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VIJA ZARINA

Born in septermber, 1961, Riga

Education
2000                    MA degree

1987 - 1989          Creative Workshop of the Academy of Fine Arts of the USSR

                           Masterworkshop of Prof. E. Kalniņš and Prof. B. Bērziņš

1980 - 1986          Latvian Academy of Fine Arts (LMA)

                           Workshop of Monumental Painting of Prof. I. Zariņš (BA work The 100th Anniversary of the Song and Dance Festival, canvas/oil/170x500 cm. The Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR

1973 - 1980          Janis Rozentāls' School of Arts, Riga, Latvia


A member of Latvian Artists' Union (LMS) since 1987

Experience In Art Pedagogics

2003                    Associated Professor at the Department of Painting at Latvian Academy of Arts

1999                    Lecturer at the Department of Painting at Latvian Academy of Fine Arts

1987 - 1989          Creative Workshop of the Academy of Fine Arts of the USSR

1986 - 1987          Teacher of painting at Art School of Riga

 

Participation in art exhibitions since 1980

One Man Shows

2015                     Portraits. Four Exhibitions, The Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia*

2013                     Snow and Monay, Gallery Māksla XO, Riga, Latvia

2012                     Meine Landschaften,TVDART Galerie, Berlin, Germany 

2009                     Wings, Gallery Putti, Riga, Latvia 

2008                     A walk in the clouds, Gallery Māksla XO, Riga, Latvia

2007                     Things and Places, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia

2006                     Silent Beauty, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia

2005                     Paintings and Drawings, Latgola Park Hotel, Daugavpils, Latvia

2003                     Paintings, Gallery Bram, Hobro, Denmark

2003                     Works on Paper, Gallery Centrs, Riga, Latvia

2002                     Close Relation, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia

2001                     Nuances, Riga's Gallery, Latvia

2001                     Still-life, the book house Valters un Rapa, Riga, Latvia

2001                     Still-life, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia

2000                     Summer Works, Gallery Centrs, Riga, Latvia

1999                     Stones, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia

1999                     Paintings, Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia (a catalogue)

1998                     A Layer on a Layer, Riga's Gallery, Latvia

1997                     A Play, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia

1996                     Paintings, Gallery Centrs, Riga, Latvia

1993                     Gallery M6, Riga, Latvia

 

Selected groups exhibitions

2015                     Self-Portrait, Maksla XO Gellery, Riga / Latvia

2015                     Captive Beauty in Miniature, Maksla XO Gellery, Riga / Latvia

2014                     Perspective of the Solar System, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga / Latvia*

2014                     ART VILNIUS 14 – Maksla XO Gallery, Vilnius / Lithuania*

2013                     Pink, Gallery „Maksla XO”, Riga / Latvia

2013                     NordArt 2013 / Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Carlshütte, Germany

2011                     White and Blue, „Maksla XO” Gellery, Riga, Latvia

2011                     Is It That He Does Not Seek The Truth, But Does Want To Influence?, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia

2011                     European Cities in the Paintings of Latvian Artists No 4, “Asuna” Gallery, Riga, Latvia

2011                     Dr. Guntis Belevic Art Collection, The Arsenals Exhibition Hall of Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia

2010                     European Cities in the Paintings of Latvian Artists No 3, “Asuna” Gallery, Riga, Latvia

2010                     Painting in Latvia 1950 – 1990 from Latvian Art Union Collection, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia

2008                     Birth of Venus, "Māksla XO" Gallery, Riga, Latvia

2007                     The Grarden of Earthy Pleasure, ”Maksla XO” Gallery, Riga, Latvia 

2007                     A Person. In City. In Nature. III, "Māksla XO" Gallery, Riga, Latvia     

2006                     A Person. In Nature. In City.II, "Māksla XO" Gallery, Riga, Latvia

2006                     Drawings, "Māksla XO" Gallery, Riga, Latvia


Works in Collections

Latvian Ministry of Culture. Exhibition Hall Arsenāls. Riga, Latvia

Collection of the works of art of Latvian Artists'Union. Riga, Latvia

Tretiakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia

Collection of the Arts Fund. Moscow, Russia

Tartu Art Museum. Estonia

Medical company ARS. Riga, Latvia

Swedbank. Riga, Latvia

Ventspils Nafta. Latvia

Parex banka. Riga, Latvia

DNB Nord bank. Riga, Latvia

Statoil. Oslo, Norway


Works in Private Collections

In Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Italy, USA,

Canada, Belgium,  Kazakhstan, Austria, France, England, Japan

Private collection of Guntis Belevics, Latvia

Private collection of Aldis Plaudis, Latvia

Private collection of Andrey Gertsev, Russia