Erki Kannus
- Born 23.05.1958 Tallinn, Estonia
- Studied: 1977-1981 Estonian Art Academy, glass department
- Member of the Estonian Artists’ Union since 2019
- Member of the Estonian Watercolour Society 2021
Solo exhibitions:
- 1993 THE BEAUTY OF DESTRUCTION, cafe-gallery Franklin25, Minneapolis, USA
- 1998 SKARPO, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, USA
- 1999/2001 Open Studio Project, StPaul Art Crawl, StPaul, USA
- 2003 87,3 SOUND LITRES, St Catherine’s Church, Tallinn, Estonia
- 2003 UNTUNED, R.Sagrits Museum, Karepa, Estonia
- 2003 BIRD ANTON AND THE REST, Kondas Centre, Viljandi, Estonia
- 2004 PURE CHANCE, City Gallery, Tallinn (with Merle Kannus)
- 2004 STAINS OF CHANCE dance performance in Tallinn and Tartu.
- 2005 DO IT YOURSELF, Viinistu Art Museum (with Merle Kannus)
- 2006 TILINATORIUM (Tilinatorium 3), Albu manor (with Merle Kannus & Others)
- 2008 ERKI KANNUS 50, Viinistu Art Museum
- 2011 TILINATOORUIM 5, Rapla County Centre For Contemporary Art
- 2011 TILINATOORIUM 6, Pärnu Museum of New Art
- 2013 TILINATOORIUM 8, Kostivere Manor
- 2013 TILINATOORIUM 9, Loo Cultural Centre
- 2014 TILINATOORIUM 10, Tallinn Lilleküla High School
- 2014 TILINATOORIUM 12, Järvakandi Glass Gallery
- 2019 REAL AND SURREAL (with Merle Kannus), Elva Cultural Centre
- 2019 SEDNA, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art (with Kairi Orgusaar)
- 2021 DEPARTURE FROM MARS, A. Adamson Studio Museum, Paldiski
- 2022 THE HUMAN FACTOR, Four Corners Gallery, Kärdla (with Merle Kannus)
- 2022 OCTARINE, Pärnu City Gallery (with Kairi Orgusaar)
- 2024 ROUTE 66, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art
Group exhibitions and events:
- 1976 PARNU’76, Parnu, Estonia
- 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986 Annual State Art Shows, Tallinn
- 1982, 1988 Annual Young Art Shows, Tallinn, Tartu
- 1988 Baltic Applied Art Triennial (with Kristel Kannus) , Jurmala, Latvia
- 1989 AKTA (with Kristel Kannus), Tallinn, Estonia
- 2002 Site-specific Art Workshop MEHR SCHNEE IN PALAMUSE, Jogevamaa, Estonia
- 2002 KONSENSUS , Tallinn, Estonia
- 2003 HEAVY ESTONIAN AIR, Glass Gallery, Riga, Latvia
- 2003 TIME/SPACE/MOVEMENT, Paide, Estonia
- 2003 St. Paul Art Crawl
- 2005 WHITE GLASS, Haapsalu, Evald Okas Museum
- 2005 TEMPORARY GARDENS, Tartu, land art festival (with Merle Kannus and Ave Avalo)
- 2006 PLEKTRUM, Culture Factory, Tallinn
- 2007 PLEKTRUM, Von Krahl Theatre, Tallinn
- 2007 EKS.NäIB, Cultural Centre Kannel, Võru
- 2008 OPERATIIVMÄLU, Võru City Gallery, Pärnu City Gallery
- 2009 MINU KALLIS PARANOIA, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn
- 2010 MÕTLEVAD MASINAD, Design Gallery, Tallinn
- 2010 KAHEMÕTTETU, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art
- 2012 ME USUME(Tilinatoorium 7), Chateau Saint Auvent, France
- 2014 PÜHAD(Tilinatoorium 11), Ukraine’s spiritual Treasures’ Museum, Kiev
- 2014 RUUM RUUMIS(Tilinatoorium 13) Cultural Centre Kannel, Võru
- 2015 JÄETD JÄLJED, Haapsalu Kunstikooi galerii
- 2016 THE IDEALISTS, Tallinn Art Hall
- 2016 Õ, Kuressaare Castle
- 2016 WHATIF, Vincas Grybase muuseum, Jurbarkas, Lithuania
- 2017 BIOGLASS, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
- 2018 A DIFFERENT ANGLE, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
- 2018 ESTONIA: A MINDSCAPE, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art
- 2018 PIMENEMINE / DARKENING, Janina Monkute-Marks Museum, Kedainiai, Lithuania
- 2019 INTERPLAY, hot glass workshop and exhibition in Haapsalu
- 2019 ARTS AND LIGHTS IN TALLINN, fountain at Apollo Square
- 2019 MAN. WOMAN. FREEDOM. Pärnu Museum of New Art
- 2020 SLOW LIGHT, Rapla County Centre for Contemporary Art
- 2021 MENTAL IMAGE, EWS Annual Exibition
- 2021 IMPULSE Tallinn Drawing Triennial
- 2021 MAN. WOMAN. ESTONIAN WOMAN – POWER AND SPIRIT. Pärnu Museum of New Art
- 2021 SUMMERFUSION, Pärnu Museum of New Art
- 2021 MENTAL IMAGE 2, Cultural Center KAJA Tallinn
- 2021 QUINTESSENCE, Türi Cultural Center
- 2023 LEGENDARY TIMES, Kondas Centre, Viljandi
Installations:
- 2001 FLYING TEXTILE, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2005 AN ODE FOR TRAVELERS, Haapsalu railway station
Videos:
- 2002 VIOLI
- 2003 HUMANS’ ROOM, MORNING
- 2003 FAUCETS
- 2003 6 SOUND LITERS
- 2004 BOXCAR PROJECT (with Brian Jeans and Stephen Rife)
- 2004 MINNESOTA: THE NATIVE AMERICAN NAME FOR LEMONADE (with Stephen Rife)
Scholarships:
- 1996 Grant for Emerging Artist, Jerome Foundation, USA
Commissions:
- 1985 AGRO stained glass window, Ministry of Agriculture, Tallinn, Estonia
- 1985 KOOPERATOR stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
- 1986 MOOD stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
- 1986 LINN stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
- 1987 MAINOR stained glass window, Tallinn, Estonia
- 1996 PLAY stained glass window, Edina Library, Edina, USA
- 1999 READ stained glass window, Merriam Park Library, StPaul, USA
- 1987 AWARD glass sculpture
Teaching:
- 2002-2004 Estonian Art Academy