Tanja Muravskaja
EDUCATION
1996 – 2001 BA Media and Journalism, Tallinn Pedagogical University, Tallinn
2002 – 2005 BA Photography, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
2004 BA Photography, University of Westminster, London
2005 – 2010 MA Fine Arts, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn (cum laude)
SOLO SHOWS (choice)
2012 Lost Utopia (with Marina Naprushkina).Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2012 They, who sang together,, Estonian Parliament, Tallinn.
2011 Meie/ We (with Eva Sepping), Draakoni Gallery, Tallinn.
2010 Split Mind. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia.
2010 Tanja Muravskaja, M’Ars Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia.
2009 Lucky Losers, City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2008 They, who sang together, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2008 Monuments (with Marge Monko), Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2007 Encore, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2007 Positions, City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2005 W2LO: Welcome to London, Rael Artel Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia.
2004 Man’s Play, Y Gallery, Tartu; Deco Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
GROUP SHOWS (choice)
2011-2013 United States of Europe (2011-2013), Lodz, Helsinki, Vilnius, Sofia, Dresden, Paris, Cork,
Brussels, various cities in Europe.
2013 Luuserid. Üks vaade muuseumi tulmetele, Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia.
2013 LadyFest Tallinn,Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn.
2012 M'artian Field. Centre of contemporary art M'ARS,Moscow, Russia.
2012 Memoirs from a Cold Utopia. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia.
2011 Life in the Forest. Arsenal Gallery, Bialystok, Poland.
2011A Complicated Relation. Kalmar Konstmuseum,Kalmar, Sweden.
2011 Memoirs from a Cold Utopia. Londonprintstudio Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
2010 Kunst macht frei. Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pécs, Hungary.
2010 Let's Talk About Nationalism! Between Ideology and Identity.KumuArt Museum, Tallinn, Estonia.
2010 Olemise paine. 21. sajandi kunsti Tartu Kunstimuuseumi kogust.Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia.
2009 Russia – Rossia. Tallinn Art Hall Galllery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2009 Larvas of the Future. The 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art.Zurab Tsereteli's Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
2009 European Constitution. What creates Europe? 2. Biennal in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
2009 Space Oddity, An Exhibition of Young Baltic Artists, Maison Folie Wazemmes, Lille, France.
2009 Curator Curator 3. Towards Confluence, HISK-Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Gent, Belgium.
2008 VI International Festival of Experimental Art, Manege Central Exibition Hall, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
2008 Artishok annual exhibition, City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2008 QUI VIVE? I Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia.
2008 Blue, black and white in Estonian art. Tartu Art House, Narva Museum Art Gallery,Vaal Gallery.
2008 Insaneness, Estonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Tallinn.
2008 Obscurum per obscurius, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia.
2008 Border State, Guangzhou Art Academy Art Museum, Guangzhou, China.
2008 Vabaduse Square, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia.
2007 Viva Estonia! Galeria Dla…, Torun, Poland.
2007 Consequences and Proposals, Biennale of Young Artists, Rüütelkonna building, Tallinn.
2007 Man & Woman,Museum of New Art, Viljandi.
2007 Tase ’07, Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn.
2006 SEX, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2006 Estonian Video Art: The Blood Project.Warszawski Aktyw Artystow, Warsaw, Poland.
2006 The Library project. The Artist’s Dialogue with Space, Rael Artel Gallery, Tartu, Estonia.
2004 You Ain’t Seen Me, Right… 13th Tallinn Graphic Triennal, Tallinn, Estonia
2001 I know myself best, Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia.
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS:
Kumu Art Museum, Tartu Art Museum, Estonia.
AWARDS, GRANTS
2008 Annual stipend of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
2007 Vaal Gallery, annual art award.
PROFESSIONAL WORK
2005 - present lecturer in Estonian Academy of Arts
2001 - present Freelance Photographer/ Artist
BIBLIOGRAPHY(choice)
Books
Muravskaja, T. “Sirgjoon”. Ühislinn. Tallinn: Kirjastus Varrak, 2012.
