REIN KELPMAN
Born on April 13th, 1960 in Tartu, Estonia. Resides in Tallinn, Estonia.
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
1986 Tallinna Kunstihoone Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
1988 A. H. Tammsaare Majamuuseum, Tallinn, Estonia
1989 Kopenicker Bank, Berlin, Germany
1990 Estonian Art Fond Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
1991 Oulu City Youth & Culture Center, Oulu, Finland
1991 Eesti Kunstifondi galerii (with Jüri Arrak), Helsinki, Finland
1992 Volleby Institute, Vasteras, Sweden
1992 Tido Castle, Tido, Sweden
1992 Estonian House, Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Galerii -G, Tallinn, Estonia
1993 Galerii Luum , Tallinn, Estonia
1994 Hannelore Greve Galerii (with Mall Nukke), Hamburg, Germany
1995 Tuglas – Seura , Helsinki, Finland
1995 Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia
1995 Galerii Sebra, Tartu, Estonia
1995 German Art Institute, Tallinn, Estonia
1995 The Museum Of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia
1995 Galerii Vaal, Tallinn, Estonia
1998 Galerii Legend, Tartu, Estonia
1998 Galerii Hassel, Stuttgart, Germany
1999 Raatuse Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
1999 Kilpkonna Galerii (with Vello Trell), Viljandi, Estonia
2000 Tallinna Kunstihoone Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2000 Estonian Embassy in Riga, Riga, Latvia
2001 Ühispanga Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2001 Kivisilla Pildigalerii (with Vello Trell), Tartu, Estonia
2002 Draakoni Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2002 Kastellaanimaja Galerii (with Vello Trell), Tallinn, Estonia
2002 Haus Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2006 Am Kastell, Unterrabnitz, Burgenland, Austria
2006 Siebensterngalerie, Vienna, Austria
2007 Artdepoo Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2008 Tallinna Kunstihoone Galerii (with Jüri Ojaver), Tallinn, Estonia
2008 Võru Linnagalerii, Võru, Estonia
2008 Tam Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 Galerii Vaal, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 Haus Galerii, Tallinn, Estonia
2012 Pärnu Linnagalerii, Pärnu, Estonia
2013 Rakvere Theatre, Rakvere, Estonia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1986 Baltic States youth triennial, Vilnius, Lithuania
1987 Human & Environment, Kotka, Finland
1988 Ars Estonica 88 , Estonian artists group exhibition, Tampere Museum Of Modern Art, Tampere, Finland
1988 Estonian young artists exhibition, Kazan, Russia
1989 Graphics group exhibition, Espoo, Finland
1991 Handwerks Form Galerie , Kassel, Germany
1991 Coonemans Institute, Brussels, Belgium
1992 Estonian art exhibition, Le Treport, France
1993 Estonian art exhibition, Hannover, Germany
1993,1994 Art Cologne. International art fair, Koln, Germany
1994 Sollentuna art fair, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 Art Cologne. International art fair, Koln, Germany
2000 Estonian art at the change of millenium, Tallinna Kunstihoone, Estonia
2000 Estonian art at the change of millenium, Berlin, Germany
2000 Randes Art Museum , Randes, Denmark
2001 Estonian painting in the 20. century, Pariis, France
2008 Six Estonian artists, Eisenstadt, Austria
AWARDS
1984 The Estonian Artists Association youth squad prize
1986 Baltic States youth triennial special prize
1989 Tallinn City annual prize for a super graphic in the Old Town
1993 The Estonian Culture Fond annual prize
1995 The Culture Capital prize
2010 Magazine “Akadeemia” art prize
