| Birthday: |
21.07.1963 |
| Birthplace: |
Tallinn |
| Education: |
1989 State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR, sculpture |
| Solo Exhibitions: |
2012 Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary, Helsinki
Oulu Art Museum (with H. Vihriälä), Oulu
2009 Gallery Kone, Hämeenlinna
Gallery Forum Box (with H. Jaanisoo), Helsinki
Kaiku-Gallery, KUVA, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Turku Art Museum, Studio, Turku
2006 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki
2002 Upton Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Cave Gallery, New York
2001 Rotermann's Salt Storage, Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn |
| Selected group exhibitions: |
2012 53rd Edition of October Salon, Belgrade
2011 Backstart, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma
Water – Sense and Sensation Exhibition, Turku
Wäinö! Sculpture Exhibition, Turku
Biennale of Contemporary Art, D-0 ARK Underground, Konjic
2009 The Father, the Son and the Holy Lake, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
Pirkanmaa Triennial, fine art exhibition of Tampere region, Tampere
2008 Happy Together, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
Hoviart, Anttola
The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä
2007 Hoviart, Anttola
2005 The 110th artist's exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki
2004 Rauma Art Museum, Rauma
Retretti Art Center, Punkaharju
Compost, Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum, Sabile
Home Sweet Home, Rotermann's Salt Storage, Tallinn
2003 City Art Exhibition, Jyväskylä
Keksi – Art Exhibition, Lahti
Pirkanmaa Triennial, fine art exhibition of Tampere region, Tampere
2002 Contemporary Cast Iron Art, juried exhibition, Johnson Atelier, Trenton, New Jersey
The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä
2001 Mehitamine, Rotermann's Salt Storage, Tallinn
Art2Heart, Stockholm |
| Organisations: |
Tampere Artist Association, Estonian Sculptors' Union, Estonian Artists' Association, The Association of Finnish Sculptors |
| Awards: |
2005 Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, scholarship
Taiteen Keskustoimikunta, scholarship
2004 Estonian Culture Foundation grant
2003 Arts Council of Finland, scholarship
Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, scholarship
2002 The Pirkanmaa Regional Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation
2001 The Pirkanmaa Regional Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation
Estonian Culture Foundation grant
2000 Pirkkala Municipality, cultural award
Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, annual scholarship for art
1998 Tampere, scholarship for studies
1996 Cultural Endowment of Estonia, annual award |
| Works in collections: |
2004 Rubber Duck, Pirkkala
2003 Sky Chair, Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum, Sabile
The House, Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
2002 Coach, PRATT Institute of Art, sculpture park, New York
Mug, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York
Sally's Muffin, Griffis Sculpture Park, Ellicotville
2001 Machine 1, Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Cow, Pirkkala
2000 Monument to the Finnish Civil War, Pirkkala
1999 Monument to the 100 years of Finnish public education (with J. Mukala)
Hole, Hamar
1998 Just the Fucking Stones, Pori-Kankaanpää
Homo Birkkalensis, Pirkkala
Leinovalu Factories, Salo
1996 MS Estonia Memorial (with J. Mukala), Tallinn
Steel sculpture in Bagsværd Park, Gladsaxe
1990 Monument to Jakob Hurt in Otepää
1989 Monument to Villem Reiman in Kolga-Jaani |
| Homepage: |
http://www2.pirkkala.fi/villusoo/ |
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