DATE OF BIRTH

September 28, 1975 Liepāja, Latvia

EDUCATION

2009 Art Academy of Latvia, Doctorate studies
2002 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Painting, Master of Arts
2000 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Visual Communication, Bachelor of Arts
1999 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Design
1996 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Pedagogy
1995 Riga School of Arts and Crafts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice-rector of Art Academy of Latvia since 2017
Head of Painting department since 2014
Associate professor at Art Academy of Latvia since 2012
Assistant professor at Art Academy of Latvia since 2010
Chairman of Visual arts expert commission at State Culture Capital Foundation, 2010-11
Guest lecturer at Estonian Academy of Arts, 2009
Lecturer at Art Academy of Latvia since 2007
Member of Artists' Union of Latvia since 2002
Creative curator of art exhibitions since 2002
Work experience in advertising and design

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

2016 End of Abendland, Liepaja Museum , Latvia
2016 End of Abendland, Fahle gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2014 Trees, bushes and engines, Liepaja Museum , Latvia
2013 Architecture and Morality, Galerie Nivet-Carzon , Paris, France
2011 Plastic vitamins, Alma gallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 Paintings, Juras varti, Ventspils, Latvia
2008 220km to Happiness, Gallery Promenade, Liepaja, Latvia
2007 Urban Positive in Memoria, Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2007 Y galerii, The Art Gallery of University of Tartu, Estonia
2006 Poisonous Sounds, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals Creative Laboratory, Riga, Latvia
2006 Paintings, Art.si, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 Valmiera State Gymnasium, Valmiera, Latvia
2004 Urban Landscape, Gallery of Artists' Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2001 Strāva, Contemporary Art Centre Noass, Riga, Latvia

