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L I E N A B O N D A R E
Date of birth 1980. 13th of April
EDUCATION
2004 – 2006 Art Academy of Latvia, master's degree in printmaking (cycle “Paranoid’s diary” inspired by Elias Canetti book “Mass and power”), Riga, Latvia
2000 – 2004 Art Academy of Latvia, bachelor’s degree in printmaking, Riga, Latvia
1995 – 2000 Riga College of Applied Arts, clothes designer diploma, Riga, Latvia
WORK
2006 – 2009 Lecturer of screenprint in Art Academy of Latvia
2006 – 2007 Main curator of exhibitions in Riga Design and Art school
2007 – 2011 The head of drawing and painting department in Riga Design and Art school
2005 – to date Teacher of drawing in Riga Design and Art school
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 "White Spots", Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2011 “Kunst > Everyday nothing” INTRO hall of Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2008 solo exhibition in Munsterlandfestival part4, Kulturspiecher Dorenthe, Ibbenburen, Germany
2007 “Parfume” (with Ivonna Zīle), Arthall Arsenāls studio, Riga, Latvia
2006 “Paranoid’s diary” Egidijus Rudinskas Grafikos galereja, Kaunas, Lithuania
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
2015 1st Kaunas International Printmaking Biennial “Culture Line”, Mykolas Žilinskas Art Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania*
2014 “GRAFIKA - S” Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2013 "Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois Rivières”, Quebec, Canada
“Economics in Art” MOCAK – Krakow Contemporary Art Museum, Krakow, Poland
2012 “Idea Process Message” International Print Triennial – Krakow 2012, Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art, Krakow, Poland
“22 Premio Internacional de Gráfica Máximo Ramos 2012” Centro Torrente Ballester, Ferrol, Spain
2011 “Is it that he does not seek the truth, but does want to influence?” Latvian Contemporary and Today’s Art, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
“By the Amber Sea” 1990 – 2010 Latvian National Museum of Art collection, exhibition hall Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
15th Tallinn Print Triennial “For Love Not Money” KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 “Illusion of Inclusion” Vartai gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2009 “Metabolism” The Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
“Color in Graphic art” 6th international print triennial, Torun, Poland
2008 9th Baltic States Biennial of Graphic Art “Kaliningrad – Konigsberg 2008,” Kaliningrad, Russia
“Ars Baltica 2008.” Szalcburg, Austria
“Vara un cilvēks 2” 3 Baltic States Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition, Latvian Artists Union gallery, Riga, Latvia
2006 “Power and man” 3 Baltic states contemporary printmaking, Novas Gallery, London, UK
“Cup of peace” Helsinki, Finland
“Now Art Now Future. Freedom” Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow, Russia
“Rudens 2006” Riga railway museum, Riga, Latvia
“Vielmaiņa” Karosta Gallery “K – Māksla?”, Liepaja, Latvia
Graphic biennial “Now Art Now Future. Freedom” Artists Union Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
“Exhibition” in Riga Design and Art school, Riga, Latvia
“Age of Paper. Latvian printmaking” Ebelingmuseum, Eskilstuna, Sweden
“Rokraksti” Art Academy of Latvia printmaking department exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2005 “Sürelis Varshkés” young artists 3 exhibitions' project, Klaipeda concerthall and hotel “Navalis” gallery, Klaipeda, Lithuania
“Now Art. Now Future. Print” Edsvik gallery, Stokholm, Sweden
VIII International Print biennial of the Baltic sea countries “Kaliningrad–Kønigsberg 2005”, Kalinigrad, Russia
“Now Art. Now Future” Klaipédos Dailés Parody Rümai, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2004 13 th Tallinn Print triennial “In Exile” Rottermann’s Salt Storage Art’s Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES
2008 Kloster Bentlage Printmaking Studio, Munsterlandfestival part4, Germany
Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
2007 Workshop in project "Now Art Now Future", Klaipeda, Lithuania
Photopolymer workshop in “Grafikens hus”, Mariefred, Sweden
GRANT’S AND PRIZES
2012 Honorable mention, “22 Premio Internacional de Gráfica Máximo Ramos 2012,” Centro Torrente Ballester, Ferrol, Spain
2006 V.Purvitis grant for the best master's diploma work “Paranoid’s diary” of the year
2005 Prize for the best reflected conception of the project ‘’Now Art Now Future” in artwork, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Missisipi University professor's J. Vinter’s grant for the best graphic student’s work of the year in Art Academy of Latvia
CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2008 “EXPOSITION D’ART CONTEMPORAIN BALTE” Latvian part “Et nuit illumina la nuit,” Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
“Vara un cilvēks 2” Contemporary printmaking exhibition of 3 Baltic states (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia), Latvian Artists Union gallery, Riga, Latvia
2007 “The Seeing” an exhibitions of works by Ilmārs Blumbergs and Evelīna Deičmane, project IMPACT 5, Niguliste church and Kallev Roomet gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
"Contemporary British and Latvian illustrations" Riga Design and Art school, Riga, Latvia
"Picnic" 3 exhibitions of diploma works by graduates of Riga Design and Art school, Cesis art hall, Cesis, Ventspils museum, Ventspils, Jurmala City museum, Majori, Latvia
"Landscape in contemporary Latvian painting" selected from museum of Latvian Artists Union, Riga Design and Art school, Latvia
2006 “Power and man” Contemporary printmaking exhibition of 3 Baltic states (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia), Novas Gallery, London, UK
"The man", exhibition of young artists, Riga Design and Art school, Riga, Latvia
“Now Art Now Future. Freedom”, Graphic biennial, curator of the Latvian contribution, Vilnius /Kaunas/Klaipeda, Lithuania
"Exhibition" and film "Rise" presentation, Riga Design and Art school, Riga, Latvia
2005 Project of 3 exhibitions by young Latvian artists “Sūrelis Varshkés”, 3 places in Klaipeda, Lithuania: Concerthall, hotel ”Navalis” gallery and Cultural Communnication Center gallery (see www.kulturpolis.lt)
Works in collections of: FMC – Belgium, The Latvian National Museum of Art and private collections