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I graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a degree in graphics and master's degrees in art and education. A deeper interest in mandalas arose while studying Japanese language and culture at the Estonian Humanities Institute. I am a member of the Estonian Artists Association and the Association of Estonian Printmakers and have exhibited and sold my art for over 25 years. I live in Tallinn. I have a great husband and we have 3 children in our family.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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I have been lucky to be born in a family of artists. My parents gave me colours and paper for the first time when I was 9 months old, so drawing and playing with colours has been the most natural thing for me. As all of our families friends were creative people, I grew up believing that all the people are very creative. I still believe so.<\/p>\n

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I wanted to become an artist from a young age. Since I loved drawing the most, I went to study graphics at the Estonian Academy of Arts. The teachers who influenced me the most were Vive Tolli and Feliks Sarv. It was great that at that time, you could study your specialty for six years. This meant a lot of drawing, painting, and learning different techniques. What a luxury! By a fortunate coincidence, I also started studying Japanese language and culture at the newly established Institute of Humanities. The lectures on Asian culture by Rein Raud and other excellent lecturers were an exciting addition to my art studies. It was during this time that I first encountered Japanese Buddhist mandalas, which played an important role in shaping my artistic style.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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This magical event took place in the early 1990s when I noticed a tiny black-and-white reproduction of a famous Japanese Buddhist mandala in a Japanese cultural atlas. I had never seen anything like it before. The unique design, made up of many small parts, completely captivated me, and I even dreamed about it afterward. It was love at first sight. I was eager to know what this wondrous thing was and what was depicted in this strange image. That\u2019s how I came to choose mandalas and Zen art as the subject of my master's thesis.<\/p>\n

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I created my first mandalas in 1994 for my university graduation exhibition. They were heavily influenced by Japanese art. I still make mandalas to this day, but this is not a goal in itself. I simply enjoy creating balanced compositions with a central point, where many details come together to form a large and harmonious whole.<\/p>\n

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My earlier works were created using traditional graphic techniques, which are very labor-intensive. Over time, I started painting and drawing on silk because it offers greater expressive possibilities and doesn\u2019t require a printing press or chemicals. The only downside to painting on silk is that the result is just one piece. Often, however, many people like it at the same time. Fortunately, modern technology has advanced to the point where high-quality printing techniques can produce gicl\u00e9e prints that are very close to the original. This allows me to once again reproduce my best works, as I did before when printing by hand.<\/p>\n

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People often ask me where I get my inspiration from. On one hand, I can say that I am inspired by different cultures, art, music, and nature. On the other hand, true inspiration comes from within, from silence, when I manage to connect with something greater and more beautiful than ourselves. Like many creative people, I also feel that I am not truly the author of these images, but rather something inexplicable, grand, and beautiful expresses itself through me. I believe that one of the purposes of art is to express what cannot be conveyed with words, or as the old Japanese saying goes, \"One mandala is worth more than 10,000 words.\"<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Exhibitions and CV<\/h2>
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Born in 1968 in Tallinn, Estonia
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2007 \u2013 2008 \u00a0Master of Science in Education (MScs), Estonian Academy of Arts
\n2001 \u2013 2002 \u00a0 Photography and video at Tallinn Communications School
\n1994 \u2013 1997 \u00a0 Master of Arts (MA), Estonian Academy of Arts
\n1992 \u2013 1996\u00a0 \u00a0Asian studies, Japanese language and culture at Estonian Institute of Humanities
\n1988 \u2013 1994 \u00a0\u00a0Printmaking, Estonian Academy of Arts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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2023 \u00a0 \u201cMandala\u201c Festival of Asian Cultures, PaIDA, Paide Cultural Center, Paide Estonia
\n2023 \u00a0 \u201cMandala\u201c Umbusi Buddhist center, Umbusi Estonia
\n2018 – 2022 \u00a0 <\/span>Permanent exhibition at Gallery \"Mandala\" Tallinn Estonia
\n2018 \u00a0 \u201cGolden Leaves\u201d Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2016 \u00a0 \u201cMandalas\u201c Sakala Center and creation of 30m diameter mandala, Mandala festival Viljandi Estonia
\n2013 \u00a0 \u201cMandalas\u201d Museum of V\u00f5rumaa, V\u00f5ru Estonia
\n2011 \u00a0 \u201cMeel and Michael Jackson\u201d Tallinn City Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
\n2009 \u00a0 \u201c3-dimensional Mandala\u201d V\u00f5ru City Gallery, V\u00f5ru Estonia
\n2009 \u00a0 \u201cForward - Back\u201d J\u00f5hvi City gallery, J\u00f5hvi Estonia
\n2006 \u00a0 \u201cThe Castle\u201d Kondase Keskus, Viljandi Estonia
\n2005 \u00a0 \u201cInner Field\u201d, The City Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
\n2002 \u2013 2007 \u00a0 Permanent exhibition in \u201cSotapota\u201d art and photo gallery, Tallinn
\n1999 \u00a0 \u201cSilky Way 2\u201d, Leon, Viljandi Estonia
\n1997 \u00a0 \u201c \"\"\u00a0\u201c Gallery Sammas, Tallinn Estonia
\n1996 \u00a0 Egyptian themed exhibition in Hansabank, Tallinn Estonia
\n1996 \u00a0 Exhibition in Pirita monastery with modern dance Studio Fine 5, Tallinn Estonia
\n1996 \u00a0 \u201cO\u201d The City Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
\n1995 \u00a0 \u201cSilky Way\u201d, Gallery Draakon, Tallinn Estonia
\n1994 \u00a0 \u201cThe Wheel of Six Ways\u201d, Health Museum, Tallinn Estonia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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2023 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Film\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2022 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Architecture\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2022 \u00a0 A retrospective exhibition dedicated to T\u00f5nis Laanemaa's 85th birthday, \"Art is My Life.\" The City gallery of P\u00e4rnu, Estonia
\n2021 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Music\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2020 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Fashion\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2019 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Mythology\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2018 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Estonia\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2017 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Old Tallinn\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2016 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Forest\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2016 \u00a0 \u201cPiernikoMania - Angels\u201d - Museum of Torun Gingerbread, Torun Poland
\n2015 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Holy Gingerbread\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2014 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Toy Museum\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2013 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Art History\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2012 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Gingerbread Olympics\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2011 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Time Machine\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2010 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Magic Shop\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2009 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Trip Around the World\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2008 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - Worlds Best Things\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2007 \u00a0 \u201cThe Gingerbread Mania - City\u201d - Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
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2022 \u00a0 \u201cStop! Printmaking!\u201d Estonian Printmakers Association's annual exhibition, MONA The Museum of New Art, P\u00e4rnu Estonia
\n2018 \u00a0 International Mehmet Nuri G\u00f6cen painting workshop and exhibition, Kusadasi\/Izmir, T\u00fcrgi
\n2015 \u00a0 \u201cMuhu Print\u201d Hungarian Institute Tallinn, Estonia
\n2011 \u00a0 \u201cAbundance\u201d V\u00f5ru City gallery, Estonia
\n2010 \u00a0 \u201cOrdinary\u201d Tallinn Art Hall gallery, Tallinn Estonia
\n2009 \u00a0 Tallinn 5th International Drawing Triennial, Tallinn Estonia
\n2006 \u00a0 \u201cYou and Me III\u201d J\u00f5hvi Concert Hall, J\u00f5hvi Estonia
\n2006 \u00a0 \u201cYou and Me II\u201d V\u00f5ru City gallery, V\u00f5ru Estonia
\n2006 \u00a0 \u201cYou and Me\u201d Maarja Gallery, P\u00f5lva Estonia
\n2006 \u00a0 \u201cWood print\u201d Hop Galerii, Tallinn Estonia
\n2005 \u00a0 Structures II\u201d The City Gallery, Viljandi Estonia
\n2005 \u00a0 \u201cStructures I\u201d Gallery \u201cDraakon\u201d, Tallinn Estonia
\n2004 \u00a0 \u201cPreservation of Eternity\u201d P\u00e4rnu Concert Hall, P\u00e4rnu Estonia
\n2004 \u00a0 \u201cSuper luxury\u201d, Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn Estonia
\n2003 \u00a0 \u201cHello Space, the Earth is calling\u201d, The City Gallery, Tallinn Estonia
\n2003 \u00a0 \u201cThe Space Is not Empty\u201d, P\u00e4rnu Museum, P\u00e4rnu Estonia
\n2003 \u00a0 \u201cThe Space Is not Empty\u201d Applied Art Museum, Tallinn Estonia
\n1996 \u00a0 \u201cEstonian Prints\u201d with Virge J\u00f5ekalda, Gallery, Bergen Norway
\n1994 \u00a0 \"Estonian Prints\u201d Gouda Town Gallery, Gouda Netherlands
\n1994 \u00a0 \u201cEstonian Art 94\u201d, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn Estonia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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2016 \u2013 2022 \u00a0 Mandala workshops in Mandalaruum Tallinn Estonia
\n2012 \u2013 2017 \u00a0\u00a0Mandala workshop. Tallinn School of Lifelong Learning, Tallinn Estonia
\n2011 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The 15th Tallinn Print Triennial \u201cFor love not money\u201d printmaking workshop. KUMU, Tallinn Estonia
\n2010 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Art educational project \u201cGingerbread Mania\u201d lectures and workshop. \nEstonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn Estonia
\n2010 \u2013 2011 \u00a0 \u00a0Mandala, zen painting and printmaking workshops. Loovala, Tallinn Estonia
\n2006 \u2013 2007 \u00a0 Mandala, lectures and workshops. Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn Estonia
\n2006 \u2013 2007 \u00a0 Principles of composition, lectures and workshops. Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn Estonia
\n2001 \u2013 2002 \u00a0 Principles of composition and drawing techniques, lectures and workshops. \nTallinn Communications School, Estonia
\n1998 \u2013 1999 \u00a0\u00a0Principles of composition, workshops. Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn Estonia
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