Mare Saare

Born: January  6, 1955

Education:     1979    Estonian Academy of Arts

Residencies:   2000    Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, USA

2009    Eisch Glass Factory, Germany

2012    Seto Ceramics and Glass Centre, Japan

Works in fusing, acid-etching, coldwork, leaded, painted glass, hot techniques. Curator of exhibitions  in Estonia and abroad.

Exhibited: Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.

Museums: Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Awards:          2001    Annual Prize in visual arts of the Estonian Culture Endowment

2004    Bi-annual prize of  Estonian Glass Artists’ Association

2010    International Exhibition Glass KANAZAWA 2010, Silver Prize

2011    Annual Art Prize, Estonian Artists’ Union