KAI KOPPEL
Born on 7 August 1952
Member of the Estonian Artists’ Association since 1984
Member of the Estonian Glass Artists’ Union since 1991
Member of Katariina Guild since 1995
Education
1970–1975 State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR, MA in glass art
1959–1970 Tallinn Secondary School No. 46
Professional career
2003–... initiator and organiser of the International Hot Glass Symposia Haapsalu Glass Days at the Evald Okas Museum in Haapsalu
1991−... co-founder and owner of the first Estonian hot glass studio Koppel & Keerdo Klaasikoda (Koppel & Keerdo Glass Workshop) together with Viivi-Ann Keerdo; since 1995, the studio has its premises in Katariina käik (St. Catherine’s Passage) in Tallinn
1990− founding member of the ON-Group
1981–1991 freelance artist
1988–1990 scientific research Study on the Application of the Principles of Module-Relief Forming of Glass Products in Serial and Unique Production Using the Method of Glass Blowing
1979–1991 participated in the work of the creative base of the Soviet Union Experimental Glass Factory in Lviv.
1977–1981 art teacher at Tallinn Children’s School of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2013 Winter Hidden in Glass, Museum of Kadriorg Park, Tallinn
2012 Glass I and Glass II, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
1992 Museum of Applied Art, Tallinn
1989 Draakoni Gallery, Tallinn
1987 Harju KEK, Keila
1984 Art Salon, Tallinn
Symposia
2017 XI International Hot Glass Symposium Bioglass, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2015 X International Hot Glass Symposium 10, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2014 1st International Glass Symposium Glassjazz in the Glasremis Glass Studio in Panevėžys, Lithuania
2013 IX International Hot Glass Symposium Impression, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2010 VIII International Hot Glass Symposium Poetry of Glass, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2009 VII International Hot Glass Symposium Day’s Catch, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2008 VI International Hot Glass Symposium Glass Time, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2007 V International Hot Glass Symposium Objects of Light, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2007 International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
2006 IV International Hot Glass Symposium White Glass Days, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2006 Gus-Hrustalnyi Glass Factory 250, International Glass Symposium, Gus-Hrustalnyi, Russia
2005 III International Hot Glass Symposium White Glass Days, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2004 II International Hot Glass Symposium Mari, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2004 VI International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
2003 I International Hot Glass Symposium Fire and Water, Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu
2002 International Glass Symposium, Zebégeny, Hungary
1998 IV International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
1997 International Glass Symposium, Bárdudvarnok, Hungary
1995 III International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
1993 International Glass Symposium, Bárdudvarnok, Hungary
1992 II International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
Joint Exhibitions
2017 COLD-HOT. Estonian Glass Art 80. Annual exhibition of the Estonian Glass Artists’ Union (EKKÜ), Culture Hub, Tallinn
2017 Bioglass. Exhibition of the XI International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2016 Civilisation 2. Annual exhibition of EKKÜ in the aquarium of the Sea Plane Harbour
2015 20 Years Strong. Exhibition of Katariina Guild in St. Catherine’s Church, Tallinn
2015 10. Exhibition of the X International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2015 Real/Artificial, Pikk Street Gallery, Rakvere
2014 Real/Artificial. Annual exhibition of EKKÜ I, Tartu Art House
2014 Real/ Artificial. Annual exhibition of EKKÜ II, Vabaduse Gallery, Tallinn
2014 Candlelight Exhibition. Exhibition of Katariina Guild, St. Catherine’s Church, Tallinn
2014 Guest – Estonia, Germany
2014 Exhibition of the Glasremis Glass Studio’s International Symposium, Panevėžys, Lithuania
2013 Valgus, Raplamaa Contemporary Art Centre
2013 Katariina Guild’s exhibition The White Lady’s Room, Haapsalu Town Gallery
2013 Thou art of Sand, Reigi pastor’s house, Hiiumaa
