along the wall, down the stairs, outside. Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
good spaces left. cross-section archive, Athens
Goodbye air pollution, the future is here. P/////AKT, Amsterdam
Towards the incongruities of space. Adhoc, Bochum
Gordon Matta-Clark: Anarchitect. Anu Vahtra: Completion through removal. Curated by Jessamyn Fiore, Sergio Bessa, Anu Allas. Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn
Interpreter’s Booth [Chapter 2]. With Martin Lukáč. Curated by Piotr Sikora. Chimera-Project Gallery, Budapest
Open House Closing. A Walk. PERFORMA 17 Biennial. SoHo, New York
Interpreter’s Booth [Chapter 1]. With Martin Lukáč. Curated by Piotr Sikora. Drdova Gallery, Prague
Forms of adaptation. This space intentionally left blank. Chimera-Project Gallery, Budapest
An exhibition as a post factum operation. Curated by Nico Anklam. Rietveld Pavilion, Amsterdam
A fact in space. After exhibitions. Hobusepea & Draakon galleries, Tallinn
17,9º. Installation at the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM) in 2012 and 2014, adapted for Art Brussels 2016 non-profit section. In collaboration with EKKM
A room made of blank pages. Invited by Doris Frohnapfel. Kjubh Kunstverein, Cologne
Smugglers. Narracje Festival #7. Curated by Anna Smolak. Public space of Nowy Port, Gdansk
Chimera Art Award Exhibition. With Ekaterina Shapiro-Obermair. Chimera-Project Gallery, Budapest
Untitled (a line has two sides aka any of the twenty-four triangles). Part of a series of projections in public space of Tallinn during Tallinn Month of Photography 2011. Curated by Epp Kubu
Homage to Gordon Matta-Clark. A4, Amsterdam
The House That Is Falling Apart. With Winnie Herbstein, Filip Jovanovski. Curated by Ivana Vaseva. FR~U & Museum of Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje
Trance (Main exhibition of Tallinn Photomonth). Curated by Ilari Laamanen. Tallinn Art Hall Lasnamäe Pavilion, Tallinn
Registered Time – an exhibition of projections in public space. Curated by Maria Lalou & Skafte Aymo-Boot of cross-section archive, Athens
Penny in the Fountain. With Veronika Eberhardt, Martine Flor, Lieven Lahaye. VBKÖ, Vienna
Spatial Bias. Lesage, Brussels
Published by Lugemik. Printed Matter from 2010–2019. Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design (ETDM), Tallinn
Four as One as Three. Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick at 9 Herkimer Place, Brooklyn, New York
Unseen. Chimera-Project Gallery, Budapest
Shadows of Others. Curated by Suzanne Friedli & Andreas Furrer. Annex14, Zürich
Unframed. Galerie Raum mit Licht, Vienna
The Baltic Pavilion. 15th Venice Architecture Biennale. With Maarja Kask, Ralf Lõoke and Neeme Külm. Curated by Kārlis Bērziņš, Jurga Daubaraitė, Petras Išora, Ona Lozuraitytė, Niklāvs Paegle, Dagnija Smilga, Johan Tali, Laila Zariņa, Jonas Žukauskas
From Explosion to Expanse. Estonian Contemporary Photography 1991–2015. Curated by Anneli Porri. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu
Köler Prize 2015 Nominees’ Exhibition. EKKM, Tallinn
MEEL. VAHTRA. FARKAS_idealist function. Curated by Maria Arusoo. CAC Vilnius
Grain, Wood, Flax, Turf. Brought together by Glenn Geerinck. Voorkamer, Lier
Feeling Queezy?! Curated by Rebeka Põldsam. EKKM, Tallinn
Archeological festival_a 2nd hand history and improbable obsessions. Curated by Maria Arusoo. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu
