Keiu Maasik
b. 1992 in Tartu, Estonia
Lives and works in Tallinn, Estonia
keiu.maasik@gmail.com
Education
2015–2019 Estonian Academy of Arts, Fine Arts, Photography, MA
2018 Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague, Fine Arts, Photography (Exchange studies)
2011–2014 Estonian Academy of Arts, Fine Arts, Photography, BA
Solo exhibitions
2023 Meadows of Change, a Place Called Home. Tartu Art House, Tartu
2023 Meadows of Change, a Place Called Home. Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
2022 A Ghost Story. ARS Showroom Gallery, Tallinn
2020 100 GHz to Midnight, together with Madis Kurss. Draakoni Gallery, Tallinn
2018 The Three Brothers. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu. Curated by Heiti Kulmar
2017 Lost Friends. EAA Gallery, Tallinn. Curated by Kaisa Maasik
2017 In Memory's House of Cards. Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
2013 October 2005–October 2013. Artist’s home, Tartu
Group exhibitions
2024 KOLKAPLIKA!. Apartment exhibition, Viljandi. Curated by Liina Pääsuke
2024 Hold Me Tender. Medūza,Vilnius. Curated by Siim Preiman
2023 Hold Me Tender. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn. Curated by Siim Preiman
2023 Between the Invisible Walls. Post-gallery.online. Curated by Kelli Gedvil
2022 Crawl out Through the Fallout. Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn. Curated by Marco Laimre
2019 TASE'19. Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
2018 Artsemester Summer 2018. Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague, Prague
2018 Metaphors for a Home. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu. Curated by Joanna Hoffmann
2017 Estonian Photographic Art Fair. Tellsikivi Creative City, Tallinn
2016 Border of the Unknown. Suva Factory, Tallinn. Curated by Andres Tali
2015 Pind. Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn. Curated by Anders Härm
2014 Exhibition for Kopli Girls. Nancy Nakamura's Shelf of Ideas, Tallinn. Curated by Liina Pääsuke
2013 For Showing/For Selling. Rundum Artist-run Space, Tallinn
2012 Art or life. Katarsis Project Space, Tallinn. Curated by Marge Monko
2012 It Turns Out. Museum of Muhu, Muhu. Curated by Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo, Fred Laur
Awards and grants
2019 Young Artist Award of Faculty of Fine Arts of Estonian Academy of Arts (MA)
2018 Wiiralt scholarship, Estonian Ministry of Culture
2018 Young Tartu, Tartu Art Museum
Residencies
2024 Väino Tanner Foundation, Mazzano Romano, Italy
2024 KORDON, Kärdla, Estonia
Catalogues, publications
The Three Brothers. Exhibition brochure. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, 2018
Metaphors for a Home: Young artists' interpretations. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, 2018
Lost Friends. Exhibition booklet. 2017
Estonia / Identity - Imago Mundi. Fabrica, Catena di Villorba, 2016
Contemporary Self-Portraits. Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, 2014
Bibliography
Petrauskas, Tautvydas. Ar jautrumo gali būti per daug? artnews.lt, 19.08.2024
Rats, Liisbeth. Aktuaalne Kaamera. Tartu kunstihoones avati kolm uut näitust. ETV, 18.11.2023
Kruus, Tiina. „See on okei, on ju?“ Kunstinäituste külastajad proovivad eksponaate selga ja loobivad nendega täpsust. Eesti Päevaleht, 13.10.2023
Photo reportage from the exhibition "Meadows of Change, A Place Called Home" by Keiu Maasik at Hobusepea gallery. Echo Gone Wrong, 26.09.2023
Hiob, Lilian; Preiman, Siim. Vitamiin K. IDA Raadio, 18.09.2023
Tammik, Egert. Üksteist võimalust, mis kõik võib minna valesti. Postimees, 26.07.2023
Hiob, Lilian; Preiman, Siim. Vitamiin K. IDA Raadio, 23.01.2023
Laas, Oliver. Miski ei ole tegelik. Sirp, 09.12.2022
Alla, Hans. Arvutimängud näitavad virtuaalmaailma argisust. Postimees, 22.11.2022
Känd, Maria Helen. EKKM. IDA Raadio, 18.11.2022
Hiob, Lilian; Preiman, Siim. Vitamiin K. IDA Raadio, 31.10.2022
Grigor, Indrek; Mürk, Maarin. Kunstiministeerium. Aasta kokkuvõte 2020. Klassikaraadio, 26.12.2020
Karjatse, Tõnu. Kultuuriuudised. Vikerraadio, 5.11.2020
Hoffmann, Joanna. Noor kunstnik Keiu Maasik. Diivan, August 2019
Kivimaa, Katrin. Relvaprojekti mitu palet. Sirp, 12.10.2018
Kannike, Anu. Kodu kui teekond. Sirp, 6.04.2018
Karro, Piret. Uus Tartu Kunst. Keiu Maasik. Müürileht, April 2018
Agu, Marika. Galeriikäik - Koduteemaliste näituste buum. Sirp, 23.03.2018
Luhaäär, Merle. Jalutuskäik galeriides - Troonid on veel tühjad. Sirp, 5.05.2017
Karro, Piret. Ma olen tüdruk, ma olen olemas. Sirp, 10.09.2014
Laimre on toru. Artishok. (www.artishok.blogspot.com-21.08.2012)
Works in collections
Tartu Art Museum, Estonia
Memberships
Estonian Union of Photography Artists, since 2023
Estonian Artists' Association, since 2022
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