CV

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