Venice, CA 1961

Jüri Koll is an award-winning filmmaker, an artist, curator, writer, educator and son of an Estonian artist and grandson of well-known Estonian industrialist Rudolf Koll. He graduated from Cal Arts with a BFA in filmmaking and art, and went on to teach in the LAUSD, the Academy of Art University, and at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

He has been serving on the Board of ERKÜ as Chair of the Culture and Heritage Committee for the past 4 years. As part of this, his Venice Institute of Contemporary Art has exhibited many Estonian filmmakers and artists throughout his career.

Jüri has attended every EANC event since his election in 2018. He is a Board Member, Chair of Culture & Heritage Committee for the past 4 years.