Andris Kalinins

Andris Kalinins (1994)

Andris Kaļiņins’ works reveal a sensitive, living interest in history and the correlation of life’s rhythm with human subjective experience. The narratives of the works are wittily unveiled – and at the same time concealed – in the interplay of words, colour, light, and canvas. (Edd Schouten)

Andris Kaļiņins (1994) is a painter and set designer who graduated from the Scenography Department (2021) and the Painting Department (2026) of the Art Academy of Latvia. He is the laureate of the Baltic regional Young Painter Prize (2026, YPP), the “SEB Scholarship in Painting 2025”, receiving both the jury prize and the audience award. His painting practice is grounded in the study of the physical properties of colour and an intuitive process, resulting in conceptual and minimalist yet visually saturated and expressive imagery. The artist regards painting as a process of thinking, inviting the viewer to perceive the essence of colour rather than its illusion.
Andris Kaļiņins has organised 4 solo exhibitions and participated in 6 significant group exhibitions, including “Figure in the Field” – Morgan Lehman Gallery (2024, New York, USA); “In the Name of Desire” – National Museum of Art of Latvia (2024, Riga, Latvia); and “How I’ve Been Feeling Lately” – Pauls Stradiņš Museum of the History of Medicine (2023, Riga, Latvia).
In the field of scenography, he has designed sets and costumes for productions at Latvian National Theatre, Valmiera Theatre, Dailes Theatre, independent theatre companies, and the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (2019). Alongside this, he has worked as a curator and exhibition designer on art projects – including the exhibition “Collections” at Zuzeum Art Museum (2026, Riga, Latvia) and the art festival “Survival Kit” (2022, Riga, Latvia), organised by the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art.
Andris Kalinins’ works in public collections: the Latvian National Museum of Art (Riga, Latvia), the Balvi Municipality Museum (Balvi, Latvia), the Zuzāns Collection (Zuzeum Art Museum, Riga, Latvia), Signet Bank Art Collection (Riga, Latvia).