erki kannus

cv & contact

phone in europe:
+372 56 985 131
address:
Idakaare 23-5,
Tallinn, Estonia

born 23.05.1958 tallinn, estonia

studied:

1977-1981 Estonian Art Academy, glass department

exhibitions:

1993 THE BEAUTY OF DESTRUCTION, cafe-gallery Franklin25, Minneapolis, USA
1998 SKARPO, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, USA
1999/2001 Open Studio Project, StPaul Art Crawl, StPaul, USA
2003 87,3 SOUND LITRES, St Catherine's Church, Tallinn, Estonia
2003 UNTUNED, R.Sagrits Museum, Karepa, Estonia
2003 BIRD ANTON AND THE REST, Kondas Centre, Viljandi, Estonia
2004 PURE CHANCE, City Gallery, Tallinn (with Merle Kannus); STAINS OF CHANCE dance performance in Tallinn and Tartu.
2005 DO IT YOURSELF, Viinistu Art Museum (with Merle Kannus)

group exhibitions and events:

1976 PARNU'76, Parnu, Estonia
1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986 Annual State Art Shows, Tallinn
1982, 1988 Annual Young Art Shows, Tallinn, Tartu
1988 Baltic Applied Art Triennial (with Kristel Kannus) , Jurmala, Latvia
1989 AKTA (with Kristel Kannus), Tallinn, Estonia
2002 Site-specific Art Workshop MEHR SCHNEE IN PALAMUSE, Jogevamaa, Estonia
2002 KONSENSUS , Tallinn, Estonia
2003 HEAVY ESTONIAN AIR, Glass Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2003 TIME/SPACE/MOVEMENT, Paide, Estonia
2003 St. Paul Art Crawl
2005 WHITE GLASS, Haapsalu, Evald Okas Museum
2005 TEMPORARY GARDENS, Tartu, land art festival (with Merle Kannus and Ave Avalo)

installations:

2001 FLYING TEXTILE, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 AN ODE FOR TRAVELERS, Haapsalu railway station

videos:

2002 VIOLI
2003 HUMANS' ROOM, MORNING
2003 FAUCETS
2003 6 SOUND LITERS
2004 BOXCAR PROJECT (with Brian Jeans and Stephen Rife)
2004 MINNESOTA: THE NATIVE AMERICAN NAME FOR LEMONADE (with Stephen Rife)

scholarships:

1996 Grant for Emerging Artist, Jerome Foundation, USA

commissions:

1985 AGRO stained glass window, Ministry of Agriculture, Tallinn, Estonia
1985 KOOPERATOR stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
1986 MOOD stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
1986 LINN stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
1987 MAINOR stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
1996 PLAY stained glass window, Edina Library, Edina, USA
1999 READ stained glass window, Merriam Park Library, StPaul, USA
1987 AWARD glass sculpture

teaching:

2002-2004 Estonian Art Academy