Kerttu Siplane
Artist · designer
Email: info@kerttusiplane.com
Education
- 2007 Estonian Academy of Arts, Fashion Design, MA
- 2004 Estonian Academy of Arts, Fashion Design, BA
Professional Experience
- 2017– Freelance artist and workshop facilitator, material- and process-based artistic practice and creative workshops
- 2006–2017 Sole proprietor. Fashion design, commissioned work, product development and sales
Memberships and Recognition
- 2022– Estonian Artists’ Association, member
- 2015– Association of Estonian Fashion Designers, member
- 2008 SuperNoova fashion competition, 2nd place in the senior category
- 2005 Kristjan Jaak Scholarship, professional study trip to London Fashion Week
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 10.2026 AED, Palm Gallery, Rotermann Quarter, Tallinn. Upcoming
- 2026 Kaante vahelt välja III (Beyond the Covers III), The Under and Tuglas Literary Institute, Tallinn
- 2025 Kaante vahelt välja II (Beyond the Covers II), Harku Parish Library, Tabasalu
- 2025 Kaante vahelt välja (Beyond the Covers), Saaremaa Art Studio Ö-Gallery, Kuressaare
- 2020 Rohi (Grass), Stella Soomlais Studio, Tallinn
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2026 Kihnu kuumad kleidid (Kihnu Hot Dresses), Association of Estonian Fashion Designers exhibition, Kihnu Museum
- 2025–2026 Võlumets (Enchanted Forest), 13th international recycling exhibition Anna uus elu (Give a New Life), Museum of New Art, Pärnu
- 2025 Sügav põhi (The Deep Below), annual exhibition of the Association of Estonian Fashion Designers, Pärnu Museum
- 2024 Talisman (Talisman), 30th anniversary exhibition of the Association of Estonian Fashion Designers, Vabaduse Gallery, Tallinn. Curator A. Hint
- 2024 Liivamerelainetus (Sand Sea Ripple), Kuressaare Town Gallery, Kuressaare. Curator K. Siplane
- 2023–2024 Mets vastab, allikas kõnetab (The Forest Responds, the Spring Speaks), Estonian National Museum, Tartu. Curator K. Summatavet
- 2021 Desert Beauty, Art Hub Gallery, Abu Dhabi WTC, United Arab Emirates
- 2021 Tulvab olemisse (Flooding into Being), 8th Estonian Small Sculpture Exhibition, Pallas Gallery, Tartu. Curator H. Kulmar
- 2021 Eesti rookroonid – traditsioonid ja visioonid (Estonian Straw Crowns – Traditions and Visions), Estonian Open Air Museum, Tallinn. Curator U. Veersalu
- 2020 Juurte juurest (From the Roots), annual exhibition of the Association of Estonian Fashion Designers, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn. Curator A. Hint
- 2019 Metsa moodi (Like a Forest), annual exhibition of the Association of Estonian Fashion Designers, Kastellaanimaja Gallery, Tallinn. Curator A. Hint
- 2017–2018 Külatänavalt punasele vaibale. 100 aastat rahvuslikku moodi (From Village Street to Red Carpet. 100 Years of National Fashion), Estonian National Museum, Tartu. Curator R. Reivelt
Residencies and Development Programmes
- 2026 Säde loovisiku arenguprogramm (Säde Creative Practitioner Development Programme), University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy Creative Entrepreneurship Centre CAMP
- 2026 Kunstnikud on kohal (Artists Are Present), Narva Art Residency (NART) school residency
- 2021 Estonian Art Month II in Abu Dhabi, Al Khateem Art Hub, United Arab Emirates
Selected Projects and Art Education Activities
- 2026 S-ilma-piir-itu (Boundless), meeting of artists working with nature and/or boundaries, NART
- 2026 Meie mustrid (Our Patterns), exhibition by grades 5–7 students of Narva-Jõesuu School, NART school residency
- 2025 Jõulukroon „Kuusk“ (Christmas Crown “Kuusk”), Estonian Television Christmas ident 2025
- 2024 Liivamerelainetus (Sand Sea Ripple), curatorial project, Kuressaare Town Gallery
- 2017 Mobiilide näitus (Mobiles Exhibition), curatorial project, Kullo Children’s Gallery, Tallinn
Works in Collections
Estonian National Museum · private collections in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States
Selected Bibliography and Media Coverage
- Photo series in imQuadrat, issue 13, Germany, 2026
- ETV jõulusoovid on sündinud koos Eesti kunstnikega (ETV Christmas Greetings Made with Estonian Artists), ERR, 23.12.2025
- Galerii: Pärnus avati metallikunstnike liidu ja moekunstnike ühenduse aastanäitused (Gallery: Metal Artists’ and Fashion Artists’ Association Annual Exhibitions Opened in Pärnu), ERR Culture, 20.06.2025
- Rebane, Katariina. Kui raamat saab uue tähenduse ehk „Kaante vahelt välja“ (When a Book Gains New Meaning, or “Beyond the Covers”), Harku Valla Teataja, 11.09.2025
- Pihl, Lennart. Kerttu Siplane avas isikunäituse „Kaante vahelt välja“ (Kerttu Siplane Opened the Solo Exhibition “Beyond the Covers”), Saarte Hääl, 5.05.2025
- Eesti Moekunstnike Ühenduse 30. juubeli näitus Vabaduse galeriis (Estonian Fashion Artists’ Association 30th Anniversary Exhibition at Vabaduse Gallery), Sirp, 10.10.2024
- Tüür, Piret. Kerttu Siplane: looduslike materjalidega töötamine on minu vastureaktsioon kiirustavale maailmale (Kerttu Siplane: Working with Natural Materials Is My Reaction against a Hurried World), Loovgraaf.com, 15.12.2021
- Tulk, Mehis. Kunstnik Kerttu Siplane põimis kõrbe ilu kõrbekividesse (Artist Kerttu Siplane Wove Desert Beauty into Desert Stones), Saarte Hääl, 7.12.2021
- Hint, Anu. Rahvuslik mood (National Fashion). Tallinn, 2019, pp. 68–69
- Puppart, Piret. Eesti rahvarõivas ja mood (Estonian Folk Costume and Fashion). Tallinn: TEA Publishers, 2011, pp. 28–29, 65, 97, 116–119