Side Effects II. Curated by Laura Kuusk & Pascale Riou. Ancien Musée-Bibliothèque Grenoble
Where You End, I Begin. Curated by Anneli Porri. Tartu Art House, Tartu
Romeo and Julia. Curated by Anneli Porri. Y-gallery, Tartu and 1. May Gallery, Tallinn
III Artishok Biennale. Curated by Liisa Kaljula, invited by Saara Hacklin. EKKM, Tallinn
The Science of Photography. Daegu Photo Biennale 2012. With Na Kim. Curated by Lee Young Joon. Daegu, South Korea
Time to Meet: The Second Act – A Festival on Photography Goes Live. Curated by Chris Clarke. De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
Fire & Ignorance. A collaboration with Idan Hayosh, Anders Hana and Morten J. Olsen (MoHa!). CTM 11, Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
Above the City. Curated by Kadri Klementi & Helis Heiter. Tallinn City Gallery, Tallinn
Time to Meet: Sugary Photographs with Tricks, Poses and Effects. Curated and organised by Moritz Wegwerth, Ben Van den Berghe, and Glenn Geerinck. Various locations in Antwerpen
We Belong Together. Supernova, Riga
Fire & Ignorance. A collaboration with Idan Hayosh, Anders Hana and Morten J. Olsen (MoHa!). Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, and various other venues around Europe
EP–Residency 2008: Artblock Hoyerswerda. Hoyerswerda, Germany
Doings or Not. Curated by Margit Säde & Laura Kuusk. Vžigalica Gallery, Ljubljana
I. Curated by Margot Kask. Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
Time To Meet II. Forum für Kunst und Architektur, Essen
Save the Last Dance. P/////AKT, Amsterdam
The 11th Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards
Stilleben. Curated by Karolin Tampere & Åse Løvgren (Rakett). PROJEKT 0047, Berlin
We don’t want to be starts (but parts of constellations), FR~U, Skopje, North Macedonia
cross section archive, Athens
WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels
International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York
Nordic-Baltic A-i-R in Tromsø, Norway. Invited by Leif Magne Tangen
CAC Vilnius (with Lugemik), Vilnius, Lithuania
Sørfinnset skole: the nord land. Sørfinnset, Gildeskal, Norway
STEIM, Amsterdam
EP-Residency 2008, Hoyerswerda, Germany
Commision for the Wienerberger Contemporary Photography Collection, curated by Büro für Kunst (Valerie Loudon & Moritz Stipsicz)
Annual Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia’s Foundation for Fine and Applied Arts
Artist’s salary, provided by Estonian Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Estonian Artists’ Association
Köler Prize 2015 grand prix
Kristjan Raud Award, nominee
Cultural Endowment of Estonia, one-year grant
Sadolin Art Prize, nominee
Annual Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia’s Foundation for Fine and Applied Arts (with Lugemik)
Art Museum of Estonia
Wienerberger Contemporary Photography Collection
Tartu Art Museum
Private collections in Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Hungary, The Netherlands
Despina Zefkili. A contemporary art exhibition at cross section archive in Exarchia turns the focus on the square claiming a public space without barriers, athinorama.gr, 17.03.2023
Edo Dijksterhuis. Kunstenaar Anu Vahtra zet de stedelijke ruimte op losse schroeven, Het Parool, 19.03.2021
Six Questions: Anu Vahtra, tique.art, 17.03.2021
Nadeche Remst. Verbrusseling – in gesprek met Anu Vahtra bij P/////AKT, Metropolis M, 02.03.2021
