CV
2022
Levi World Cup, FINLAND
Singing and performing as a Winter Fairy Queen on the Lapland Avenue
Aurora Future Event, YLE, Levi, FINLAND
Singing and performing as a Winter Fairy Queen during the event
SWAN (Swedish Artist in Residence Network) conference,Moskosel, SWEDEN
Singing and performing as a Winter Fairy Queen
Konstrundan, Tornio FINLAND
Ceremonial Performance ‘Ritual of the Bear’ in collaboration with Helena Junttila’s art
Exhibition Opening, Arktikum, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
Solo Performance Juurilla
Solekko Festit, Kittilä, FINLAND
Ritual Performance On the Living Earth, as a Mentoring Artist for The University of Lapland
Yoga Retreat, Cape East, SWEDEN
Sound Healing Solo Concert
Festiva Magica, Karjalohja, FINLAND
Sound Healing Solo Concert
Arctic Design Week, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
Group Exhibition and Sound Healing Solo Concert
Tuulessa - In The Wind, The Arctic University in Norway, Tromsø, NORWAY
Sound Art Piece in collaboration with a sculpture by Maija-Liisa Björklund
Precious Balance Walk, Art Film, SWEDEN / GLOBAL
Multiple Award Winning Performance Art Film touring festivals all over the world
2021
Haparator, Sound Festival, Haparanda, SWEDEN
The Siren - Vocal Performance
Riksteatern: Room X, Àjtte museum, Jokkmokk, SWEDEN
Virtual Reality (VR) installation: Technic: Goncalo R Marques, Performance & Directing: Linda Remahl, Filming: Kasia Baranowska, Music composition: Tristan Shorr, Voice: Meri Nikula
Konstrundan 2021, Valon Lähde, FINLAND
Touch of the Golden Sun - Ritual Performance
Moskosel Creative Lab, Arvidsjaur, SWEDEN
Touch of the Golden Sun - Ritual Performance
Vaaran Värähtelyä Art Walk, Rovaniemi Culture Week, FINLAND
Touch of the Golden Sun - Ritual Performance
TaPaMa (Art Based Services for Tourism), University of Lapland, FINLAND
The Siren of Sea Lapland, video & live performance, Group Exhibition
Lyden av Skallelv, Kven Art Biennial, Skallelv, NORWAY
Live Vocal Improvisation as the festival artist for 2023
2020
World Environment Day - Exploration Into Possible Futures Seminar (Taike) FINLAND
Online Performance: Migratory Birds
Punkaharju Art Up, FINLAND
Solo Performance: Kunnes Syntymä Meidät Erottaa (’til Birth Do Us Part)
The Day of Finnish Arts, Särestöniemi, FINLAND
Animated Painting (sound & video) of Taivaanjaara Soittaa huilua by Reidar Särestöniemi
The Siren of Sea Lapland, Bothnian Bay National Park, FINLAND
Sailing with the audience, Performative Concert as a Siren
Galleria Hämärä, The University of Lapland, FINLAND
Video Performance: The Womb Song, Group Exhibition: Exploration Into Possible Futures.
Exploration Into Possible Futures, Taike, FINLAND
Online Video Performance: The Womb Song
Helsinki Artist’s Association: Taidelainaamo 25 year’s Celebration, FINLAND
Solo Performance: Ilon Sietämätön Keveys (The Unbearable Lightness of Joy)
2019
European Festival of the Night, Korpilombolo, SWEDEN
Breathing Earth, solo performance
Days of Sweden, Cultural Palace, Murmansk, RUSSIA
Breathing Earth, solo performance and Solo Vocal Performance
Veden Muisti, Exhibition opening of Paula Suominen, Galleria Napa, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
‘Vereni Muisti’ (Memory of my Blood) Solo Performance for the opening
Arte & Bienestar, Instit. Iberoamericano De Finlandia, Madrid, SPAIN
Solo Vocal Performance
Maan Hengitys, Korundi, Rovaniemen Taidemuseo, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
Solo Performance at Kaija Kiuru’s Exhibition
Kumma Puutarha, Environmental Art Exhibition, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
‘Juurilla’ solo performance at the opening of the exhibition
Vaattunkikönkään Kulttuurin Kinttupolku, Art Walk, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
‘Spirit of the River’ solo performance by the water in nature
Precious Balance Walk, Malmö, SWEDEN
Award Winning Performance film
Päiväntanssit XVIII, Kokko 1721, Kangasniemi, FINLAND
Breathing Earth, solo performance (premiere)
The Spirit of Winter, Haparanda/Tornio, SWEDEN/FINLAND
Solo performance for the New Year’s Celebration on the border for 5000 guests
2018
Kveenit - Kainulaisten Jäljilä, Gallery Jieris, Muonio, FINLAND
Sound installation for a group exhibition.
