WHEN BEAUTY DOESN'T FIT

The Art Collective Vinegrett 

brings together art enthusiasts from different walks of life. Their hidden yet overflowing creativity led them to participate in the painting course at the Estonian Academy of Arts Open Academy.

The works of Vinegrett’s artists – a bold visual salad – are diverse and deeply characteristic of each artist’s own introspection and worldview. In this brave company, it may well happen that beauty cannot be contained, and their emotions simply refuse to be tamed.

The exhibition presents a variety of styles and mediums, from paintings to powerful sculptures.

"I once abandoned the path of an artist because I felt I had nothing to say to the world. Now, diving back into art twenty years later, I was surprised at how much I actually have to say to myself through art," describes her course experience Tuuli Roosma.

The artists of Vinegrett are driven by a constant return to art and creativity – because an artist is not only the one who holds a brush, but also the one who dreams, experiments, and dares!

So let this beauty flow and spill over! 

Santa Zukker, curator of the exhibition

The exhibition awaits visitors from 18 September to 18 October 2025 at Studio Gallery K28, Kentmanni 28, Tallinn.

🕒 Open:

• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 14:00–18:00

• Saturday 14:00–17:00

If these times don’t suit you, just call or write to us – we’ll find a better time together!

Participating artists:

Anna Mikitjuk, Tuuli Roosma, Diana Andriot

Hillar Mänd, Elli Asser, Kipa, Ave Bremse

Ingrid Morel, Heli Telgmaa, Kätlin Loopere

Inge Paplavskis, Nadezda Dementjeva

Kätlin Loopere: " My work mainly focuses on the beauty of the human body. Through painting, I aim to idealize the complexity of the inner world and capture its fragility ”.

 Instagram: katlin_l_art

Nadežda Dementjeva,

A realist with a background in technical education, she never imagined that art would become her greatest passion. About 13 years ago, an unexpected wave of inspiration swept over her, changing her worldview in a way that she hasn’t been able to escape since. Four years ago, she founded her Hope Art studio in Peetri, a place where she can peacefully paint and enrich the world with her creative experiments. At the Estonian Academy of Arts, she has completed several courses, learning various techniques and materials, but oil paints and pastels remain her loyal favorites. “Who would have thought that such a serious relationship would grow out of this hobby!” she says, laughing.

Instagram: hope_art_stuudio | hopeart.ee

Kipa (Kirsti Rautio):

Having discovered painting only a few years ago, Kirsti has completely immersed herself in its magic. She is a positive-minded optimist, a doer, a coach, and an entrepreneur. “I love beauty and harmony around me, but I’m also eager to experiment with anything new and exciting. I’m especially drawn to art that makes you pause and think, ‘Wait a second…’ I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the EKA Open Academy courses and am already on my sixth one.”

Kirsti’s artist name, Kipa, comes from her time living and working in Finland.

Tuuli Roosma (TUUL) 

Coming from a family of artists, she grew up with the understanding that she, too, would become a painter. However, by the end of high school, she felt she had nothing to say as an artist and instead chose to study economics and produce television shows. Now, 30 years later, diving back into colors, she is completely amazed by the discovery of just how much she has to say to herself as an artist.