Jaanus Samma
1982
http://www.jaanussamma.eu/
jsamma@gmail.com
Represented by Temnikova & Kasela Gallery (Peetri 12, Tallinn)
- Education
- 2005–2009 Estonian Academy of Arts, MA in fine arts
- 2007 Université Paris 8 Saint-Denis – Vincennes
- 2006 École superieure Estienne des arts et industries graphiques, France
- 2001–2005 Estonian Academy of Arts, BA in graphic arts
- Solo exhibitions
- 2018
- “Outhouse by the Church,” Nomas Foundation, Rome
- “Writings on the Wall. Kodavere Outhouse,” Juhan Liiv Museum, Peipsiääre Parish
- “Viestejä/Messages,” Aine Art Museum, Tornio
- 2017
- “Divider,” Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Tallinn
- 2016
- “NSFW. A Chairman’s Tale,” Museum of Occupations, Tallinn
- “Three Works in a Canteen,” former canteen of Kalibr factory, Minsk, Belarus
- 2015
- “NSFW. A Chairman’s Tale,” Estonian Pavillion at the 56th Venice Biennale
- “Unrest,” Gotland Art Museum, Visby, Sweden
- 2014
- “The Hair Sucks Sweater Shop,” Tallinn Art Hall Gallery
- 2011
- “AAFAGC” (with Alo Paistik), März project space, Tallinn
- 2010
- “Mare Vint. PARK. Jaanus Samma,” TAM Gallery, Tallinn
- 2009
- “In the Park,” Draakon Gallery, Tallinn
- 2008
- “Filter,” Tallinn City Gallery (Artishok Annual Exhibition)
- “War,” Vaal Gallery, Tallinn
- 2006
- “Fountain & Balcony. Pärnus’s version” (with Pille Jüriso), Rael Artel Gallery, Viljandi Young Town Gallery, Hobusepea Gallery
- 2005
- “Swimming-pool,” EKA Gallery, Tallinn
- 2018
- Group exhibitions
- 2020
- The 2nd Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art
“and suddenly it all blossoms,” Andrejsala, Riga - “Wunderkammer,” Riga Photography Biennial, Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga
- “Roots and Ruins,” Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Tallinn
- “On Adornments,” Spike Berlin
- The 2nd Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art
- 2019
- “Cruising Pavilion. Architecture, Gay Sex and Cruising Culture,” ArkDes, Stockholm
- “Spot On. Toilet Stories,” Alte Fabrik, Rapperswil
- “Body Works,” State Art Gallery, Sopot
- “De stad, de stad,” Garage Rotterdam
- “Post Winter Mixtape,” Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Tallinn
- “Based on a True Story,” Meet Factory, Prague
- 2018
- “VI Artishok Biennale,” Balti Jaam Passenger Terminal, Tallinn
- “The State is not a Work of Art,” Tallinn Art Hall
- “There and Back Again. Contemporary art from the Baltic Sea region,” Kiasma, Helsinki
- 2017
- “Dialogue. Mare Vint and Jaanus Samma,” Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn
- “Dedication, Exploitation & Haute Collaboration,” Silberkuppe Gallery, Berlin
- “You Talkin’ to Me?,” Barbara Seiler Gallery, Zürich
- 2016
- “Kunstnerbøger – Vildt Voksende,” Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
- Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2016 “Conservatism and Liberalism,” Riga, Latvia
- “Masters Peasants Peasants Masters,” BWA Sokół, Nowy Sącz, Poland
- Kilometre of Sculpture 2016, Rakvere
- 2015
- “They Will Remember Us in the Future,” Academy Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- “From Explosion to Expanse. Estonian Contemporary Photography 1991—2015,” Tartu Art Museum
XX Mäntta Art Festival, Finland
- 2014
- “Kõhe tunne / Feeling Queezy?!,” EKKM, Tallinn
- “The Hypnotist Collector,” NAuArt Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
- “Dans le même temps,” Un:Spaced Gallery, Bordeaux, France
- “Side Effects II,” Ancien Musée de Peinture de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
- “Is This The Museum We Wanted?” Tartu Art Museum
- 2013
- “Pebbles in the Mouth,” Gallery Augusta, Helsinki, Finland
- “Köler Prize 2013. Exhibition of Nominees,” EKKM, Tallinn
- “Afterlives of Gardens,” Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn
- 2012
- 6th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial “The Art of Collecting,” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design
- “SVEART,” St Vincent, Valley d’Aosta, Italy
- “Corporal Punishment,” EKKM, Tallinn
- “The Exotic,” Tallinn Art Hall
- 2011
- “Border City: Tallinn–Lisbon,” Tallinn City Gallery, Art Hall Gallery
- “Untold Stories,” Tallinn Art Hall
- 2010
- “Revenge,” Tallinn Art Hall
- Rauma Biennale Balticum 2010 “Mitämeri? – What’s up Sea?” Rauma, Finland
- 2009
- “Tsinghua Art Museum,” Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Luleå Art Biennial 2009, Sweden
- 2008
- Baltic Art Exhibition ”De trop de réalité,” Paris, France
- “Plaisirs de l’imagination,” Tours, France
- “Doings or Not,” City Museum of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2020
- Residences
- 2017
- 1 month in Tromsø, Tromsø Kunstforening
- 2016
- 1 month in Rome, Nomas Foundation
- 2013
- 2 months in Helsinki, HIAP (Helsinki International Artist Programme)
- 2012
- 2 months in Copenhagen, FABRIKKEN for Kunst og Design
- 2009
- 3 months in Beijing, EU-China collaboration project “Creating Spaces”
- 1 week in Luleå, Luleå Art Biennial, Sweden
- 2017
- Awards and mentions
- 2016
- Kristjan Raud Art Prize
- 2013
- Köler Prize 2013: Grand Prix
Köler Prize 2013: Public’s Choice Award
- Köler Prize 2013: Grand Prix
- 2012
- Tallinn 6th Applied Art Triennial: Prize of the Estonian Artists’ Association
- 2016
Works in collections: Art Museum of Estonia, Tartu Art Museum, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Kiasma, Aine Art Museum