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Paula Zarina-Zemane

Born in Riga, Latvia, 1988


Education: 

2011- 2013  Art Academy of Latvia, Master studies, Painting department

2009   Ecole superieure d'art de Lorient, France 

2007 - 2011 Art Academy of Latvia, Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities, Painting department 

1995 - 2007 Riga French Lyceum 


Solo Exhibitions:

2023    POSSIBILITIES - Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia

2021    CHANGES - Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia

2018    ONE AS ANOTHER - Careva Contemporary gallery, Riga, Latvia

2018    SOUL OF NATURE - the Cēsis Concert Hall, Cesis, Latvia

2017    THE STILL POINT OF THE TURNING WORLD - the Creative Studio of the Arsenals Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia

2015    AWARENESSES - Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia

2015    EPISODES  - Museum of Liepāja, Liepaja, Latvia

2015    AWARENESSES. FOUR EXHIBITIONS – The Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia*

2013    HORMONE OF HAPPINESS – Gallery Maksla XO, Riga, Latvia


Group Exhibitions: 

2018    VIENNACONTEMPORARY - Careva Contemporary gallery, Vienna, Austria

2016    CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE - Art Festival Cesis 2016 - Cesis Old Beer Brewery, Cesis, Latvia Latvia

2016    TENSION. THE YOUNG IN LATVIAN PAINTING III - the Exhibition Hall “Arsenals” ofthe  Latvian National Museum of Art,  Riga, Latvia

2015    POSITIONS BERLIN - Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin, Germany*

2015    CAPTIVE BEAUTY IN MINIATURE - Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2013    MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF EASTERN EUROPE - gallery LVVVV, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2013    PINK - Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2012    JAUNUMS! Fresh Latvian Painting, Tartu Art house, Estonia

2012    fashion and painting exhibition CABARET, Notting Hill Brasserie, London

2012    MIGRATION - exhibition of students and professors of the Art Academy of Latvia,
           Permanent Represantation of Latvia to the EU, Brussels

2012    Painting studios of Art Academy of Latvia, museum of Valmiera, Latvia

2012    International art festival A. Kuindgi memorial, Contemporary Art Center of A.Kuindgi, Art
           Museum of A. Kuindgi, Gallery Art-Luks, Mariupole, Ukraine 

2012    SEB grant in painting - competition exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2012    CHA - 2012. Roads & Tracks. Moscow International Art Salon, Moscow, Russia*

2011    SEB grant in painting - competition exhibition, the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2011    Young People Icons, Gallery Art  Promotion02, Germany

2011    Where am I?, The Festival of Winter in Sigulda, Latvia 

2010    Urbanchildren. The Young in Latvian Painting II, Latvian National Museum of Art, the Arsenāls Exhibition Hall, Riga, Latvia*

2010    Exhibition of Baltic Fine Art Student and Young Artist Artwork Competition, Gallery
           GlobalArtRoom, Riga, Latvia 

2010    BREDERLO- VON SENGBUSCH art premium competition exhibition, the Art Academy of
           Latvia, Riga, Latvia

2009    SEB grant in painting - competition exhibition, the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia 

2008    BREDERLO- VON SENGBUSCH art premium competition exhibition, the Art Academy of
           Latvia, Riga, Latvia   

2008    The wooden architecture in Latvia 3, a competition exhibition 

* catalogue


Other Projects:

Visual design (11 paintings) for the music album of the band "The Sound Poets", Riga, Latvia .