2013 Impression, the exhibition of the IX International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2012 Estonian Contemporary Glass Art, Glass Art Museum of Yelagin Island, St. Petersburg, Russia
2012 Katariina Guild’s exhibition Garden of Eden, Tarvastu Church
2012 Great Fragility, Tallinn Art Hall
2012 Katariina Guild’s exhibition Covered Tables, St. Catherine’s Church, Tallinn
2012 Estonian Contemporary Glass Art, Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum (ETDM), Tallinn
2011 Estonian Glass, Riihimäki Glass Museum, Finland
2010 Poetry of Glass, exhibition of the VIII International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2010 Estonian Glass, Glashütte Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany
2010 Jukebox, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2009 Day’s Catch, exhibition of the VII International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2008 Glass Time, exhibition of the VI International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2008 International Glass Exhibition, Stavanger Art Centre, Norway
2007 Estonian Glass Art 70 – the Best of a Decade (1996–2006), ETDM, Tallinn
2007 Exhibition of the International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
2007 Light Objects, exhibition of the V International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2006 White Glass Days, exhibition of the IV International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2006 Gus-Hrustalnyi Glass Factory 250, exhibition of the international glass symposium, Gus-Hrustalnyi, Russia
2005 White Glass Days, exhibition of the III International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2004 Maritima, exhibition of the II International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2004 Exhibition of the VI International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
2004 Katariina Guild’s exhibition in Saint-Syr-Sur-Loire, Loches, France
2003 Fire and Water, exhibition of the I International Hot Glass Symposium, Haapsalu
2002 Katariina Guild’s exhibition, St. Petersburg, Russia
2002 Exhibition of the International Glass Symposium, Zebégeny, Hungary
2001 From Lorup to Lorup, Tallinn Town Hall Gallery
2001 Estonian Engraved Glass, Estonian National Library, Tallinn
1998 Exhibition of the IV International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
1997 Estonian Glass 60, Tallinn Art Hall
1997 Exhibition of the International Glass Symposium, Bárdudvarnok, Hungary
1997 Katariina Guild’s group exhibition, Svanekegården, Bornholm, Katrinegadesalen and Silkeborg, Denmark
1995 Exhibition of the III International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
1994 Exhibition of Estonian glass, Hvitträsk, Finland
1993 Exhibition of the International Glass Symposium, Bárdudvarnok, Hungary
1992 Exhibition of the fair Kvinnor Kan, Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Exhibition of the II International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
1992 Estonian Applied Art, X European Culture Days, Karlsruhe, Germany
1991 Applied Art Triennial of the Baltic Republics, Tallinn
1990 Engraving in Estonian Glass Art, Estonian Museum of Applied Art, Tallinn
1990 Exhibition of the ON-Group, Tallinn Art Hall
1990 Survey exhibition of Estonian glass art Glass, Water, Air, Earth, Flower Pavilion, Tallinn
1989 Survey exhibition of Estonian glass art Glass, Water, Air, Earth, Flower Pavilion, Tallinn
1988 Applied Art Triennial of the Baltic Republics, Tallinn
1987 Exhibition of Estonian Art, Moscow
1985 Applied Art Triennial of the Baltic Republics, Tallinn
1983 Estonian Glass Art 1970–1983, Tallinn City Museum, Tallinn
1982 Exhibition of Estonian glasswork, Tartu Art Museum
1983 Applied Art Triennial of the Baltic Republics, Tallinn
1982 Form and Space, Moscow
1978 Applied Art Triennial of the Baltic Republics, Tallinn
1975 Applied Art Exhibition, Tallinn Art Hall
Works in collections
Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum, Tallinn; Estonian History Museum, Tallinn; Evald Okas Museum, Haapsalu; Tsaritsyno Museum, Moscow; Lviv Glass Museum, Ukraine; collection of the Glasremis Glass Studio, Panevėžys, Lithuania; Pécs Art Museum, Hungary, etc.
Recognition and prizes
2004 Diploma of the International Hot Glass Symposium, Lviv, Ukraine
1994 Award of the City of Tallinn
1993 K. Raud’s Art Prize
1992 Bronze prize of the international competition Kristallnacht Project '92, USA
1984 Young Estonian Artist’s annual prize
1982 Diploma of the Baltic Young Applied Artists’ Triennial, Riga