EDUCATION

2011-13 MA Photographic Studies, University of Westminster, UK
2009 BA (Hons) Photography, University for The Creative Arts, Farnham UK
2000 BA (Hons) Economics and Business Administration, Tartu University, Estonia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 Transformation – Narva Art Gallery, Narva Estonia
2009 Call Me Early – ArtDepoo Gallery, Tallinn Estoni

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 Travelling Light – Foyer Gallery, Farnham UK
2011 Home-Made – Pushkin house, London UK
2010 Distant Closeup – Going global 4 conference (British Council) – V&A, London UK
2010 Fresh Faced & Wild Eyed – Photographer’s Gallery, London UK
2009 New Contemporaries – Fairfields Art Centre, Basingstoke UK
2009 Memory and Migration – Wall Gallery, Oldknows Studios, Nottingham UK
2009 Itchy Scratchy – Permanent Gallery, Brighton UK
2009 Eclectic – Old Truman Brewery, London UK
2009 Open Salon – The Viewfinder Photography Gallery, London UK
2008 Persona – 40Degreez Centre, Farnham UK
2006 Patchwork plus photography – Art Centre, Narva Estonia (joint with artist Natalia Kapajeva)
2004-2006 Annual exhibitions of Estonian Photo Union and Tallinn Photo Club, Tallinn Estonia

AWARDS

2011 SOTIRI International prize for young photographers – nominee
2010, 2008 PMI2 Award of British Council – travelling in India for production of art work (twice)
2010 Finalist of Young Photographers Competition – YPU, shots Magazine
2010 British Council Grant for Artists – support of the solo exhibition in ArtDepoo Gallery
2009 Selected for the digital directory e-Creative - London Design Festival by art-s-talker
2009 London Art Book Fair, bookRoom – Whitechapel Gallery, London
2006 The best constructed series – The Estonian Photo Union Contest
2006 4th place in professional category – The Pentax Portrait Photo Contest, Estonia
2006 Special prize for black and white series – The Narva Autumn Contest, Estonia
2005 The best nude photo – The Estonian Photo Union Contest
2005 The best abstract photo – The Tallinn Photo Club Award, Estonia
2004 The best series – The Narva Autumn Contest, Estonia

PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS

2010 The shots Directory – published by shots magazine and YPU, worldwide
2009 Reviews on the personal exhibition - newspapers Äripäev, Postimees, Narva Newspaper, Estonia
2008 Interview by Svetlana Zaitseva – newspaper Viru Prospekt, Estonia
2008 Article Family – photo magazine Cheese (27), Estonia
2006 Article Fairy tales in real life and issue cover - photo magazine Cheese (17), Estonia
2006 Commissioned article Fairy Tales - magazine Avenüü (3/2006), Estonia
2004 The International project New Europe - a catalogue of the selected works, Poland

CURATION / COORDINATION

2012 Curator of Travelling light exhibition – National Institute of Design, India
2011 Curator of Travelling Light exhibition – Foyer Gallery, Farnham UK
2010 Collective Body 2010 – online collaborative project between 4 universities: UCA (UK), NID (India), UFMG (Brazil) and LMU (UK)
2010 Book Time – one day conference / study day at the UCA, Farnham (bookRoom)
2009 Eastern Europe – what is it? - one day conference / study day at the UCA, Farnham