Ekke Väli (born April 19, 1952) is an

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sculptor. He graduated from the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (ERKI) as a sculptor in 1979. He is a member of the Estonian Artists' Association.

Awards and recognitions

*1991: Kristjan Raud Art Award for ''Monument monumendile'' (Monument to a Monument), 1990 *2009: Anton Starkopf Fellowship *2017: Aino Kallas Award

Works

*1988: Bust of

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Memorial on Street in

*2003: Replica of the Tartu War of Independence Monument destroyed by the Soviet authorities:

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Monument in front of the Ministry of Education and Research in Tartu *2018: Statue of Artur Sirk in

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Family

Väli is the brother of the surgeon .

References

1952 births Living people 20th-century Estonian sculptors 21st-century Estonian sculptors 20th-century Estonian male artists 21st-century Estonian male artists Estonian Academy of Arts alumni {{Estonia-artist-stub