Kadi Pajupuu
b 27.08.1963
www.railreed.ee
e-mail kadi@pajupuu.com
Education
Estonian Academy of Arts, textile art 1981-86
Work
Professor at Pallas University of Applied Sciences
Selection of exhibitions
2023 ETTE/VAATLIK (Annual exhibition of Estonian Textile Artists' Association), ARS Art Factory, Tallinn
2022 Grown, Gallery Pallas, Tatu
2019 "Garden of Eden" Group exhibition at Neuhaus Castle, Austria
2018 Identity. The 6th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial "Tradition and Innovation", ARSENĀLS Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga
2017 Threadways, Växjö Konsthall, Sweden
2015 Everyday's Beauty - Drei positionen, Trofejas, Berlin / Germany
2015 100. Estonian textile art 1915–2015, Tallinn Art Hall
2015 5th Tallinn International Drawing Triennial, Vabaduse Gallery, Tallinn / Estonia
2014 ornaMENTAL, Tallinn Art Hall / Estonia
2011 Estonian textile and contemporary art, Gallery Meno parkas Kaunas, Lithuania
2011 Ordinary, Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn
2010 Lodz International Tapestry exhibition
2009 Estonian Textile art Yesterday and Today, Museum of Etnography, St Petersburg
2008 Plural Estonian Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Tallinn
2007 State of Affairs Tallinn Art Hall
2005 Textile05 Kaunas
2004 Tradition and Innovation Riga
2003 Right and Wrong Sides Kaunas, Lithuania
2003 Notes. 3-dimensional Estonian Art, Hungary
2003 Handy Thing Tallinn Art Hall
2002 Ecce Homo Tallinn Applied Art Museum
2002 Own Element Tallinn Art Hall
2002 Public offer Tallinn Applied Art Museum
2001 Face to… international textile installation at Poselli in Rauma, Finland.
Curated by Raija Jokinen
Solo exhibitions
2023 Turning into the text and back (with Marilyn Piirsalu), Gallery Pallas, Tartu
2023 MultiWeave (with Marilyn Piirsalu), Galleri Artifex, Vilnius
2022 Variables (with Marilyn Piirsalu), NART. Narva
2021 MindMatter (with Marilyn Piirsalu), Võru
2020 Knight's Tour (with Marilyn Piirsalu), HOP gallery, Tallinn
2016 Hacked Tradition (With Marilyn Piirsalu), Gallery Artifex, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 Mõterjal/Matterthought (with Marilyn Piirsalu). Pärnu Museum
2012 Puutari (with Marilyn Piirsalu), Pro Puu Galleria, Lahti, Finland
2011 Ratastroof/Bycyclops (with Marilyn Piirsalu), Loovala open studios, Tallinn
2010 Solo exhibition at Atelje Gamla Skokällan, Sweden
2009 Invent-tour Gallery of Architecture and Design, Tallinn
2008 Train Gallery SooSoo, Tallinn
Awards and grants
2020 Deed of the year, Estonian Textile Artists’ Association
2017 Prizes from Lift 99 and
Spark Makerlab, Hardware
and Arts Hackaton, Tartu (for team SpiderWeave)
2016 Business idea competition Ajujaht, Team RailReed among the 7 best
2014 Silver medal, Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union
2014 Pärandihoidja (Keeper of Heritage), Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union
2014 Textile artist of the year 2013, Estonian Textile Artists’ Association2010 Deed of the year (Adjustable reed), Estonian Textile Artists’ Association
2010 Silver medal in KIWIE Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition
2009 Award in the competition 25 most beautiful books of Estonia in year 2008
2009 EUWIIN (European Union Women Inventors and Innovators Network) special recognition
2008 Prize of Estonian Cultural Endowment 2007
2000 Grand prix in the competition Design for a tapestry into the Hall of Council of The Estonian Academy of Music (Tallinn City Government)