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Klavs Loris

Born in 1988, Riga, Latvia

Education:

2010–2014  Art Academy of Latvia, Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities, Department of Painting, Riga, Latvia

2011          Art Academy of Brera, Milan, Italy

Solo exhibitions:

2023         "Te Thing", Gallery Look!, Riga, Latvia

2022         "Sabotage", Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia

2019         "Internally Outwards", Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia

2018         “Queen before your eyes”, Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia

2017         “EMBODY”, Gallery HANGAR18, Brussels, Belgium

2016         “Mutual”, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia

2015         “Entity”, Mukusala Art salon, Riga, Latvia

2014         “Your impossibilities, which happens”, Sydney Latvian House, Sydney, Australia

2012         “Identified levels”, Gallery L, Riga, Latvia

Group exhibitions:

2023         POSITIONS BERLIN Art Fair 2023, Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2021-2020 "(UN)DETERMINED" - 17th International Vilnius Painting Triennial, the Applied Arts and Design Museum of the Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania

2015–2017 JCE. (Jeune creation Europeenne. Biennale d’art contemporain), France, Denmark, Poland, Latvia, Italy, Spain, Portugal

2016          “Tension” The young in Latvian painting III, the Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia*

2016          “SAGAS” HANGAR18 gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2014          “JurK” – PopperMag exhibition, Jurkalne Culture Center, Jurkalne, Latvia

2014          “Connecting Points”, Kaņepe’s Culture Center, Riga, Latvia

2013          “Young Painter Prize”, Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre (CAC),Vilnius, Lithuania

2013          “Monohroms II”, Art Space “Mala”, Cesis, Latvia  

2013          “SEB scholarship in painting”, the Hall of the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2013           ART VILNIUS 2013, exposition of the Art Academy of Latvia, LITEXPO, Vilnius, Lithuania

2013          “Witness” – PopperMag exhibition, Kim? Contemporary Art Center, Riga, Latvia

2013          “Astral Blackout” – PopperMag exhibition, Kalnciema Quarter Gallery, Riga, Latvia

2013          “Place and Displacement”, Kaņepe’s Culture Center, Riga, Latvia

2012          “Brederlo – von Sengbusch Art Premium 2012”, the Hall of the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2012            First Latvian illustration magazine “PopperMag” exhibition, Kaņepe’s Culture Center, Riga, Latvia

2012           “Winter” – Winter plein air exhibition by students, the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2011           “Trojan Horse” – International art exhibtion, Vidzeme Market, Riga, Latvia

2011           “Wood Morning” – Latvian street art exhibition (curator), gallery L, Riga, Latvia

2010           “Time travel – 144 hours”

2010            The First international PAINT CLUB champion 2010, Halle, Germany

2010            International graffiti festival in Poland, Bialystok, Poland

2010           „Autumn.Recycle.Process”, the Gallery of The Artists’ Union of Latvia (LMS), Latvian Railway History Museum and “Pinakotēka”, Riga, Latvia

2010           “SEB scholarship in painting”, the Hall of the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2010           “Art Praats”, Cēsis Exhibition Hall, Cesis, Latvia

2009           “SEB scholarship in painting”, the Hall of the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2009           “Cultureblock”, VEF, Riga, Latvia

2009           “Autumn. I am Georgian 080808”, the Gallery of The Artists’ Union of Latvia (LMS), Riga, Latvia

2007           “T-Rex“ – Installation, Night of Museums, Riga, Latvia

Awards:

2015           Grand Prix –  JCE. (Jeune creation Europeenne. Biennale d’art contemporain)

2013           SEB Bank Scholarship in Painting

2012           Brederlo – von Sengbusch award 2012