Luonnollisesti - Naturally, Gallery Pentik, Posio, FINLAND
Opening performance Juurilla for an exhibition by Lapin Taiteilijaseura
Iroiro-Ii, Aine Art Museum, Tornio FINLAND
Outdoors performance for children with Titta Court (dance) for BorderPride 2018
Spirit of the River, Kukkolaforsen, SWEDEN
Performance for100 traditional fishermen and women from around the world
Oranki Konkarit, Willa Korva, Kolari, FINLAND
Opening performance for an exhibition.
KVEN Connection, Arktikum, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
Group exhibition: sound installation
KVEN Connection, Varangermuseum, NORWAY
Group exhibition: sound installation.
Art Ii Biennial, States of Matter, Ii, FINLAND
Bottled Water Exports: 9 participatory artistic acts with Ignacio Perez Perez (Venezuela) and Kate Gane (Australia)
Exhibition with Gallery Syster (Luleå, Sweden) in GlogauAIR, Berlin, GERMANY
Solo performance Whipped (s)Cream by Meri Nikula, Costume: Hanna Kanto
TALKING NYMPHS at Lofoten Islands, NORWAY
Solo concert with a natural echo of the mountains. Organiser: Ny Musikk Nordland.
2017
Den Mystiska Kvinnan, Haparanda, SWEDEN
Artistic director for a project: Finland 100 years, with the art & design students from Svefi.
The Museum of Torne Valley, Tornio, FINLAND
Solo Vocals for a video at the Opening Ceremony to Celebrate Finland, 100 Years
Opening Performance at Västerbottens Museum, Umeå, SWEDEN
Solo performance with kantele and giant birds nest
Opening Performance at Art Gallery Kakslauttanen, Saariselkä, FINLAND
Solo performance Louhetar inspired by Kalevala, sculptural dress by Essi Korva.
Täydenkuun Konsertti, Viiankiaapa Nature Reserve, Sodankylä, FINLAND
Outdoors Solo Concert in the Full Moon
Kven Connection, Ruija Kvenmuseum, Vadsø, NORWAY
Exhibition: sound installation & opening performance.
Raga and the Voices of the Northern Lights, Pardes Hannah, ISRAEL
Concert with Israeli musicians: Ofra Avni bansuri flute, Ram Hadar, tabla and Itzik Yona, guitar
Arctic Waters - Lapin Keskussairaala, Rovaniemi, FINLAND
‘Vellamon Ilmestys’ performance for the opening of a mural by Paula Suominen. Costume: Essi Korva.
