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Urmas Puhkan
urmas.puhkan(at)mail.ee
Born on February 20, 1967 Rapla district, Nadalema village, Estonia
Education
1987-1992 Estonian State Art Institute, ceramics
Since 1996 member of the Estonian Ceramists’ Association
Takes part in exhibitions since 1988
Professional career
Since 1993 OÜ Asuurkeraamika artist & manager
Since 1999 Bachelor degree supervisor in EAA
2000-2005 Part time teacher Estonian Academy of Arts
2005 Estonian Academy of Arts – Head of Ceramics Department
Selected exhibitions
1990 “Neoeksprepost”. Tallinn, Estonia
1991 Triennial of Baltic Young Artists. Vilnius, Lithuania
1992 Baltic Pathways. Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland
1992 Silk, exhibition of the “Neoeksprepost” group. Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall; Kuressaare, Estonia
1993 Contemporary Baltic Art. Paris, France
1993 Trash, exhibition of the “Neoeksprepost” group. Tallinn
1994 Portrait, exhibition of the “Neoeksprepost” group. Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
1994, 1995 Annual Applied Art Exhibitions. Tallinn, Estonia
1995 Asta-Majolica Presents. KÜÜ Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
1996 Azure Time. Pärnu City Gallery; Estonian National Library, Tallinn; Valga Cultural Centre, Estonia
1997 Young November. Into Gallery, Helsinki, Finland (I. Luisk, U. Puhkan, K. Pärnamets, K. Seppel, Kattri ja Kerttu Varik)
1998 Temptations. The Museum of Decorative Applied Art. Riga, Latvia (K. Kõiv, A. Orav, V. Puhkan, K. Pärnamets, K. Seppel)
1999 Keraamika. Exhibition of Asuurkeraamika Studio. Paris, France
2000 – 2005 Savibraator. Group perfomances. Pärnu; Tallinn; Kaunas, Lithuania; Szentendre, Hungary
2000 Bridges. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Ceramists Association. Narva; Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
2000 Déja vu or short Estonian Art History. Tallinn, Estonia
2001 Plastos. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Ceramists' Assosiation. Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia
2002 Floor Vase as an Object. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Ceramists' Assosiation, Hansa Pank Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2002 Ceramics in Grass. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Ceramists Association. Tallinn, Estonia
2002 Time for tea. International group exhibition. Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 E-67. Group exhibition. Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Self Portrait. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Ceramists Association. The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia
2003 Notes. 3D Estonian art. Szentendre Art Mill, Hungary
2003 exhibition of the Asuurkeraamika Studio. TegelSten Gallery, Järfälla, Sweden
2003 Unison. Group project with the CassiusClay Studio. Tallinn, Estonia
2004 Plastic dreams. Savibraator project. Tallinn, Estonia
2004 DSP Savibraator. Tallinn, Estonia
2004 Unison II. Group project with the CassiusClay Studio. Danmarks Keramikmuseum, Grimmerhus, Denmark
2004 Unison III. Group project with CassiusClay Studio. Grųnbechsgaard Gallery, Bornholm, Denmark
2004 group exhibition of the Asuurkeraamika Studio. Feuer 111 Gallery , Zürich, Switzerland
2005 Ceramotorology. Kääntöpoiju Gallery, Lappenranta, Finland
2006 Formula of Fortune. Exhibition of the Asuurkeraamika Studio. Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2007 Asjade seis 2007 (State of Things 2007). Exhibition of applied art. Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2007 The Art of Living. Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
2008 International teapot exhibition. Shanghai, China
2008 Tulessa syntynyt (Born in Fire). International ceramics exhibition. Fiskars, Finland
Symposia
1991-1992 Creative Centre “Haus am See”. Hannover, Germany
1992,1993 International Ceramics Symposium. Dzintari, Latvia
1995 International Porcelain Symposium. Kaunas, Lithuania
1995 International Ceramics Symposium. Panevezys, Lithuania
2001 International bone china workshop Kaunas, Lithuania
2002 MUS-E Project Dublin, Ireland
2003 International Ceramics symposium. Kohila, Estonia
2003 International Ceramics workshop “Glaze Storm”. Tallinn, Estonia
2004 ISEA 2004 symposium
2006 The International Academy of Ceramics Assembly in Riga, Latvia
2006 Sagadi sculpture symposium, Estonia
2007 Minds Making. The KNOWHOW Symposium. Reykjavik, Iceland
Awards
1992 Annual Award of the Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Works in collections
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design,Tallinn; Ciurlionis Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania;
Panevezys Art Gallery, Lithuania
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