SAAL Raadio — Anu Vahtra & Mart Kangro, IDA Raadio, 30.09.2019 (in Estonian)
Leo Herrmann. Gordon Matta-Clark: Anarchitect. Anu Vahtra: Completion through removal, archplus.net, 05.06.2019
Stefan Peetri. Mahajäetud utoopiad, Sirp, 15.03.2019 (in Estonian)
EKKM – külas Anu Vahtra, IDA Raadio, 04.03.2019 (in Estonian)
Kunstiministeerium. Arhitektuur ja avalik ruum. klassikaraadio.err.ee, 23.02.2019 (in Estonian)
Andreas Trossek. Gordon Matta-Clark and Anu Vahtra in dialogue, Kunst.ee, 2019/1
Helen Shaw. Review: Performa 17, artinamericamagazine.com, 01.02.2018
Keiu Virro. Anu Vahtra näitas Performal New Yorki küljest, mida kohalikud alati märgatagi ei oska, Eesti Päevaleht, 22.11.2017 (in Estonian)
Grace Halio. Magical Mystery Tour: In an Enigmatic Performa Work, Anu Vahtra Reveals SoHo’s Past, artnews.com, 17.11.2017
Brian Boucher. A Day in the Life of RoseLee Goldberg, the World’s Busiest Performance Art Curator, news.artnet.com, 25.10.2017
Martin Lukáč and Anu Vahtra at Lucie Drdova Gallery, dailycollector.org, 22.11.2017
Hanno Soans. Pidurdusjälg läbi kahe ruumi, Sirp, 01.07.2016 (in Estonian)
Maarja Kangro. Anu Vahtra diskreetsed žestid, Vikerkaar, 9/2015
An Education: Anu Vahtra, Estonian Art, 1/2015
Silvia Pärmann. Anu Vahtra Lugemikust ja loomingust, Diivan, 09/2015
Sandra Kosorotova. Anu Vahtra. The winner of the Köler Prize 2015, arterritory.com, 30.07.2015
Mari Kartau. Anu Vahtra: kui ruum meie ümber muutub, siis saame sellest aru puhtalt seda tajudes, kultuur.err.ee, 18.06.2015 (in Estonian)
Marten Esko. Murrangu lävel, Sirp, 5.06.2015 (in Estonian)
Elise Eimre. Kunstnikutöö, mis saab alguse ruumist endast, Pulss 6/15
Katrin Koov. Köler Prize 2015: Anu Vahtra, MAJA 2/2015
Piret Karro. Poliitiline ja poeetiline Köler Prize, Eesti Päevaleht, 26.05.2015 (in Estonian)
Toidublogi: Anu Vahtra, Eesti Ekspress, 13.05.2015 (in Estonian)
Hanno Soans. Koos Köleriga nüüdisaega, Eesti Ekspress, 7.05.2015
Janar Ala. Põhjala Jeruusalemm, tondid ja kirjasõna, Postimees, 4.02.2015
Kadri Karro. Areeni Kunstiaasta 2014, Eesti Ekspress, 31.12.2014
Laura Põld. Intervjuu Anu Vahtra ja Paul Kuimetiga, Positiiv, 19/2014
Indra Devriendt. Platform Time to Meet in Voorkamer Lier. Fotografie in de kijker, H ART Magazine #132, 16.10.2014
Veronika Valk. Episoodiline küsimus, Müürileht, 18.09.2014 (in Estonian)
Kaire Nurk. Pornograafiline maastik, Kunst.ee, 2014/3
Hanno Soans. Pööritustunne aistinguturul, Sirp, 22.08.2014
Ingrid Ruudi. On a Mission, Modernists, Issue #4 Summer 2014
Piret Karro. Arheoloogiafestivalil tuleb meelde, et kõik on ajutine, Müürileht, 14.08.2014
Heie Treier. Kolm vaadet Tartu arheoloogiafestivalile, Eesti Ekspress, 6.08.2014
Kaire Nurk. Kas postmoderni pessimistlik lunastusetõotus?, Sirp, 24.07.2014
Mari Kartau. Viltune maja sai toed, kultuur.err.ee, 19.06.2014
Marika Agu. Artishoki biennaali jõujooned, Sirp, 2. XI
Saara Hacklin. On photography and the city: Anu Vahtra’s invasive, transient images, artishok.blogspot.com, 23.04.2012
Hanno Soans. Kunstnikud käivad katuseid mööda, Postimees, 15.09.2010
Sketchbook. Deconstructing Pärnu: locations, individuals, Hotell Pärnu. Rael Artel Gallery: Non-Profit Project Space 2004–2008
Margit Säde. Backstage at the Tallinn Pavilion, Estonian Art, 2/2009
Laura Kuusk. Some examples of young Estonian photography, Estonian Art, 1/2007
Andrus Lauringson. Puudumine teeb meeled teravaks, Sirp, 24.11.2006