artists” at Maison Folie Wazemmes, Lille, France
2008
“No Borders” at Espacio Grupo Forja , Valencia, Spain
“No Borders” at The Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Boarder Country” Exhibition of Estonian Contemporary art in Guangzhou, China
“No Borders” at La Centrale Electrique, Brussels, Belgium
“Course of intervention” at Kadiköy, Istanbul, Turkey
2007
“Consequences and Proposals” The Biennal of Young Artists, Tallinn, Estonia
“Contemporary Art from Estonia” Baltic States, part III, Kalmar Art Museum, Kalmar, Sweden
„Tase“ at Kumu National Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
„Baltic mythologies“ at Prague Biennal, Prague, Czech Republic
„New wave“ Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2006
“VI International Festival of Experimental Art and Performance” Manege, Saint Petersburg, Russia
“Flowers of evil” Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2005
„Multiple“, Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Estonian Academy of Arts Diploma works exhibition, Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn, Estonia
„Identities“, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2004
„Home sweet home“ at Estonian Art Museum gallery in Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn, Estonia
2003
„Last Hero“ at Estonian Art Museum Gallery in Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn, Estonia

Scholarships and prizes.
2008
Estonian National Culture Foundation Grant
2007
Kristjan Jaak  Foundation scholarship, Estonia
2006
Estonian Cultural Endowment Creativity Grant
2005
Eduard Wiiralt Prize for the Best Fine Art Student, Estonia
Multiple, I Prize for the kinetic multiple object , Estonia
2004
Hansapank scholarship for Art Students, Estonia

Works in collections.
Tartu Art Museum, Estonia