Background
Vello Vinn was born in Sõrve, Saaremaa on October 4, 1939.
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Education
He studied English philology at the University of Tartu in 1959 to 1962, and art in the Estonian Academy of Arts from 1963 to 1968 where he graduated in the field of glass art
Career
In 1968 he promptly ditched glass for print. His specialty became etching and drypoint. In the nineties he participated in the Estonian "PARA"-Surrealist movement (Eller 1996.
Kaevats 1998.
Helme and Kangilaski 1999). This is only a partial listing. Tallinn (Estonia) 1970,1977, 1984,1989,1992, 1994,1996,1996, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014
Kuressaare (Estonia) 1980, 1995
Rapla (Estonia) 1983
Vilnius (Lithuania) 1985
Helsinki (Finland) 1987
Brandenburg (Germany) 1989
Paldiski (Estonia) 1997-1998
Frederikshavn (Denmark) 2012.
Achievements
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Prix d'Emona IX Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, 1971 Diploma II Tallinn Print Triennial, 1971 Special prize V ja VII Tallinn Print Triennial, 1980, 1986 Special prize, Vilnius Biennale of Exlibris 1979,1981,1983, diploma 1993 Diploma, I Miniature Prints Triennal in Riga 1983 Special prize II Artist"s Book Triennial Vilnius 1984 Main prize V Vilnius Biennale of Exlibris 1985 Gold Point Uzice V International Graphic Art Biennale, Dry Point, Uzice (Yugoslavia), 2001 Gold Point Uzice VI International Graphic Art Biennale, Dry Point, Uzice (Serbia and Montenegro), 2003 Kristjan Raud Prize, Tallinn, 2015.
Awards
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Prix d'Emona IX Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, 1971 Diploma II Tallinn Print Triennial, 1971 Special prize V ja VII Tallinn Print Triennial, 1980, 1986 Special prize, Vilnius Biennale of Exlibris 1979,1981,1983, diploma 1993 Diploma, I Miniature Prints Triennal in Riga 1983 Special prize II Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius 1984 Main prize V Vilnius Biennale of Exlibris 1985 Gold Point Uzice V International Graphic Art Biennale, Dry Point, Uzice (Yugoslavia), 2001 Gold Point Uzice VI International Graphic Art Biennale, Dry Point, Uzice (Serbia and Montenegro), 2003 Kristjan Raud Prize, Tallinn, 2015Prix d'Emona IX Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, 1971 Diploma II Tallinn Print Triennial, 1971 Special prize V ja VII Tallinn Print Triennial, 1980, 1986 Special prize, Vilnius Biennale of Exlibris 1979,1981,1983, diploma 1993 Diploma, I Miniature Prints Triennal in Riga 1983 Special prize II Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius 1984 Main prize V Vilnius Biennale of Exlibris 1985 Gold Point Uzice V International Graphic Art Biennale, Dry Point, Uzice (Yugoslavia), 2001 Gold Point Uzice VI International Graphic Art Biennale, Dry Point, Uzice (Serbia and Montenegro), 2003 Kristjan Raud Prize, Tallinn, 2015