CV
painter, graphic, performance artist
DATE OF BIRTH
January 4th, 1960 in Tallinn, Estonia
STUDIES
1974-1978 in Tõnis Vint Studio
1978-1984 Tartu University, art history
1976 First participation in international exhibitions.
MOST IMPORTANT GOALS
2015 GRAND PRIX of The 2nd Nanjing International Art Festival, Nanjing, China
2010 “Money And Poetry” Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1991 Voyant Gallery, Hamamatsu, Japan
1997 47th Biennale di Venezia, Italy. Representing Estonia together with R. Kurvitz and J. Toomik
1988 „The Lord’s Supper for Half and A Million“, Free Forum Festival. Helsinki South Port. Finlandia Talo, Finland
ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS
2020 “Existence” St John Church, Tallinn, Estonia
2020 IGNITION in Haus Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2019/2020 “The Transition: Performance 1987 and an Overview of the Oeuvre” Adamson-Eric Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2014 History Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
2014 “In the beginning there was the World”, Viimsi St Jacob’s Church, Estonia
2013 Armenian Artist Union Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2012 “Towers to heavens”, Paluküla Church in Hiiumaa, Estonia
2012 “Money and Poetry”, Kuressaare Culture Center, Estonia
2012 “The Cross”, St John’s Church, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 Gallery Orton, Helsinki, Finland
2011 St Mary’s Church, Rapla, Estonia
2010 Mare Balticum, Hamburg, Germany
2010/2011 “Estonian People” Tallinn-Tartu Highway, Estonia
2010 “Money and Poetry”, Tallinn Art Hall
2010 Anja Es Künstlerei in der Alten Vogtei, Travemünde, Germany
2010 “Passion”, St John Church, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 “Money and Poetry”, Estonian Parliament, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 “Money and Poetry”, Pärnu Art Hall, Estonia
2009 „Money and Poetry“ Retretti Art Centre, Punkaharju, Finland
2009 „My People“ Art Gallery Bank of Estonia
2008 Haapsalu Castle, Estonia
2008 Tarvastu St Peter’s Church, Estonia
2008 The Glory of Growth, Mooni 46A, Tallinn, Estonia
2008 Viimsi St Jacob’s Church, Estonia
2007 „20 Years Later“, Mooni 46A, Tallinn, Estonia
2007 Soloon Oma Ruum,Tallinn,Estonia
2006 „Genesis“ Tartu Artists’ House Gallery, Estonia
2006 Nova Vita Clinic Viimsi, Estonia
2006 „Genesis“ Embassy of Estonia, Berlin, Germany
2006 Rehabilitation Hospital Palanga, Lithuania
2006 „Genesis“ Klaipeda Art Hall, Lithuania
2005 „Twinpoles“ Gallery Art Depoo, Tallinn, Estonia
2004 „Spheres“ Viinistu Art Museum, Estonia
2004 „Towers to the Heavens“ Gallery Haus, Tallinn, Estonia
2003 Savoy Theatre, Helsinki, Finland
2003 Gallery Haus, Tallinn, Estonia
2003 Eesti Põlevkivi Art Gallery, Jõhvi, Estonia
2002 Gallery Haus, Tallinn ,Estonia
2002 Culture Centre, Jõgeva, Estonia
2000 Gallery Wendelboe, Bergen, Norway
1999 Abraham David Christian and Siim-Tanel Annus, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1999 Gallery Sammas, Tallinn, Estonia
1997 47th International Biennale di Venezia, Italy
1997 Gallery Sammas, Tallinn, Estonia
1997 Gallery Vaal, Tallinn, Estonia
1996 Gallery Pelin, Helsinki, Finland
1995 Mältinranta Art Centre, Tampere, Finland
1994 Hotel Strand, Pärnu, Estonia
1993 „At the Beginning Was Darkness“, Gallery Deco, Tallinn, Estonia
1993 „Secret Lives“ Gallery Deco, Tallinn, Estonia
1992 „Baltic Art auf Schloss Glücksburg, Orangerie im Schlosspark, Germany
1991 Gallery P.U.N.K.T., Hamburg, Germany
1991 Gallery Pelin, Helsinki, Finland
1991 Gallery Art Norne, Hamamatsu, Japan
1991 Gallery Voyant, Shizuoka, Japan
1990 Pori Municipal Library, Finland
1989 Gallery Pelin, Helsinki, Finland
1986 Riga House of Sciences, Latvia
1983 Art Saloon, Tallinn, Estonia
1981 Gallery of the Academy of Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia
1980 Exhibition at Mooni 46A, Tallinn, Estonia
1979 Gallery of the Academy of Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia
1978 House of Architects, Vilnius, Lithuania
PERFORMANCES
2018 “Path”, Chaokuang Art Museum, Xiamen, China
