Aili Vahtrapuu (26 January 1950 – 11 December 2024) was an Estonian sculptor.[1]

In 1980 she graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute.[1] In 2007 Vahtrapuu was awarded a PhD by Sorbonne University.[2] Vahtrapuu was a professor at Tallinn University in Estonia in 2009.[2][3]

Vahtrapuu was a member of Estonian Artists' Union.[1] She died on 11 December 2024, at the age of 74.[4]

Personal exhibitions

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  • 1993 Palee D’Orsay, Paris, France
  • 1996 Draakoni Galerii, Tallinn
  • 1996 Rome, Italy
  • 1998 Analoog. Linnagalerii, Tallinn
  • 1999 (with Jaan Elken), Kotka, Finland
  • 1999 Vee Ruum. Tallinn Kunstihoone Galerii, Tallinn
  • 2000 Eesti Rooste. Rock al Mare Vabaõhumuuseum, Tallinn
  • 2000 Vee Ruum 3. Narva Kunstimuuseum, Narva
  • 2001 Friedrich Linnupüüdja. Linnagalerii, Tallinn
  • 2001 Passage Nordique. (with Kristiina Kaasik), L’Harmattani Galerii, Paris, France
  • 2001/2002 Friedrich Linnupüüdja. Narva Kunstimuuseum, Narva
  • 2002 Vee loomise lugu. Raegalerii, Kuressaare

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Aili Vahtrapuu". Eesti Kunstimuuseum (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Heinla, Eda (24 June 2013). "Interview with Aili Vahtrapuu - Sculptor - Creativity & Human Development". Creativity Journal. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. Voore, Maiki (17 March 2010). "Five years of Tallinn University". Tallinn University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. "Suri kunstnik Aili Vahtrapuu". Kultuur. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.