Riin Kaljurand

On the morning of my 40th birthday I found myself browsing the Internet, trying to find anti-aging creams for 40 something women. I do not use creams; in fact, I don’t think I currently even own one! It’s surprising and a bit intimidating how we internalize things – example things, that we consciously choose not to foster. Why am I mentioning this? Well, my current painting practice is very much concerned with the position of I in contemporary society, simultaneously harking back to my ancestral heritage and geopolitical origins. I was born in 1979 in the former Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, then part of the Soviet Union.

My paintings/sculptures are created from dried layers of acrylic or household paint. I manipulate my work at different drying stages by scraping, folding, cutting, drawing into and building up. Some of my paintings are built up by collaborating collage techniques and traditional handcraft, such as basket weaving, knitting and crocheting. I choose my references quickly, working from a gut instinct; then I convert the selected image into what I loosely describe as a ‘painting’. These ‘paintings’ blur the boundaries between painting and skin. In these works, I seek to create a tension between the logic of ‘s...

2017-2019 National College of Art and Design (NCAD) Dublin
MFA (Hons) Fine Art Painting

2011-2015 National College of Art and Design (NCAD) Dublin
BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting

2010-2011 Portfolio course, National College of Art and Design, Dublin

1986-1990 Parnu Fine Art School, Parnu, Estonia

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Date 2018
Location RHA Ashford Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Title of Exhibition ‘New Work’
Curator: Ruth Carroll

Selected Group Exhibitions

Date 12th – 21st of June 2015
Location National College of Art and Design, Dublin
Title of the Exhibition 'Degree Show'

Date 28th – 30th August 2015
Location RDS Concert Hall
Title of the Exhibition 'Student Award Show'

Date 21th - 24th August 2015
Location MART Project Space, Dublin, Ireland
Title of the Exhibition 'Saw Dust'

Date 10th – 30th September 2015
Location Dublin, Ireland, Lighthouse Cinema,
Smithfield, Dublin 7
Title of the Exhibition ‘SCOOP Art Auction and Exhibition’

Juried Exhibition: Date 25th September – 23rd October, 2015
Location USA, Cincinnati, Ohio
Title of the Exhibition ‘Season 12 FRESH PAINT Exhibition’

2016

Date 4th March - 8th April 2016
Location Wexford, Ireland, Presenation Arts Centre
Title of the Exhibition 'Behind the Margin'

Date 10th - 13th of March 2016
Location Dublin, Ireland, The Fumbally Exchange
Title of the Exhibition 'Perennial'

Juried exhibition: Date 22 March – 11 June 2016
Location Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) Gallery
Title of the Exhibition Juried ‘186th RHA Annual Exhi...