Markus Kasemaa

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mk1-2Born in 1972 in Tallinn, Estonia. Living in Tartu (www.tartu.ee) since 1974.
Member of Estonian Artists’ Union and Tartu Artist’s Union since 1997.

Art Education
1991-1995 the Department of Painting of Tartu University.
1990-1991 Tartu Art School, the Department of Sculpture.




RECOGNITION, AWARDS (selection):

2011 Charlatan Ink Prize finalist, New York
2010
Finale of Arte Laguna Prize, Venice Arsenale, Venice, Italy
2009
III price in experimental graphics category of International Exhibition & Competition of Contemporary Arts “Ukrainian Art Week”, Kiev, Ukraine.
2009  I price of Tampere Modern Art Museum and City Government for temporary artpiece in cityspace.  
2009
Diploma of I Baltic Biennale (among 7 best artists/galleries of the biennale from 100 artists from 10 countries)

Scholarships (selection): Cultural Endowment of Estonia 2009, 2010, 2011; Cultural Endowment of Tartu 2009, 2010, 2011; Estonian Artists Union 2009, 2010, etc.
Represented in collections: Tartu Art Museum, private collections in Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Belgium, etc.



SOLO EXHIBITIONS
(selection):
Had 40+ solo exhibitions since 1995 in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Russia and Secondlife.

2011

2010

2009

2008

  • Kuressaare Castle
  • Tartu Kaubamaja Art Month event (8m PVC banners in centre of Tartu )
2004 Galerie Am Hauptplatz, Hainburg, Austria (project Compilation 2112m² Europe).
2003 Keunekapel Chapel, Koksijde, Belgium.



GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 (selection):

Exhibited at more than 50 group exhibitions and “projects” since 1991 in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Holland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Russia, USA, etc.

2010

2009

  • International Exhibition & Competition of Contemporary Arts “Ukrainian Art Week”, Ukrainian National Library, Kiev, Ukraine (3-rd price in experimental graphic).
  • The Annual Exhibition of Estonian Artists Association “Self-exposure”, Tallinna Art Hall

2008

  • I Baltic Bienniale in St. Petersburg “Manege Art Center (diploma among 7 best of 100 artists/galleries)
  • Exhibition “Festive art summer in Viinistu” of 80 Estonian artists
  • Exhibition of Tartu Artist Union in Porvoo Art Hall, Porvoo, Finland
  • Annual exhibition of Estonian Painters Union, Rotermann’s Salt Storage Arts centre, Tallinn

2007

  • 14th Tallinn International Print Triennial “Political and poetical” 
  • NORD ART 2007” Büdelsdorf, Germany (http://www.kic-nordart.de/
  • The Annual Exhibition of Estonian Artists Assotiation “The Art of Living” 

2006

  • International exhibition “ULTIMA RATIO” by “Meno Parkas”, Kaunas, Lithuania 
  • Annual exhibition of Association Of Estonian Printmakers “Extasy. Hommage a Herman Talvik”, in Tartu Arthouse
  • Annual exhibition of “Estonian Painters Association” “Nude” in Tartu Arthouse 
  • International exhibition “Fantasy painting” on Albu Manor, Estonia
  • International exhibition of drawings “Improvisation” 
2005 NORD ART 2005” – Büdelsdorf, Germany (http://www.kic-nordart.de/)
2005 The Annual Exhibition of Estonian Artists Assotiation “Identities”
2004 The Annual Survey exhibition of Tartu Artists Union.
2004 The Hofvijver in frame” , The Hague, Holland.
2003 7 Artists of Tartu in Riga”, Gallery of Latvian Artist's Union, Estonia.
2003 Graphic Triennale, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia.
2002, 2003 Annual “survey” exhibitions in Tartu Artists' House, Estonia.
2002 Artists of Tartu in Tampere, Finland.