Artist Statement
I work in graphite and pastel pencil on cotton paper, exploring the space between beauty and discomfort. My drawings look like plants and animals, but they're really stand-ins for real events and public figures - a quiet way of telling stories about the world.
I hope for people to slow down and look closer — to notice the beauty, but also the things we tend to turn a blind eye to.
My technique relies on layering thousands of fine lines, so the work holds up whether you're standing back or leaning in close — each piece carries the time and care that went into it.
BIO
I'm originally from Veskitaguse, a small village in Estonia surrounded by forests and meadows, and have lived and worked in Alberta, Canada for the past ten years. I've been drawing since childhood, and that early pull toward art led me to study at the Estonian Academy of Arts, then intern under Ellen Frank in East Hampton, New York.
At the heart of my work is the bond between humans and nature. I've traveled widely and lived in big cities, but it's always the quieter connection to the natural world that draws me back.
I work mainly in graphite and soft pastel on cotton paper, building each drawing through countless layered lines — a slow, deliberate process that rewards a closer look. I draw plants and animals, but they're rarely just themselves: a bird might stand in for a public figure, a wilting flower for a moment in history. The work moves between subtle and confrontational, always rooted in observation — in what we choose to see, and what we don't.
My hope is simple: that people slow down and look closer, at both the beauty and the parts of the world we tend to turn away from.
CV
2005 Major in Product Design. Estonia Academy of Arts, Tallinn
2005 Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation. Visual Art internship program. East Hampton, NY, USA
2010 NOMA Nordic Multimedia Academy. Multimedia designer. Kolding, Denmark
ACHIEVEMENTS / EXHIBITIONS
2025 Group Exhibition. Bat 1 Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
2021 "From Nothing to All" Solo Exhibition. Bat 1 Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
2021 Alberta Magazine Publishers Association, Best Cover (Legacy in Action) AD and illustration.
2021 “From Nothing to All” Solo Exhibition, The Art Incubator Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
2020 Harcourt House Artist Run Centre Group Exhibition. Main Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
2016 The Art World – The Art Registry World Finalist. International.
2016 ACA Shortlist. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
2015 Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery, Miami, USA.
2015 35th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition selected Artist. Bradley, USA.
2014 Linus Galleries. Curator’s Choice for Slice Of Life. California, USA.
2012 Light Space and Time - Overall Winning Artists Category 5th Place.
Light Space and Time - Painting Winning Artists Category 5th Place..
2005 The Living Gallery, New York, Ellen Franck Group Exhibition.