Janno Bergmann

Janno Bergmann was born in Pärnu, Estonia, in 1975. He began his art studies in 1994 and has been active in the art field since 1996.

He has expressed his art through various mediums, including painting, printmaking, performance art, video art, conceptual art, sculpture, installation art, and photography.

Janno Bergmann is a founding member of the performance group Non Grata. He was a member of the group from 1998 to 2002 and worked as an assistant to Ilya Kabakov in New York from 2000 to 2001. He has also been involved with the Art Container Group since 2009. Since 2014, he has worked as a freelance curator, and from 2017 to 2023, he was the coordinator at the Copper Leg Art Residency.

As an artist, he has participated in numerous international art festivals, exhibitions, and events. He has exhibited his work in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden, Germany, Australia, Norway, Georgia, Finland, and Japan.

In his solo projects, he explores themes of art, culture, and communication, reinterpreting the myths of modern art history and seeking poetic expression in visual art.