Education
1974-1979 Estonian Academy of Arts: specialty of glass
1993 Bornholm – Baltic Education Island, Denmark: glass courses
1995 Royal College of Art, London: post-experience course

Residencies:
1998 Luckenbooth Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2000 Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA
2009 Eisch Glass Factory, Frauenau, Germany
2012 Ceramics and Glass Center, Seto, Japan

Employment
1979-1980 Estonian Academy of Arts: lecturer
1980 Kaluga Glass Factory, Russia: designer
1980-1985 Institute of Geology, Tallinn: designer
1985-1993 Estonian Academy of Arts, dept of glass: assistant
1993-2001 Estonian Academy of Arts, dept of glass: associate professor, head of dept
2001-2018 Estonian Academy of Arts, dept of glass: professor, head of dept

Works in fusing techniques, acid-etching, engraving, cutting, stained and painted glass, hot glass techniques. Has curated several glass exhibitions at home and abroad.

Since 1984 Estonian Artists' Union, since 1992 Estonian Glass Artists' Association, since 2014 Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), since 2017 Glass Art Society /GAS)

Since 1978 has taken part in exhibitions in Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA.

Participated in symposia in the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.

Works in public collections in Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA.

Awards:
1981 Stained glass windows competition, Tallinn: 1st prize
1991 6th Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Canada: 3rd prize
2000 Scripta manent II, Tallinn: honorable mention
2000 ArtsLink Grant, USA
2001 Annual Prize in visual arts of the Estonian Culture Endowment
2004 “Recognized glass artist of the years 2002/2003”, bi-annual prize of the Estonian Glass Artists' Association
2005 Bezdružice Museum honourable mention, Czech Republic
2010 International Exhibition of Glass KANAZAWA 2010, Silver Prize, Japan
2011 Kristjan Raud Annual Art Prize, Estonian Artists’ Union, Estonia
2014 Nominée for Estonian State Cultural Prize
2015 Nominée for Kristjan Raud Art prize