Jüri Arrak

Born: 24 October 1936 in Tallinn, Estonia

Education: 1961-1966 Estonian State Art Institute

Solo Exhibitions:

2000 Estonian Embassy, Moscow, Russia

1999 Sammas Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

1999 Museum of J. Laidoner, Tallinn, Estonia

1999 Wanhan Veturitornin Gallery, Heinola, Finland

1998 Randers Art Museum, Randers, Denmark

1997 Town Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia

1996 Estonian Embassy, Washington

1996 Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia

1995 Estonian House in Stockholm, Sweden

1995 Hanna Gallery, Stockbridge, MS, USA

1994 Antinor Gallery, Athens, Greece

1994 Estonian Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden

1994 Estonian Embassy, Bonn, Germany

1993 Chaplin Art Center, Pärnu, Estonia

1992 Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland

1991, 1995 Estonian House, Stockholm, Sweden

1991 Gallery of Estonian Art Foundation, Helsinki, Finland

1989 Tartu College, Toronto, Canada

1989 Kaleva Gallery, Oulu, Finland

1988 Art Museum, Kohtla-Järve, Estonia

1988 House of Artists, Tartu, Estonia

1985 Cinema House, Riga, Latvia

1985 A. H. Tammsaare Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

1984 Draakon Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia

1983 Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

1982 Art Museum. Tartu, Estonia

1982 Bookshop Vaga, Vilnius, Lithuania

1981 Cinema House, Tallinn, Estonia

1975, 1983 Endla Theatre, Pärnu, Estonia

1974 History Museum, Szolnok, Hungary

1974 Ujpest Mini Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

1974 History Museum, Hödmesövasrhely, Hungary

1973 House of Arts, Kaunas, Lithuania

1970, 1973, 1977, 1986, 1989 Tallinn Art Saloon, Tallinn, Estonia

Awards:

2000 The Order of the White Star, 2nd Rank

1999 Among first ten artists by the public vote "100 most influential artists of the century"

1997 Konrad Mäe Medal for Distinguished Painters

1996 The Estonian Cultural Foundation Annual Prize

1990 The Kristjan Raud Annual Art Prize

1987 The Seventh Painting Triennial Prize, Vilnius, Lithuania

1986 Estonian Artists Union Annual Prize in Painting

1985 Diploma. V Ex-libris Biennial. Vilnius, Lithuania

1984 Diploma. Baltic Book Graphics Triennial, Vilnius, Lithuania

1983 Diploma. IV Ex-libris Biennial. Vilnius, Lithuania

1983 I Small Graphics Triennial, Riga, Latvia

1977 Diploma. II Small Graphics Quadrennial. Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia

1977 Estonian Artists Union Annual Prize in Painting

Collections:

Estonian Museum of Art, Tallinn, Estonia

Tartu Museum of Art, Estonia

Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia

Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, USA

New Orleans Museum of Art, USA

Krakow National Museum, Poland

Tretjakow Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Ludwig Museum of Art, Cologne, Germany

New York Public Library, USA

The White House, Washington, USA

Cremona Foundation, Mechanicsville, USA

Grinnell College, Grinnell, USA

The Randers Art Museum, Randers, Denmark

Museum of University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia