date of birth: August 4, 1978
place of birth: Tartu, Estonia
nationality: Estonian
contact: eda@edaade.com
education:
2005 - 2008 Tartu University, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Cultural Researche and Fine Arts, MA in painting
2005/06 supplement studies in art pedagogics, Teachers Education Center, Estonian Art Academy, Tallinn, Estonia
1996 - 2001 Tartu University, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Arts, BA in painting
graduation work “Thoughts” preserved in the collection of Tartu Art Museum
1985 - 1996 Tartu Art Gymnasium
institutional membership:
2009 - Estonian Artists Association
2009 - Estonian Painters Association
2004 - Tartu Artists Association
2003 - Alumna Association of Tartu University Chair of Painting
2003/2004 academic drawing club of Tartu University Art Department
projects and grants:
2009 residency in Loviisa Artists´ Studio, Loviisa, Finland
2005 hanging committee of Tartu annual exhibition 2005, Tartu, Estonia
2004 2nd International Plein-Air of young professional artists “World Without War”, Pskov, Russia
2003 Tartu Young Creator of the Year, Tartu, Estonia
2003 annual grant of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
2003 grant of Tartu Young Artist, Tartu, Estonia
1995 “International Art Summer”, Karjaa, Finland
experience:
2008 - freelance artist
2004 - 2005 Tartu Art College, special assistant (drawing, painting)
2004 - 2005 Tartu Children’s Art School, instructor of free painting class
2003 - 2004 Tartu Children’s Art School, teacher (drawing, painting)
2002 - 2003 College of Social Sciences LEX (drawing, painting, colour theory)
personal exhibitions:
2011 “Postlandscapes”, Vôru City Gallery, Vôru; (2010) Pärnu Artists ' House, Pärnu; (2010) Türi Culture Center, Türi, Estonia
2010 “In Observatie”, atelier NERM 161, Hoegaarden, Belgium
2009 “Postlandscapes”, Art Depoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2009 virtual exhibition “Views”, http://www.kunstikeskus.ee/new/galerii/naitus/eda_lohmus.htm
2008 “Thoughts II”, Monumental Gallery, Tartu Artists´ House, Tartu, Estonia
2007/08 personal exhibition in Ateena Culture Center, Tartu, Estonia
2007 personal exhibition in the Estonian Embassy in Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
2007 exposition with the works of Belgian sculptor Luc Dethier, Galerie Prince de Condé, Spa, Belgium
2007 “Upwards” (with a concert of the ansambel “Resonabilis”, www.resonabilis.com), Art Depoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2006 “Connection” (with Leho Rubis’ poetry, www.lehorubis.com), Tampere House Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2005/06 personal exhibition in Estonia Concert House, Tallinn, Estonia
2005 “Lines”, Y-Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2005 “Real.Unreal”, Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2004 personal exhibition in festival “Eclectica”, Tartu, Estonia
2004 paintings of Eda Lõhmus, Haus Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2003 “Moments”, Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia
2002 “Alone”, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2002 personal exhibition in restaurant “L’Artiste”, Olympia Hotel, Tallinn, Estonia
2001 “Walking Tour”, Tartu University Library, Tartu, Estonia
1999 “Theatre”, Tartu University Library, Tartu, Estonia
collective exhibitions and performances:
2010 “Girl Power”, Art Depoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2009 “Expo in Het Schip”, Schip Gallery, Hoegaarden, Belgium
2008/09 annual exhibition, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2008 “Wake Up!”, Estonian Painters Association, Rotermann´s Salt Storage, Tallinn, Estonia
2008 “Colours of Tartu”, Porvoo Art Hall, Porvoo, Finland
2008 “Jubilee”, alumna/-us students of Tartu University Chair of Painting, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2008 performance “Omphalos” with fellow artist Hando Tamm, opening ceremony of Tartu of Visual Culture Festival “World Film”, Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia
2007/08 Artists from Baltic States, Hilton Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
2007 “Art Depoo Highlights – young Estonian art vol.1”, Art Depoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2007 “Tartu - University and Painting”, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2007 “A Building”, master students of Tartu University Chair of Painting, Y-Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2006 “Summer Days of Tartu Female Artists”, Tartu Artists´ House, Tartu, Estonia
2006 “Three +”, master students of Tartu University Chair of Painting, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2006 Verso Visual Artists, Paksuniemi Gallery, Rääkylä, Finland
2006 “Fresh Blood”, Y-Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2006 Estonian Artists in Kaunas, Architects’ House Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
2005/06 annual exhibition, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2005 “The Stories of Tartu Art”, Tartu Art Museum’s permanent exhibition 2005-2007, Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia
2005 “Art in the Carlshütte”, Nord Art 05, Carlshütte Gallery, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2005 performance “Wedding” with fellow artists Hando Tamm and Margus Liivak, festival Eclectica, Tartu, Estonia
2004/05 annual exhibition, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2004 “New Realms”, Newrealms’ Gallery, London, U.K.
2004 modern art from Mati Milius’ collection, Estonian Embassy in Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2004 “Landscapes and Seascapes”, K-Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2004 “9 Existences” Tartu young art, Gallery of the Estonian Art Academy, Tallinn, Estonia
2004 performance “Kill Bill” with fellow artists Hando Tamm and Margus Liivak, Vanemuise Culture Street Festival, Tartu, Estonia
2003/04 annual exhibition, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2003 2nd Biennal in Painting, Väsby Art Hall, Infra Gallery, Sweden
2003 “Images and Colours”, K-Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2002/03 annual exhibition, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2002 “Healing”, Mustamäe Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia
2002 “Painting 2002”, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
2001/02 annual exhibition, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2001 “Lost Property Office”, Hansa Bank Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2001 graduates of the Tartu University Chair of Painting, Zebra Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2001 “Filterless”, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2001 “Lake”, Maarja Gallery, Põlva, Estonia
2001 “Tartu! Painting!”, Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
2001 exhibitions of the Tartu University Chair of Painting:
Tartu Uppsala House, Tartu, Estonia
Türi Gymnasium, Türi, Estonia
Tartu University’s Pärnu College, Pärnu, Estonia
Narva Art Museum, Narva, Estonia
2001 collectice exhibition, Mikkel Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2000 “Lake”, Maarja Gallery, Põlva, Estonia
2000 group exhibition of the Tartu University Chair of Painting and the Latvian Art Academy, Baltic Defence College, Tartu, Estonia
1999 summer works exhibition of the Tartu University Chair of Painting, Kuressaare Art Gallery, Kuressaare, Estonia
1999 open-air exhibition “Self portrait”, festival “Dionysia”, Tartu, Estonia
works in collections:
Loviisa town government, Finland
Tartu Art Museum, Estonia
Tallinn town government, Estonia
Pskov town government, Russia
Matti Milius’ art collection, Estonia
Tartu Tampere House art collection, Finland
private collections in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, U. K., Belgium and U. S.