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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