Villu Jaanisoo



SCULPTOR
Born 1963. In Tallinn Estonia.
Graduated from the sculpture department of the Estonian State Art University in 1989.




Solo and group exhibitions since 1984
Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Hungary, Norway and U.S.A
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2001 Roterman Soolaladu, Contemporary Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2002 Uppton Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA
2002 Cave Gallery, New York, USA
2006 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland
2008 Turku Art Museum, Studio, Turku, Finland
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2001 Mehitamine, Roterman Soolaladu, Tallinn, Estonia
2001 Art2Heart, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 Contemporary cast iron art, juried exhibition, Johnson Atelier, Trenton, NJ, USA
2002 The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland
2003 City Art Exhibition, Jyväskylä, Finland
2003 Keksi - Art Exhibition, Lahti, Finland
2003 Pirkanmaa Triennial, Fine Art Exhibition of Tampere Region, Tampere, Finland
2004 Rauma Art Museum Rauma, Finland
2004 Retretti Art Center Punkaharju, Finland
2004 Compost, Pedvale Open-Air Artmuseum Sabile, Latvia
2004 Home Sweet Home, Rotermani Soolaladu, Tallinn, Estonia
2005 The 110th artist´s exhibition, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Hoviart, Anttola, Finland
2008 Hoviart, Anttola, Finland
2008 The 7th Mänttä Art Festival, Mänttä, Finland
PUBLIC SCULPTURES AND COMMISSIONS
1989 Monument for the Villem Reiman in Kolga-Jaani, Estonia
1990 Monument for the Jakob Hurt in Otepää, Estonia
1990 Relief for the Jakob Hurt in Otepää church, Estonia
1990 Hands, Nauvo, Finland
1990 Girl, Pirkkala, Finland
1992 Portret of Juice Leskinen, Nokia, Finland
1993 Reliefs for the A.P. Mäkikylä, Ylöjärvi, Finland
1993 Birds, Nuoliala elementary school, Finland
1996 Steel sculpture in Bagsvaerd park, Gladsaxe, 
1996 Monument for the Victims of the m/s'Estonia', Tallinn, Estonia
1997 Relationship, granite sculpture, Kankaanpää, Finland
1997 Fiancé, granite sculpture, Kankaanpää, Finland
1998 Homo Birkkalensis, bronze, Pirkkala, Finland
1998 Cast iron sculpture Leinovalu Factories, Salo, Finland
1998 Just the fucking stones, granite sculpture, Pori-Kankaanpää, Finland
1999 Hole, cast iron, Hamar, Norway
1999 Monument for the 100 years of Finnish public education, (tog.with J.Mukala)
2000 Dark Cloud, cast Iron, Veszprem town collection, Hungary
2000 Monument for the Finnish civil war (1918), Pirkkala, Finland
2001 Cow, cast iron, Pirkkala, Finland
2001 Machine 1, wood, Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2002 Sally's Muffin, rubber, Griffis Sculpture Park, Ellicotville, USA
2002 Mug, cast iron, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
2002 Couch, rubber, PRATT Institute of Art, sculpture park, New York, USA
2003 The House, Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2003 Sky Chair, Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum, Pedvale, Latvia
2003 Rubber Duck, Pirkkala, Finland
2008 Munamuna, Pedvale Open-Air Artmuseum, Sabile, Latvia
CONTESTS
1988 3 rd prize in the contest for the monument for the KGB victims,
Tartu, Estonia, (tog. with A.Lunge)
1996 1 st prize in the contest for the monument for the Victims of the shipwreck m/s'Estonia', Tallinn, Estonia (tog. with J. Mukala)
1997 1 st prize in the contest for the monument for the Finnish public education system,
Tampere, Finland (tog. with J, Mukala)
AWARDS
1996 Annual Estonian Culture foundation award
1998 Scholarship for the deeper studies granted by the city of Tampere, Finland
1999 Traveling Scholarship from the Nordic Ministery Council
2000 Annual Scholarship for Art granted by Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, Finland
2000 Cultural Award granted by Pirkkala Municipality
2001 Estonian Culture Foundation Grant
2001 The Pirkanmaa Regional Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation
2001 Pirkkala Cultural Grant
2001 Frame, Finnish fund for art exchange
2002 The Pirkanmaa Regional Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation
2003 Scholarship granted by Arts council of Pirkanmaa Finland
2003 Scholarship granted by Arts council of Finland
2004 Frame, Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
2004 Estonian Culture Foundation Grant
ART PROJECTS
1996 Town decoration project, Gladsaxe, Denmark
1996 Stone sculpting symposium, Kankaanpää, Finland
1996 Cast iron art symposium Tallinn, Estonia
1996 Year 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 Nordic Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
1997 Instructor in Cast iron art symposium, Tallinn, Estonia (tog. with Carl Billingsley and Kenneth Payne)
1997 Stone sculpting symposium, Kankaanpää Finland
1998 Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art Johnson  Atelier Merserville, NJ, USA
1999 Blue Ice Art, Ice Sculpture Championships, Pello, Finland
1999 Grass sculpture symposium, Hammanhög, Sweden
1999 Instructor in Cast iron art symposium, Szentendre, Hungary (tog. with Carl Billingsley and Kenneth Payne)
1999 "ADDENDA 2 " Cast iron art symposium, Hamar, Norway
1999 Instructor in Cast iron art workshop, Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark
(tog. with H.Vihriälä )
2000 Blue Ice Art, Ice Sculpture Championships -1st price abstract class team competition, Pello, Finland
2000 Instructor in Cast iron art symposium, Veszprem, Hungary
2001 Karuizawa Ice Sculpture Championships -jury's special price, Karuizawa, Japan
2001 Blue Ice Art ,Ice Sculpture Championships-1st price abstract class double competition -2st prize abstract class team competition
2001 Pirkkala international cast iron symposium, Pirkkala, Finland
2001 Jicin 01, cast iron workshop, Czech Republic
2002 4.rd Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art Johnson Atelier, Merserville NJ, USA
2002 International Sculpture Symposium, Griffis Sculpture Park
2003 Pirkkala Sculpture 03, International Sculpture Symposium, Pirkkala, Finland
2004 Compost, International Art Symposium, Sabile, Latvia
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of The Association of Finnish Sculptors
Member of Estonian Sculptors
Member of Estonian Artists Association
Curator of the Pirkkala Sculpture Park and Symposiums
TEACHING
1991-1999 Teacher in the Kankaanpää Art Institute, Finland
1993-1995 Teacher in the Tampere School of Art and Communication, Finland
(Head of the Fine Art Department 1993-94)
2002 Professor of Sculpture, Buffalo State College, NY, U.S.A
1995-2004 Workshops, critics , lectures and mentoring in : Estonian Academy of Arts,
Helsinki Art Academy, East Carolina University and Pori School of Art
2006-2008 Professor, Head of the Sculpture Department, Estonian Academy of Arts
ADDRESS
Pereentie 23, 33950 Pirkkala, Finland
Mob. : +358 5041 31906
in Tallinn +372 5555 1511
E-mail: villusoo@hotmail.com
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