Meriliis Rinne

Meriliis Rinne alias MERU is an Estonian artist living and working in the UK. She first studied law at the University of Tartu, which deepened her interest in paradoxes and social pressure, i.e., topics that she attempts to solve now as a painter. Her main medium is painting but she currently explores sculpture, film, photography and performance. Her work has been exhibited in the UK and internationally including 57th Venice Biennale and Frieze art fair events in London with artist-led project Empire II. She has been part of the TEDx Talks in UK 2014. Member of Art Society Soho and member of ArtCan- a growing art organisation for emerging contemporary artists.

She questions how to be an artist, woman and human at the same time in the context of today.

Her eclectic series of works are distinguished by the very lack of a uniformed organising principle, maybe because of her background having grown up at the end of the soviet era which was itself a really uniformed matchbox environment.

The Artist favours acrylic paints and oils but also uses what she can from the environment to recycle - from newspapers or burlap coffee bags to electronic pieces to make art.

A big believer in giving back –she partly does this by helpi...

2021 “Pärnu ART week” Pärnu, Estonia

2020 “Design Night”Pohjala tehas, Tallinn, Estonia
2021 “Feed Her love continued” Pohjala tehas, Tallinn, Estonia
2020 “There is a Monster inside me - Feed her Love” Sola
2020 “Memory & Landscape” Baltica group, Art 23 Gallery, London, UK
2019 “Gavin Turk Egg project’ Somerset House, London, UK
2019 “Mix & Match” Culture Factory Korjaamo Helsinki, Finland
2019 “Minuscule Part 2” 58th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
2019 “Painted Architecture” ViCA, California, US
2019 "From ArtCan with Love" Fitzrovia Gallery, London UK
2019 “Mobiilsed definitsioonid” Art showcase with play. Tartu, Estonia
2019 “Minuscule Part “ Cross line, Cumbria, UK
2019 “EMPIRE II”in Oaxaca In Association with the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca, Mexico
2019 “Elevate” Artcan at Duff& Phelps, Shard London, UK
2018 “Content” Fahle galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2018 “Protocol" Frieze WeeK, Q-Park Cavendish Square, London UK
2018 “The day of the Girl Child” Artcan, London UK
2018 “Empire II Playing Gods" Haus Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2018 "Freedom square showcase" Haus Gallery, Tallinn Art week 2018" Tallinn, Estonia
2018 "From ArtCan with Love" Fitzrovia Gallery, London UK
2018 " Pink" Cloud “ Coff...