Tiiu Leis
Artist is based in: Estonia
Tiiu Leis (b. 1967) is an art teacher and artist, critic, who lives and works in Pärnu, Estonia, and Pori, Finland. She graduated from Tallinn University with a degree in art education JT (1994). From 2016 to 2019, she was an animation workshop instructor at the Pärnu Museum. Between 2017 and 2019, she participated in the Erasmus+ ProArt art project in Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Italy, and in a web design course in Luxembourg. She organized an Erasmus+ art project in 2026 in Treimani. She was also the organizer/instructor of animation camps in Pärnu in 2017-2018 and painting camps in Kihnu 2013-2020, in Muhu in 2023, and in Treimani 2024-2026. Since 2020, she has her own art studio and also works with children and adults with special needs. From 1995 to 1997, she was the head of the library at Pärnu Chaplin Art Center and organized exhibitions, poetry, literature, and film evenings. Leis was the chief organizer of the first video format Estonian film festival Do-Re-Vi (documentary, commercial, and video films) at the Mai Cultural Center in Pärnu. Tiiu Leis was named Teacher of the Year in Pärnu in 2016 and was a nominee for Youth Worker of the Year in the country. She also received the culture award in 2017 culture award for organizing the exhibition “Rao Heidmets’ Animated World” at the Pärnu Museum. Participated in the international photo exhibition “Man and Woman,” recycling exhibitions at the Museum of New Art in Pärnu, and retrospective exhibitions at the Pärnu City Gallery.
Painting
Mixed media
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