Ars Kärsämäki - Summer Exhibition, Kärsämäki, FINLAND
‘Vellamon Ilmestys’ performance. Costume: Essi Korva & Sound/Photo Installation
CROWMAN- Spring Dance Festival Tour in Wuxi, Nanjing & Shangzhuo, CHINA
Music for a dance piece by Groundbreakers, The Netherlands & Wuxi Dance Company
Kalevala Absurdic - Galleria Jala, Haparanda, SWEDEN
Sculptural Performance by Essi Korva, Hanna Kanto & Meri Nikula
2016
DanseFestival Barents, Hammerfest, NORWAY
Performance: Domestrix & Solo Concert: Vocal Mosaic
ÄÄNIÄ MUUALTA - Nordic Soundscapes, Oulu, FINLAND
Solo Concert and a Seminar Presentation (Global World Music)
Vocal Mosaic, Casa Lucia, Corfu, GREECE
Solo Outdoors Concert
Meditative Concert, Kalari 7, Paris, FRANCE
Vocal Healing Journey
'Risulinnun Siiven Alla', Muonio Library, Muonio, FINLAND
Solo Performance based on the twig art by Anita Silenius
Beam of Light, Oulu Museum of Art (OMA), Oulu, FINLAND
'Cosmic Radio’ solo vocal performance at the opening of Hanna Kanto's Exhibition
LYDRØRT, Lofoten, NORWAY
Solo Concert, 'Vocal Mosaic'
WORM, Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
Solo Performance, 'Survival of the Fittest'
ZONDER STROOM, (by Extrapool) De Kleine Wiel, Nijmegen, THE NETHERLANDS
Solo Acoustic Concert
2015
DanseFestival Barents, Hammerfest, NORWAY
Solo Performance ‘Survival of the Fittest’
Alla Breve, Radio France, Paris, FRANCE
Radio performance of a collaboration between Diego Losa (GRM) and Meri Nikula
KalottJazz&Blues Exhibition, Aineen Taidemuseo, Tornio, FINLAND
Solo Vocal Performance at opening of the exhibition by Hanna Kanto & Essi Korva
Esitystaiteen Markkinat, Zodiak, Helsinki, FINLAND
Performance Festival, Solo Performance 'Survival of the Fittest'
2014
Global Container at Sleeping Beauty Castle, Tallinn, ESTONIA
Performance Festival, Solo Performance 'Survival of the Fittest'
Tableaux Intérieurs, Galerie Andiamo, Marseille, FRANCE
Event with Léa Canu Ginoux (dance/choreography) & Meri Nikula (voice/performance)
(The Birth of my Daughter)
2013
URPLEX at European Festival of the Night, Korpilombolo, SWEDEN
Icy Outdoors Concert with Lisa Stenberg (live electronics), Meri Nikula (voice & video)
URPLEX at Arctic Studios, Kautokeino, NORWAY
Icy Outdoors Concert with Lisa Stenberg (live electronics), Meri Nikula (voice & video)
Dimanche Rouge, Performance Festival, Helsinki, FINLAND
Solo Performance 'Survival of the Fittest' at Kauppakeskus Kamppi & Helsinki City Art Museum
Duo Soirée at Divine Madness, Marseille, FRANCE
Vocal improvisation with the 'Ritual' by Léa Canu Ginoux (dance), Solo performance RED
Esitystaiteen Markkinat, Zodiak (Kaapelitehdas) Helsinki, FINLAND
Solo Performance RED
HAPARATOR Electronic Music Festival, Haparanda, SWEDEN
URPLEX for voice, video, live electronics and ice in collaboration with Lisa Stenberg
SCH (Sleeper Hallucination Camping), FLOAT, Osaka, JAPAN
Online Live Performance with Video - with Trever Hagen (trumpet)
Lagrotta, Haparanda, SWEDEN
Vocal Mosaic - Solo Concert
Urban Primitives, URBANGUILD, Kyoto, JAPAN
Dance & Performance event
Miniatures vol. 20, MIIT House, Osaka, JAPAN
Sound & Performance event
Song x Voice, Kissa Sakaiki, Tokyo, JAPAN
Concert with Pearl Alexander (double bass) & Workshop (Voicing Your Body)
Unmonumental, Studio Kura, Fukuoka, JAPAN
Vocal Mosaic at an opening exhibition of Christopher Jones
Improvised Music, Cafe Muriwui, Tokyo, JAPAN
Morishige Yasumune (cello) Scott Jordan & Ryo Nakamura (koto), Meri Nikula (voice)
2012
'SkinIce' - Performance with frozen clothes, Haparanda/Tornio, SWEDEN/FINLAND
