CV
Education:
2002 MA, Art Academy of Latvia
1999-2000 Berlin Art University
1990-1997 Artist's Diploma, Art Academy of Latvia
1995-1996 Humboldt State University, USA
1982-1989 Janis Rozentāls Art High school
Solo exhibitions:
2020 Waiting Room / Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2018 Overlays / Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2017 Kaleidoscope / Permanent Representation of Latvia to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
2016 Surface memory / Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2015 Transfers / Ogre History and Art Museum, Riga / Latvia
2014 Viewing Distance / Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2012 Absorbtion /Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2011 Exercise in Mnemonics/ Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2008 Paintings, Federculture, Rome, Italy
2007 My Eye Travels / Studio 1.1. Gallery, London, UK
2006 Rated Gaze / Māksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2005 Distance / Artists' Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2005 At the Same Time / Raid Projects, LosAngeles, USA
2004 Painting installation / Access Aspex, Portsmouth, UK
2003 Drawings / Cite Internationale des Arts Gallery, Paris, France
2003 Wanderer's Itinerary / Irish Museum of Modern Art,ProcessRoom, Dublin, Ireland
2002 Topography -II. You are here / Villa Ichon, Bremen , Germany
2002 Topography -I. You are here / Art Gallery''Ciris'', Riga, Latvia
2000 Distance or river stories' / Art Gallery''Ciris'', Riga, Latvia
1999 Paintings / Burgerhaus Mahndorf '', Bremen, Germany
1998 Stops / Art Gallery ''Ciris'', Riga, Latvia
1997 Continuation / International Center of Culture, Helsinki, Finland
1996 About San Francisco / "Secret Experiment", Riga, Latvia
1996 Paintings / Plaza Design, Arcata, CA, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020 "(un) determined" XVII International Vilnius Painting Triennial, the Applied Arts and Design Museum of the Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius / Lithuania
2019 Location / Between Remembering and Forgetting, Art Station Dubulti, Jurmala, Latvia*
2019 Träume sind Räume (together with Sigita Daugule), Kunstraum der Ringstrassen Galerien, Vienna, Austria
2019 Location / Between Remembering and Forgetting, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia*
2018 100 in Latvian Art, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia*
2018 Art Project of Global Affairs of Art, Lichtraum Gallery, Vienna, Austria 2017 Women Power, Mayson Gallery, New York, USA
2017 Arte Laguna Prize Exhibition, Nappe Arsenale, Venica, Italy*
2017 Hyperrealism. Movement Manifestations in Latvia - the Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2016 Failed Utopias, No.4 gallery, Malverna, Lielbritānija
2015 Centro-Periferia, Venice edition, Palazzo Flangini, Venice, Italy
2015 The London Intensive, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
2015 Centro-Periferia, juried exhibition, Art Hotel Gran Paradiso, Sorrento, Italy
2015 Latvian Art Month, Abu Dhabi Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2015 Latvian Contemporary Art, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
2015 Captive Beauty in Miniature, Maksla XO Gellery, Riga / Latvia
2014 Transfers / 56°56′51″N 24°6′23″E/ Joyart Gallery, 798 Art Zone, Beiing, China
2013 Pink, Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2013 NordArt 2013, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Carlshütte, Germany
2013 1st International Art Biennale Palermo, Museo Sciortino, Monreale, Italy
2012 FRESH LATVIAN PAINTING, Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia
2012 The Source of The Light, Museum Of Decorative Arts And Design,Riga, Latvia
2011 Is It That He Does Not Seek The Truth, But Does Want To Influence?/Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2011 2nd Semiannual online project / competition, Dave Bown Projects, New York, USA
2010 Urbanchildren, Exhibition Hall Asenāls of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga,Latvia
2010 Exhibition by Latvian Artist, Senamiesčio Menininku Galerija, Dirbtuve, Vilnius, Lituania
2010 Supernormal. Arts Festival Exhibition, Oxfordshire, UK
2010 We Are Fine / ArtDepoo Galerija/ Tallinn, Estonia
2009 Art Vilnius'09/ Māksla XO Gallery / Vilnius, Lituania
2009 Centro - Periferia 2009 / Italian Parliament / Roma, Italy
2008 The Marmite Prize for painting / Studio 1.1. Gallery, London, UK
2007 Candy Bomber. New Latvian Painting / Exhibition Hall Asenāls of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2007 Triangle DUMBO Arts Festival Exhibition 25 / DUMBO, New York, USA
