Education
2012-2015 Estonian Academy of Arts, MFA
2014 Rhode Island School of Design, Ceramics
2013 Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Visual Arts
2011 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Fine Arts
2008-2012 Estonian Academy of Arts, BA Ceramic design
2003-2007 University of Tartu, BA Law
Solo exhibitions
2022
“Paradise - Revisited” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinnn Estonia
2021
“Paradise - I already went and came back” (AV17) Gallery, Vilnius Lithuania
2018
“Zero G Tonic” with Sten Saarits, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
“I Cloud” Stella Soomlais Studio, Tallinn Estonia
“I Ate Emptiness Also” Vaal Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
2016
“Organically Grown” Artishok Biennale, Theatre NO99, Tallinn Estonia
2015
“My rising sign is Dancer” EKA Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
2014
“Domestic Altar EGO” HOP Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
2013
“Sunbed” HOP Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
“There were some, but there was no-one” with Evelin Saul, Vabadus Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
2012
“Sunbed” XL Art Space, Helsinki Finland
Selected group exhibitions
2023
“Breathing through the eyes” L’Atlas Gallery, Paris France
2022
“My Bitter Sweet Frankenstein Body” Titanik Contemporary Art Gallery, Turku Finland
2019
“Spring Exhibition 2019” Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn Estonia
2018
“TAVA18” Tartu Light Festival, Tartu Estonia
Everyday Witchcraft, Kogo Gallery, Tartu Estonia
2017
“Dead Man Skis” Vaal Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
“X.perience” In De Ruimte, Gent Belgium
2016
“An Honest Mimic” FIELD Contemporary, Vancouver Canada
“Idealists” Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn Estonia
2015
“The New Flesh” VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver Canada
“TASE’15” Kotzebue Building, Tallinn Estonia
“Antics” The James Black Gallery, Vancouver Canada
“Considering Heterotopias” ECUAD Concourse Gallery, Vancouver Canada
“Untitled” Astro Turf Gallery opening show, Vancouver Canada
2014
“The Visitor Vegetable” Skylight Gallery, Vancouver Canada. CURATOR
“Open Borders” EKA Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
“Wildly good Estonian Design” Design Night Festival, Tallinn Estonia
“Estonia in Details” European Ceramic Context satellite at Sandvig Radstue Gallery, Copenhagen Denmark
“Transparent Kiln” International Ceramic Research Centre - Guldagergaard, Denmark
“Micro Estonia - Macro Estonia” Estonian Ceramist Union annual exhibition, Tõrva Estonia
“Watery World” London Canal Museum, London UK
“Size Doesn’t Matter?” Design- and Architecture Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
“Size Doesn’t Matter?” Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels Belgium
“Just KILn me” Sol Koeffler Gallery, Providence RI, USA
2013
“Mud and Instincts” Haapsalu City Gallery, Haapsalu Estonia
“80 cups” Estonian Ceramist Union exhibition in Amandus Adamson studio museum, Paldiski Estonia
“Cymbals” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn Estonia
„90 years of ceramic education in Estonia” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design,
Tallinn Estonia
“Matter” Creative Incubator by Estonian Design House, Tallinn Estonia
„Pretty things to look at” Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
„FUCK” Hot Art Wet City Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2012
„Modenschau Alexandra Börner & Cristoph Beyer” Performance, Halle Saale Germany
„RAUMinbetrieb” Artfestival, Halle Saale Germany
„The Voice of Drawing” IV Tallinn Drawing Triennial: DIALOGUE Kullo Gallery, Tallinn
Estonia
“Food and vessel” Hungarian Institute, Tallinn Estonia
“Black and White” Estonian Ceramist Union annual exhibition in Design- and Architecture
Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
International Tallinn Flower Festival, Park of the Square of Towers, Tallinn Estonia
“Food and vessel” Valga Museum, Valga Estonia
“Large vase” Tartu Art Museum, Tartu Estonia
“EKA POP-UP Ceramics” Saaremaa Art Studio, Saaremaa Estonia
2011
“Art by Candle-light” London Canal Museum exhibition Museums at Night, London UK
“Red in process” Charing Cross Viewing Theatre, London United Kingdom
Central Saint Martins spring exhibition, London United Kingdom
2010
„Design Het” Budapest Design Week exhibition „EST_HU”, Budapest Hungary.
