BORN

October 3, 1961 in Pärnu, Estonia.

EDUCATION

1977-1981      Tartu Art School, majoring in Leather Design
1970-1977      Pärnu High School, Art Classes (painting, sculpture, design)

After the art studies lived in Tartu and worked for several years as enterpreneur, designer and director of production in various companies. Ath the turn of millennium moved to the Pärnu where She works since 2005 as freelance artist, expressing herself primarly trought oil painting.

EXHIBITIONS

1987-2017 Group and personal exhibitions (oil painting) - 55 exhibitions,  41 of them personal exhibitions- Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Cyprus, Italy.

1986-1997 Group and personal exhibitions (leather design)- Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Italy, United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019                "Hingerada"  Vastseliina Bishop's Castle Pilbrimage house, Eesti
2019                „Algseis“ Rapla Central Library, Eesti'
2019                „Kübaratrikk“ LAS house gallery, Linnamäe, Eesti
2018                Harmoonia“ Vanemuise Concert Hall, Tartu, Eesti
2018                „Mõttelend“ Villa Ammende, Pärnu, Eesti
2018                „Habras lummus“ Karksi-Nuia Cultural Center, Eesti
2018                „Mõttelend“ Fahle house, Fahle Restoran&Caffee, Tallinn, Eesti
2017                Võru Town Gallery, Võru, Estonia
2017                Ministry of Rural Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia

2017                Rannarahva Museum, Viimsi, Estonia

2017                Fahle Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2016                Roosna-Alliku Manor, Estonia

2016                Võru Town Gallery, Estonia

2016                Kuressaare Rae Gallery, Estonia

2016                Paikuse Municipality House, Pärnumaa, Estonia

2016                Poska House, Tallinn, Estonia

2015                Fahle Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2015                Consulate General of the Republic of Estonia in Saint Petersburg, Russia

2015                Exhibition-projection, Cyprus

2015                Limbaźi City Museum, Latvia

2015                Suzdalski Culture Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia

2015                Kochi Kohvituba Art Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2014                Pärnu Concert Hall Gallery, Estonia

2014                School of Fine Arts, Maladetśna, Belarus

2014                Kuressaare City Theatre Gallery, Estonia

2014                Museo Diocesano Gaeta. Gaeta, Italy

2014                Vaasa Central Library, Finland

2014                Hotel Victoria, Pärnu, Estonia

2014                Ivan Kozlovski Concert Hall, Kiev, Ukraina

2014                U.C.A.I. Galleria La Pigna, Rome, Italy

2014                Meriton Hotel, Tallinn, Estonia

2014                Theater Vanemuine Gallery, Tartu, Estonia

2013                Fahle Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2013                Kuressaare Castle, Kuressaare, Estonia

2013                Ammende Villa, Pärnu, Estonia

2013                Villa Artis, Pärnu, Estonia

2013                Hotel Barons, Tallinn, Estonia

2012                Fahle Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

2012                Hotel Euroopa, Tallinn, Estonia

2012                Pärnu Haigla Gallery, Estonia

2012                Ministry of Rural Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia

2012                Menu Cafe, Tallinn, Estonia

2012                Cafe Grand, Pärnu, Estonia

2012                Pärnu Haigla Gallery, Estonia

2012                Seljametsa Museum, Paikuse, Estonia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017                Pärnu Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia
2017                Vanemuise Concert Hall, Tartu, Estonia

2016                Pärnu Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia

2015                Pärnu Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia

2015                Mäsu Gallery, Estonia

2015                Võru Town Gallery, Estonia

2014                Pärnu Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia

2014                Museo Diocesano di Gaeta Medievale Gaeta, Gaeta, Italy

2013                Pärnu Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia

2013                Fokus Gallery, Karja, Finland

2013                Theater Vanemuine Gallery, Tartu, Estonia

2012                Pärnu Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia

2011                Pärnu Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia

1987                Valmiera Town Gallery, Valmiera, Latvia

1987                Tartu Art House Gallery, Tartu, Estonia

LEATHER DESIGN

1986-1997      Group and personal exhibitions - Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Russia,  Sweden, Finland, Italy, United Kingdom, the United States and other countries

PUBLIC ART COMISSIONS

2016               „Stone of Age“, Granite Sculpture, Paikuse  municipality, Estonia

SCULPTURES

2017               „Tabula rasa“, Dolomit Sculpture, International Sculpture Symposium, Estonia
2014               „Land and water“, Granite Sculpture, private collection, Estonia

CURATORAL PROJECTS

2017                 International Sculpture Symposium „Stone Age“, Estonia
2013-               The founder member and chairwoman of Pärnu Fabergé Society        

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2005-                Freelance artist, painter
1997-2005        Design enterprise
1985-1997        Leather Art enterprise
1981-1985        ELVI Engineering Bureau, Tartu, Estonia, designer

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2015                 The honorary diploma of Pärnu City Council
2014                 Order of Carl Fabergé - Carl Fabergé Memorial Foundation
2014                 Order of Mihail Perhin  - Carl Fabergé Memorial Foundation
2008                 1st place, Paikuse municipality logo design contest

ILLUSTRATED PUBLICATIONS:

2017                 Art Calendar
2015                 Art Calendar
2015                „You are My King“, illustrations
2013                 Art Calendar

Tiina Ojaste's works are exhibited in Estonia as well as in many other countries: Austria, Canada, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Greece, the United States and elsewhere.

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