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Andris Kaļiņins
Born in 1994, Balvi, Latvia
Latvian, lives and works in Riga, Latvia
Education
2026–2024 Art Academy of Latvia: Masters in Painting, Riga, Latvia
2021–2020 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Exchange Semester in Scenography), Vienna, Austria
2021–2017 Art Academy of Latvia: Scenography Bachelor,Riga, Latvia
2016–2013 Latvian Academy of Culture – Latvian College of Culture: Cultural Management, Specialisation in Theatre Arts, Riga, Latvia
Solo Exibitions
2026 “Prussian Green. Persian Red”- Tur_telpa Gallery, ART VILNIUS 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania
2026 “Prussian Blue”, Māksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2024 “Titled”(curat. E. Schouten), TUR_telpa’s exposition at Independant Art Fair SUPERMARKET 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
2023 “Weißer Saal” (curat. E. Schouten), TUR_telpa, Riga, Latvia
2022 “Still Life is Not Nature, But it is.”, Balvi Municipality Museum, Balvi, Latvia
2022 “Andris Kaļiņins’ Oil Painting”,Jūrmala Museum, Jūrmala, Latvia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 “18th Young Painter Prize 2026”, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
2026 “Borderland”, Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia
2026 “Collections”, Zuzeum Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
2026 “Figure in the Field” (curat. Jan Dickey), Morgan Lehman gallery, New York, USA
2025 “Riga Contemporary 2025”, TUR_telpa’s exposition, Hanzas Perons, Riga, Latvia
2025 “SEB Scholarship in Painting 2025”, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
2025 “New Latvian Landscapes” (curat. E. Schouten), TUR_telpa’s exposition at Sofia Art Fair, Bulgaria
2024 “SEB Scholarship in Painting 2024”, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
2024 “In the Name of Desire”, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2023 “How I’ve Been Feeling Lately”, Latvian Centre of Contemporary Art, Riga Medicine History Museum, Riga, Latvia
2023 “Future Retrospectives” (curat. E. Schouten), TUR_telpa, Riga, Latvia
2021 Artist Union 4K show of bachelor diploma works “Scale: Maximalism”, Richard Wagner House, Riga, Latvia
2020 Artist Union 4K exhibition “45.5 m2”, Former Beer Brewery, Cēsis, Latvia
2019 Art Academy of Latvia Centenary Exhibition “Academia”, ARSENĀLS Exhibition Hall, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2019 “Young and Wagner”, Prague Quadriennal, Prague, Czech Republic
Projects
2026 scenography and curator for group show “Collections”, Zuzeum Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
2026 designer of poetry book “Nothing” by Kārlis Vērdiņš, Neputns, Riga, Latvia
2025 scenography and costume design for “Tomatoes in Jelly”,Frankfurt_LAB, Frankfurt, Germany
2024 illustrations for a book “Minimisms” by Garlībs Merķelis,foundation “Viegli”, Riga, Latvia
2024 artist of a performance with elements of massage “The Nook of Sunshine”, Theatre troupe KVADRIFRONS, Riga, Latvia
2024 scenography and costume design for M. Perry“Paradise Now!”, Latvian National Theatre, Riga, Latvia
2024 exhibition scenography for “Neutral Zone”, AAL Art Space PILOT, Riga, Latvia
2024 workshops for high schools: Physics and Poetics of Color, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Latvia
2023 illustration and design for the book “Minimisms” by Ojārs Vācietis, foundation “Viegli”, Riga, Latvia
2023 scenography and costume design for K. Vērdiņš “Don’t know. Wasn’t there. Don’t remember.”,Theatre troupe KVADRIFRONS, Riga, Latvia
2022 scenography, costume and light design for performance “Untitled Movement Lecture”, LDM5, Riga, Latvia
2022 exhibition scenography “Survival Kit”, Latvian Center of Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
2022 scenography and costume design for poetry concert “Eternal cloud”, festival “Punctum”, Riga, Latvia
2021 scenography and costume design for “Hello Sadness”, Dailes Theatre, Riga
2021 artist and author of idea of the Artist Union 4K group exhibition “Konservi”, LAC Theatre House, Riga, Latvia
2021 scenography and costume design for I. Bergman “Persona”, Latvian National Theatre, Riga, Latvia
2021 scenography and costume design for M. Zālīte “Water Alive”, Valmiera Drama Theatre, Valmiera, Latvia
2020 scenography for “Pride and Prejudice” after J. Austen’s novel, Latvian National Theatre, Riga, Latvia
2020 exhibition scenography “(Not) The Artists Story”, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2019 actor in performance “FAKE NEWS!”, Theatre troupe KVADRIFONS, Riga, Latvia
2018 costume design for contemporary dance piece “ГОЛОЛЁД”, Ģertrūdes Street Theatre, Riga, Latvia
2015 directing and scenography for “Yours, Marilyn” by Dorothea Kühl-Martini, Dirty Deal Teatro, Rīga, Latvia
2015 project management and performing in performance “Blitzkrieg” in contemporary art festival “Akti naktī”, Liepāja, Latvija
Awards and Grant
2026 Young Painter Prize (2026, YPP, the Baltic regional Award)
2025 SEB Scholarship in Painting 2025, Riga, Latvia
Works in Public Collections
Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
Zuzāns Collection, Zuzeum Art Museum, Riga, Latvia