Erika Pedak

Education
2001-2007 Tartu University (TU), art history, MA
1981-1985 Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA), textile
1971-1977 Tartu University (TU), history

Work
2012-NPO Elaan and LLC Luuk member of the board
2001-2004, 2005-2011, Tartu Art Collage, vice-rector of studies
2004-2005 Tartu Art College, acting rektor
1999-2001 Tartu Art School, assistent direktor
1996-2000 Estonian University of Life Sciences, lecturer of textile history
1994- TU Viljandi Culture College and Tartu Art College, lecturer of textile history
1992-1993 Gallery Sinimandria, gallerist
1985-1992 Tartu Arts and Crafts Workshops ARS, artist
1977-1981 Tartu Arts and Crafts Workshops ARS, artist`s assistant
1968-1977 Estonian National Museum, artist

Selected Personal Exhibitions
2011 ENM (with Hans Ragnar Mathisen and Loit Jõekalda)
2009 Võru Town Gallery
2008 Tartu Art House, Monumental Gallery
2004 Winter of National Opera Estonia
2001 Tartu Art House, Monumental Gallery (with Tambet Pedak)
1998 The Museum of New Art, Pärnu
1998 Winter Garden of National Opera Estonia
1996 Viljandi Art Hall
1996 Gallery Raatuse, Tallinn
1994 Gallery Rüütli, Tartu

Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Annual Exhibition of ETAA, Haapsalu, Võru
2018 6th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial Tradition and Innovation, Riga, Latvia
2017 Annual Exhibition of ETAA, Tallinn, Võru
2016 Annual Exhibition of ETAA, Tallinn
2015 Estonian Textile Art 100, Tallinn
2015 Exhibition of Schleswig-Holsteini Association, Tartu
2013 Exhibition of Schleswig-Holsteini Association, Lübeck, Germany
2012 Exhibition of Estonian Artists Association, Tallinn
2002, 2003, 2009 International Textile Symposium and exhibitions, Graz, Austria
2002 Tallinn Applied Art Triennial Posession,  EMAAD
1998 9th Internatinal Triennial of Tapestry, Lódź ´98, Poland
1997 5th International Textile Competition and Exhibition Kyoto´97, Japan
1993 International Textile Symposium, Jena, Germany
1992 Baltic Applied Art and Design, Hamburg, Kiel, Hannover, Bonn, Germany
1990 Exhibition of ON-group, Tallinn
1989, 1991 International Textile Symposium, Jūrmala, Latvia

Works in Collections and Public Bildings
MoNA, Pärnu
Art Collection of Matti Miilius
Free State of Thuringia and Ministry of European Affairs, Germany
2016 Estonian Embassy in China
1991 Hotel Haapsalu
1989 Tartu University

Awards and Honours
2015 first prize in the wall textile category of the art competition of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Beijing Embassy of  Estonia, China
2015 second prize (with Maarja Roosi) of the art competition of the Estonian Nationational Museum                                                                                                                                                                              2016 art prize nominee of Kristjan Raud
2016, 1998 prize of ETAA Textile Artist of the Year 2015, 1997
1997  Excellence Award of International Textile Competition and Exhibition Kyoto´97

Membership
1993 ETAA
1990 ON-group
1990 Tartu Artists´ Association
1987 EAA

Publication
Pedak, Erika. The Birth and Formation of Estonian Professional Textile Art Until 1940. Tartu Art College, Proceedings  9, 2008.
Pedak, Erika. Lódź Triennial – Where Have All The Carpets Cone? – Postimees Extra. 31.01.1998
Pedak, Erika. Process. – Postimees. 26. 06. 1998.