Tio Tepandi (real name Tiiu Tepandi; born 24 November 1947) is an
Estonian artist. She was born in
Lüganuse
Lüganuse is a small borough () in Ida-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lüganuse Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 439, of which the Estonians
Estonians or Estonian people ( et, ees ...
, Estonia. Her grandfather was a gardener of the local estate. The memories of her birthplace, its beauty and harmony have always accompanied and influenced the artist.
Early life and education
Tio Tepandi was born in
Lüganuse
Lüganuse is a small borough () in Ida-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lüganuse Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 439, of which the Estonians
Estonians or Estonian people ( et, ees ...
,
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used ...
and studied in the Institute of Arts in the Chair of Architecture Design from 1966 to 1971.
Career
Tepandi has worked in various Estonian theaters as for over 17 years. During the years from 1972 to 1985, she worked together with several well-known cultural figures and producers, including
Epp Kaidu
Epp Kaidu (pseudonym; real name Leida Ird, born Leida Rosenblatt; 15 April 1915 Jäärja Parish – 23 June 1976 Tallinn) was Soviet and Estonian theatre director and actress.
In 1936 she graduated from Tartu Stage Art Studio (). In 1952 she gra ...
,
Kaarin Raid,
Kaarel Ird
Kaarel Ird (27 August 1909 Riga – 25 December 1986 Viljandi) was a Soviet and Estonian theatre leader, director and actor.
His theatrical career started in 1932 in Pärnu Töölisteater. Since 1940 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, being most of t ...
,
,
Evald Hermaküla
Evald Hermaküla (6 December 1941 – 16 May 2000) was an Estonian actor and director.
Hermaküla was born in the village of Maardu in Jõelähtme Parish. In 1965 he graduated from the University of Tartu in geology. In 1965 he also finished his ...
,
Jaan Tooming
Jaan Tooming (born 28 March 1946 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor, theatre and film director and writer.
In 1968 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre). From 1969 to 2009 he was an actor a ...
,
Raivo Adlas and others as an artist-producer in the Tartu theater
Vanemuine.
Until 2000 she worked as the Director of Interior Design and Arts in the
Estonian National Library
The National Library of Estonia ( et, Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu) is a national public institution in Estonia, which operates pursuant to the National Library of Estonia Act (). It was established as the parliamentary library () of Estonia on Decembe ...
(
ENL). During her 6 years in
ENL, she designed and planned a multitude of international and national events and art galleries. She also actively planned and designed and/or redesigned the
ENL’s interior visual informational system, banquet halls, furniture and landscaping.
Works
She has designed and produced two books/albums of two important cultural figures.
Books
*''
Marie Under'' – a very important and well-known poet from
Estonia. The book includes many previously unpublished photos and other content. The book illustrates the poet's life, her liturgy and time in its majesty and the tragedy of losing her homeland during the
Socialists invasion.
Title:
Marie Under
Publisher: Estonian Literary Museum and Publishing House "
Ilmamaa" 2003
*''
Evald Hermaküla
Evald Hermaküla (6 December 1941 – 16 May 2000) was an Estonian actor and director.
Hermaküla was born in the village of Maardu in Jõelähtme Parish. In 1965 he graduated from the University of Tartu in geology. In 1965 he also finished his ...
'' – Also a very well known and important political and cultural figure in
Estonia. The book contains a unique selection of never before published letters to his wife and children. The book also contains a number of never before seen pictures from private collections.
Title: Evaldi Armastus. Kirjad ("The Love of Evald. Letters")
Publisher: Publishing House "
Tänapäev" 2005
Exhibitions
*1979 ''Personal exhibition'', Artists House,
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
, Estonia
*1980 ''Triennial of Theater Art'', Tallinn (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
*1980 ''Exhibition of Theater Designers'', Moscow, USSR
*1981 Group Exhibition, Head Office of UNICEF, Paris, France
*1983 Group Exhibition of Estonian Theater Designers, Estonian Theater Association, Tashkent, USSR
*1998 ''Personal Exhibition'', National Library Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
*2000 ''Personal exhibition'', National Library, Tallinn, Estonia
*2000 ''Exhibition of Estonian Theater Designers'',
Rotermann`s Salt Storage, Art Center, Tallinn, Estonia
*2018 Exhibition ''Voldemar Haas 120''
*2018 Exhibition ''Marie Under 135''
Salm - Ants Laikmaa Museum offers a photo exhibition of Marie Under
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Personal life
From 1969,Tiiu Tepandi was married to actor, singer and theatre pedagogue Tõnu Tepandi
Tõnu Tepandi (born 4 July 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor, singer, teacher, theatre pedagogue, politician, and an Estonian social figure.
Education and work
1955–1966 he attended Tallinn 2. Secondary School (). 1966–1970 he attend ...
.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tepandi, Tio
1947 births
Living people
People from Lüganuse Parish
20th-century Estonian women artists
21st-century Estonian women artists