Ekke Väli

Ekke Väli
Born	(1952-04-19) April 19, 1952 (age 72) Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality	Estonian
Alma mater	State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR
Occupation	Sculptor

Ekke Väli (born April 19, 1952)[1][2] is an Estonian sculptor.[3][4][5]

He graduated from the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (ERKI) as a sculptor in 1979. He is a member of the Estonian Artists' Association.

Awards and recognitions

• 1991: Kristjan Raud Art Award for Monument monumendile (Monument to a Monument), 1990[6][7]
• 2009: Anton Starkopf Fellowship[8]
• 2017: Aino Kallas Award[9][10]

Works

• 1988: Bust of Viktor Kingissepp at 14 Karu Street [et] in Tallinn
• 1991: Paul Keres Memorial on Tõnismägi [et] Street in Tallinn[11]
• 2003: Replica of the Tartu War of Independence Monument destroyed by the Soviet authorities: Amandus Adamson's Kalevipoeg sculpture
• 2004: Gustav Ernesaks Statue at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
• 2008: Peeter Põld Monument in front of the Ministry of Education and Research in Tartu
• 2018: Statue of Artur Sirk in Ambla[12]
• 2019: Statue of Karl Kikas [et] in Põlva

Family

Väli is the brother of the surgeon Toomas Väli [et].

References

1. "Kalender". Sirp. No. 14. April 5, 2002. p. 24. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
2. "Sünnipäevad". Nelli Teataja. No. 15. April 13, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
3. Saramo, Samira; Savolainen, Ulla (2023). The Legacies of Soviet Repression and Displacement: The Multiple and Mobile Lives of Memories. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
4. L'Heureux, Marie Alice (2002). Appropriating Space: Ideology and Identity in the Cultural Landscape of Estonia. Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley. pp. 163–164.
5. Salupere, Malle (2006). Millenary Tartu: The City of Youth and Good Ideas. Tartu: Tartu University Press. p. 129.
6. "Möödunud aasta kunsti preemiad jagatud". Päevaleht. No. 47. February 26, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
7. "1990. a. Kristjan Raua kunstipreemia laureaadid". Sirp. No. 8. February 22, 1991. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
8. "Starkopfi stipendiumile esitati neli kandidaati". Linnaleht. No. 43. April 4, 2008. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
9. "Sel aastal pälvis Aino Kallase preemia skulptor Ekke Väli". Finland Abroad. Foreign Ministry of Finland. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
10. "Aino Kallase preemia pälvis sel aastal skulptor Ekke Väli". Postimees. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
11. Liivrand, Harry; Paulus, Karin (June 28, 2006). "Tõeline ekstaas: jumalate kastreerimine". Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
12. "Artur Sirgule püstitati Järvamaale mälestussammas". Õhtuleht. September 25, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2024.