Urmas Lüüs

Estonia

Education


2011-2014
- Estonian Academy of Arts (Department of Jewelry and Blacksmithing, MA,
supervisors Erik Alalooga and Andrus Kallastu
2013
- HDK Steneby (Department of Iron and Steel- Design in Public Space) prof. Heiner Zimmermann
2013
- Masterclass of Tarja Tuupanen
2007-2011
- Estonian Academy of Arts (Department of Jewelry and Blacksmithing, BA (Cum Laude), prof Kadri Mälk
1996-2002
- Artschool of Haapsalu
1995-2007
- Haapsalu Gymnasium

 

Solo exhibitions 


2022
- Overcrowded loneliness
2021
- Yet Another Example of the Porousness on Certain Borders, Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn
2020
- I-Land Mini Exhibition, Atta gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2019
- Mortal Kombat 2: a f t e r g l o w, Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn
2018
- ROOM, Estonian Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Tallinn
- The Measure of a Man, HOP gallery, Tallinn
2017
- My Heart is a Rave Machine, Tower of Pikk jalg, Tallinn
2016
- Mortal Kombat: LOVE, HOP gallery, Tallinn
- 58°30'26"N 22°43'37”E, A-galerii, Tallinn
2015
- Of Blood and Iron, A-gallery, Tallinn
2014
- Waste of Time, A-gallery, Tallinn
2013
- Silence Between the Fall and Rise of Mankind, AV/17, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012
- SHELTER 2415, A-gallery, Tallinn
- Kondimootor 2D, Jaani gallery, Haapsalu
2011
- Libertation of the Mind, (installatsion) Läänemaa Creative Center, Haapsalu
2008
- Falling into towering heights, The Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, Haapsalu, Estonia

Group exhibitions

2021
- KORU7, South-Karelian Museum, Lappeenranta, Finland
2020
- Human and animal, Gallery Metropol, Tallinn, Estonia
- Sharing is Caring, Orangerie (Munich Jewellery Week), Munich, Germany
- The Anatony of Estonian Art Jewellery 1954-2019, Tartmus (Tartu Art Museum),Tartu, Estonia
2019
- Meeting Point, Orimattila Art Museum, Orimattila, Finland
- SCALE: animate,  Not Quite, Fengersfors, Sweden
- Estonian Artists Association spring exhibition, Tallinn City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
- 21 GRAMS, Gallery Handwerk, München, Germany
2018
- Self Identity, Galleria Kuja, Helsinki, Finland
- 21 GRAMS, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
- Enamel project, Sabine Herman Galerie, Brussels, Belgium
- Sõelutud maa, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu, Estonia
- Kasva ja Kõdune / расти и гний, Valge saal, Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia
- Sentimental Journey, Marijke Studio, Padova, Italy
2017
- Teacher-intern-student, Pop-up exhibition ath the studio of Ruudt Peters, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Armour, Kiek in de Kök, Tallinn
- Collected Works: Permanent Exhibition of Estonian Applied Art, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
2016
- Testament, Tallinn Portrait Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
- Idealists, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
- RakuPaku, Museum of Evald Okas, Haapsalu, Estonia
- Kafedra, Narva Art Residency, Narva, Estonia
- Kitchen, Changing Space, Design and Applied Art in Estonia” Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
2015
- Omnia Vanitas, WCC-BF Gallery, Mons, Belgium
- KORU5, Imatra, Finland
- Hotell, Reigi Pastorage, Hiiumaa, Estonia
2014
- Graduation Show, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Kehakuma, A-gallery, Tallinn
- Ferromenaalne, Tallinn City Gallery, Tallinn
- METALLOphone (2nd International Biennial of Contemporary Metal Art), (AV17), Vilnius, Lithuania
- Rethinking everyday, Farmleigh´i gallery, Dublin, Ireland
- Floora, Emma Leppermann gallery, Tallinn
- Tase, Estonian Museum of Architecture, Tallinn
- Give a New Life, The Museum of New Art in Pärnu, Pärnu
- Iron Urge, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn
2013
- From Artist to Library. National Library of Estonia 95, National Library of Estonia, Tallinn
- Will-o'-the-wisps, Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn
- Neli neljale, Museum of Evald Okas, Haapsalu
- Words and Works from World Away, RMIT School of Art Gallery, Melbourn, Austraalia
- Iron Urge, Tartu Art Museum, Tartu
- Jewellery for men, A-gallery, Tallinn
- Sculpture exhibition, Nääs Konsthandwerk, Göteborg, Rootsi
2012
- Gingerbread Mania, Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn
- The Art of Collecting/ The Art of Sharing, Museum of Occupations, Tallinn
- Estonian Movies as Comics, Solaris Center, Tallinn
- Back in Black, Marijke Studio, Padova, Italy
- Ritual, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Kopp on ees (Tartu III Printmaking Festival), Tampere House, Tartu
2011
- Gingerbread mania, Gallery of Design and Architecture, Tallinn
- Plangutagused, Street art action Tartu mnt. 1, Tallinn
- Hart und Zart, Biro Gallery, Munich, Germany
- PromFest, Endla Theatre, Pärnu
- Tase, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
- Bing Bing, März project space, Tallinn
- Memorial Exhibition of Eero Puust, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
- Paul Rodgers workshop, Estonian Academy of Arts (Raja street gallery), Tallinn
2010
- Ferri Canes, Tallinn Dominican Monastery, The Mauritian Institute, Tallinn
- EHE, Kuke Gallery, Haapsalu
- Exhibition of Young Artists from Haapsalu, Läänemaa Creative Centre, Haapsalu
2009
- RIP Oldschool, (Performance of Urmas-Ott) Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
- Beautiful Emtiness, Metropol gallery, Tallinn
2007
- Atlas of the Heart, Draakoni gallery, Tallinn

Curated exhibitions


2019
- NEF X, Amber Trip artfair, Litexpo, Vilnius, Lithuania
2018
- NEF X, Maarjamäe Castle of Estonian History Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2014
- A-∞, Wordless linguistics“ A-gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2013
- Postinstrumentum, Pärnu City Gallery, Pärnu, Estonia
2013
- DIY2, Läänemaa Creative Centre, Haapsalu, Estonia
2012
- DIY, Läänemaa Creative Centre, Haapsalu, Estonia