Peeter Mudist (19 April 1942,

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– 6 December 2013) was an

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n painter, sculptor, and print-maker whose works have received multiple awards. He was also a member of the Estonian Artists' Union.

Early life

Born in 1942, in

, Mudist studied painting at the Estonian State Art Institute (now, the

Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn. Ac ...

) for four years, starting in 1963.

Later life and death

Mudist had

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

in his later years. He died on the morning of 6 December 2013.

Awards

Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science The Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science is an award given annually by the Baltic Assembly for achievements in three categories: literature, art and science. The prize is an annual award given to a citizen of Estonia, Latvi ...

(1995)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mudist, Peeter 1942 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists 21st-century Estonian painters Estonian people with disabilities Estonian Academy of Arts alumni Tallinn University of Technology alumni Academic staff of Tallinn University 20th-century Estonian sculptors Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class Artists from Tallinn