MAJOR GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 Water - Nordic Salon, Nordic House, Faroe Islands
2018 Stability, Gallery Noorus, Tartu, Estonia
2018 The Future State, Exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2016 16th International Vilnius Painting Triennial, ”Nomadic Images", Lithuania
2016 Place oddity, Representation of Latvia in EU, Brussels
2016 Latvian art exibition, Dashanzi 798 Art District, Beijing, China
2016 Baltic emergence, Museum Liepaja, Latvia
2016 Project Greatland Museum, Art Vilnius, Lithuania
2015 Annual Tartu art exibition, Tartu, Estonia
2015 Different seas.One world. Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan
2015 Menamos istorios (NE) Riba, Vilnius, Palanga, Panevežis, Lithuania
2015 ArtVilnius 15, Vilnius, Lithunia
2015 Latvia Art Month, Abu Dhabi , UAE
2015 Whats Happening in Riga?, Gallery Noorus, Tartu, Estonia
2014 "Latvian Contemporary Painting", Mark Rothko Art center, Daugavpils, Latvia
2013 CREANATURE, Gallery Asuurkeraamika, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 Tides Of Change, HangART-7, Salzburg, Austria
2011 II Maiden Tower International Art Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan
2011 Hibrīdu pārlidojumi (photography), Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2011 Pie Dzintara jūras (1990 - 2010), Collection of Latvian National Museum of Art, exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2011 CDH-2011 Artist and City, annual exhbition of International Confederation of Artists' Unions, Moscow, Russia
2011 Krāsa. Sarkanā, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2010 Pilsētas bērni, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2010 Egles stāsts, Riga City council building, in collaboration with Gallery XO, Riga, Latvia
2010 18th International Exibition of Miniatures, Siauliai, Lithuania
2010 Katapulta, exhibition by professors at Art Academy of Latvia Department of Painting, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2010 Nabas saite, Nabaklab, Riga, Latvia
2010 Survival kit 2, Sapņu mājas, Bergs Bazaar, Riga, Latvia
2010 Ka tu cia dabar darai? International Art Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania
2010 Spīķeru laika lēciens, Dirty Deal Cafe, Riga, Latvia
2010 Maiden Tower International Art Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan
2010 Golden Works, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2010 We Are Fine, Artdepoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2009 Across the Bridge, Latvian Art Museum, Exhibition Hall Arsenals Creative Laboratory, Riga, Latvia
2008 Two Colorful Worlds (with August Kunnapu), Artdepoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2008 Sconfinamenti, Museao Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy
2008 New Baltic Blood, Konschthaus beim Engel, Luxembourg
2008 Urban Stories, Art Promotion02 gallery, Liebshausen, Germany
2008 12th International Thomas Mann festival, Nida, Lithuania
2008 Vāverīte, Cafe Vaverite, Kuldiga, Latvia
2008 Souvenirs, VEF Hall, Riga, Latvia
2007 Landscape & Nature Morte, Latvian Painting 20, National Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus
2007 International art symposium, Tasu muiza, Kuldiga, Latvia
2007 Opīša garāža, Dirty Deal, Andrejsala, Riga, Latvia
2006 Bundeskanzleramt kunst, Vienna, Austria
2006 Contemporary Culture Forum White Night, Andrejsala, Riga, Latvia
2006 Visions & Reality, Pulchri studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
2006 Negadījums ar pirkstu, Jurmala City Museum, Jurmala, Latvia
2005 Man. In the Nature. In the City. Gallery XO, Riga, Latvia
2005 Etonnante Lettonie. Academie Galerie La Serra, Saint-Etienne, France
2005 International Gastatelier Im Maltator, Gmund, Austria
2005 8. Europaische Klassikfestival, Ruhr, Germany
2005 Machinery, Gallery Carousell, Riga, Latvia
2004 Still Life: 20th - 21st Century, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2004 Nature. Environment. Man. Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2003 Meeting Place - North European Contemporary Art (Culture 2000)- Sweden, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
2003 Tension, young artists' show, Gallery of Artists' Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2002 Trans Visit, Vordenburg, Denmark
2002 Cow Parade, Ventspils, Latvia
2002 Pjucer, young artists' show, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2002 Inventura, young artists' show, Gallery of Artists' Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2001 From the Past to the Future, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2000 Laboratory of Landscape, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Pedvale, Latvia
1998 Art Academy of Latvia student exhibition, gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
1996-2003 Annual juried autumn exhibitions, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2010 Award for miniature series The New Purchase, 18th International Exibition of Miniatures, Siauliai, Lithuania
2006 Jānis Baltvilks' award for creative achievements
2005 Special award at contest Golden Apple-tree
2005 Internet portal Delfi award
2005 Nomination for newspaper Diena annual culture award
2004 Magazine "Latvijas Architektura", award for best debut
2004 Ministry of Culture of Republic of Latvia, scholarship 2003-2004 State Culture Capital Foundation, scholarship for creative work
2003 I.Zariņš Competition for Young Artists, promotion prize
2003 Ministry of Culture of Republic of Estonia, letter of acknowledgement from Urmas Paet

COLLECTIONS

Dietrich Mateschitz Colection Hangart-7
Museum of Modern Art Baku
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG
Swedbank contemporary art collection
Kārlis Leiškalns collection
Latvian State Museum of Arts
Matti Milius' Art collection
Jānis Loze collection
Sven Pertens collection
DnB Nord Bank colection

BOOKS

2013 Illustrations for BikiBuks series
2012 Ilustration for Popper Magazine Vol.2
2009 Illustrations for Orbita 5 almanac, published by Orbita, Riga, Latvia
2006 An Album for Tiny Tots, Latvian art for children and adults, published by Liels un mazs & TBWA, U\25, Riga, Latvia
2005 Illustrations for Fairy tales about childrens' lives, published by Liels un mazs, Riga, Latvia

OTHER SELECTED ACTIVITIES

2012 Designer of one Latvian Lat coin with a hedgehog
2010 Format for exhibition Pilsētas bērni, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2010 Format for exhibition Forma.Krāsa.Līnija, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2010 Format for exhibition Katapulta by professors at Art Academy of Latvia Department of Painting, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2009 Format for exhibition Forma.Krāsa.Līnija, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2009 Concept and format for exhibition Master by Gunars Binde, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2008 Wallpaper creationg for design company Znak
2007 Author of concept and format for exhibition Candy Bomber. New artists in Latvia, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2006 Founder of Intellectual Society U\25
2006 Concept and format for Latvian young designers' exhibition New Sprouts, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia
2006 Design and format for exhibition Naive Latvia, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia