51 Notable alumni of
Estonian Academy of Arts
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The Estonian Academy of Arts is 1148th in the world, 409th in Europe, and 5th in Estonia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 51 notable alumni from the Estonian Academy of Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Evelin Samuel
- Occupations
- actorsingerwriter
- Biography
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Evelin Samuel is an Estonian singer, songwriter, musical theater performer, author of children's books and participant in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Jüri Arrak
- Occupations
- painterexlibristartist
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Jüri Arrak was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world.
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Yoko Alender
- Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts
- 1999-2010 graduated with master's degree in architecture
- Occupations
- architectpolitician
- Biography
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Yoko Alender is an Estonian architect and politician, member of the XIII, XIV and XV Riigikogu, publisher, educator. Yoko Alender is standing as a candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament elections on the Reform Party list.
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Hannes Võrno
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- television presentercaricaturistfilm actorhumoristtelevision actor
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Hannes Võrno is a former Estonian comedian, politician and military officer.
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Heinz Valk
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- caricaturistpoliticianartist
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Heinz Valk is an Estonian artist, caricaturist and politician. He is credited for coining the term "Singing Revolution" (Estonian: laulev revolutsioon) and its slogan "One day, no matter what, we will win!" (Estonian: Ükskord me võidame niikuinii!) some of the most famous and prophetic sentences describing the Estonians' non-violent freedom fight in 1988–1991 against the then Soviet occupation regime, which eventually was indeed successful as Estonians "won" when the country restored its full independence in August 1991.
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Piret Raud
- Occupations
- writerpainterchildren's writerillustrator
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Piret Raud is a contemporary Estonian author and illustrator.
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Raivo Järvi
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- politicianartistjournalist
- Biography
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Raivo Järvi, commonly known under the pseudonym of Onu Raivo (Uncle Raivo) was an Estonian artist, radio personality and politician.
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Hardi Volmer
- Occupations
- singercaricaturistscreenwriterscenographerpolitician
- Biography
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Hardi Volmer is an Estonian film director, puppet theatre set decorator and musician. Volmer is the singer in the Estonian punk rock band Singer Vinger.
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Leonhard Lapin
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- art theoristpoetarchitectartistvisual artist
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Leonhard Lapin, also known under the pseudonym Albert Trapeež, was an Estonian architect, artist, architecture historian, and poet.
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Anu Raud
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- writertextile artistartistuniversity teacher
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Anu Raud is an Estonian textile artist and author.
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Martin Saar
- Occupations
- painterartist
- Biography
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Martin Saar is an Estonian artist who currently lives and works between New York City and Tallinn, Estonia.
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Henno Käo
- Occupations
- children's writerpoetartistcaricaturist
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Henno Käo was an Estonian children's writer, book illustrator, poet, and musician.
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Kaido Kama
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- Norwegian public servantenvironmentalistpolitician
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Kaido Kama is an Estonian politician, conservationist, and teacher. He served as the Minister of Justice of Estonia from 1992 to 1994, as well as Estonia's Minister of the Interior from 1994 to 1995.
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Tauno Kangro
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- sculptor
- Biography
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Tauno Kangro is an Estonian sculptor.
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Signe Kivi
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- textile artistsportspersonpolitician
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Signe Kivi is an Estonian textile artist and politician. She has been a member of the IX, X and XIV Riigikogu. From 1999 to 2002 she was the Minister of Culture.
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Olev Subbi
- Occupations
- paintervisual artistartist
- Biography
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Olev Subbi was an Estonian artist.
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Kadri Mälk
- Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- university teacherartistjewelry designer
- Biography
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Kadri Mälk was an Estonian artist and jewellery designer.
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Liisi Ojamaa
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- translatorpoetliterary criticeditor
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Liisi Ojamaa was an Estonian poet, translator, literary critic and editor. She was already known for her debut collection "Endless July" (Estonian: "Lõputu juuli"), which was included in the collection "Poetry Cassette '90"; Elo Vee (Elo Viiding), Triin Soomets, Ats (Aidi Vallik) and Ruth Jyrjo also made their debut on the tape.
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Ivo Lill
- Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts
- Studied in 1985
- Occupations
- glass artistartist
- Biography
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Ivo Lill was an Estonian glass artist.
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Vilen Künnapu
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Vilen Künnapu is one of the most important Estonian architects of the last three decades, among the first postmodernist theoreticians and architects in the 1970s.
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Tiit Pääsuke
- Occupations
- painterart educator
- Biography
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Tiit Pääsuke is an Estonian painter.
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Jaan Toomik
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- screenwriterfilm directorvideo artistartist
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Jaan Toomik is an Estonian video artist, painter and award-winning filmmaker, often described as the most widely acknowledged Estonian contemporary artist on the international scene.
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Tanel Veenre
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- university teacherfashion photographerdesignerjewelry designerauthor
- Biography
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Tanel Veenre is an Estonian jewellery artist and designer of brand Tanel Veenre.
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Aapo Pukk
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- artist
- Biography
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Aapo Pukk is an Estonian artist. He is mainly known by his portraits and posters.
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Peeter Mudist
- Occupations
- paintersculptor
- Biography
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Peeter Mudist was an Estonian painter, sculptor, and print-maker whose works have received multiple awards. He was also a member of the Estonian Artists' Union.
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Andrus Johani
- Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts
- Studied in 1922-1926
- Occupations
- printmakerpainter
- Biography
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Andrus Johani was an Estonian painter.
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Lola Liivat
- Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts
- Studied in 1954
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Lola Liivat was an Estonian abstract expressionist painter.
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Meeli Kõiva
- Occupations
- painterartistglass artist
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Meeli Kõiva is an Estonian-American artist, curator, and art filmmaker who primarily works with architectural glass, light and multimedia. She is active in Finland, Belgium, and the United States, where she has produced a range of paintings, architectural lighting sculptures, multimedia installations, videos, and architectural stained glass. She pioneered a new era of architectural light-art space by bringing in the participation of light observers, focusing on "light motion via glass surfaces and esoteric meanings: limits of the mind and body"
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Asko Künnap
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- writertranslatorauthorpoetmusician
- Biography
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Asko Künnap is an Estonian designer, writer, and artist.
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Mare Vint
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- paintergraphic artistartistprintmaker
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Mare Vint was an Estonian graphic artist. In her work, Vint mostly depicted an "ideal landscape".
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Ignar Fjuk
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- architectpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Ignar Fjuk is an Estonian architect, politician, and radio journalist, most notable for being one of the voters for the Estonian restoration of Independence.
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Mall Nukke
- Occupations
- painterartist
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Mall Nukke is an Estonian artist. A printmaker by training, she is primarily known for her paintings, collages and installations influenced by pop art. Mall Nukke emerged on the Estonian art scene in the early 1990s, her work at the period can be seen as commentary of nascent mass culture and consumer society in newly independent Estonia. Her early collages combined various cultural references and created new media characters based on real entertainers and public figures. Since the 2000s, Mall Nukke has concentrated on creating photo-manipulations and mixed media paintings inspired by Eastern Orthodox icon art.
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Aili Vint
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- paintergraphic designerartist
- Biography
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Aili Vint is an Estonian graphic designer and painter.
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Marko Mäetamm
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- artist
- Biography
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Marko Mäetamm is an Estonian multimedia artist, working within the mediums of video, drawing and the internet.
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Kaido Ole
- Occupations
- painterartist
- Biography
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Kaido Ole is an Estonian painter.
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Kiwa
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- 1975-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- composerartist
- Biography
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Kiwa is an Estonian artist, composer, curator, publisher, and writer.
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Kadri Jäätma
- Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- ceramicistartistactorpolitician
- Biography
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Kadri Jäätma is an Estonian ceramicist, actress and politician. She was a member of IX Riigikogu.
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Arnold Akberg
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- painter
- Biography
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Arnold Akberg was an Estonian painter.
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Alisa Jakobi
- Born in
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Estonia - Occupations
- painteractorartist
- Biography
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Alisa Jakobi is an Estonian artist, actress and graphic designer.
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Regina Lukk-Toompere
- Occupations
- illustrator
- Biography
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Regina Lukk-Toompere is an Estonian illustrator.
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Anu Kalm
- Occupations
- printmaker
- Biography
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Anu Kalm is an Estonian graphic artist and illustrator.
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Indrek Allmann
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Indrek Allmann is an Estonian architect and city planner.
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Rael Artel
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- 1980-.. (age 46)
- Occupations
- museum professionalcurator
- Biography
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Rael Artel is an Estonian art writer, curator and gallerist. Since 2013, she has been the director of Tartu Art Museum in Estonia.
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Peep Jänes
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Peep Jänes is an Estonian architect.
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Anatoli Lyutyuk
- Enrolled in the Estonian Academy of Arts
- Studied in 1975
- Occupations
- social activist
- Biography
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Anatoli Kuzmich Ljutjuk is a Ukrainian-Estonian friar and artist of collaborative handmade books. He lives in Tallinn, Estonia, where he founded the city's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Cultural Center.
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Raivo Puusepp
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- architect
- Biography
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Raivo Puusepp is an Estonian architect.
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Mkrtich Mazmanian
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- sculptor
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Mkrtich Mazmanian is a well known Armenian figurative sculptor based in Armenia Yerevan at moment.
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Mai Šein
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Mai Šein is an Estonian architect.
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Andres Koort
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- painterartist
- Biography
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Andres Koort is an Estonian painter, scenographer, exhibit designer and curator. He is a member of the Estonian Artists' Association and member of the board of the Estonian Painters' Association since 2002 and has curated and designed some EPA's exhibitions.
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Jaan Klysheiko
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- printmakerdesignerprintergraphic artistphotographer
- Biography
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Jaan Klõšeiko was an Estonian printmaker and photographer.
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Kertu Sillaste
- Occupations
- textile artistartisttextile designerillustrator
- Biography
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Kertu Sillaste is an Estonian textile artist, illustrator, and children's author.
