Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, born in 1993, is an artist and writer whose practice delves into the transformations of landscapes, language, and memory. Her multidisciplinary work encompasses embroidery, photography, tapestry, drawing, and poetry composed in dialect.
Teinfeldt-Grins obtained her degree in Textile from the Pallas University of Applied Sciences. She furthered her studies in the Department of Textile Art at the Art Academy of Latvia. Continuing her artistic journey, she pursued a master's program in Contemporary Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts, which she completed in 2022. Currently, Teinfeldt-Grins shares her expertise as a lecturer at the Pallas University of Applied Sciences.
Her artistic achievements have garnered recognition, with accolades including the Eduard Wiiralt scholarship (2019) and the Adamson-Eric scholarship (2021) in the field of Estonian art. She has also received several literature prizes, such as being honored as the laureate of the 'First Step' literary prize at the Prima Vista literary festival and winning the Hendrik Adamson Award for her poetry written in dialect. The Estonian Textile Artists' Association has nominated her as the Textile Artist of the Year for both 2021 and 2022, and she was awarded the Young Textile Artist of the Year in 2019. Her works are showcased in the collection of the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, and she has achieved success in public art competitions, including the Pärnu Riigimaja competition. Teinfeldt-Grins is a member of both the Estonian Textile Artists' Association and the Estonian Artists' Association. Moreover, she played a pivotal role as a founding member of Stuudio Labus, a residency program specifically catering to textile and fiber artists, established as an artist-run project.
Education
2020 - 2022 Estonian Academy of Arts. Contemporary Art, MA
2016 - 2020 Pallas University of Applied Sciences. Textile, BA
2018 - 2019 The Art Academy of Latvia. Textile Art, BA exchange studies of 1 year
Solo exhibitions
2024 ‘Who remembers last? Who remembers better?’. Tütar gallery. Estonia, Tallinn
https://www.maryliisteinfeldt.ee/remembers
2023 ‘Suuremjault malestustes’. Vana-Võromaa Kultuurikoda. Estonia, Võru.
https://www.maryliisteinfeldt.ee/suuremjaultmalestustes
2022 ‘Sial kollase põllu ja ruosa tee ristis me taas kohtume’. Devons. Latvia, Sigulda
https://www.maryliisteinfeldt.ee/sial-kollase-pllu-ja-ruosa-tee-ristis-me-taas-kohtume
2022 ‘Ingan kuos maaga’. Jakobi gallery. Estonia, Tartu
https://www.maryliisteinfeldt.ee/ingan-kuos-maaga
2021 ‘Luba ma igatsen sind, luba ma uotan’. Kärdla Culture Centre gallery. Estonia, Kärdla
https://www.maryliisteinfeldt.ee/luba-ma-igatsen-sind-luba-ma-uotan
Selected exhibitions
2023 Annula exhibtion of the Tartu Artist’s Union, Tartu Art House. Estonia, Tartu.
2022 Annual exhibition of the Tartu Artists’ Union, Tartu Art House. Estonia, Tartu.
2022 Annual exhibition of the Estonian Textile Artists’ Association. Estonia, Tartu
2022 ‘Spring exhibition’. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Artists’ Association. Tallinn Art Hall. Estonia, Tallinn.
2021 ‘Mimicry’. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Textile Artists’ Association. The Museum of New Art. Estonia, Pärnu
2021 ‘Wet Hearts of Everyday Thoughts’. Gallery Mihhail. Estonia, Tallinn.
2021 ‘Landscape without a human’. Art and Tonic. Estonia, Tartu.
2020 Annual exhibition of the Tartu Artists’ Union, Tartu Art House. Estonia, Tartu
2020 ‘Woman. Replacement body’. Noorus gallery. Estonia, Tartu.
2020 ‘Tegijad’. Estonian Textile Artists’ Association. The Museum of New Art. Estonia, Pärnu
2020 ‘Vabadus’. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Textile Artists’ Association. Noorus gallery. Estonia, Tartu.
Publications
Kivi alla kükakille. Tartu: Värske Raamat. 2023
Eesti novell 2023. Tallinn: Eesti jutt. 2023
‘Emamesilased’. Estonian Writers’ Union publication Looming, September 2023
‘Ärka üles, ma armastan sind’. Estonian Writers’ Union publication Looming, September 2022
‘*erilased taskuis / *kus oled koland ja teisi luuletusi’. Estonian Writers’ Union publication Looming, January 2022
‘Luulet Kadrinast, II’. Värske Rõhk, December 2021 https://va.ee/luulet-kadrinast-ii/
‘Keik maailma päikäselaigud’. Värske Rõhk, December 2020 https://va.ee/keik-maailma-paikeselaigud-jt-luuletusi/
‘Mälestuste maastikud’. Värske Rõhk, April 2020 https://va.ee/malestuste-maastikud/
Recognition
2021 Adamson-Eric scholarship
2021 Rotalia Foundation scholarship
2021 Värske Rõhk annual poem category award
2021 Literary festival Prima Vista, laureate of the literary prize ‘First Step’
2020 Estonian Textile Artists’ Association, Young Textile Artist of the Year 2019
2019 Ministry of Culture, The Eduard Wiiralt scholarship
Artist associations
Artist in residency
2022 Villa Roberti. Italy, Brugine.
2023 Icelandic Textile Centre. Iceland, Blönduos.
2024 International Writers’ and Translators’ House. Latvia, Ventspils. (upcoming)
Recognition
2021 Adamson-Eric scholarship
2021 Rotalia Foundation scholarship
2021 Värske Rõhk annual poem category award
2021 Literary festival Prima Vista, laureate of the literary prize ‘First Step’
2020 Estonian Textile Artists’ Association, Young Textile Artist of the Year 2019
2019 Ministry of Culture, The Eduard Wiiralt scholarship
Artist associations
2020 Estonian Textile Artists’ Association, https://tekstiilikunst.ee/members
2021 Estonian Artists’ Association, https://www.eaa.ee/en/all-members
Grants
2023 Estonian Cultural Endownment, working grant in fine art
2023 Estonian Cultural Endownment, artist in residency grant
2023 Estonian Cultural Endownment, working grant in fine art
2023 Estonian Cultural Endownment, artist in residency grant
2022 Estonian Cultural Endownment, artist in residency grant
2022 Eesti Rahvuskultuuri Fond, working grant in fine art
2022 Estonian Cultural Endownment, working grant in fine art
2022 Estonian Cultural Endownment, working grant in literature
2021 Estonian Cultural Endownment, working grant in fine art
2021 Estonian Cultural Endownment, working grant in literature
Collections
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, item nr ETDM _ 17495 Te 1299 https://www.muis.ee/museaalview/4376612