www.lauralaasik.com (Artistic research projects)
laura.laasik[at]gmail.com
Education:
2018 - ... - MA in Photography, Aalto University, Helsinki, FIN
2013 - 2018 - BA in Fine Art + Honours degree, Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL
2006 - 2011 - Graphic Design, Tartu Kunstikool, Tartu, EST
Grants and nominations:
01. 2020 - Aalto Grant (Finland)
01.2019 - KULKA Grant (Estonia)
01.2019 - KULKA Grant (Estonia)
06. 2018 - Nomination for Klaas Dijkstra Academieprijs (Groningen, NL)
08 - 09. 2017 Groot Brugmans Travel Grant (Groningen, NL)
Selection of exhibitions and residencies:
01.2020 - "Unfold" group exhibition in the Finnish Museum of Photography https://www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitions/unfold
09. 2019 - Exhibition in Malta in Palazzo de la Salle, Valletta, 2019. http://artsmalta.org/fourth-mobility-malta
04. 2019 - AMUSE residency in Lithuania, organized by Malta Society of Arts, http://artsmalta.org/third-mobility-lithuania
09. 2018 - AMUSE residency in Leeuwarden, organized by Malta Society of Arts, http://artsmalta.org/second-mobility-the-netherlands
06. 2018 - Eindexamen Exhibition http://www.mistermotley.nl/art-everyday-life/graduation-show-minerva-academy-headliners(Suikerunie, Groningen, NL)
03. 2018 - "Exchanging Dialogues" - A collaborative project with the University in Hanoi, https://www.facebook.com/Exchanging-Dialogues-207718256474423/?ref=br_rs (Hanoi, Vietnam)
07. 2017 Summer school in Het Vijfde Seizoen and FOTODOK, http://www.vijfde-seizoen.nl/ https://www.fotodok.org/ (Den Dolder and Utrecht, NL)
06. 2017 Residency in Kunstlerhauser Worpswede, https://www.kuenstlerhaeuser-worpswede.de/ (Worpswede, GE)
Work Experience:
05. 2019 - Photo specialist in Photopoint, Tallinn, EST
08.2018 - 04.2019 Photographer inLemoneOne, Helsingi, FIN
08.2018 - 10.2019 AMUSE residency EU funded cultural exchange project, 2 year collaboration with Malta, Italy, Netherlands and Lithuania
http://artsmalta.org/amuse-project
http://artsmalta.org/amuse-project
10.2017 - 04. 2018 Project co-ordinator for Exchanging Dialogues, international collaboration project between
Vietnami University of Fine Art and Academie Minerva.
Vietnami University of Fine Art and Academie Minerva.
08.2016 - 2018 Klap Platform, Groningen, NL Organization of events, lectures, exhibitions and publications for Hanze University.
09.2015 - 2017 Internship in gallery NP3, Groningen, NL
07.2012 - 01.2013 AFF OÜ, EST - Graphic designer