Tõnis Soop
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Tõnis Soop | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1937 |
| Died | March 16, 2016 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Tartu Art School Estonian Academy of Arts |
| Occupations | Painter, teacher |
Tõnis Soop (July 27, 1937 – March 16, 2016) was an Estonian painter and teacher.[1][2][3]
Tõnis Soop was born to Tõnis Soop (1889–1953) and Elli Soop (née Laderlich, 1905–1987) at the Kingu farm on the estate of Suure-Kõpu Manor. From 1952 to 1957, he studied at the Tartu School of Fine Arts, graduating as a teacher of drawing and sketching.[1][2] He then studied drawing and painting at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute for two years. In 1965, he enrolled in the Estonian National Art Institute and studied painting. He graduated in 1971 as a painter and teacher.[1]
Career
During his studies and afterward, Soop worked as a drawing teacher from 1958 to 1966, as an artist at the Estonian SSR State Philharmonic from 1960 to 1961, at Estonian Industrial Project Design from 1965 to 1987, and at the Kirov Collective Fishing Farm (later Esmar) from 1972 to 1992.[1][2][4]
Soop organized and taught various art courses, including calligraphy. In 1963, he organized inter-school art classes in Kohtla-Järve. He also lectured at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute and was an instructor in preparatory courses at the Estonian National Art Institute. He taught courses at the Estonian SSR Republican Teacher Training Institute and in Värska, Saint Petersburg, and Pärnu.[1]
An important part of his life was the Viimsi Art School, which he founded in 1977. He was also the first director of this school,[1][5][6] and he worked there as an art teacher.
