Biography

Visual artist Meri Peura was born in 1981 in Tampere, Finland. Peura lives and works in Hallakorpi, Janakkala. Peura graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki in 2011. From the very beginning, a central focus of Peura’s artistic practice has been the need to address questions that define humanity: how human actions affect other living activity on the planet, and how far we are willing to go in our efforts to maximize our own well-being. Through her works, Peura has taken a stand on shortcomings in our society, such as consumerist hysteria, questionable power structures, and actions that contribute to biodiversity loss. In addition to her personal artistic practice, she has collaborated in interdisciplinary projects with musicians, sound designers, and set designers. Works created through these collaborations have been exhibited, among other places, at the art museums of Hämeenlinna and Hyvinkää, as well as at the Musica Nova and Earth Songs festivals. Peura sees art as an effective means of influence because it often creates a bridge to emotions, through which we can reach a deeper level of understanding of issues, phenomena, and ourselves.

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STUDIES
2006–2011 The Finnish Academy of fine arts, MA
2002–2006 Satakunta University of applied sciences, visual arts, BA
2001–2002 Institute of Orivesi, visual arts course

MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Finnish sculptors

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (since 2010)

2024 ÖRES24, Örö, Finland. 2021 15 tekijää, Pirkanpohjan taidekeskus, Ähtäri 2018 Emme olleet yksi, Riihimäen vanha lasitehdas, Riihimäki old glass factory
2017 RytmiTAJU, Hyvinkään taidemuseo, Hyvinkää art museum
2015 Äänestä johtuva, Hämeenlinnan taidemuseo, Hämeenlinna art museum
2014 Sinisellä planeetalla, Vartiovuori, Turku
2014 Työtäkö?, Amos Andersonin taidemuseo, Amos Anderson art museum, Helsinki
2014 Hetkinen, Mäntän kuvataide viikot, finnish contemporary art festival, Mänttä
2010 Berliini projekti, Suomesta galleria, Berliini, gallery Suomesta, Berlin
2010 Kuvataideakatemian lopputyö näyttely, Kaiku galleria, Helsinki, The final exhibition of Academy of fine arts, gallery Kaiku, Helsinki


SOLO EXHIBITIONS (since 2009)

2022 Mystiset syklit, Taidekeskus Mältinranta , Tampere, Mältinranta Artcenter, Tampere. 2022 Varjoja paratiisissa, galleria G, Helsinki, gallery G, Helsinki
2016 Miten historiaa luetaan?, galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, gallery Sculptor, Helsinki
2013 Ei kenenkään maa, galleria Forum BOX, Helsinki, gallery Forum BOX, Helsinki
2009 Varjojen näyttämö, Kuvataideakatemian galleria, Helsinki, Academy of fine arts gallery, Helsinki

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2026 Unia tundralta, Galleria Napa, Rovaniemi

OTHER ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

2025 Maaemo, multiartist performance, Musica Nova festival, Helsinki 2024 Entä jos?, a public event performed in public transport and department stores, Helsinki-Riihimäki 2024 Maaemo, multiartist performance, Earth Songs festival, Tampere