LAURA-MARIA VAHIMETS
08/09/1999 Maryland, USA
Nationality: Estonian
EXHIBITIONS/ PARTICIPATIONS
2025 24.10. – 28.10. Pianpiccolo residency with Craft Studies, material-led workshop guided by Alice Benessia, Elia & Isacco Zanellato in Piemonte, Italy
2025 15.09 – 22.09. Participant/mentor in Barfuß residency Trofaiach Austria
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 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
2024 – Craft Studies MA Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn Estonia
2020-2021 Painting and Textile Art Design exchange program in University of Art and Design Linz, Austria
2019-2023 Textile Design BA Estonian Academy of Arts (cum laude)
2015-2018 Tallinn Old Town Educational College, art direction
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