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Anu Rank Soans
Phone +372 530 06744
Born on October 28, 1941 in Keila, Estonia
Education
1962-67 Estonian State Art Institute, Ceramics, Cum Laude
Since 1973 Member of Estonian Artists Association
Exhibited at group shows in Estonia and elsewhere since 1967
Work Experience
1967-71 Tallinn Ceramic Factory, Jõgeva branch, artist
1971-74 Pärnu Factory of Building Materials, artist
1974-96 Tallinn Ceramics Factory, artist
Free-lance artist since 1996
Selected exhibitions
1967-96 Most of the Annual Applied Art Exhibitions, Estonia
1971, 1972, 1975 International Ceramics Competition, Faenza, Italy
1985 III Baltic Applied Arts Triennial, Tallinn
1986 Twelve Estonian Ceramists. Kipsala, Riga, Latvia
1992 Estonian Applied Art, Lincoln, Great Britain
1993, 1994, 1996 Annual Exhibition of Estonian Ceramists
1995 Clay. Kirkonummi, Finland (in collaboration with J. Soans)
1997 Useless Things, Tallinn Applied Art Triennial. Tallinn, Estonia
1998 “920-1380o C“. Estonian ceramics 75. Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
1998 Terracotta - fired earth. Estonian ceramics 75. Museum of Applied Art, Tallinn, Estonia
2003 Self-portrait. The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia
2004 Keraamiikka 2004, European Ceramics in 2004, Fiskars, Finland
2004 Vaba tahe (Free Will) group and friends exhibitions of textile and ceramics. Pärnu; Narva; Kuressaare, Estonia
2005 Mini. The annual exhibition of the Estonian Ceramists Association, A-Gallery, Tallinn
2005 Anagama Symposium 2001-2005. Exhibition. Rotermann`s Salt Storage, Tallinn, Estonia
2006 Beautiful time. Ceramics and ikebana, annual exhibition of the Estonian Ceramists’ Association. Estonian National Library, Tallinn
2006 Status Quo. Estonian ceramics. Estonian National Library, Tallinn
2007 The State of Things 2007. Exhibition of Applied Art. Tallinn Art Hall
2008 Vaba tahe (Free Will) group and friends exhibitions of textile and ceramics. Kuopio, Finland
2008 A Jug. Estonian Museum of Applied Arts and Design
Solo exhibitions
1971 Small Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia (together with M. Morgen)
1988 The Museum of Applied Art, Tallinn and the Kohtla-Järve Branch of Art Museum of Estonia, Estonia (together with A. Raud)
1989 “Anu-Rank Soans”. Häme Gallery, Lahti, Finland
1995 “Kild”. Adamson-Eric Museum, Tallinn and the Kohtla-Järve Branch of Art Museum of Estonia |
