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Heikki Leis

Artist's country of origin: Estonia

Heikki Leis (born 1973) is a Tartu-based artist known mainly for his hyperrealist pencil drawings of famous Estonians. He graduated the Tartu Art College as a sculptor in 1991 , and he has been a freelance artist since 2000.

Leis’ imaginative set-piece photographs explore the aesthetic codes familiar from lifestyle/fashion/women’s magazines, telling stories that invite viewers to notice everything unusual and unreal in their surroundings. The title of the series “Teenage Exorcist” (2014-2015) says it all – the main character drives out evil spirits, both self-purging and cleansing the environment.

Drawing

The Last Knot by Heikki Leis

The Last Knot, 2017

113 x 113 cm

€3077

Broken by Heikki Leis

Broken, 2017

113 x 113 cm

€7692

Fire by Heikki Leis

Fire, 2024

115 x 115 cm

€8100

Inadequate use of reality by Heikki Leis

Inadequate use of reality , 2014

60 x 88 cm

€460

Liisi Koikson by Heikki Leis

Liisi Koikson, 2008

60 x 60 cm

€1600

Photography

How long this stupidity last? by Heikki Leis

How long this stupidity last?, 2024

83 x 83 cm

€900

Beetroot I (from series "Afterlife") by Heikki Leis

Beetroot I (from series "Afterlife"), 2024

80 x 120 cm

€1850

Beetroot II (from series "Afterlife") by Heikki Leis

Beetroot II (from series "Afterlife"), 2024

80 x 120 cm

€1850

Beetroot III (from series "Afterlife") by Heikki Leis

Beetroot III (from series "Afterlife"), 2024

80 x 120 cm

€1850

Form is temporary, class is permanent VII by Heikki Leis

Form is temporary, class is permanent VII, 2021

40 x 50 cm

€620

Teenager Exorcist 2 by Heikki Leis

Teenager Exorcist 2, 2015

72 x 56 cm

€350

Teenager Exorcist 3 by Heikki Leis

Teenager Exorcist 3, 2015

72 x 56 cm

€350

Teenager Exorcist 5 by Heikki Leis

Teenager Exorcist 5, 2015

72 x 56 cm

€350

Teenager Exorcist 6 by Heikki Leis

Teenager Exorcist 6, 2014

72 x 56 cm

€350

Other

Irish Blood by Heikki Leis

Irish Blood, 2005

23 x 75 cm

€255

Portfolio Showcase (not for sale)

Teenager Exorcist 1 by Heikki Leis

Teenager Exorcist 1, 2014

72 x 56 cm

Inadequate use of reality by Heikki Leis

Inadequate use of reality, 2014

60 x 90 cm

No land for old men by Heikki Leis

No land for old men, 2022

112 x 92 cm

Teenager Exorcist 4 by Heikki Leis

Teenager Exorcist 4, 2015

72 x 56 cm

Related exhibitions (current and upcoming) View past exhibitions

Tartu Art Auction 2025

08.03.2025 - 04.04.2025

Tartu Art House
Monumental gallery

Vanemuise 26, Tartu, Estonia

Opening hours: Mon 12:00 - 18:00 Wed-Sun 12:00 - 18:00