Kadri Mälk

Mälk was born in Tallinn and began her studies at the Tartu Art School in 1977 and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1986, studying under professor Leili Kuldkepp. Between 1986 and 1993 Mälk worked as a freelance artist. In 1993 she enrolled at the Lahti 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 has been assigned to the Estonian Academy of Arts since 1989 and has been a professor in the jewelry department at the school since 1996.

Mälk has had both solo and group exhibitions throughout the world. Her jewelry 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 has been married three times. Her current husband is writer and translator Mati Sirkel.[2]

Amnesia, 2010

• 2017 Order of the White Star, 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

• FATA MORGANA - the exhibition of jewels by Kadri Mälk in Lisbon (archived version)
• Klimt 02: Interview with Kadri Mälk (needing registration)