Kairi Orgusaar
E-mail: kairi [dot] orgusaar [at] mail [dot] ee
Phone: +372 53 403 124
OÜ Kunivorm
Kunilepa talu, Linna-Aluste küla, Kehtna vald, Raplamaa
Kairi Orgusaar (b 1969) graduated in painting at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1995, in 2002 she earned M.A. in glass art from the same school. Since 1996 she has participated in various exhibitions at galleries and museums in Estonia and abroad, incl the Museum of Glass Art on Yelagin Island in St Petersburg, Russia, the Finnish Glass Museum at Riihimäe, Finland, LWL-Industriemuseum Glashütte Gernheim in Germany, etc. She has twice been awarded the annual Cultural Endowment of Estonia Regional Award. Her works can be seen in the glass art collection of Ernsting Stiftung Alter of Herding, the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design and several private collections. Since 2004, she is heading her own glass art studio Kunivorm LLC, since 2010 she is a founding member and a member of the board of the Centre of Contemporary Arts of Rapla County.
Born:
14.05.1969. in Rapla, Estonia
Education:
1999 – 2002 Estonian Academy of Arts, post-graduate (MA) speciality of glass
1989 – 1995 Tallinn Art University (now Estonian Academy of Art) graduate painter
Employment:
2021 EAA glass departement
Since 2010 Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, founding member.
Since 2004 Glass studio “Kunivorm”, founding member, glass designer
2004 – 2010 teacher (drawing and painting), Art Society, Rapla
Solo (or small groups) exhibitions:
2022 “Octarine” City Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia
2022 “Invisible Horizons” Cruselli Cultural Center Gallery, Uusikaupungi, Finland
2021 “O2“, virtual exhibition at NÖFF (Women Nights Film Festival, Rapla, with Kati Kerstna)
2019 “Dialogues” pop-up exhibition at NÖFF (Women Nights Film Festival, Rapla, with Kati Kerstna)
2019 “Dark River” with Riin Pallon, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2019 “Sedna” the exhibition of living pictures (with Erki Kannus) Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2018 “Muutus / Forandring”, Art Gallery Filosoffen, Odense, Denmark
2018 ” Experimental Experience”, Olustvere manor , Estonia
2018 “Darkening”, Janinos Monkutės-Marks Museum Gallery, Lithuania
2017 “Roll-Up ” – Olustvere manor, Estonia
2016 “88 Years later ” – Olustvere manor, Estonia
2016 “What if” , Gribas Memorial Museum, Jurbarkas, Lithuania
2016 ” ÕÕ – Pictures of Memory” Kuressaare Castle, Saaremaa, Estonia
2015 “Baltic Impression” Richter Gallery, Den Helder, Holland
2015 “Marks Left” Haapsalu (Linnaaluste Group)
2014 “Elusive tidewater” (with Riin Pallon), Tahkuna lighthouse, Hiiumaa, Estonia
2013 “LEL” (with I.Audere, B.Gulbe, K.Kerstna, D.Truskaite), Gallery XX, Panevežys, Lithuania
2013 “The Colour of Being” Kloostri Ait, Tallinn
2012 “Falling Time” (with Riin Palloniga) Nousiainen, Finland
2012 “Herbarium of Silence” (with Riin Palloniga) Mynamäki, Finland
2008 “Look Through” (with Kati Kertna), Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2006 “Fire Beads” (with Kati Kerstna), Viieristi Gallery, Haapsalu, Estonia
2002 “Glass Game Boards ” Adamson-Eric Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
1999 “God`s Game Boards” Central Library, Paide, Estonia
1998 “Mosaics”, Kuressaare Castle, Saaremaa, Estonia
1996 “Paintings 1996”, Kuressaare Castle, Saaremaa, Estonia
Group exhibitions:
2022 Annual exhibition of Estonian Watercolour Society,
2022 Estonian Glass Artists’ Union’s 21st annual exhibition ¨Colour – red 2.0″, The White Hall of the Museum of Oil Shale, Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
2021 “European Glass Context 2021”, Grønbechs Gård, Bornholm, Denmark
2021 The Exhibition IX International Glass Festival, Asselborn, Luxembourg
2021 “Summer Fusion”, watercolor exhibition, MONA The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia
2021 “Thought Picture” Annual exhibition of Estonian Watercolour Society, RKKK, Rapla
2020 „Slow Light“, internation exhibition of glass & light objects with spatial sound, Estonia
2020 „Color – RED“ The Annual exhibition of the Estonian Glass Artists’ Union, Estonia
2019 “Interplay. Glass & Light” Haapsalu, Evald Okas Museum and the 14th Wandering Lights Festival in Kadriorg, Tallinn
2019 The Exhibition of VIII International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg
2019 “Accordance. Glass in Space”, Haus Gallery, Tallinn
2018 “Estonia: a Mindscape” Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2018 ” Different Angle” International Exhibition of Contemporary Glass Art, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
2018 “Darkening” Janinos Monkutės-Marks Museum Gallery, Lithuania
2017 “Verre en forme” – Centre des Artes Pluriels, Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
2017 The Exhibition of VII International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2017 “Bio Glass”, the exhibition of XI Haapsalu International Hot Glass Symposium, Estonia
2017 ” Life on Earth” – art programme of Culture Festival “Särin” (“Sizzle”), Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2017 “Cold-Hot”. Estonian Glass art 80.Tallinn Creative Hub, Estonia
2016 “GlassJazz /International Glass Art Symposium” exhibition , PANEVĖŽYS CIVIC ART GALLERY, Lithuania
2016 “2D →” International Glass Exhibition, The gallery of artsists union , Vilnius, Lithuania, The Museum of New Art, Pärnu and RCCCA, Estonia
2016 “Civilization 2: the Trousers of Time”, Seaplane Harbour, Tallinn
2015 „Moment“ Estonian Glassart, Järvakandi, Estonia2015 „10“ international hot glass exhibition, Haapsalu, Estonia
2015 „New Acquisitions 2014“, Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Lette, Germany
2015 „10“ international hot glass exhibition, Haapsalu, Estonia
2014 “Born / Made I – II”, Tartu Art House, Tartu and Vabaduse Gallery , Tallinn, Estonia
2014 “There is many in One” mosaic glass exhibition, Olustvere manor , Estonia
2014 “Visitor: Estonia”, Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Lette, Germany
