Stina Leek
Artist is based in: Estonia
Stina Leek (b. 1992) is a street artist, curator, and cultural organizer. Her work can be found on the streets of Estonia as well as in cities such as Berlin, Aberdeen, and Helsinki. As a cultural organizer, she leads the activities of the Ajuokse community and KETT Gallery.
In 2020, she was nominated for the Tartu Cultural Endowment Award in the category of Cultural Organizer of the Year, and in 2025 KETT Gallery received the Tartu Newcomer Award.
Through her projects, Leek aims to highlight and bring together alternative artists from Estonia and across the Baltic and Nordic regions, including street artists, illustrators, comic artists, and emerging practitioners.
As an artist, she has participated in the Stencibility travelling group exhibition Hello Mister Police Officer (2022–2024), the exhibition Congregation of Chaos curated by Martin Rästa (2024, Tartu Art House), and created an award artwork for the exhibition and performative award gala Unfortunately, You Were Not Selected This Time by Keithy Kuuspu and Katariin Mudist (2025, Tartu Art House).
Leek was also the main organizer of the STICKERCON sticker festival (Tallinn, 2020), curator of Voronja Gallery’s 10th anniversary season with the exhibition Ajuokse Reverse Summer Tour, organizer of Ajuokse alternative art festivals and art markets (since 2019), and an artist in the exhibition Symbols of Power at the University of Tartu Art Museum (2025, curated by Ken Ird).