“Just Born” Estonian Young Artist Union exhibition T-Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
„AWAY” Estonian Ceramist Union annual exhibition Draakon Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
Production Design / Art Directing / Interior Design
2020
Von Krahli Salong, Tallinn Estonia
2019
BonBon Night Club, Tallinn Estonia
2019
“Formex” - Estonian designers booth, Stockholm Sweden
2019
“3Days of Design”, Embassy of Estonia Copenhagen Denmark
2019
“showUP Amsterdam” - Estonian designers booth, Amsterdam Netherlands
2019
“JAIK” Von Krahli Teater, Tallinn Estonia
2018
“Creative Business Cup” KEA, Copenhagen Denmark
2017 / 2018
“Market Mexico” Robson Square, Vancouver Canada
Teaching
2024
“It's not little, it's far. Relaxing into form” with Lauri Kilusk, Estonian Academy of Arts
2022/2024
“Sculptural Artefact”, Estonian Academy of Arts
2021
“Sensate Gymnastics: Safe to Dance” with Gary Markle, Estonian Academy of Arts
2021
“Sculptural Artefact” with Volker Koch, Estonian Academy of Arts
2018 - 2021
“Object to Exterior” Estonian Academy of Arts
2020
“Inside the Human Corridor” Estonian Academy of Arts
2018
“Workshop: Digitalization of Sheep” with Sten Saarits, Estonian Academy of Arts
Performances/Poetry readings
2018
“Rabbit Owners Meeting” with Sten Saarits, Tartu Estonia
“I Ate Emptiness Also” Sound performance with Sten Saarits, Tallinn Estonia
2015
“Drunk Dial” Media Club, Vancouver Canada
“Poetry Slam” Culture Dust Festival, Tallinn Estonia
Additional
Since 2014 Member of Estonian Artists Association
2015 - 2018 Permittee at IATSE 891 - motion pictures workers in Canada
2015 Motion Picture Industry Course
2014 2nd European Woodfire Conference, International Ceramic Research Centre Guldagergaard
2014 ENGAGE! Participatory Design Workshop, Adrienne Gagnon Providence RI, USA
2013 Sculpture and Installation workshop with Ruth Beer in Vancouver Canada
2013 Ceramic Surface Design workshop with Justin Novak in Vancouver Canada
2012 Wood-fire workshop at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, Skælskør
Denmark
Scholarships/Grants/Awards
2021 Nordic Culture Point Mobility Funding
2012 – 2021 Estonian Cultural Endowment Visual and Applied Arts Foundation Scholarships
2014 Adamson-Eric Young Artist Award Nominee
2014 Estonian Innovation Institute travel grant
2013 Ilmar Palm Ceramic Award
2013 Archimedes Dora T7 Scholarship
2011/2015 Erasmus Scholarship
Work Experience in Film
Chucky / Feature
Set Dresser / Artist / Vancouver, Canada / September - October 2018
In charge of furnishings, drapery, lighting fixtures, artwork and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film
Independent decision making while working in collaboration with the set dec department and the team
Riverdale /Season 3
Set Dresser / Artist / Vancouver, Canada / August - September 2018
In charge of majority of the artwork that will be seen on the walls and 3d objects in the space throughout the series (posters, signs, paintings, drawings, sculptures etc.)
In charge of getting material, research and inventing ideas for the show
Independent decision making while working closely with the Production Designer and in collaboration with the Art Department, Set Dec and the whole team.
Riverdale /Season 2
Set Dresser / Artist / Vancouver, Canada / July 2017 - April 2018
In charge of majority of the artwork that will be seen on the walls and 3d objects in the space throughout the series (posters, signs, paintings, drawings, sculptures etc.)
In charge of getting material, research and inventing ideas for the show
Independent decision making while working closely with the Production Designer and in collaboration with the Art Department, Set Dec and the whole team.
Rogue / Season 4
Set Dresser / Vancouver, Canada / July - August 2016
In charge of furnishings, drapery, lighting fixtures, artwork and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film
Independent decision making while working in collaboration with the art department and the whole team
The Solutrean / Feature
Scenic Artist / Vancouver, Canada / February - April 2016
Colour mixing, painting backdrops, props, murals, bows, rocks and a lot of other objets. Doing delicate Hero pieces on the walls (cave paintings). Breaking in objects
Working closely with the head of the paint department in a collaboration with the Construction, Sculpture and Art Department.
You Me Her / Season 1
Set Dresser / Artist / Vancouver, Canada / October - December 2015
In charge of all the artwork that will be seen in the film (paintings, drawings, sculptures, posters etc.)
In charge of furnishings, drapery, lighting fixtures, and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film
Independent decision making while working in collaboration with the Art Department, Costumes and the whole team
X-Files / TV Series
Set Dresser / Vancouver, Canada / August - September 2015
In charge of furnishings, drapery, lighting fixtures, artwork and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film
Independent decision making while working in collaboration with the art department and the whole team
Star Wars / TV Commercial
Set Dresser / Artist / Vancouver, Canada / August 2015
In charge of furnishings, drapery, lighting fixtures, artwork and many of the other objects that will be seen in the commercial
Working closely with the Art Director in a fast paced setting
Independent decision making while working in collaboration with the art department and the whole team
6:42 / Feature
Set Dresser / Vancouver, Canada / July - August 2015
In charge of furnishings, drapery, lighting fixtures, artwork and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film
Independent decision making while working in collaboration and directly taking orders from Art Director
Fast-paced environment, working long hours to meet the deadlines
Art and design
Ceramics
Various crafts and sculpting
Painting and drawing
Set design
Set dressing
Interior Design and Staging
Art Directing and Producing
Work Experience in Production
Arrival Agency / Market Mexico
Production Designer / Art Director / Vancouver, Canada /
August - September 2017 - 2018
Two executive years being in charge of the Design and Art Production of the event with more than 10 000 participants
Independent decision making while working in a collaboration with the event Producer
Research for the best and most accurate decorations and vendors
Having and putting together my own team of set dressers
Being responsible of the flawless operation, tear down and safety
Arrival Agency / NYE at the Hotel Vancouver
Scenic / Stage designer / Vancouver, Canada / December 2015 - 2017
− Designing, installing and supervising the main stage and the theme rooms − Working in a collaboration with the Event Producer and collaborators
Artwork for Film
Hailey Dean Mysteries 6 / May 2018 - Window Painting
Search + Destroy / May 2018 - Paintings
Somewhere Between / March - May 2017 - Sculptures, Paintings, Craft, Drawings
Murder She Baked: A Strawberry Shortcake Mystery / January 2017 - Paintings
You Me Her / October - December 2016 - Paintings, Drawings, Crafts
“I am an artist working in various mediums but feeling most at home with ceramics and sculpture. I love designing and crafting spaces. My passion is writing and concepts.
I have worked for years in Motion Pictures in Vancouver BC as an artist and set dresser. Simultaneously I was working for Arrival Agency as a Production Designer and Art Director”.