Noora Geagea is a Helsinki based Finnish-Lebanese artist who mainly works with video and photography. She is a storyteller with interest in cultural attitudes and structures and body movement, as an expression of the individual and the collective. Her training weaves from competitive rhythmic gymnastics to camera assisting in feature films, with Geagea receiving an MA Fashion Photography degree from LCF, University of the Arts London in 2009. Her works have been shown in various museums and galleries including the Miettinen Collection, Berlin, Forum Box Gallery, Helsinki, the Serlachius Museums Göstä in Mänttä, Finland, Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, Bremen and Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition by the York Museums Trust.
EDUCATION
2007-2009 MA Fashion Photography, LCF, University of the Arts London, UK
2002-2005 BA (Hons) Photography 2:1, The Nottingham Trent University, UK
2001-2002 Cinema Studies, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague,
Czech Republic
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Galleria Ville, Nurmijärvi, Finland
2021 Still Struggling, The Platform Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2019 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 General Minds, Ludviginkatu 3-5, Helsinki, Finland
2011 On the Surface, Artspace, Helsinki, Finland
2010 Old Walls, Galleria Kellaria, Tampere, 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 General Minds, Ludviginkatu 3-5, Helsinki, Finland
2011 On the Surface, Artspace, Helsinki, Finland
2010 Old Walls, Galleria Kellaria, Tampere, Finland
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, SCREENINGS
2022 Instants Video Festival, Marseille, France
2022 And I Trust You, Curated by Linda Peitz & Anna Miettinen, Miettinen Collection, Berlin
2022 NEMUS, Curated by Veikko Halmetoja, Glasshouse Gallery, Helsinki
2021 DAATA x Helsinki Contemporary Screening, Kino Engel, Helsinki
2021 Artist Island, Harakka Island, Helsinki
2021 Nature Trip Summer Show, Curated b Veikko Halmetoja, Nastola, Lahti
2020 Dance Current Contemporary Dance Festival & screening, Tampere
2020-2022 Dance video & photo project TARGET HELSINKI https://www.instagram.com/targethelsinki/
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 Katajainen kansa, Curated by Veikko Halmetoja, Mäntyharju, Suomi
2017 Dreamaholic, Weserburg Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Bremen, Germany
2016 Moi Helsinki!, Curated by Kaisa Salmi, Xidan- culture square, Beijing, China
2016 Taarasti, Nastola, Finland
2015-2016 Gegen against, Curated by Anna Miettinen & Noora Geagea, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin,
Germany
2015 Aesthetica Art Prize, Longlisted, York Museums Trust, UK
2014 Urban Connections, Powerplant Museum of Vanhakaupunki, Helsinki, Finland
2014 YRJÖ16, Curated by General Minds, Yrjönkatu 16, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Moving Image London, UK
2013 LOIKKA dance film festival, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Pyhäniemi Manor, Curated by Riikka Latva-Somppi, Hollola, Finland
2012-2013 28 X Gumbostrand, Curated by Marjukka Uusitalo, Sipoo, Finland
2011 Billnäs Young Artists, Raasepori, Finland
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
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 Katajainen kansa, Curated by Veikko Halmetoja, Mäntyharju, Suomi
2017 Dreamaholic, Weserburg Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Bremen, Germany
2016 Moi Helsinki!, Curated by Kaisa Salmi, Xidan- culture square, Beijing, China
2016 Taarasti, Nastola, Finland
2015-2016 Gegen against, Curated by Anna Miettinen & Noora Geagea, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin,
Germany
2015 Aesthetica Art Prize, Longlisted, York Museums Trust, UK
2014 Urban Connections, Powerplant Museum of Vanhakaupunki, Helsinki, Finland
2014 YRJÖ16, Curated by General Minds, Yrjönkatu 16, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Moving Image London, UK
2013 LOIKKA dance film festival, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Pyhäniemi Manor, Curated by Riikka Latva-Somppi, Hollola, Finland
2012-2013 28 X Gumbostrand, Curated by Marjukka Uusitalo, Sipoo, Finland
2011 Billnäs Young Artists, Raasepori, Finland
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
TEACHING
2019- Visiting Lecturer, KUVA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
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
Finnish Cultural Foundation
Arts Promotion Center Finland
Niilo Helander Foundation, Finland
Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse, Finland
AVEK, The promotion center for audiovisual culture Finland
City of Helsinki
Finnish Art Society, The Young Artist Grant
FRAME, Finland
COLLECTIONS
Serlachius Museums Collection
Finnish State Art Deposit Collection
The Miettinen Collection
Aine Art Museum
KEVA, Finland
MEMBERSHIPS
MEMBERSHIPS
AV-ARKKI, the Distribution Center for Finnish Media Art
2014-2020 Board member of Publics.fi (Previously known as Checkpoint Helsinki)
2018 Chair of Publics.fi
2020-2022 Board member of Association of Photographic Artists
Union of Artist Photographers in Finland