about

Kadi Kaivo was born 1981 in Tallinn, Estonia. In 2011, she received her MA in Contemporary Arts Practice at Coventry University, UK. She has participated as an artist in residency at the Crawford College, Ireland and Coventry University, UK. She works with still and moving images focusing on childhood memories, displacement and feminism. Kadi currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Education:

2009 – 2011 Contemporary Arts Practice, Coventry University, UK (MA)
2000 – 2005 Literature and History of Arts, University of Tartu, Estonia (BA Hons)

Selected Group exhibitions:

2018 Silent Auction,  Studio Baustelle, Neukölln, Berlin
2017 The Open Air Gallery, Oberbaumbrücke, Berlin
2013 “Mind” exhibition at White Horse, Leamington Spa, UK
2013 “Abstract” exhibition at White Horse, Leamington Spa, UK
2012 Ladyfest, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 Happy Ever After MA Show at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, UK
2011 Renewal 2, Leamington Studio Artist, Gallery 150, Leamington Spa, UK
2009 “Together” Glass Box Gallery, Coventry, UK
Selected Performances:
2011 “Washing the Sins for A Loaf Of Bread” Magdalena Asylum, Cork, Ireland
Public Space:
2012 “Sofa” Street Performance with Heike Wischmann

Selected Residencies:

2013 Coventry University, UK – AA2A Artist in Residence
2011 Cork, Ireland – Urban Fabric 2, Paradox
2010 Krakow, Poland – Contemporary Art Research

Collaborations:
2017, Art Director Assistant, Student film by Rebecca Shein, Berlin
2017, Art Director, Short Feature Film Still Lives by Yaron Dahan, Berlin
2016, Actress, Short Feature Film News From Borussia by Katarzyna Pacura, Berlin

Memberships:
2014 Ambassador for Compton Verney Art Gallery
2013 Althrope Studios
2011 LSA Leamington Studio Artists