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ATIS JAKOBSONS
Born in 1985 in Bauska / Latvia
Currently lives and works in Berlin / Germany
Education
2008-2010 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting Department, MA
2008 Erasmus Exchange Program, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
2004-2008 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting Department, BA
2000-2004 Riga Design and Art School, Environmental Design
Solo shows
2016 “Frequencies (euphoria)”, Gallery Maksla XO, Riga / Latvia
2015 “Dark Matter”, Mukusala Art Salon, Riga / Latvia
2011 “Insomnia” Gallery Antonia, Riga/ Latvia
2009 “Eclipse”, Gallery Gothards, Bauska / Latvia
2007 “Emotion radiation”, Gallery Bastejs, Riga / Latvia
2006 “Sleep”, Gallery Murnieks, Riga / Latvia
Group Exhibition
2016 "Contemporary Landscape", Cesis Old Beer Brewery, Cesis / Latvia
2015 “Self-portrait”, Gallery Maksla XO, Riga / Latvia
„KIK-4”, Kino Internationale, Berlin / Germany
Exhibition at Centro Negra, Blanka, Murcia / Spain
2014 “Unknown Masterpieces”, Wonderloch Kellerland gallery, Berlin / Germany
“A guide to Making a Genie”, gallery 427, Riga / Latvia
“In Search of the Horizon”, Latvian Railway History Museum, Riga / Latvia
2013 Survival Kit 5, Dauderi, Riga / Latvia
Young Painter Prize, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius / Lithuania
“Truth is simple”, pop-up art space „jurK”, Jurkalne / Latvia
“Intervencion 2”, Centro Negra, Blanka, Murcia / Spain
2012 Survival Kit 4, Tabakas fabrika, Riga / Latvia
A4, Das Gift, Berlin / Germany
2011 “Mutants“, Mukusala Art Salon, Riga / Latvia
“Moment”, alternative fashion event, Tallinn / Estonia
2010 “I’m dying (I live)”, VEF, Riga / Latvia
“Shape, Colour, Line”, Riga Art Space, Riga / Latvia
“Fever”, VEF, Riga / Latvia
2009 “The SEB grant in painting”, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga / Latvia
“Art Helps”, Gallery Sidegunde, Riga / Latvia
“Gas”, Kuldiga / Latvia
“Happy skylark”, Gallery Pār Daugava, Riga / Latvia
“Figurative painting”, Gallery Sidegunde, Riga / Latvia
2008 “Riga –Numberg –Riga”, Art Academy of Nurnberg, Numberg / Germany
“Selfportrait”, Gallery Birkenfelds, Riga / Latvia
“Take your time”, Gallery Art Garden, Riga / Latvia
“Vāverīte”, cafe “Squirrel” Kuldiga / Latvia
2007 “Candy Bomber”, Exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga / Latvia
“Myth about...”, Gallery Bastejs, Riga / Latvia
“With Love to Anna”, Gallery 1. Stavs, Riga / Latvia
“Itch”, Gallery of the Artists Union of Latvia, Riga / Latvia
“Erotic stories”, Gallery 1. Stavs, Riga / Latvia
“Accident with a finger”, Museum of Jurmalas city, Jurmala / Latvia
“Metabolism”, Gallery K Maksla, Liepaja / Latvia
“Man”, Exhibition hall of RDMV, Riga / Latvia
2005 “Photography”, Gallery Art garden, MC2, Riga / Latvia
2004 “Paper and Space” competition exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga/ Latvia
International Design Biennal, Saint Etienne / France
“Young design”, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga / Latvia
2003 “Das ist meine leben”, Gothe institute, Riga / Latvia
Residencies
2013 Intervencion 2, Centro Negra, Blanca, Murcia / Spain
2010 Centre International d’Accueil et d’Accueil et d’Echanges des Recollets, Paris/ France
2009 Stiftung Starke, Gemeinnutzige, Berlin / Germany
Awards
2015 Nominated for the prestigious Purvitis Award for the solo show „Dark Matter” at Mukusala Art Salon in Riga (22.05.-20.06.2015.)
2015 Diena Annual Culture Award 2015 Nominated for the prestigious Purvitis Award „Dark Matter” at Mukusala Art Salon in Riga (22.05.-20.06.2015.)
2012 Nominated for the prestigious Purvitis Award together with Kate Krolle for their video installation “Truth is simple”
2009 First price in SEB Bank Painting Competition