BIRGIT PuVE
Based in Tallinn, Estonia.
Besides long-term personal projects is available for commissioned work.
Awards:
2011 PDN Photo Annual 2011, USA, winner in category 'Personal' (with the series 'By The Lake').
Selected exhibitions:
2012 Quebec Observatoire de la Capitale,
Quebec City, Canada
2011 St. John's Church, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2011 Fair of Photographic Art, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 Narva Museum, Narva, Estonia
2011 Yugo-Zapadnaya Centre, Moscow, Russia
2010 State Art Gallery, Perm, Russia
2010 Estonian National Library, Russian Theatre, Solaris Centre, Tallinn; Gallery of Theatre Vanemuine, Tartu, Estonia
2010 Cultural House of Ludza, Ludza, Latvia
2010 visual presentation of contemporary photography projects of Daylight/CDS Photo Awards, Gallery Golden Belt, Durham, NC, USA
2010 Estonian Embassy in Ottawa, Canada
2009 Goethe Institute, Riga, Latvia
2009 Northern Institute of Aland, Mariehamn, Aland, Finland
2009 Estonian Embassy in Washington, Washington D.C, USA
2008 Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
2008 Festival WALESTONIA, Cardiff, Wales, UK
2008 Goethe Institute, Riga, Latvia
2008 Pskov, Russia
2008 Les Rencontres d'Arles/ Arles Photography Festival, France
2008 Cultural House, Petroskoy, The Republic of Karelia
2007 Gallery ambulARToorium, Estonia
Selected publications: Der Spiegel (GER), PDN Magazine (USA), GEO (GER), Ogoniok (RUS), Conscientious (web, USA), Camera Obscura (web, IT), Nicotine Magazine (USA), Aamulehti (FIN), Eesti Ekspress (EST), kunst.ee (EST), Cheese magazine (EST) etc.Works in collections: Estonian Theatre and Music Museum, Estonia.
Works in private collections: Estonia, Finland, Germany, UK, USA.
For print sales, commissions and other enquiries,
don't hesitate to get in touch:
birgit@birgitpuve.com
birgit@ekspress.ee
+372 56 49 97 97
27/12/2011
Photograph 'Irja' became part of the collection of Estonian Theatre and Music Museum.
28/11/2011
Ogoniok magazine, based in Moscow, published my series 'By The Lake' in today's issue, November 28th 2011.
19/9/2011
Nicotine Magazine (USA) features my series '21st Century Estonians' in September Issue.
10/05/2011
I am really happy to say, that I am one of the selected authors in PDN Photo Annual Contest 2011, USA. PDN Magazine will publish my image of twins representing the series 'By The Lake' in special edition of Photo Annual 2011 in June. All the winning entries of the contest are seen here.
30/04/2011
Magazine GEO published my series 'By The Lake' in May 2011.
15/04/2011
Camera Obscura blog/magazine published my portrait diptychs from the series 'By the Lake' with my written text about it. See here.
3/12/2010
For a while ago I photographed two writers Hedi Rosma and Viivi Luik for the book 'The Book I Am'. The book is out now and you can purchase it in the bookstores from December 9th, 2010.
17/11/2010
Jorg M. Colberg from Conscientious features my series 'By The Lake' on November 16th 2010 in section of 'European Contemporary Photography'.
15/09/2010
My photos about Russian Orthodox Old Believers closed community will be seen among others during the group exhibition in October 2010 in Perm, State Art Gallery, Russia. The opening is October 9th.