Artel, R. “Positions”. Public Preparation. Contemporary Nationalism and Critical Art Practices. Tallinn: Public Preparation, 2010.
Artel, R. “Raamatukogu project. Kunstniku dialoog ruumiga”. Hotell Pärnu. Rael Artel Gallery: Non-Profit Project Space 2004-2008. Tallinn: Rael Artel, 2009.
Labowicz-Dymanus, K.“Golden Campaign”. Hotell Pärnu. Rael Artel Gallery: Non-Profit Project Space 2004-2008. Tallinn: Rael Artel, 2009.
Kard, E. Hobusepea Galerii 2003-2007. Eesti Kunstnike Liit/ Hobusepea galerii, 2008.
Artel, R. “Uussajand, uued seiklused. Lühidalt viimasestfotogeneratsioonist”. Uue nimetaja otsinguid aastal 2000+n. Tallinn: Kaasaegse Kunsti Eesti Keskus, 2006.
Catalogues
Memoirs from a Cold Utopia. Londonprintstudio Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2011
Let's Talk About Nationalism! Between Ideology and Identity.KumuArt Museum, Tallinn,Estonia, 2010.
Space Oddity. Europe XXL programme. Maison Folie de Wazemmes, Lille, France, 2009.
Obscurum per Obscurius. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, 2008.
8thannual exhibition of Estonian Artists’ Assocation Vabaduse Square. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, 2008.
VII International Festival of Experimental Art, Manege Central Exibition Hall, Saint-Petersburg, 2008.
Blue, black and white in Estonian art. Tartu Art House, Narva Museum Art Gallery, Vaal Gallery, 2008.
Border State, Exhibition of the Tallinn Art Hall at the Guangzhou Art Academy Art Museum, Guangzhou, China,2008.
14thInternational Nude Art Show Man & Woman,Museum of New Art, Viljandi, 2007.
You Ain’t Seen Me, Right… 13th Tallinn Graphic Triennal. Tallinn, Estonia, 2004.
Magazines
Muravskaja T., “Nemad, kes laulsid koos”, Eesti Naine, 11/2011.
Triisberg A., “Let’s Refuse to Be What We Are (Supposed to Be)!”, Estonian Art, 1/2 2010.
Soomre M.-K. „Puuduvat portreteerides“, Cheese, 34/09.
TrossekA. “…ja peaminister ütleb „…!”, Kunst.ee, 1-2/09.
Siib L., “I constantly feel as if I am some sort of Michael Jackson”, Estonian Art, 1/2 2008.
“Hea Kodanik”, October 2008.
Külvet A., Artel R. “Nemad, kes laulsid koos“, Cheese, 29/08.
Lestberg L. “Meie, laulurahvas”, Vikerkaar, 6/2008.
Grigor I. “Atribueeritud inimene. Tanaja Muravskaja modellikäsitlusest”, Cheese, 26/06.
Kuusk, L.“Some examples of young Estonian photography”, Estonian Art, 1/2007.
Ektermann, M. “Status quo of Estonian Young Art”, Life in Estonia, spring 2007.
Łabowicz-Dymanus K. „A Side show of Biennale of Young Artists“, Kunst.ee Special, 3/07.
Taidre, E. “Tanja Muravskaja “Postisioonid”, Cheese, 22/07
Ektermann, M. “Inimene glämmi ja kunsti piirimail”, Muusa, 05.07.
Vilumaa, R. “Seks kui sotsiaalne nähtus”, Kunst.ee, 3/06.
Andreas W. “Riietage ennast riiki”, Cheese, 17/06.
Ektermann, M. “Tanja Muravskaja & rollimängud”. Kunst.ee/ Noor Eesti eri, 4/05.
Kiiler, E. “W2L0: Welcome to London”. Cheese, 11.2005.
Torn, V. “Meeste Mängud”, Eesti Päevaleht, Meeste Elu, 05.2004.
Papers
Soans, H. “Ideoloogilisi hõrenemisi Ida-Euroopa tasandikel“, Sirp, 02.11.2012.
