Name: MAARJA NURK
Born: 07 February 1987
e-mail: maarja.nurk(at)gmail.com
Member of Estonian Artists Association since 2014
EDUCATION
2009 - 2012 Estonian Academy of Arts; Faculty of Fine Arts, MA
2007 - 2008 E.M.A. Universität Greifswald, C.D. Friedrich Institut, Germany
2005 - 2009 University of Tartu, painting, BA
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2022 Temporary Constructions. Tartu Art House Monumental Gallery, Tartu
2019 Death by Structure / Surm struktuuri läbi. Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
2015 Dead Ends. / Umbteed. Monumental Gallery of Tartu Art House, Tartu; Draakoni basement Gallery, Tallinn
2013 I can`t see what you think. (together with Olivia Verev) Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
2013 DISJUNCTION. Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 inner projections. konnektor, Hannover, Germany
2022 Open (Eyes) Minds/ Ava oma (s)ilmad. Rüki Gallery, Viljandi, Estonia
2022 Interflug. LastProject, LA, US
2021 Tallinn 6th Drawing Triennial "Impulss". ARS Art Factory, Tallinn, Estonia
2021 Drawn Nordic. From Reindorff and Ulas to today. Evald Okas Musem, Haapsalu, Estonia
2020 SWAB Contemporary Art Fair Barcelona, Virtual Edition
2018/19 Onyx. Alfa Gallery Miami via Artsy
2018 Transcultural Emancipation. Fluc, Vienna, Austria
2018 Consciousness. Alfa Gallery Miami via Artsy
2017 Proovid/Tests. Draakoni Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2016 Window Show. Tallinn, Estonia
2016 Baltic Drawing. Kulttuuritalo Virta, Imatra, Finland
2015 Tallinn 5th Drawing Triennial. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
2014/15 White sheet - Three Versions. dFab, Riga and Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 The Wearable Art Show. GaDeWe, Bremen and KNIPSU, Bergen, Norway
2014 Focus on Focusing. Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin, Germany
2013 "Kaliningrad-Königsberg 2013" The 11th Baltic States Biennial of Graphic Art, Art Museum of Kaliningrad, Russia
2012 TASE 12. Rüütelkonna hoone, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 "2031" - Annual Exhibition of Estonian Painter`s Association, Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia
2011 My Erotics. Rakvere Exhibition House, Rakvere, Estonia
2011 Zugzwang – the Exhibition of Young Baltic Artists. Art Container/Polymer, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 TSiOON/iOON. Monumental Gallery of Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia
iOON/TSiOON. Gallery of Tartu Art School
2010 Zugzwang – the Exhibition of Young Baltic Artists. Commune Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
2009 The Exhibition of Diploma Works of Painting Department. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia
2009 Maalin kaunilt. Monumental Gallery of Tartu Art House, Tartu
2008 XL – the Annual Exhibition of Estonian Painter`s Association. Tartu Art House
2008 Help from Universe. Gallery Ferrodrum, Tartu, Estonia
FESTIVALS and OTHER EVENTS
2023 lAbiRynT Art Festival , Słubice|Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, Germany
2023 Kulturpalast Wedding International zu Gast bei Euro Tourism Management /
Open Studio bei Maarja Nurk & Line Wasner, Berlin, Germany
2015 One-evening exhibition/concert in Estakaadi gallery, National Opera, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 Seanahk 3/ Pig Skin 3, Haapsalu, Estonia. Curated by Jaan Toomik
2010 Seanahk 2/Pig Skin 2, Haapsalu, Estonia. Curated by Jaan Toomik
RESIDENCIES and AWARDS
2021 Tallinn Drawing Triennial, one of the five equal prizes.
2018 Artist-in-Residence-Programme in cooperation with KulturKontakt Austria and Austrian Federal Chancellery, Vienna, Austria
2013 The 11th Baltic States Biennial of Graphic Art "Kaliningrad-Königsberg 2013" - Second Prize
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Andri Ksenofontov. Maarja Nurk ja väljasülitatud elu. KUNST.EE 4/2019
Tanel Rander. Kongiseinale joonistatud maastik. Artishok.blogspot.com, 05.02.2013
Mary-Ann Talvistu. Katkestus on kestvuse osa. Sirp, 31.01.2013