Ekke Väli
Estonian sculptor (born 1952)
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Ekke Väli (born April 19, 1952)[1][2] is an Estonian sculptor.[3][4][5]
BornApril 19, 1952
Tallinn, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationSculptor
Ekke Väli | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1952 Tallinn, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Education | State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
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.
