Andra Orn is the founder and director of the Nordic Baltic Art Center NOBA.ac. Active in the art world since 2008, she has developed partnerships with artists, art academies and cultural institutions across the Baltic and Nordic countries. Her work encompasses art festivals, international art awards and professional networks, exhibition curation, art books and cultural writing.

Before founding NOBA, she co-founded TAM Gallery in an old city-owned building, which she renovated with her partner. She has led Tallinn Art Week, Edward von Lõngus’s digital street art project in 11 European cities, and the Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award & Network. She has also worked on SmartEnCity and Ülemiste mural projects and served as urban space curator for TAVA2021.

From 2020 to 2023, Andra coordinated exhibitions at Viinistu Art Museum and curated the Barrel Galleries’ summer programme. She led the reorganisation of the permanent exhibition, renewed the Wiiralt Hall with Mai Levin, and initiated artist studio displays, beginning with Jüri Arrak’s studio corner in collaboration with Kai Arrak.

Andra holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Tartu and is writing her master’s thesis in Cultural Theory and Philosophy at Tallinn University.