Laura Toots
Tallinn, Estonia
Laura Toots (b.1986) is an artist, curator and educator based in Tallinn. Toots studied photography at the Estonian Academy of Arts (MA 2011) and at the Aalto University School of Art and Design, Finland and Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Norway. Since 2008 she has taught at Estonian Academy of Arts, working on numerous exhibition projects with the students from various disciplines. Currently she is teaching in the Department of Graphic Design. In 2013 she was an intern at WIELS Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels, assisting Senior curator Elena Filipovic and at International Foundation Manifesta in Amsterdam working in their Education Department. In 2015 Toots joined Lugemik publishing for extended activities with artists beyond publishing projects. Toots is the artistic director of the 2017 edition of Tallinn Photomonth.