Ekke Väli
Ekke Väli  | |
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| Born | April 19, 1952 | 
| Nationality | Estonian | 
| Alma mater | State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR | 
| Occupation | Sculptor | 
Ekke Väli (born April 19, 1952)[1][2] is an Estonian sculptor.[3][4][5]
He graduated from the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (ERKI) as a sculptor in 1979. He is a member of the Estonian Artists' Association.
Awards and recognitions
- 1991: Kristjan Raud Art Award for Monument monumendile (Monument to a Monument), 1990[6][7]
 - 2009: Anton Starkopf Fellowship[8]
 - 2017: Aino Kallas Award[9][10]
 
Works
- 1988: Bust of Viktor Kingissepp at 14 Karu Street in Tallinn
 - 1991: Paul Keres Memorial on Tõnismägi Street in Tallinn[11]
 - 2003: Replica of the Tartu War of Independence Monument destroyed by the Soviet authorities: Amandus Adamson's Kalevipoeg sculpture
 - 2004: Gustav Ernesaks Statue at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
 - 2008: Peeter Põld Monument in front of the Ministry of Education and Research in Tartu
 - 2018: Statue of Artur Sirk in Ambla[12]
 - 2019: Statue of Karl Kikas in Põlva
 
Family
Väli is the brother of the surgeon Toomas Väli.
References
- ^ "Kalender". Sirp. No. 14. April 5, 2002. p. 24. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 - ^ "Sünnipäevad". Nelli Teataja. No. 15. April 13, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 - ^ Saramo, Samira; Savolainen, Ulla (2023). The Legacies of Soviet Repression and Displacement: The Multiple and Mobile Lives of Memories. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
 - ^ L'Heureux, Marie Alice (2002). Appropriating Space: Ideology and Identity in the Cultural Landscape of Estonia. Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley. pp. 163–164.
 - ^ Salupere, Malle (2006). Millenary Tartu: The City of Youth and Good Ideas. Tartu: Tartu University Press. p. 129.
 - ^ "Möödunud aasta kunsti preemiad jagatud". Päevaleht. No. 47. February 26, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 - ^ "1990. a. Kristjan Raua kunstipreemia laureaadid". Sirp. No. 8. February 22, 1991. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 - ^ "Starkopfi stipendiumile esitati neli kandidaati". Linnaleht. No. 43. April 4, 2008. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 - ^ "Sel aastal pälvis Aino Kallase preemia skulptor Ekke Väli". Finland Abroad. Foreign Ministry of Finland. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 - ^ "Aino Kallase preemia pälvis sel aastal skulptor Ekke Väli". Postimees. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
 - ^ Liivrand, Harry; Paulus, Karin (June 28, 2006). "Tõeline ekstaas: jumalate kastreerimine". Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
 - ^ "Artur Sirgule püstitati Järvamaale mälestussammas". Õhtuleht. September 25, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2024.