Kadri Mälk (27 January 1958 – 1 January 2023) was an Estonian artist and jewellery designer.

Life and career

Mälk was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

and began her studies at the

Tartu Art School Tartu Art School ( et, Tartu Kunstikool) is an upper secondary vocational art school in the city of Tartu, Estonia. TAS provides study programs for aspiring decorator-stylists (interior designers), print media designer-desktop publishers, 3D-m ...

in 1977 and graduated from the

Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn. Ac ...

in 1986, studying under professor Leili Kuldkepp. Between 1986 and 1993, Mälk worked as a freelance artist. In 1993, she enrolled at the

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

Design Institute in Finland, studying gemmology under the direction of Esko Timonen and completed her studies at Bernd Munsteiner's lapidary studio in Germany. Mälk was assigned to the Estonian Academy of Arts from 1989 and was also a professor in the jewellery department at the school from 1996. Mälk had both solo and group exhibitions throughout the world. Her jewellery designs have been displayed in various museums and exhibitions in: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the United States, South Korea, Russia, Slovakia, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain and Norway. Mälk was married three times. Her final husband was writer and translator

Mati Sirkel Mati Sirkel (born 12 October 1949) is an Estonian translator and writer. Career He was born in Paide. In 1972 he graduated from Tartu State University with a degrees in literary theory and German philology. From 1972 until 1975, he worked as a ...

. Mälk died on 1 January 2023, at the age of 64.

Awards

*2017

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Balti ...

, V Class *1998 Estonian State Cultural Award *1997 Estonian Culture Capital Art Prize of the Year *1997 Award of Excellence, Shippo Conference, Tokyo, Japan *1995 Estfem, Estonian Woman prize *1994 The Kristjan Raud Annual Art Prize *1992 PRIX ARTICA Honourable Mention, Finland *1988 Grand Prix at the IV Applied Art Triennial, Estonia *1987 Young Artisan Prize of the Year, Estonia

References

External links

FATA MORGANA - the exhibition of jewels by Kadri Mälk in Lisbon
(archived version)
Klimt 02: Interview with Kadri Mälk
1958 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Estonian women artists 21st-century Estonian women artists Artists from Tallinn Estonian jewellery designers Estonian Academy of Arts alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class 20th-century Estonian artists 21st-century Estonian artists {{designer-stub