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Arturs Berzins

1971    Born, Jelgava, Latvia

Lives and works in Olaine, Latvia


Education:

2014    MA, Arts Academy of Latvia, Department of Art Science and Culture History

2009    MA, Arts Academy of Latvia, Department of

2007    BA, Arts Academy of Latvia, Departments of


Solo exhibitions:

2020    Untitled, Maksla XO gallery, Riga / Latvia

2018    Likenotlikeability, Maksla XO gallery, Riga / Latvia

2018    Exhibitions. Comfort zone. A4 for Peteris Bankovskis. More Works of Images, Olaine History and Art Museum, Olaine / Latvia

2016    Works of Images II -  Olaine History and Art Museum, Olaine / Latvia

2015    Works of Image I - Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2014    Rodamiba - gallery Lade, Rezekne / Latvia

2013    Works of Mind - Riga Art Space, Riga / Latvia

2013    On the outskirts - Laboratorio VI.P. , Milan / Italy  (catalogue)

2013    Origination - Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Office gallery, Riga / Latvia

2012    (devoted time) - Cross gallery of the Riga Dom, Riga / Latvia

2012    Works of Mind- Art Museum of Tukums, Tukums / Latvia

2012    Works of Mind.Without Meaning.Devoted Time - History and Art Museum of Olaine, Olaine / Latvia

2011    Works of Sounds - NabaKlab, Riga / Latvia

2011    Untitled - Melnais Knabis, Riga / Latvia

2011    Untitled (lights) - History and Art Museum of Olaine, Olaine / Latvia

2010    cena mire (visible part) - Natural History Museum of Latvia, Riga / Latvia

2010    Untitled (silence of light) - Park Ziedondarzs Houses, Riga / Latvia

2010    Untitled - Melnais Knabis, Riga / Latvia

2009    Discret Exhibition (time (7) - Eksporta Street, Riga / Latvia

2009    Untitled (cultures) - Latvian National Museum of Art, exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga / Latvia (catalogue  limited edition of 25)

2009    Untitled (folk romanticism) - Riga Art Space, Riga / Latvia (catalogue limited edition of 50)

2009    Untitled (folk romanticism) - Art School, Livani / Latvia

2009    Untitled (folk romanticism) - Art School, Liepaja / Latvia

2008    Untitled (folk romanticism) - Gallery Metras Maja, Aizpute / Latvia

2008    Outskirtism - Ekodienests ltd., Riga / Latvia /(catalogue limited edition of 20)


Selected group exhibitions:

2022    ES_TEXT. Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, /Latvia

2021    "Still Life of Things", Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2019    "Talk To Me!" (01.06. - 22.09.2019) - Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland

2018    ART VILNIUS 2018 - Maksla XO Gallery, Vilnius / Lithuania (catalogue)

2017    "New Acquisitions of the LNMA. The 21st Century" - the Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

2017    POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair 2017 - Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin / Germany (catalogue)

2017    ART VILNIUS 2017 - Maksla XO Gallery, Vilnius / Lithuania (catalogue)

2017    “The Purvītis Prize” - Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia (catalogue)

2015    POSITIONS BERLIN 2015 - Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin / Germany (catalogue)

2015    My Heart is a Tiger - Art Station Dubulti, Dubulti, Jurmala / Latvia

2015    The Self. The History of the Latvian Contemporary Art. The 6th Exposition - National Library of Latvia, Riga / Latvija

2015    Captive Beauty in Miniature - Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2014    POSITIONS BERLIN 2014 - Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin / Germany (catalogue)

2014    IV Artishok Biennale A+B=AB14 - Mukusalas Art Salon, Riga / Latvia

2012    Survival Kit 4 - Tabakas fabrika, Riga / Latvia (catalogue)

2012    Purvitis and Other Latvian Landscape Artists - Mukusalas makslas salons, Riga / Latvia

2012    Text = image. - Kim?, Riga / Latvia (catalogue)

2011    Is it that he does not seek the truth, but does want to influence? - Riga Art Space, Riga / Latvia

2011    Fax- South London Gallery, London / UK

2011    Survival kit 3 -  Gertrudes Street 32, Riga / Latvia (catalogue)

2011    By the Amber Sea - Latvian National Museum of Art, exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga / Latvia (catalogue)

2011    Where I am? - Railway Station Sigulda, Sigulda / Latvia

2010    Urbanchildren - Latvian National Museum of Art, exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga / Latvaia (catalogue)

2010    Group exhibition - Totgallery / Lithuania

2009    3 x klingeln - Mainz / Germany

2008    Riga -Nurnberg–Riga - Nurnberg Art Academy, Nurnberg / Germany

2008    Signature - Gallery 1. Floor, Riga/ Latvia

2007    Candy Bomber - Latvian National Museum of Art, exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga / Latvia (catalogue)

2007    Itch - LMS Gallery, Riga / Latvia


Works in Public collections: 

Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Latvian Contemporary Art Museum Collection, Riga / Latvia

Olaine History and Art Museum, Olaine / Latvia