Mirjam Varik (1990) studied photography at the Tartu Art College and as an exchange student at the University of Art and Design Linz. She later graduated from the Graphic Design Department and the Contemporary Art Master’s program at the Estonian Academy of Arts. She is member of Estonian Union of Photography Artists (FOKU).
In her artistic practice, Varik articulates seemingly insignificant moments that nonetheless have a lasting impact on human development. Through photography, video and installation, she explores childhood experiences and identity in a narrative manner, focusing on memories, places and phenomena.
CV
Solo exhibitions
2026
Familiar Stranger, Jakobi Gallery, Tartu, Estonia.
Familiar Stranger, Pärnu Artist House Project Space, Pärnu, Estonia.
2020
Imagine That You Are Not Here, with Ingel-Kristen Veevo, Vent Space, Tallinn, Estonia.
Selected group exhibitions
2026
Kõpu Biennial – Paradise Is a State, Kõpu, Hiiumaa, Estonia.
Advent Salon, Foku Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
2025
Joy and Rage, with Maris Karjatse, Sandra Ernits, Kristiina Aarna and Annika Haas, Haapsalu City Gallery, Haapsalu, Estonia.
Print Muscle, Book Corner of the Youth Exhibition of the 19th Tallinn Print Triennial, EKA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia. Curator: Agnes-Isabelle Veevo.
Negotiations, Pärnu Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia. Curators: Merle Kannus and Lembe Ruben.
2024
X Muhu Print, GÜ Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
Kujuta, exhibition of graphic and glass art, ARS Project Space, Tallinn, Estonia. Curators: Merle Kannus and Lembe Ruben.
2023
Vaikelu hääbuvas ruumis, book launch, Tallinn Photo Month, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
Shared Imaginations, 1st Kuno Biennial, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania. Curators: Marija Martinaitytė, Vytautas Vaščiūnas and Vincentas Zienka.
Creative Realities, Villa Dombrovka, Karepa, Estonia. Curator: Siim Raie.
Cherries Once Grew in My Garden, Uus Rada Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia. Curator: Ketlin Käpp.
2014
Illusion, Noorus Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2012
Porkuni, Y-Gallery, Tartu, Estonia. Curator Kalev Vapper