Since a very early age I have been exposed to art in many forms and shapes. I grew up in Estonia in the last days of the Soviet Union. Like many children, I was first introduced to art through my father. I loved watching my father draw. I loved it when he taught me the basics of watercolor. My father took me to see museums in Estonia, Russia, Armenia, and he gave me his large set of art books printed in Russian. My father had dreamed of becoming an artist, and even though his life took him in a different direction, art has stayed with him and enriched his life and mine.

So when the choice for a field of studies presented itself and I had to ask myself what I would like to learn, the choice was easy. And so, I am on my way to graduating from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. The academy offered the opportunity to explore different subject matter from traditional landscape paintings and still-life to portraiture.

Experimenting with different media was a major part of my experience at the Academy. It seems as if the wide exposure to art I had as a child is continued in many varied classes available at the university. I have been taught clay sculpture, charcoal in figure drawing, acrylics in mixed media work, and of course my favorite classes in oil and watercolor painting. My work reflects this variety of exposure and I intend to continue on the same path experimenting with different things.

Education
2015 BFA Academy of Art University Painting/Drawing

Solo Exhibitions 
2024 “Fences” Sebastopol Gallery. Sebastopol, CA
2022 New Works. Talisman Winery. Glenn Ellen, CA
2019 “Vollery” Sebastopol Gallery. Sebastopol, CA
2019 “Hiraeth” IceHouse Gallery. Petaluma, CA
2019 Rasmussen Gallery at Pacific Union College. Angwin, CA
2018 Tea Room Café. Invited Artist. Petaluma, CA
2018 Sausalito Art Festival. Juried. Sausalito, CA
2017 “New Works” Invitational. Talisman Wines. Glenn Ellen, CA
2017 The Spinster Sisters. Invited artist. Santa Rosa, CA
2015 “Zwer”. Academy of Art University Galleries. San Francisco, CA
2015 Invited Artist at Corrick’s Art Gallery. Corrick’s. Santa Rosa, CA
2014 “Wings and Wires”. Featured artist. Upstairs Art Gallery. Healdsburg, CA
2014 “Waterborne and Airborne”. Invited artist. Local Color Gallery. Bodega Bay, Ca
2013 Windsor Arts Council. Invited artist. Windsor, CA
2012 “Birds. Mixed Media”. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Celebrating Tomales Bay and Marin Coast. Invitational. Toby’s Barn. Point Reyes Station, CA
2024 12th Annual “Small Works Show” Graton Gallery. Graton, CA
2023 “Birds of a Feather” Invitational. Toby’s Barn. Point Reyes Station, CA
2023 “Birds” Invitational. IceHouse Gallery. Petaluma, CA
2022 “Unexpected Bohemians” Invitational. Oli Gallery. Guerneville, CA
“Small Wonders” Invitational. Sausalito Art Center. Sausalito, CA
2019 “Small Works” Juried. Graton Gallery. Graton, CA
2019 “Art of the Book” Invitational. Seager Gray Gallery. Mill Valley, CA
2018 “Natural Inclinations” Invitational. Seager Gray Gallery. Mill Valley, CA
2017 Barber Cellars. Invited Artist. Petaluma, CA
2017 “Showin’ on the River” Juried. Riverfront Art Gallery. Petaluma, CA
2017 “Blue” Juried. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2017 Spindrift Gallery. Invitational. Gualala, CA
2016 “Boundaries” Juried. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2016 Toby’s Barn Gallery. Invitational. Point Reyes Station, CA
2016 “Black and White” Juried. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts. Mill Valley, CA
2016 “Petaluma Heritage” Invitational. Griffin Map Design. Petaluma, CA
2016 Marin County Fair Juried Show. San Rafael, CA
2016 “Small Works” Graton Gallery. Graton, CA
2015 “Ring the Bells” South A Street Studios. Santa Rosa, CA
2015 “Small Works Holiday Show”. AqusCafé. Petaluma, CA
2015 Invited Artist. Spindrift Art Gallery. Gualala, CA
2015 “Petaluma Artists and Artisans”. Petaluma Historical Museum. Petaluma, CA
2015 “Serenade” Cloverdale Arts Alliance Gallery. Cloverdale, CA
2015 “Birds” group show. AqusCafé. Petaluma, CA
2015 Annual Cloverdale Library Art Show. Invited artist. Cloverdale, CA
2015 “Inside” members show. Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Healdsburg, CA
2015 “Palates to Palettes” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2015 “Rebirth” juried group show. Occidental Center for the Arts. Occidental, CA
2015 “Birds” invitational group show. IceHouse Gallery. Petaluma, CA
2015 “Small Works” juried group show. Graton Gallery. Graton, CA
2014 “Small Works” invitational group show. C14 Gallery, Barlow. Sebastopol, CA
2014 “8×8” juried group show. Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Healdsburg, CA
2014 “Illumination: Art of the Spirit” juried group show. O’Hanlon Art Center. Mill Valley, CA
2014 “Bibliophoria III” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2014 “Birds” invited artist. Pie-Eyed Studio. Sebastopol, CA
2014 “Small Works” juried group show. Graton Gallery. Graton, CA
2014 “Contrast” group show. Healdsburg Art Center. Healdsburg, CA
2014 Graton Gallery Invitational group show. Graton, CA
2014 “Vessels” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2014 “Mix it Up” juried group show. Occidental Center for the Arts. Occidental, CA
2013 “ABZ etc” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2013 “Birds of a Feather” juried group show. Russian River Art gallery. Guerneville, CA
2013 “Not Just Landscapes” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2013 “Small Works” juried group show. Russian River Gallery. Guerneville, CA
2013 “Day on the Green” festival. Invitational art show. Montgomery Village. Santa Rosa, CA
2013 “Wax..Scissors..Glue” juried group show. Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Healdsburg, CA
2013 “Flower Power” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2013 “Playground” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2013 “Reflections” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2012 Sebastopol Center for the Arts Members Show. Sebastopol, CA
2012 “Birds” group show. Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club. Santa Rosa, CA
2012 “Borders/Boundaries” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
2011 Bodega Bay Fisherman Festival Local Artists Show. Bodega Bay, CA
2011 “Abstract” juried group show. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA

Ongoing
Art at the Source of Sonoma County
Art Trails of Sonoma County

Bibliography
“Bodega Bay Wharf” oil painting. Cover of Sonoma and Marin Coast. West Marin Citizen. April 2012
“Birds On Wire” Mixed media painting 2017 “Interrupted Geographies” book by Iris Jamahl Dunkle

Gallery Representation
Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Healdsburg, CA
Corrick’s Art Gallery. Santa Rosa, CA
Sebastopol Gallery. Sebastopol, CA
Colibri Gallery. Morgan Hill, CA

Awards:
2016 Graton Gallery Small Works Show. Best in show.
2016 Marin County Fair. Fine Arts and Crafts. First Place: Altered Books. Special Award: Best Encaustic
2017 Marin County Fair. Fine Arts and Crafts. Best in show. 

Occidental Center for the Arts

August 31 – Oct. 6, 2024: Wild Thing
www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/upcoming-gallery-exhibits

Past shows:

Art at the Source

June 1-2 & 8-9, 2024
www.artatthesource.org

Art Trails Open Studios

Sonoma County Art Trails
Sept 30 – Oct 1st and Oct 7-8, 2023
www.sonomacountyarttrails.org

“Birds On Wire”, mixed media painting, 2017.

“Bodega Bay Wharf” oil painting. Cover of Sonoma and Marin Coast. West Marin Citizen. April 2012.