Aili Vahtrapuu (born 26 January 1950) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n sculptor. In 1980 she graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute. In 2007 Vahtrapuu was awarded a PhD by

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University (french: Sorbonne Université; la Sorbonne: 'the Sorbonne') is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sorbon ...

. Vahtrapuu was a professor at

Tallinn University Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

in Estonia in 2009. She is a member of

Estonian Artists' Union Estonian Artists Association (abbreviated EAA; et, Eesti Kunstnike Liit) is organization which connects artists in Estonia. EAA primary functions are "participating in cultural policymaking and sectoral development activities, protecting the int ...

Personal exhibitions

*1993 Palee D’Orsay, Paris, France *1996 Draakoni Galerii, Tallinn *1996 Roma, Italy *1998 Analoog. Linnagalerii, Tallinn *1999 (with Jaan Elken),

Kotka Kotka (; ; la, Aquilopolis) is a city in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province on the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city and also a diverse school and cultural city, which was formerly part of the old Kymi parish. ...

, Finland *1999 Vee Ruum. Tallinn Kunstihoone Galerii, Tallinn *2000 Eesti Rooste. Rock al Mare Vabaõhumuuseum, Tallinn *2000 Vee Ruum 3. Narva Kunstimuuseum, Narva *2001 Friedrich Linnupüüdja. Linnagalerii, Tallinn *2001 Passage Nordique. (with Kristiina Kaasik), L’Harmattani Galerii, Paris, France *2001/2002 Friedrich Linnupüüdja. Narva Kunstimuuseum, Narva *2002 Vee loomise lugu. Raegalerii,

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. Th ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vahtrapuu, Aili 1950 births Living people 20th-century Estonian sculptors Estonian Academy of Arts alumni