2014 “2D →”Arka gallery , Vilnius, Lithuania, The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia, Rietumu Bank Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2014 Vitrum balicum “Optical Outlook”, National M.K.Ciurlionis art museum, Kaunas Lituania
2014 “Line Flowing Underneath the Hand”,the Rapla County Center for Contemperary Art, Estonia
2013 “Light” , the Rapla County Center of Contemperary Art, Estonia
2013 The Exhibition of V International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2013 “Impression” Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
2013 “Harmony” Galerii HAUS, Tallinn
2012 ” Estonian contemperary glass art”, Jelegin Glass Museum, St Peterburg , Russia
2012 “New Acquisitions 2011” Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof Herding, Germany
2012 “2D →” Gallery “ARKA”,Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 “Grand Fragility” Art Hall, Tallinn
2012 “Sincerely Yours”, The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia
2012 ” Chandelier”, the Rapla Country of Contemperary Art, Estonia
2012 ” Estonian Contemperary Glass Art”, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn,
2011 “Estonian Glass Art in the 2000s” The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki.Finland
2011 “Man, Woman and Electricity”, 17-th nude art show, The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia
2011 The exhibition of 4-th International Glass Festival, Galerie l´art municipale, Diekirch and Atelier d´art de verre in Asselborn, Luxembourg
2011 ” Copy” the Rapla Country of Contemperary Art, Estonia
2010 “Estonian Glass”, Glashütte Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany
2010 “Modern Painting”the Rapla Country of Contemperary Art, Estonia
2010 “Glass Connection 2010” Tetange, Luxembourg
2010 “ Doubly Meaningless”, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Rapla, Estonia
2010 “Poetry of Glass” Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
2010 “Epic Jewellery” Glass Gallery, Riga Latvia
2010 “Gloria”, Latvijan Artist Union Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 “Man and Woman” 17-th nude art show, The Museum of New Art, Pärnu
2009 “National Heritage” Concert Hall Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia
2009 “Bead Lines” Central Library Gallery, Pärnu , Estonia
2009 Exhibition of the 3-rd International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
2009 “Catch of the Day” , Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
2009/ 2008 Internatinal Glass Art Exhibition “New and Young”
Art Academy Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
Janina Monkute-Marks, Kédainiai, Lithuania
2008 “Internation exhibition “Matchbox”, Porcelain Museum, Riga, Latvia
2007 “Round”,Albu Manor House, Järva County, Estonia
2007 “Estonian Glass 70, the best of 10 years”,
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
2006 “Beautiful”, Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2007 White Glass Days` exhibitions, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
2005 “Broken Things”, Towngallery, Viljandi, Estonia
2005 “Broken Things”, Jaani Seek, Tallinn, Esonia
2004 “Focus”, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn, Esonia
2001 “Glass with Care”, EAA Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2001 “Through the Glass”, Town Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
Symposia:
2019 “Interplay. Glass & Light” Haapsalu, Evald Okas Museum
2019 VIII International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2017 VII International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2017 “Bio Glass” International Hot Glass Symposium Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
2016 Primitive Glass Art Symposium “Inspired by Roman Glass”, Linnaaluste village, Estonia
2016 “GlassJazz /International Glass Art Symposium” Studio Remis, Panevežis, Lithuania
2013 International Hot Glass Symposium “Impression” Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
2013 V International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2011 4-rd International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2010 International Primitive Glass Art Symposium “Bead Days of Kunilepa”
2010 International Hot Glass Symposium “Poetry of Glass”
2009 3-rd International Glass Festival Luxembourg, Asselborn, Luxembourg.
2009 “Bead Days of Kunilepa” Linnaaluste village, Estonia
2009 “Catch of the Day” International Symposium, Haapsalu, Estonia
2005 – 2008 Days of Primitive Glass, Kunilepa, Rapla County, Estonia
2005 – 2007 “White Glass Days”, international symposium and workshop of hot glass, Haapsalu, Estonia
Curator of exhibitions:
2020 „Slow Light“, internation exhibition of glass & light objects with spatial sound, Estonia
2018 “Estonia: a Mindscape” Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2017 ” Life on Earth” – art programme of Culture Festival “Särin” (“Sizzle”), Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2014 “Line Flowing Underneath the Hand” (with poet Mathura), Rapla County Center for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2013 “Light”, Rapla County Center for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2012 “Paintings from Tartu”, Rapla County Center for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2012 “Chandelier”, Rapla County Center for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2011 “SoSS” – Exhibition of Contemporary Dutch art (with Rikka Horn), Rapla County Center for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2010 “Modern Painting”, Rapla County Center for Contemporary Art, Estonia
2010 “ Doubly Meaningless”, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art, Rapla, Estonia
2007 “Estonian Glass 70, the best of 10 years”(with Kati Kerstna, Mare Saare, Vrve Kiil)
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
2007 “Round” (with Kati Kerstna and Virve Kiil)
Albu Manor House, Järva County, Estonia
Membership in unions:
Estonian Artists’ Association
Estonian Watercolour Society,
Estonian Glass Artists` Union
Works in collections:
Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Lette, Germany
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
Järvakandi Glass Museum, Järvakandi, Estonia