New Year's event with Titta Court, Lisa Stenberg, Eric Mutel, Marju Matsin & Meri Nikula
'Dimanche Rouge' -Performance Festival, Tallinn, ESTONIA
Solo Performance RED at Cultural Factory Polymer and KUMU Art Museum
Arctic Studios Kulturscene, Kautokeino, NORWAY
Two solo performances (voice, movement & video): RED & I Eye I
'Into The Great Wide Open' -Festival, Vlieland, THE NETHERLANDS
- Project Musicaerial, an inter-disciplinary project for kites, sensors, sound & performance
Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS
- Project Musicaerial, an inter-disciplinary project for kites, sensors, sound & performance
Sami Eastern Festival, Kautokeino, NORWAY
'World Of Voices' Concert: Meri Nikula (vocal solo) and Niko Valkeapää (voice) & Per Willy Aaserud (Trumpet & Electronics)
AbstrActions, Performance Event, Lagrotta, Haparanda, SWEDEN
Yessiqa Lövbrand (dance), Lisa Stenberg (sound) & Meri Nikula (voice & performance)
The Vondelbunker, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
Evening of poetry, performances, installation art and music. Meri Nikula (vocal solo)
HARU by Hija Bastarda, Closing Party at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo, JAPAN
Live Video Installation & Voice
Jazz Spot Candy, Chiba, JAPAN
Astral Fruits Live: Josh Hume (self-made instruments) & Meri Nikula (voice)
Time After Time, Tokyo (Hirai), JAPAN
Vocal Duos: William Kotaro Tokuhisa & Meri Nikula
Midsummer Night's Dream, HIGHTI, Tokyo, JAPAN
Nobunaga Ken (percussion), Chie Mukai (er-hu, voice, dance), Ryo (koto), Takeshi (psaltery), Josh (self-made instruments), Rarufu (jew's harp), Meri (voice)
Velvet Moon, Performance Night, Urbanguild, Kyoto, JAPAN
Solo Vocal Performance
2011
IKRA Dance and Performance Art Festival, Haparanda/Tornio, SWEDEN/FINLAND
Two Solo Performances (voice, movement & video): I Eye I and RED
Solo Soiree, Canal Danse, Paris, FRANCE
Two Solo Performances (voice, movement & video): I Eye I and RED
Urbanguild, Kyoto, JAPAN
Sound & Movement Event, Solo RED
Common Cafe, Osaka, JAPAN
Sound & Movement Event, Solo RED
W x W x W, LoopLine, Tokyo, JAPAN
Sound & Movement Event with Mingo Kazumi and Yangjah
Experimental Sound, Art & Performance Festival, Tokyo Wonder Site, JAPAN
Award Winner's Performance, TRILOGY: Human Conditions
In The Flesh I Reside (video presentation), I Eye I / ai ai ai / 愛愛愛' and RED
Teaching
2009 - ongoing
'Voicing Your Body' - Workshops for Voice & Movement Awareness and Improvisation
Artistic Education
2003-2007 Bachelor of Arts
Royal Academy of Arts & Royal Conservatory of Den Haag, The Netherlands
Interfaculty Sound and Image/Art Science
2006-2007
Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan
Media Design / free curriculum / exchange student
2001-2003
Rotterdam's Conservatory, Rotterdam The Netherlands
Jazz Vocals, minor in Indian Classical Music and Brazilian Music
2000-2001
Helsinki University, Finland
Ethnomusicology
1999-2001
Jazz and World Music, Sibelius Academy (the 'free' academy), Helsinki Finland
1999 (Spring)
Odehe Center, Accra, Ghana West-Africa
Ghanian Music (drumming, dancing and singing)
1998 (Autumn)
Oriveden Opisto, Orivesi Finland
Jazz, Classical, Brazilian, Balkan and other World Musics on Voice and Flute
1997-1998
Voss Folkehøyskole, Voss Norway
Jazz and Norwegian Folk Music
Residencies
2016
Kven Connection, Vadsø, NORWAY
2013
WEAVE Arts Residency, Brussels, BELGIUM
2010
New Art Contact, HIAP, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
Creator in Residence, Tokyo Wonder Site, Japan
2009
Artist in Residence, AIT (Arts Initiative Tokyo), Japan
Artist in Residence, Studio KURA, Fukuoka, Japan