2007 Centre-Periphery / Federculture, Rome, Italy
2007 Five Years of Procurement/ Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2007 A Person. In City. In Nature. III / Māksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2007 Stupor Mundi / APT Gallery, London, UK
2006 Shimmer/ TransCultural Exchange, Boston, USA
2006 Visions and Reality/ Contemporary Paintings from Latvia, Pulchri Studio Gallery,Hague, Netherlands
2006 A Person. In Nature. In City. / Māksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2006 Drawings / Māksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2005 Group show / Bert Green Fine Art, LosAngeles, USA
2004 Triangle Artist's Workshop, Open Studios/ DUMBO, New York, USA
2004 Braziers International Workshop Show/ Studio1.1 Gallery, London, UK
2004 Paintings/ European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
2004 7th Small Form Visual Arts Exhibition / Gallery Riga, Riga, Latvia
2004 Painting of the Year/ A.Suna Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2003 Latvian Art Today/ City Exhibition Hall, Tartu, Estonia
2003 Abstractionism in Latvian Painting/ the Exhibition Hall Arsenāls of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2003 Annual miniature work show / Gallery Riga, Riga, Latvia
2003 National Gallery/ Goethe Institut, Dublin, Ireland
2002 Contemporary Latvian Art / M.Žilinska Art gallery, Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
2001 Artists group show / Gallery " Kramer", Bremen, Germany
2001 Braziers International Artists workshop 2001, Open Day, Oxfordshire, UK
2000 21 from 21 / Gallery''A.Suna'', Riga, Latvia
1999 The Century Turns / Art Gallery''A.Suna'' Riga, Latvia
1998 Second Worldwide Conteporary Art Exhibition / Latvian National Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
1997 Group show / Gallery''Miro'',Praha,Czech Republic
1997 Painters Group Exhibition /International Artist Symposium, Snina ,Slovakia
1997 Contemporary Art exhibition ''Ballet''/ Riga Sock Exhchange, Riga ,Latvia
1996 Christmas Time / Goethe Institute , Riga , Latvia
1996 Action ''Bull on the roof '' / villa ''Sandro '',Riga, Latvia
1996 Latvian Show / Karshner Lounge Gallery, H.S.U. Arcata CA,USA
1996 Art students Show / Reese Bullen Gallery of H.S.U, Arcata CA, USA
1996 5 from Latvia / Colledge of the Redwoods Creative Arts Gallery,Eureka, USA
1996 Mural Photography Show/ Foyer Gallery H.S.U., Arcata CA, USA
1994 Exhibition in the honour of Riga Fine Art School named after J.Rozentals 70 year anniversary/ Exhibition Hall Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
1994 Three Artists Show /Turku, Finland
1994 Young Artists Group Exhibition / ''Dienas Aidos ''Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1992 Sublimation - three person show/ Riga , Latvia
1990 1991 / House of Culture, Liepaja, Latvia
Awards & Residencies:
2015 The London Intensive, Camden Arts Centre/ The Slade, London, UK
2015 Abu Dhabi Art Hub artists’ residency, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2011 Nomination / The Purvitis Art Prise 2013, Latvian National Art Museum in cooperation with SIA Alfor, Riga, Latvia
2009 VKKF, Latvia State Foundation of Cultural Capital Grant,Riga, Latvia
2007 Winner of the juried international exhibition Centre-Periphery / Federculture, Rome, Italy
2007 VKKF, Latvia State Foundation of Cultural Capital Grant, Riga, Latvia
2005 Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2003 Triangle Artists Workshop, New York, USA
2004 Artist in Residency at ARC and Art Space Portsmouth, Braziers International
Artists Workshop & Arts Council England’s International Fellowship, Portsmouth,UK
2004 10th Braziers International Artists Workshop, Oxfordshire, UK
2004-2005 VKKF, Latvia State Foundation of Cultural Capital Scholarship in the Visual Arts, Riga, Latvia
2002-2003 Artists’ Work Programme, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
2002 Artist residency programme, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2002 VKKF, Latvia State Foundation of Cultural Capital Scholarship in the Visual Arts, Riga, Latvia
2001 Braziers International Artists Workshop 2001, Oxfordshire, UK
2001 European Cultural Foundation grant ( APEX changes ), Amsterdam, Netherlands
1999-2000 KKF, Latvia State Foundation of Cultural Capital Scholarship for art project in Berlin, Riga, Latvia
1997 International Artists Workshop, Gallery “Miro”, Prague, Czech Republic
1995-1996 American scholarship for art studies in USA ( Supported by L.R.Prickett Fund), CA, USA
Public Collections:
Federculture / Rome, Italy
The European Parliament / Brussels, Belgium