Merike Estna

The central thesis of Merike Estna’s work is as direct as powerful: to envisage painting beyond its purpose as a medium for formal and creative expressions. Her longstanding research focuses on expanded painting and the exploration of its diverse ...

The central thesis of Merike Estna’s work is as direct as powerful: to envisage painting beyond its purpose as a medium for formal and creative expressions. Her longstanding research focuses on expanded painting and the exploration of its diverse artistic possibilities. Likewise, her work proposes an echo between the tradition of academic painting, art history and pictorial possibilities beyond the canvas. She has graduated from the Eesti Kunstiakadeemia (Estonian Academy of Arts) with a Bachelor’s degree in painting in 2005 and from the Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 2009 with the Master’s degree in art practice.