OUR HISTORY
Estonia is a small nation within the global community. With a population of only 1.4 million, it has existed for over 9000 years on the Baltic Sea just south of Finland.
Toronto Estonian Virtual Art Gallery
This website is dedicated to all of the 80,000 (about 10% of the population) emigrés who had to leave their homeland of Estonia with their families between 1940-1944.
With over 5000 works of art. It has become difficult to find a suitable home for these rich historic artworks. The majority of the works on display and for sale on this website are from Mai Vomm Järve’s collection (predominantly works from the Society of Estonian Artists in Toronto-EKKT members).
Our Artists
August Vomm
August Vomm was born on July 4th 1906 in the Penuja township of the Abja region of Estonia close to the Latvian border. August studied portraiture under Ado Vabbe at the Tartu “Pallas” Art Academy from 1924-1927. From 1928-1931 he studied sculpture under Anton Starkopf and Voldemar Mellik. August was the 17th graduate from the […]
Johann Naha
Johann Naha was born in Riga, Latvia on January 3, 1902. He studied graphic design and applied arts at the Estonian National Academy of Arts in Tallinn and was a student of G. Reindorff. He studied further in Paris, Berlin and other European cities including the Art Academy in München, Germany. Johann emigrated from Estonia […]
Eric Pehap
Worked since 1952 as a professional painter, graphic artist and commercial designer. Traveled for study purposes throughout Europe, the United States and Mexico.
Mai Reet Vomm Järve
Art teacher in Tottenham and Beeton Public Schools for three years in the early 1970’s. Past curator of Estonian Arts Centre art collection in Toronto.