Anu Vahtra - Artist Biography and CV

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Born: Tallinn, Estonia
Lives: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Anu Vahtra, born in 1982, studied in Estonian Academy of Arts, Kunsthogskolen i Bergen and Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam. Main focus in her work lies on photography and large-scale spatial installation, however, she has been involved in numerous collaborations across fields. Currently lives and works in Amsterdam and Tallinn.

Education

2007	BFA, photography Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005	BA, photography Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia
2004	Erasmus, photography Konsthögskolen i Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011	Untitled (a line has two sides aka any of the twenty-four triangles) Estonia pst. 15A, Tallinn, Estonia
2009	Homage to Gordon Matta-Clark A4, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005	Sketchbook. Deconstructing PÃ¤rnu: locations, individuals Rael Artel Gallery: Non-profit Project Space, Pärnu, Estonia

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011	The Second Act De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Everybody is possible but nothing is real Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium Fire & Ignorance (a collaboration with Idan Hayosh, Anders Hana and Morten J. Olsen of MoHa!) Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
2010	The Family Show Outpost, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Time To Meet: Sugary Photographs with Tricks, Poses and Effects Novylon, Antwerp, Belgium Above the City Tallinn City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia Hea Töö Kanuti Kildi Keldrisaal, Tallinn, Estonia
2009	Amsterdam Biennale: Tallinn pavilion Mediamatic, Amsterdam, The Netherlands We Belong Together Supernova, Riga, Latvia Fire & Ignorance (a collaboration with Idan Hayosh, Anders Hana and Morten J Olsen of MoHa!) Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway
2008	EP-Residency, Artblock Hoyerswerda 2008 Artblock Hoyerswerda, Hoyerswerda, Germany Doings or Not Vzigalica Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia The Polaroid Show The Apartment Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007	I Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia Final Show of Gerrit Rietveld Academie Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Time To Meet II Forum für Kunst und Architektur, Essen, Germany Save the Last Dance P/////AKT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006	Dislocated VAAL Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia Artist on the map Y Gallery, Tartu, Estonia Dislocated Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia Time To Meet I: Pigeons on the Balcony invites guests P////AKT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands SEX VAAL Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2005	Stilleben Projekt 0047, Berlin, Germany Homo Grandis Natu Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Identities. The Annual exhibition of Estonian Artist Association Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
2004	Youth Exhibition of XIII Tallinn Print Triennial "You haven't seen me, right?!" LOM, Tallinn, Estonia Video 2004: Video Art from Northern and Balticum Bergen Arthall, Bergen, Norway Guided Tours Rael Artel Gallery: Non-profit Project Space, Pärnu, Estonia

Selected Bibliography

2010	Soans, Hanno. "Kunstnikud käivad katuseid mööda", Postimees, 15. IX
2009	"Sketchbook. Deconstructing PÃ¤rnu: locations, individuals", Hotell PÃ¤rnu. Rael Artel Gallery: Non-Profit Project Space 2004-2008 Säde, Margit. "Backstage at the Tallinn Pavilion", Estonian Art
2007	Kuusk, Laura. "Some examples of young Estonian photography", Estonian Art
2006	Lauringson, Andrus. "Puudumine teeb meeled teravaks", Sirp, 24. XI