Ingmar Roomets
Artist is based in: Estonia
Ingmar Roomets (b. 1994) is a contemporary painter based in Tartu, Estonia, whose work is defined by a naïve perspective and a bold, expressive style. He graduated with a BA in Painting from the Pallas University of Applied Sciences in 2024. Since 2019, he has been an active member and co-founder of the artist collective Umbra, joined the Tartu Artists’ Union in 2022, the Estonian Painters’ Association in 2023, and the artist collective Multinektar in 2024.
Roomets has curated group exhibitions such as Parallelreaalsus (Elva Cultural Centre) and Ürgausus (Pallas Gallery) and participated in over 40 group exhibitions across Estonia. His solo shows include Vari (Tartu Art House, with Eva Elise Oll; Artrovert Gallery), Kohalolu (Tampere House Gallery), Elu on Kingitus. Elu on Püha (Salon Olga & Osvaldis), and Pudru ja kapsad (Kalame Farm Museum). Internationally, his work has been exhibited in Finland (Neonaivism, HAA Gallery, Suomenlinna), Sweden (Valge laev, Estonian House, Stockholm), and Belgium (Tervitusi kodumaalt, Estonian Embassy, Brussels). His paintings are part of the D’Albret Collection (RVFT) and numerous private collections.
Roomets describes himself as a traveler on the boundless paths of art, with painting as a meditative journey into both the individual and collective subconscious. Along this path, he encounters darker shades that call for illumination and societal attention, as well as lighter tones that bring warmth, joy, and love into the world. He rejects rigid boundaries and value judgments in art, instead following an intuitive process that often takes on a therapeutic dimension. For him, such inner work is a way to move closer to one’s true self, take full responsibility for life, and replace outdated patterns with new, supportive ones. At this stage in his life, he sees his mission as expressing himself directly and sincerely through art.
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