ANDRO KOOP

CV

1985 began participating in exhibitions (fine art and applied art)
1988 Founding member of the Estonian Association of Designers
1988 Founder of the NEOEKSPREPOST grouping of artists
1991-96 Studied at the Tallinn University of Art (fashion department)
1994-97 Fashion collections for the company “Vikero”
1997 Worked as art director at the Saatshi & Saatshi advertising agency
1998 Worked as stylist at ARS Interjöörprojekt (Interior Design Projects)
2001-2013 Worked as interior architekt at Torpedo Interior / Torpedo projekt
2013 onwards freelance artist, curator

Menber of:
Estonian Artists' Association (EAA)
Estonian Painters Association
Estonian Association of Designers (EAD)

Awards:
1992 Annual Award of "Vaal Gallery"
1991 Annual Young Artist Award of the Estonian Association of Artists
1989 Press Special Prize at the Union-wide Fashion Festival in Tallinn

Artworks in collections:
Art Museum of Estonia
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design (ETDM)
PoCo Pop And Contemporary Art Museum in Tallinn
Tallinn Art-hall Collection
Private collections in Estonia, Scandinavia, Germany, Japan, USA

Teaching:
2008, 2009 Tartu Art College (Estonia) visiting professor (design)
2006- ... Estonian Art Academy, visiting professor (textile, ceramics)


Exhibitions:

2023 soloexhibition "HAPPINESS WALKS HERE EVERY DAY", Allee Gallery, Tallinn
2023 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "REALITY & IMAGINATION", the Museum of New Art, Pärnu
2023 exhibition of the Association of Painters "VALGE LAEV", Kadrioru Galerii, Tallinn

2022 duo-exhibition "FANTASTIC LANDSCAPES", Kastellaanimaja Gallery, Tallinn
2022 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "LOVE STORY", the Museum of New Art, Pärnu
2022 exhibition of the Association of Painters "POETICAL PRINCIPLE", Kadrioru Galerii, Tallinn
2022 exhibition of the Association of Painters "Hortus Botanicus", Draakoni Galerii, Tallinn

2021 NEOEKSPREPOST group exhibition “CHECKING THE MIRACLE”, Tallinn
2021 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "TEMPORARY SPACE", the Museum of New Art, Pärnu

2020 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "GLOBAL / LOCAL", the Museum of New Art, Pärnu

2019 solo exhibition "CITY IN MINE !", Vabaduse Galerii, Tallinn
2019 solo exhibition "CITY IN MINE !", Vabaduse Galerii, Tallinn
2019 solo exhibition "DOUPLEX", DanskeBank, Tallinn
2019 Estonian painters group exhibition "NUDE", Tallinn
2019 Estonian painters group exhibition "Kohutav Ilu", Artspace Tallinn
2019 NEOEKSPREPOST group exhibition “PUNK-BAROQUE”, Tallinn
2019 Estonian painters group exhibition in Riga, Latvia

2018 curated solo exhibition, ArtDepoo gallery, Tallinn
2018 curated exhibition "Pärnu Summer of Art", Pärnus
2018 solo exhibition at Theater Center Vaba Lava, Telliskivi Creative City, Tallinn
2018 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "EST.EETILINE?", Pärnu, Estonia
2018 solo exhibition, Rakvere Theatre, Rakvere

2017 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters, Tallinn
2017 JUBILEE solo exhibition Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn
2017 group exhibition "100 days", Jõhvi, Estonia
2017 solo photo-exhibition "MAGIC & HIDDEN", Tallinn
2017 duo-exhibition "POP & GLAM", Haapsalu, Estonia
2017 annual exhibition "Spring Exhibition", Tallinn
2017 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters, Pärnu, Estonia

2016 solo exhibition "DEKO-DRAMA", Tallinn
2016 solo exhibition "POP & GLAM", Kiel Germany
2016 solo exhibition, Berlin Germany
2016 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "Changing and Unchanging", Pärnu, Estonia
2016 annual exhibition "Spring Exhibition", Tallinn
2016 group exhibition “THE SEA” Viinistu Art Museum, Estonia
2016 group exhibition “Tallin makes Tartu” , Tartu
2016 estonian painters group exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia
2016 estonian painters group exhibition "White Water", Tallinn

