NOORA GEAGEA, b. 1981
EDUCATION

DEGREES
2007- 2009  MA Fashion Photography, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK.
2002-2005 BA (Hons) Photography (2:1), The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
 
 OTHER EDUCATION
2024-2026, Art Pedagogical Studies, Uniarts Helsinki, F1
2001-2002 Cinema Studies, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague, CZ.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Clown Rage, Helsinki, Finland, (UPCOMING)
2024 Struggle, SDG Week Art, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki
2024 Ha ha, Gallery Lennätin, Harakka Island, Helsinki, Finland
2024 I Minute, Puistokatu4, tieteen ja toivon talo, Helsinki, Finland
2023 3 Primary Colours, Hippolyte Studio, Helsinki, Finland
2023 The Monologue of a Goose, Space 55, Daejeon, S. Korea (with Heek Kim)
2023 Galleria Ville, Nurmijärvi, Finland
2021 The Platform Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Struggle, ARTag gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2017 One Move, Artag gallery studio, Helsinki, Finland
2016 Smashing the Patriarchy, Artag gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Five (with EGS), National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania
2014 Watch Me, Gallery Hippolyte Studio, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Interdependent, Gallery Huuto, Jätkäsaari II, Helsinki, Finland
2012 Crossovers, Curated by Anna Miettinen, Ludviginkatu 3-5, Helsinki, Finland

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, SCREENINGS
2025 Just Juuri Nüüd Nyt, Tallinn Photo Month, Hobusepea gallery, Curated by Hertta Kiiski, Tallinn, Estonia
2025 Where Are We Now, Highlights from the Miettinen Collection, Sammlung Philara, Dusseldorf
2025 Rauha-Agora, Lennätin gallery,  Harakka, Curated by Kari Yli-Annala
2025 Artists’ Island, Harakka, Curated by Antti Kauppinen
2024 Outo Ottelu III, Valve galleria, Oulu, Curated by Joel Karppanen
2023 Riga Biennale, RIBOCA3, Curated by Rene Block, Riga, Latvia (CANCELLED)
2023 Artists’ Island, Harakka, Curated by Porin Kulttuurisäätö, Helsinki, Finland
2023 Urbane Kunste Ruhr and Frauen Film Fest, Curated by Vivien Buchorn, Witte
2023 Dance Current Tampere, Film Screening CONNECTED, Curated by Gitta Wigron & Kati Kallio
2022 Instants Video Festival, Marseille, France
2022-2023 And I Trust You, Curated by Linda Peitz & Anna Miettinen, Miettinen Collection, Berlin
2022 NEMUS, Curated by Veikko Halmetoja, Glasshouse Gallery, Helsinki
2021 Helsinki Contemporary x DAATA screening, Kino Engel, Helsinki, Finland
2021 Artists´ Island, Harakka Island, Helsinki, Curated by Veikko Halmetoja
2021 Nastola Summer Exhibition, Lahti, Curated by Veikko Halmetoja
2021 Tehdas Tanssii Contemporary Dance Festival & screening, Hämeenlinna
2020 Eläköön tanssielokuva!-event & screening, WHS Theatre, Helsinki
2020 Dance Current Contemporary Dance Festival & screening, Tampere
2020 Fantastic Death, Curated by Anna Miettinen, Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland
2019-2020 Serlachius Museums Collection exhibition, Mänttä, Finland
2018 Camden Arts Center, The London Summer Intensive residency showcase exhibition, London, UK
2018 Mänttä Art Festival, Curated by Veikko Halmetoja, Mänttä, Finland
2017 Dreamaholic: The Miettinen Collection, Weserbug Museum of Modern art, Bremen, DE
2016 Moi Helsinki!, Curated by Kaisa Salmi, Xidan- culture square, Beijing, CN
2015-2016 Gegen against, Curated by Anna Miettinen & Noora Geagea, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin,      DE
2015 Aesthetica Art Prize, Longlisted, York Museums Trust, UK
2014 Urban Connections, Powerplant Museum of Vanhakaupunki, Helsinki, FI
2014 YRJÖ16, Curated by General Minds, Yrjönkatu 16, Helsinki, FI
2013 Moving Image London, UK
2013 LOIKKA dance film festival, Helsinki, FI
2013 Pyhäniemi Manor, Curated by Riikka Latva-Somppi, Hollola, FI
2012-2013 28 X Gumbostrand, Curated by Marjukka Uusitalo, Sipoo, FI
2009 MA_STERS, MA show, LCF, University of the Arts London, The Mall Galleries, London, UK
2008 State of Independenz, Curated by Tony Charalambous, Fashion Space Gallery, London,UK


