LAURA-MARIA VAHIMETS

08/09/1999 Maryland, USA

Nationality: Estonian

EXHIBITIONS/ PARTICIPATIONS

2025 8.06. – 20.06. Little Fun Palace Nomadic School in Malga Valagola (TN) Italy by OHT (Office for a Human Theatre) https://www.oht.art/en/nomadic-school-2025.html

2025 05.01. – 03.02. Group exhibition “Foresight” in Art Platz Gallery Riga, Latvia

2024 16.08. – 23.08. Summer school on Spatial activism in VARES Architecture Residency in Valga, Estonia

2024 27.05. SÍM Barn open doors/exhibition of the residents in SÍM Residency from May

2024 03.05. - 31.05. Resident of SÍM Residency Reykjavik, Iceland

2023 31.05. TASE graduation show in Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia

2022 26.06. “Barfuß” group exhibition Vienna, Austria

2022 23.06. Screening “Untitled” in “Unortiges Kino Program” Linz, Austria

2022 14.02. Blaues Haus collective exhibition “Blaues Schloss des Kollektivs Blaues Haus” Traun, Austria

2020 02.11. “Owerwhere” group exhibition Austellungsraum Blaues Haus, Linz, Austria

2020 27.08. “Moving & Sounding Paint” happening in Narva Art Residency, Estonia

2018 01.06. “Kunst Ainult Täna Õhtul” graduation exhibition Tallinn, Estonia

INTERNSHIP/WORK

2024 October     Assistant for artist-designer Kärt Ojavee in exhibition preparations for Maribor Slovenia

2024 September    Plant dyeing yarn for Laura Põld’s tufting rugs for Helsinki Art Biennale https://laurapold.com/works/tassel-of-the-dead-root-of-the-living/

2024 – 2025 Set designer for Estonian film “Etude of Life” by Eha Urbsalu

2024 10.06. – 23.06. Volunteer in technological art open-air exhibition "Wild Bits" in Maajaam, Estonia https://www.wildbits.ee/en/art/

2024 10.02. – 14.02. Filming and editing music video for Veselyn Hrystov “Golden Pipes”

2022 14.04. – 16.06. Performer and exhibition keeper in Estonian Pavilion Venice Art Biennale, Italy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2023 Rain Lõhmus Foundation scholarship

EDUCATION

2019-2023 Estonian Academy of Arts, Textile Design BA cum laude

2020-2021 University of Art and Design Linz Erasmus program Painting and Textile Art Design

2015-2018 Tallinn Old Town Educational College, art class

EXTRA CURRICULAR EDUCATION

2022 CIRRUS workshop “Biointegrated Design” led by Kärt Ojavee in Saaremaa, Estonia

COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, WeavePoint, LoomControl

LANGUAGES

Estonian, English, French, German