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Biography
<\/strong>I was born in a small town in Central Estonia called T\u00fcri. A few years after graduating from high school, I moved to the university town of Tartu, where I began my studies at Tartu University in painting. During my studies, I also improved myself for a short time in Konrad M\u00e4gi’s painting studio, which I consider very useful and even as a turning point in my development as an artist.
I started exhibiting during my final years of university. I soon joined an artist group called Kursi Koolkond (Kursi School) , with which we hold annualy regular joint exhibitions.<\/p>

Stories<\/strong>
Shots from the middle of stories- these words could best describe my artwork.
Tales of curiosity and contemplation on existence. Throughout my life, I have enjoyed reading epics and fairy tales.<\/p>

Influencers<\/strong>
As a child of the Soviet era, I had few opportunities to see good quality reproductions of older art, let alone original works. Fortunately, my doctor uncle had a German art book about the Brueghel brothers at home. It became one of my favorites when visiting my uncle in Tallinn. Especially the crazy and detailed paintings of Brueghel the Elder have definitely been unconscious influences on my later artwork. Bernt Notke’s “Dance of Death” seen as a child in Saint Nicholas Church in Tallinn also left an indelible impression.<\/p>

Christian mysticism and Eastern philosophies<\/strong>
In my twenties, I also became interested in biblical stories and Eastern religions. The Bible seemed to the young man the strangest of all fairy tale books – a book that pretended to an alternative conception of history. Of course, Jesus as a person is the most inspiring and exciting character there.<\/p>

I still find Asian religions to be the most practical, particularly Indian religions. The most startling thing for me is that the typical Hindu appears to draw absolutely no distinction whatsoever between the epic stories of gods and the actual historical approach.\u00a0The great Bhagavad Gita, for example, is not fiction even for an educated Hindu.\u00a0<\/span>Krishna, Shiva, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Hanuman (you name it) – all these characters\u00a0<\/span>have their own reality through the personal experiences of many people.<\/span><\/p>

I took electives at university to learn more about the religions of India and Tibet while I was studying art.\u00a0That is most likely one of the reasons I find the nature of awareness and reality to be so fascinating these days.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I am a figurative painter \u2013 a storyteller. The stories are created in oil and acrylic, mainly on wood surfaces.<\/p>\n

I want to have a deep connection with the material I paint on throughout the entire process. The structure and patterns of the surface actively guide the development of the stories and root the works in a direct connection with nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

I experience the whole creative process as mystical, and I want the viewer to share  this feeling. As an artist, I consider myself a silent intermediary. The forms, symbols  and characters in the works are not mine but belong to the original source.<\/p>\n


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WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

– Art Museum of Estonia- Tartu Art Museum, Estonia<\/p>


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SOLO EXHIBITIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

2024<\/b><\/p>\n

– Woodgrain (\u201cPuuS\u00fc\u00fc\u201d), Gallery Uusi Kipin\u00e4, Lahti, Finland<\/p>\n

– Woodgrain (\u201cPuuS\u00fc\u00fc\u201d), Galleria Ronga, Tampere, Finland<\/p>\n

– Woodgrain, Tartu Art House, Estonia<\/p>\n

2011<\/b><\/p>\n

– Saltbodan Gallery, Loviisa, Finland<\/p>\n

2010<\/b><\/p>\n

– Public Gallery, Vanemuine Theatre, Tartu, Estonia<\/p>\n

2006<\/b><\/p>\n

– Wonders, People and Wonderpeople, Saaremaa Castle, Estonia<\/p>\n

– Wonders, People and Wonderpeople, Tartu Art House, Estonia<\/p>\n

2005<\/b><\/p>\n

– Man from the Forest, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia<\/p>\n

2004<\/b><\/p>\n

– Legends, Y-Gallery, Tartu, Estonia<\/p>\n

– Kylas, Mooste Guest Studio, Estonia<\/p>\n

– Ihmisen Tutkija, Gallery Just, Turku, Finland<\/p>\n

2003<\/b><\/p>\n

– Tyri Culture House, Estonia<\/p>\n

2001<\/b><\/p>\n

– Vaal Gallery, Estonia<\/p>\n

– Tartu University Library, Estonia<\/p>\n

1999<\/b><\/p>\n

– Paide Castle (Vallitorn), Estonia<\/p>\n

– KC (duo with Kaarel Vulla), Tartu Art House, Estonia<\/p>\n

1998<\/b><\/p>\n

– Obu Gallery, Tartu, Estonia<\/p>


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GROUP EXHIBITIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

2025<\/b><\/p>\n

– The Blue Verve Gallery, Helsinki Finland<\/span>
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2024<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond, Kaunas Artists\u2019 Union Gallery Meno Parkas, Lithuania<\/p>\n

– Tartu Artists Annual Exhibition, Tartu Art House, Estonia (2023\u20132024)<\/p>\n

2023<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond 35, Estonian National Museum, Estonia<\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond 35, Tartu Art House (multiple locations), Estonia<\/p>\n

2022<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond, Viinistu Art Museum, Estonia<\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond, V\u00f5ru Town Gallery, Estonia<\/p>\n

2021<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond, Riga, Latvia<\/p>\n

– Joint Exhibition, Vantaa Artists, Salzburg, Austria<\/p>\n

2014<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond XXV, R\u012bgas M\u0101kslas Telpa, Latvia<\/p>\n

2013<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond XXV, Tartu Art House, Estonia<\/p>\n

2012<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond, Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia<\/p>\n

2011<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

– Quiet Highway with Ari Liimatainen, Hoikkasali Gallery, \u00c4\u00e4nekoski, Finland<\/p>\n

2007<\/b><\/p>\n

– Gallery Dix, Helsinki, Finland (with Ari Liimatainen & Peeter Allik)<\/p>\n

2006<\/b><\/p>\n

– Brothers (with Lauri Pajos), Vaal Gallery, Estonia<\/p>\n

2007<\/b><\/p>\n

– Kursi Koolkond, Gallery 3. Millennio, Venice, Italy<\/p>\n

2004<\/b><\/p>\n

– Black Star, \u00c4\u00e4nekoski, Finland<\/p>\n

2003<\/b><\/p>\n

– Exhibition, Grenaa, Denmark<\/p>\n

– Biennale, V\u00e4sby Konsthall, Sweden<\/p>\n

2002<\/b><\/p>\n

– Artists from Tartu, Tampere, Finland<\/p>\n

2000\u20132001<\/b><\/p>\n

– Man and Woman (International Nude Art Exhibition), Chaplin Center, P\u00e4rnu, Estonia<\/p>\n

1999\u20132001<\/b><\/p>\n

– Estonian Painters Exhibition, Vaal Gallery, Rotermanni Salt Storage, Tallinn Art House,<\/p>\n

Estonia<\/p>


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CURATORIAL PROJECTS<\/b><\/p>\n

2010 \u2013 Anatomy of God, Tartu Art House, Estonia<\/p>\n

2006 \u2013 Allmaal, Albu Manor House, Estonia<\/p>\n

2003 \u2013 Shadowside, Tartu Art House, Estonia<\/p>\n

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