Jaanika Peerna

Born:
1971
Residence:
New York, New York, USA
Nationality:
Estonian
Trust:
APT Global One
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PRESS & PUBLICATIONS

  • Critically acclaimed Journal of Performance and Art (MIT Press) has just published an article Moving Marks by Brooke Carlson about Draw to Perform International Symposium curated by Ram Samocha in London July 30-31, 2016.

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  • Artist Jaanika Peerna Has Been AWARDED the Grand Prix FID 2016

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  • APT artist Jaanika Peerna is chosen as a nominees for FID Prize in drawing

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  • Inversions: drawing and sound performance above Manhattan by Jaanika Peerna and Lucio Corrente

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BIOGRAPHY

Jaanika Peerna is an Estonian-born artist living and working primarily in New York since 1998 as well as in Berlin and Tallinn. Her work encompasses drawing, video, installation and performance, often dealing with the theme of transitions in light, air, water and other natural phenomena. She is often involved in collaborative projects working with dancers and musicians. She has exhibited her work extensively in the entire New York metropolitan area as well as in Berlin, Paris, Tallinn, Helsinki, Venice, Cologne, Dubai, Sydney, and Moscow. Her work is in numerous private collections in the US and Europe and was recently acquired by Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris. Her work is represented in the United States by ARC Fine Art in Connecticut,  and in Europe by Galerie Ulf Larsson in Cologne. In 2016 Peerna received FID Grand Prix for her extensive work in drawing.


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