2015 NEOEKSPREPOST group exhibition “TRASH 2”, Tallinn
2015 annual exhibition "Spring Exhibition", Tallinn
2015 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "Consistency and novelty", Pärnu, Estonia

2014 solo exhibition "Time Portals", Tallinn
2014 solo exhibition "Blue", Tallinn
2014 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters "Paintings Focus", Pärnu, Estonia

2013 annual exhibition of the Association of Painters „Minimalistic Painting“, Võru
2013 solo exhibition in Estonian embassy in Berlin
2013 solo exhibition in Gallerie Meistershueler, Berlin
2013 group exhibition „Homage to classics”, Vaal Galery, Tallinn
2013 solo exhibition “hot relations, cool connections” Meriton Hotel, Tallinn
2013 solo exhibition „wonderful reasons“ Meriton Hotel, Tallinn

2012 annual exhibition "Spring Exhibition", Tallinn
2012 solo exhibition "You Must Marry Me!", Tallinn

2011 annual exhibition "Abstract", Tallinn
2011 solo exhibition "Flowers", Tallinn
2011 exhibition "What you can do with white paint?", Tallinn

2010 solo exhibition "Grand Coulisse", Tallinn

2009 annual exhibition of the Estonian Artists' Association "Self exposure", Tallinn
2009 exhibition of Gallery-M, Tallinn
2009 annual exhibition "Word of painting vol 2", Tartu

2008 annual exhibition of the Estonian Artists' Association "Square of Freedom", Tallinn
2008 exhibition of Gallery-M, Tallinn

2007 solo exhibition "ERROR" at the Estonian Union Bank in Tallinn
2007 exhibition "Bridge to Estonia" in De Wijk, Netherlands
2007 solo exhibition "BEACH", gallery 008, Tallinn

2005 annual exhibition of the Estonian Artists' Association “Identities”, Tallinn

2004 exhibition “I Have Been to N.Y.”, Pärnu, Estonia
2004 sxhibition “Myself and Another”, Tallinn

2003 solo exhibition at L’artiste Restaurant, Tallinn

2002 textile exhibition “One’s Own Element”, Tallinn
2002 annual exhibition of the Estonian Artists' Association, Tallinn
2002 solo exhibition “Galaxies” at the Estonian Union Bank in Tallinn

2000 exhibition “Déja Vu, or A Brief History of Recent Estonian Art”, Tallinn

1998 NEOEKSPREPOST group exhibition “Annual Exhibition POWERFUL GUST”, Tallinn

1996 “Abstraction, Abstraction” exhibition of Estonian art, Tallinn
1996 exhibition “High Blood Pressure”, Tallinn

1995 soros’ Art Center exhibition “Biotopia”, Tallinn

1994 NEOEKSPREPOST group exhibition “Portraits”, Tallinn
1994 Soros’ Art Centre exhibition “Nonexistent Art”, Tallinn

1993 “Noise” Exhibition of young Estonian artists, Tallinn
1993 NEOEKSPREPOST group exhibition “Trash”, Tallinn

1992 “Baltic Pathways” international art project, Baltic cruisers
1992 exhibition “Still Life” in Helsinki, Finland

1991 spring exhibition of the Estonian Artists' Association, Tallinn
1991 triennial of Young Baltic Artists, Vilnius, Lithuania

1990 NEOEKSPREPOST group exhibition, Tallinn
1990 exhibition “Space and Form”, Tallinn

1988 exhibition “I Have Never Been to N.Y.”, Tallinn

1987 exhibition of young Estonian artists, Tallinn

1986 exhibition of young Estonian artists, Tallinn, Estonia

Works in Fashion

1984-96 Participated in the Estonian State Institute of Art Fashion Show
1986 Union-wide Fashion Festival in Estonia
“Dress With Keys” and the collection “Soviet Romance”
1989 Union-wide Fashion Festival in Estonia
collection “Italy” (Press Special Prize)
1990-91 Chief Designer at the Estonian Fashion Design Association
1994-97 Fashion collections for the companies “Vikero”(knitwear) and
“Maidiga”(men dress shirts)
Costumes for the feature film “For Lunatics Only” directed by A. Iho
Costumes for the feature film “Heart of the Bear” directed by A. Iho
Costumes for private clients