Meet The Artists
Abel Lee
Abel Lee was born in 1918, in Jõhvi, Estonia. He began developing his talent at the Tallinn Art Academy. After living in Sweden and Finland, he immigrated to Canada in 1951.
Aksel Tamme
From 1945-50 primarily active as a graphic artist and painter. Exhibited in Finland, where he gained recognition for his illustration of A. Kivi’s work, in Sweden until 1950.
Alfred Hoffman
Exhibited in 1972 at the First Estonian World Festival Art Exhibition at Tartu College and in 1975 at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario where his work is on permanent collection.
Ants Erik Vomm
Ants Vomm was born on June 4, 1931 in Tartu, Estonia. After his mother fled with son Ants and daughter Mai from the Soviet invasion, the family members were interned in an American camp for displaced persons for four years in Germany.
Arthur Mihkelsoo
Articles in many periodicals, magazines and catalogues, in General Art History in 1937, EKKT’s 1996 Art Album, Estonian Art in Exile-Lexicon, 1980.
Arville Puström-Uus
The Russian invasion of Estonia forced her family to flee to Germany. After the war Arville Puström studied at the Art Academy of Düsseldorf (1946-1949).
August Vomm
August Vomm was born on July 4th 1906 in the Penuja township of the Abja region of Estonia close to […]
Benita Vomm
Founding member of EKKT. Twice elected President (1958-60) and (1969-90) or a total of 25 years.
Ellen Bishop (Petermann)
Worked as a fashion and commercial artist in Montreal, New York, Monterey, California and Toronto.
Emma Tumanyan
I am Emma Tumanyan, an artist from Armenia. I was born in 1993 in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. I […]
Endel Kõks
Exhibited in countless exhibitions in Europe, U.S.A., Canada and Australia, including one-man shows in Washington, New York, Stockholm, Munich, Brussels, Rome, Parmas, Helsinki, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.
Endel Ruberg
Studied under Prof. Fileen at Art Academy of Helsinki in Finland. Discovered frozen watercolor technique.
Ene Falkenberg
Founding member of New Canadian Artists in Toronto in the early 1950’s (now known as Colour and Form). Works on permanent collection at Lund University in Sweden.
Eric Pehap
Worked since 1952 as a professional painter, graphic artist and commercial designer. Traveled for study purposes throughout Europe, the United States and Mexico.
Evald J. Woitk
Founding member of EKKT. Twice elected President (1958-60) and (1969-90) or a total of 25 years.
Helmi Herman
Helmi Herman was born in southern Estonia in 1916 into a family with seven siblings. She began her art studies […]
Ilona Burghardt
My name is Ilona Burghardt and I was born in London, Ontario. I attended at the University of Western Ontario, […]
Jaak Järve
Born in Toronto, Canada on August 13,1956. Grew up on dairy farm in Tottenham, Ontario. Graduated from the University of [...]
Joann Saarniit
Upon his arrival in Canada with the help of the Canadian Red Cross in Halifax, Nova Scotia he organized the first independent exhibition by an Estonian artist in Canada.
Johann Naha
Johann Naha was born in Riga, Latvia on January 3, 1902. He studied graphic design and applied arts at the […]
Jose Mario Ansalone
Jose was born in Argentina in 1943. He studied graphic arts. Art is in his soul. He has painted all […]
Kaarin Maimets (1960-2015)
Kaarin was born in Toronto, lived a couple of years in Helsinki, Finland (1965-1967) and later attended the Toronto French […]
Liina Peacock
Canadian artist Liina Peacock has held a life-long interest in visual arts. Peacock is a respected, abstract/mixed media artist, who […]
Ludvig Raun
Born on May 5, 1924 on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. As a student, he began painting watercolours and his works were quickly purchased throughout the country.
Mai Reet Vomm Järve
Art teacher in Tottenham and Beeton Public Schools for three years in the early 1970’s. Past curator of Estonian Arts Centre art collection in Toronto.
Osvald Timmas
Osvald Timmas was born in 1913 in the County of Kärla, Saaremaa, Estonia. He studied economics at the University of Tartu from 1939 to 1944.
Raoul Rohusaar
Born on July 9, 1922 in Järva-Jaani, Estonia. Studied with George Jensen in Copenhagen (1946-48) and later at l’Ecole des […]
Rutt Tulving
Ruth Tulving, RCA ( 1930-2012) was an Estonian-born painter and printmaker. Coming to Canada as a young teen, and passionate about art, she […]
Sirje Okas Ainso
An Estonian-Argentine artist, Sirje now lives and works in Miami, while travelling and exhibiting worldwide. Her work has been shown […]
Steven Baine
After studying art and design at Northern Secondary School in Toronto, Steven began his career as a graphic designer and […]
Tauno Kangro
Sculptor Tauno Kangro was born on May 25th 1966 in Tallinn. Kangro began to study art already in his school days, at Kalju Reitel’s Sculpture Studio.
Toomas Vink- Lainas
Toomas Vink-Lainas. Born 1943 in Tartu, Estonia. He passed away January, 2015 in Shokan, NY. He lived in the area […]
Trina Richards (nee Kaus)
Multi-media artist born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her grandparents were born in Estonia and emigrated to Sweden during WWII, then […]
Valve Jaamul
Paints mainly with oils and acrylics. Her work hangs in independent collections in Sweden, Estonia and Canada. Resides in Toronto.
Velta Paparde
Velta Paparde was a worldly woman of many talents, born in Liepāja, Latvia 1909. She studied art with fellow Baltic women at […]
Walter Lood
He likes to paint mostly landscapes and has exhibited many times at the Toronto Estonian House Gallery.