2013 “Storm”, Kalame R. Sagrits Museum, Karepa, Estonia
2012 “Silence”, Kalame R. Sagrits Museum, Karepa, Estonia
2011 “Distress”, Kalame R. Sagrits Museum, Karepa, Estonia
2010 “Decline”, Kalame R. Sagrits Museum, Karepa, Estonia
2007 „20 Years Later“ Mooni46A,Tallinn, Estonia
2005 “Twipoules”, Gallery Art Depoo, Tallinn, Estonia
1997 47th Biennale di Venezia, Italy
1993 Eleonora Performance Festival, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1993 „Rationalized Eternity“,Vilnius Modern Art Centre, Lithuania
1992 „Baltic Art aus Schloss Glücksburg“, Germany
1992 „Baltic Art during the Brezhnev Era“,John B.Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1992 Europäische Kulturtage. Estland, Badischer Kunstverein, Germany
1992 Rauma Biennale Balticum 92, Rauma Art Museum, Finland
1992 „Forma Antropologica“, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1991 Gallery P.U.N.K.T., Hamburg, Germany
1991 Gallery Pelin, Helsinki, Finland
1991 Fire Festival, hotel Mihoen, Shimizu, Japan
1991 Binationale USSR-Israel, Düsseldorf Art Hall, Germany
1991 „Ekoviisari“, Wäino Aaltonen Art Museum, Turku, Finland
1990 Oulu Municipal Theatre, Finland
1990 Gallery Katariina, Helsinki Festival, Finland
1990 Estonia in Espoo Festival, Finland
1990-88“Structure and Metaphysics“
Lindköping Museum, Sweden
Gallery Nemo, Eckernförde, Germany
Helsingi Art Hall, Finland
Rovaniemi Art Hall, Finland
Pori Art Museum, Finland
1988 Vaasa Art Hall, Finland
1988 „The Casting of Gold 2“, Soviet Avantgarde Art Festival, Imatra, Finland
1988 „The Lord’s Supper for Half and A Million“, Free Forum Festival. Helsinki South Port. Finlandia Talo, Finland
1988 „The Casting of Gold 1“, Song Festival Ground, Tallinn, Estonia
1987 Mooni 46A, Tallinn, Estonia
1987 „Five Appearances of the King“(together with Jaak Arro), Kastna, Estonia
1987 „The Awakening of Art“ (together with Jaak Arro), Tallinn, Estonia
1986 „The Kings Footprints“, Art Festival in Riga, Latvia
1982 „Towers to the Heavens“, Mooni 46A, Tallinn, Estonia
1981 „White Birds“, Mooni 46A, Tallinn, Estonia
1980 Mooni 46A, Tallinn, Estonia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 „Spring Exhibition“ Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2018 HEIMAT: NOMADISM CITY in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia
2018 „Scala Cromatica“, Budapest, Hungary
2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012 „Spring Exhibition“ Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2014 The Baltic Way, Vilnius-Lithuania, Riga-Latvia, Pärnu-Estonia
2011 „Abstract”, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2010 „Kunst aus Estland“ Kunstverein Briseland, Germany
2010 „Convert“, The Museum of Estonian Architecture, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 „Confrontations”, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2008 „Liberty Square“, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2008/2007 „Impact“, Foreign Art Museum, Riga, Latvia/Adamson Eric Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2007 „Estonian Landscape“, Tartu, Estonia
2007 „Art of Living“ Tallinn Art hall, Estonia
2006 „Tähendusterikas linn“, Tartu Artists House, Estonia
2005 Tallinn-München, Aktsionsforum Praterinsel, München, Germany
2001 Estonian Art since 1990, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College,USA
2000 „From Venice to Helsinki“,Artpromotion Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
1999 „Kunst Passagen aus Estland“, IFA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1999 „Den Ostseeraum Entdecken“, Landeshaus Kiel, Germany
1997 „Tallinn-Moscow 1956-1985“,Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1995 „Biotoopia“, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1995 Gallery Sperl, Berlin, Germany
1995 „5 Künstler aus Tallinn“, Margarethenhof, Köningswinter-Ittlenbach,Germany
1994 „Korrespondenz“, Galerie am Pfaffenteich, Schwerin, Germany
1993 „Spirit of MAA”, Helsinki Art Hall, Finland
1993 „Aujourd’hui les Baltes,de l’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts,Paris,France