SELECTED PRESS, PUBLICATIONS
09/2024 Radio Helsinki, https://www.radiohelsinki.fi/podcastit/taiteilijaclamaa-harakan-saarella/ (in Finnish)
11/2023 Helsingin Sanomat recommending 3 Primary Colours solo show (in Finnish)
2023, Exercises in Respect Magazine, Riga Biennale (RIBOCA3), Publication
03/2023, Radio Helsinki, https://www.radiohelsinki.fi/ohjelma/radio-kylpy/ , interview about my work (in Finnish)
07/2021 Helsingin Sanomat Nature Trip exhibition review (in Finnish)
05/ 2021 No Niin Magazine Interview about my work
04/2021 Helsingin Sanomat recommending Still Struggling solo show (in Finnish)
01/2020 Helsingin Sanomat Fantastic Death exhibition review (in Finnish)
01/2020 seiskanpojat.com Fantastic Death exhibition review (in Finnish)
2/2017 DREAMAHOLIC CATALOGUE, Miettinen Collection, Weserburg of Modern Art, Bremen
02/2017 Die Kreiszeitung, Dreamaholic review
02/2017 Die Tageszeitung, Dreamaholic review
5/2016 Timo Valjakka’s review on the Smashing the Patriarchy exhibition in Helsingin Sanomat
2016 GEGEN AGAINST CATALOGUE, Edition 2, Salon Dahlmann
01/2016 Ingeborth Ruthe, Frankfurter Rundschau, GEGEN AGAINST exhibition review
2015 AESTHETICA ART PRIZE ANTHOLOGY, FUTURE NOW
5/2014 Veikko Halmetoja, Helsingin Sanomat, YRJÖ16 exhibition review
4/2013 Jussi Mankkinen, YLE kulttuuriuutiset, Interview on LOIKKA dance film festival
01/2013 Harri Mäcklin, Helsingin Sanomat, INTERDEPENDENT exhibition review (in Finnish)
3/2012 Veikko Halmetoja, Helsingin Sanomat, YLIVETOJA exhibition review

COLLABORATIVE WORK
2019-2022 TARGET HELSINKI, multidisciplinary contemporary dance video art project with dance artists Natasha Lommi, Elina Häyrynen, musicians Janne Hast and Josu Mämmi and costume designer Kaisu Hölttä

  TEACHING
2022- Visiting Lecturer, KUVA the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
2021- Substitute Art teacher, Annantalo, Helsinki, Finland
2019- Visiting Course Teacher, KUVA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland                   
2019-2021 Visiting Photography & Art workshop teacher, Laakavuori elementary school, Helsinki          
2015 Photography Course Leader, Hyvinkää Art School, Finland
2011-2012 Photography Course Teacher, Östra Nylands Yrkesskola, Porvoo, Finland
2009-2010 Visiting Photography Workshop Leader, University of the Creative Arts, Kent
2008-2009 Guest Lecturer, American Intercontinental University, Paris, France
2009 Guest Lecturer, LCF, University of the Arts London, UK


   GRANTS
2025 Public Display Grant, Arts Promotion Center Finland
2024 Project Grant, Arts Promotion Center Finland
2024 Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse
2023 Public Display Grant, Arts Promotion Center Finland
2022 Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse
2022 Arts Promotion Center Finland
2021 Public Display Grant, Arts Promotion Center Finland
    2020 Finnish Cultural Foundation
2020 Arts Promotion Center Finland
2018 Public Display Grant, Arts Promotion Center Finland
2018 Niilo Helander Foundation
2018 Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland
2018 AVEK, The Promotion Center for Audiovisual Culture Finland
2018 Arts Promotion Center Finland
2016 Public Display Grant, Arts Promotion Center
2016 City of Helsinki
2016 Finnish Art Society, The Young Artist Grant


  COLLECTIONS
M & M Art Home, Helsinki | Serlachius Museums Collection | Finnish State Art Deposit Collection | The Miettinen Collection | Aine       Art Museum | KEVA, Finland


  MEMBERSHIPS
2020-2022 Board member of Association of Photographic Artists in Finland
2018-  AV-ARKKI, the Distribution Center for Finnish Media Art
2014-2020 Board member of Publics (Previously known as Checkpoint Helsinki)        
2018   Chair of Publics, Helsinki
2014- Association of Photographic Artists in Finland
2013-  Gallery Huuto, Helsinki










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