| Birthday: |
13.12.1965 |
| Education: |
1993–1995 M.A. studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts
1994 Swedish Royal Art High School, practicing printing technologies
1988–1993 studies in the graphic department at the Estonian Academy of Arts |
| Solo Exhibitions: |
2005 Lithography from the beginning of 90s. Estonian Lithographic Center, Pärnu, Estonia
Big Project, Rotermann Salt Storage, Art Museum of Estonia
Memorial Show. Tallinna Linnagalerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2004 Speaking Houses. kArton Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Rekalde. Contemporary Art Centre, Bilbao, Spain
Blood Olympic. Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Over the Mercury River. Pärnu City Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia
2003 Design Jet 5000 (with Kaido Ole) , Gallery Viviann Napp, Tallinn, Estonia
Marko und Kaido by John Smith. Estonian participation at the International Exhibition of Visual Arts of the Biennale di Venezia, Italy
Feelings, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
John Smith. Marko und Kaido (with Kaido Ole). Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
John Smith in Rapla (together with Kaido Ole). The City Library of Rapla, Estonia
2002 XmistakesYforZ (together with Lucy Harrison and Pete Nevin). Rotermann’s Salt Storage, Tallinn, Estonia
John Smith. The world of Gods (together with Kaido Ole). Gallery of Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia
2001 Amentia. Gallery Platan, Budapest, Hungary
2000 Track. Me Supernatural. Tartu Lastekunstikool, Tartu, Estonia; The Gallery of the Ugala Theatre, Viljandi, Estonia
Me Supernatural. Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
1999 The Chemistry of Being. Vaal Gallery, Tallinn; Estonian Embassy, Riga, Latvia
1997 Exhibition of UNDP annual prize. Draakon Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Human Life. Obu Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
Culture Centre of Läänemaa County, Haapsalu, Estonia
1996 Eternal Things. Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995 Surprise. Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia
Car World II. Hotel Strand, Pärnu, Estonia
Car World. Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
1994 24 II. Culture Hall of Viljandi, Estonia
24 h. Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
1993 Stories of Jesus 2. Culture Hall of East Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Stories of Jesus. Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Absolut Freshness. Tokko & Arrak Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Subjective Pop 2. Green Club, Pärnu, Estonia
1992 Subjective Pop (with Hannes Starkopf). Sammas Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Gentle Shapes. Pikk 7 Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
1992 Print exhibition. City Library, Kotka, Finland
1991 Nude exhibition. Haapsalu Art School, Haapsalu, Estonia |
| Selected group exhibitions: |
2005 Habitat. 6th Baltic Contemporary Art Biennale Museum of Contemporary Art, Szczecin, Poland
Blur of The Otherwordly. Center for Art and Visual Culture, Baltimore, USA
Thrust, 26. International Biennial of Graphic Art. Ljubljana, Slovenia
Island Art Film & Video Festival ’05, Prenelle Gallery, UK
ON25. Artstar Project, Luxemburg
Home Sweet Home. Art Museum of Estonia, Rotermann’s Salt Storage
2004 Here, But Not Now. Picture Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
EU-Positive. Akademie der Kunst, Berlin, Germany
MAK NITE special EUROPA JETZT, MAK, Vienna, Austria
Salt of Life. Contemporary art from The Baltic States, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 2nd Biennial in Painting. Väsby Konsthall, Sweden
2002 About Belief. South London Gallery, London, England
2001 ARS01. Kiasma, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland
1999 23th International Biennial of Graphic Art. Ljubljana, Slovenia
1998 Kaliningrad-Königsberg ’98. International Print Triennial, Russia
1997 Joint exhibition with the group The Angels of Georges Braque, New Academy, Curwen Galleries, London, Great Britain
1996 ArtGenda. Exhibition of young artists from Baltic Sea region, Oksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1995 Misfits. 6th Triennial of Young Baltic Art. Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Awards: |
2004 City Prize of 13th Tallinn Print Triennial, Estonia
2003 Sadolin annual art award, Estonia
Hansa Bank annual art award for 2002, Tallinn
2002 Annual award 2002 of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Painting Prize of the Estonian Painters’ Association.
2000 Kristjan Raud art award, Estonia
Harpoon. Annual art award of Vaal Gallery, Estonia
1997 UNDP annual prize |
| Works in collections: |
Art Museum of Estonia |
| Homepage: |
http://http://www.maetamm.net/ |
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