Mari Kurismaa (born 19 April 1956 in
Pärnu) 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 interior architect and painter.
In 1979 she graduated from
Estonian State Art Institute in interior architecture.
1980s and 1990s she was focused on painting. In the late 1990s he focused again on interior architecture. Since 2002 she is working at OÜ Stuudio Kurismaa.
Since 1987 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 ...
. She is married to artist
Kaarel Kurismaa
Kaarel Kurismaa (born 13 May 1939 in Pärnu, Estonia) is the first and one of the most important sound art and sound installation artists in Estonia. His work also expands into the field of painting, animation, public space monumental art, stag ...
.
Awards
* 1997, 2004 and 2015: annual prize of
Estonian Cultural Endowment
Works
* 1997: renovation of the hall of
Riigikogu (group work)
* 2002-2003: interior works for
Estonian Drama Theatre (with the group Koldegrupp)
References
External links
*
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Living people
1956 births
Estonian women architects
Estonian women painters
20th-century Estonian painters
21st-century Estonian painters
Estonian Academy of Arts alumni
People from Pärnu