1993 „Rationalized Eternity“,Vilnius Modern Art Centre, Lithuania
1992 Gallery International Images, Sewicidey ,Pennsylvania, USA
1992 „Baltic Art during Brezhnev Era, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1992 „Mythos und Abstraktion“, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
1991 „Ekoviisari“, Wäino Aaltonen Museum, Turku, Finland
1991 „Binational Israel-USSR“, Moscow CDH, USSR
the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Isreal
Düsseldorf Kunsthalle, Germany
1991 „Estonian Contemporary Graphic Art”, La Louvre, Belgium
1991-89 „Structure and Metaphysics“,Stockholm Kulturhuset, Sweden
Kalmar Museum, Sweden
Boden Museum, Sweden
Lindköping Museum, Sweden
Stadtgalerie Sophienhof, Kiel, Germany
Rovaniemi Art Hall, Finland
Helsingi Art Hall, Finland
Pori Art Museum, Finland
1989 „6 Artists Group“,Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1989 „Hermeetria 22“, Art Saloon, Tallinn, Estonia
1978 „Geometrical Art“, Endla Theatre, Pärnu, Estonia
1977 „Black Square Group“, Tartu University Club, Estonia
1977 „Geometrical Graphic Art“, Art Saloon, Tallinn, Estonia
1977-76 „New Art from the Soviet Union“, Cornell University, USA
The Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art,USA
The Kiplinger Editors Building, USA
The Arts Club,Washington, USA
AAASS Convention St Louis ,USA
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2009-2017 Nord Art 17, 14, 13, 11, 09 Kunst in der Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2016 The 3rd Nanjing International Art Festival, China
2015 The 2nd Nanjing International Art Festival, Nanjing, China
2009 Saloon CDH 09, CDH Moscow, Russia
2007 13th Vilnius Painting Triennial, Dialogues,Vilnius Art Hall, Lithuania
2007 14th Tallinn Print Triennial, Political/Poetical , Art Museum of Estonia (KUMU)
1992 9th Tallinn Print Triennial, Printed Paper, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1992 10th Norwegian Print Triennale, Fredrikstad, Norway
1992 Art Cologne Internationaler Kunstmarkt, Germany
1991 Print Exhibition Miniature 6, Fredrikstad, Norway
1990, 1989 15th and 16th International Independante Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa, Japan
1989 8th Tallinn Print Triennale, Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1989 9th Norwegian Print Triennale, Fredrikstad, Norway
1988 5th Biennale of European Graphic, Heidelberg, Germany
1987,1985 Experimental Art Exhibitons, Budapest, Hungary
1985 Tentoonstelling van Oost-Europese Kunstenaars, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1984 Mail Art Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary
1983 Audio/Mail Art Exhibition, Modern Art Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
1983,1985,1987 „Petit format de Papier“,Cul-des-Sarts, Belgium
1983,1987,1989 Ljublijana Biennal of Graphic Art, Yugoslavia
1976,1980,1982,1984,1988 Rijeka Original Drawings Exhibition, Yugoslavia
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Estonian Art Museum
Tartu Art Museum, Estonia
Estonian National Library
Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
Viinistu Art Museum, Estonia
Jõgeva art collection, Estonia
Pori Art Museum, Finland
HAM (Helsinki City Art Museum), Finland
Ateneum Art Museum, Finland
EMMA, Espoo, Finland
Atheneum Art Museum, Finland
Pori Art Museum, Finland
HAM (Helsinki City Art Museum) Finland
EMMA, Espoo, Finland
Jane Woorkees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Ludwig Museum- Forum für Internationale Kunst,Aachen, Saksamaa
Baijia Lake International Culture Investment Group, Nanjing, China
Estonian Bank
Swedbank, Estonia
Nordea Bank, Estonia
Estonian Maritime Academy, Estonia
Estonian Public Broadasting, Estonia
Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
St. John Church, Estonia
St. Jacobs Church, Estonia
Järvamaa Vocational Education Center, Estonia
West Tallinn Central Hospital, Estonia
Nova Vita Clinic, Estonia
Derling and Primus law firm, Estonia
Anne Kaldvee’s Notary Office, Estonia
Estonian Telecom
KPMG Estonia
Swissotel Tallinn, Estonia
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