Harris, S. “Memoirs from a Cold Utopia: Contemporary Reflections on Social Transformation”, GALERIE8, 02.10.2011., http://galerieight.tumblr.com/post/10949454097/memoirs-from-a- cold-utopia-contemporary-reflections-on
Kosmala, K. “Through A Glass Darkly: Performative Practice… Without Border, Without Name”, Variant, Number 41 Spring 2011
Ilves, K. “Aastast 2009 meeldejäänud näitused, teosed, publikatsioonid, sündmused...“,Artishok, 20.05.2010., http://artishok.blogspot.com/2010/05/aastast-2009-meeldejaanud-naitused.html
Soans, H. “Küsi kaduvalt – elava mälu kildude kaitseks“, Sirp, 14.05.2010.
Lige, C.-D. “Democracy and Contemporary Art: Critique of Nationalism in Estonian Art Museum”, KultuuriKesKus, 3/2010, Artishok, 22.04.2010.
Juske, A. “Kas on veel noore kunsti mõistet?”, Eesti Päevaleht, 14.12.09.
Sundelevits, I. “Kohtumispaika muuta ei saa“, Sirp, 23.10.09.
Taidre, E. “Lucky Losers”, Artishok, 10.05.09.,
http://artishok.blogspot.com/2009/05/lucky-loosers.html.
Ksenofontov, A. “Modelli tabamas”,Sirp, 30.04.09.
Karajev, N, “Zerkala…”, Den’ za Dnjom, 24.04.09.
Aarma, J. „Vaprad lucky loser’id”, Maaleht, 23.04.2009.
Aarma, J. „Õnnelik kaotaja Tanja Muravskaja”, Maaleht, 23.04.2009.
Juske, A. „Tanja Muravskaja õnnelikud luuserid”, Eesti Päevaleht, 22.04.09.
Repson, K. „Tatjana Muravskaja…”, Postimees, 17.04.09.
Kornõsheva, M. “Lucky Losers…”, Delovõje Vedomosti, 16.04.09.
Mürk, M. „Tanja Muravskaja pure rahvuslus” , Sirp, 13.06.08.
Tsapov, A. “Ela kiirelt, ära sure”, Sirp, 02.11.07.
Ksenofontov, A. “Eesti kunsti superego, ego ja id”,Sirp, 05.10.07.
Taidre, E.“Tagasivaade keset teed”, Sirp, 14.09.07.
Maar, E. “Ood riigile?”, Sirp, 13.04.07.
Veispak, T. “Kunstniku paljas ihu ja sinimustvalge lipp”, Postimees, 11.04.07.
Randviir, A. “Fotograaf Tanja Muravskaja ei rahuldu provintsitari rolliga”, Eesti Päevaleht, 07.04.07.
Hrustaljov, N. “Pesni nashego veka”, Molodjoz’ Estonii, 02.04.07.
Taidre, E. “Intervjuu Vaala 2007. aasta kunstipreemia laureaadi Tanja Muravskajaga”, Artishok, 16.03.07., http://artishok.blogspot.com/2007/03/intervjuu-vaala-2007-aasta.html#links
Maar, E. “Vaala kunstipreemia laureaat Tanja Muravskaja“, Vaal Gallery, 02.07., http://www.vaal.ee/est/uudised/kolumnid/article_id-690.
Kiiler, E. “Kohta otsimas”, Eesti Ekspress, 17.08.06.
Ksenofontov, A. “Kohata, kohtunud ja kohatu foto”, Sirp, 18.08.06.
Kowalik, P. “Pod flagą biało-czarno-niebieską. Nowa sztuka z Estonii”, Sekcija, 05.06, www.sekcja.org, Warsaw.
Artel, R. “Kaks linna läbi kaamerasilma”, Sirp, 05.08.2005.
Leivak, V. “Alasti fotod tuntud naistest – ainult kolm päeva vaadata”, SL Õhtuleht, 20.03.2004.
Mägi, M. “Tanja Muravskaja aktifotod Decos”, Eesti Ekspress/Areen,18.03.2004.